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Gyms Became The New Third Place And Venture Capital Missed It
People work out at a gym in Manhattan, New York city on May 19, 2021. - Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York will adopt the CDC's new indoor mask and social distancing guidance for fully vaccinated people starting Wednesday. (Photo by Ed JONES /…
Signing Paperwork Won't Stop Government Leaks
Since the nation's earliest days, the federal government has struggled to contain leaks. The newest proposal to plug them — a nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies may roll out to more than 2 million civil servants — is…
Angelini Ventures Invests in Handspring Health's $19 Million Series B to Expand Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Children and Families
Funding will support nationwide expansion of Handspring's clinician-led, evidence-based care model and technology platform for pediatric mental health care Angelini Ventures' Sarah Fox joins Handspring's Board as an Observer Rome, Italy, 8 July…
Billionaire Eduardo Saverin-Backed B Capital Raises $500 Million To Fund Early Stage Startups
Eduardo Saverin, cofounder of B Capital. B Capital —an investment firm backed by Facebook cofounder, Eduardo Saverin —has raised $500 million for its early stage venture capital fund, Ascent Fund III, amid investor confidence in AI…
Polymarket is in a high-stakes race to win back trust as it recommits to the US market
NEW YORK (AP) — After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to the American public. To do so, the company is trying to convince policymakers…
Exclusive: Fleek, an online market for vintage garment wholesalers, raises $25 million in new funding
Abhi Arora, like many people, liked to buy vintage clothes. But he had never given too much thought to exactly how they arrived in second-hand shops. Then one day, Arora's favorite vintage clothing shop near Brick Lane, in London's East End…
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology
WASHINGTON — Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based propulsion startup developing rocket engines for hypersonic flight and space transportation, said July 8 it raised $91 million in a Series B funding round to expand development and production of…
The 38-point framework two VCs use to spot the next unicorn founder
Paige and Leura Craig aren't looking for product-market fit, a Stanford degree, or a Zuck-evoking hoodie. They're looking for entrepreneurs with preternatural forward momentum. “Basically, we're looking for these monsters that can make…
India's Qcom Mkt Up 40%, Dark Store Count Rises 48%
India's quick commerce (qcom) market is growing at 40 per cent year-on-year, with the combined dark store network of Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto expanding by nearly 48 per cent over the past year, according to a latest report by Equirus. The…
Private-Equity Firms Are Sitting on a Nine-Year Backlog
The private-equity industry's next decade could be a slog. Buyout firms face a backlog of unsold portfolio companies that is only worsening as investor concerns deepen about artificial intelligence's impact on the software industry. The firms are…
AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round
AI chip company SambaNova Systems has raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation led by General Atlantic, in a first close of its Series F round, with more investors expected to join soon. “In the next few weeks, a few more investors will…
Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips
The days of Nvidia's unparalleled market dominance aren't over, but challengers and choices are arising from all directions. ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has released inference -performance software that…
This startup raised $50 million to help marketers figure out which events are actually worth attending
As anyone who went to Cannes Lions last month knows, the appetite for in-person gatherings is going strong. Vendelux, a live events information platform, has raised $50 million to help marketers capitalize on that. Tribeca Venture Partners led the…
A private equity-backed paddleball deal, B Capital's raise, and Rivian's IPO plans
• EDX Markets, a Hoboken, N.J.-based institutional crypto trading platform, raised $76m in Series C funding led by SBI Holdings. Go deeper 🚑 Cyllene Therapeutics, a Paris-based neurology company, raised €33m in Series C…
State-backed pension scheme plans to pump £1bn into start-ups
The UK's largest state backed pension scheme is planning to invest up to £1bn in venture capital by the end of the decade in a bid to boost returns for its members and fuel economic growth. The National Employment Savings Trust, dubbed Nest…
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