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StrictlyVC at Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
Thanks largely to AI and the rate at which startups are scaling, venture capital is itself in a state of flux, from who provides the money to how it gets deployed and what happens when companies are finally ready to go public. Stri c tlyVC at…
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JSW unveils Rs 80 lakh e-buses; eyes Rs 12,000 cr commercial EV market
Trucks in India have long been known for their artistic appeal, with colourfully painted exteriors, tassels, and the quintessential “Horn. OK. Please.' — almost as if apologising for their carbon emissions and window-rattling…
Climate tech VC fundraising is down almost 40%, but AI is driving deals
AI has changed the climate conversation. I had no doubt about that as I sat down onstage yesterday, under the lights at The Nest Campus, the Climate Week NYC bonanza at the North Javits Center. It feels a bit like a mini-climate-focused CES…
SaaS Companies: Don't Underestimate Your Moat-Or Your Alligators
Srinivas Velamoor, President & CEO NextGen Healthcare. Over the past two decades, software-as-a-service companies have built some of the world's most valuable technology franchises. In 2009, Salesforce made history as the first cloud computing…
Basecamp's $140m, Bessemer's mega fund, and MoonPay looks North
• Basecamp Research, a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of AI models for therapeutic design, raised $140m in Series C funding. S32 led, joined by Anthropic, Catalio, European Tech Collective, Firebrand River Capital, Inception Fund, King…
Israeli tech companies raise $3.6 billion in Q3, up 53% year over year
Israeli technology companies raised approximately $3.6 billion across 91 funding rounds in the third quarter of 2026, a 53% increase compared with the same period last year, according to preliminary findings from the Israeli Tech Review released by…
Mercy Corps is now Prosper Global. Its CEO explains why
The world has never faced so many humanitarian crises at once, and the systems built to respond to them are fraying. Tjada McKenna, CEO of Prosper Global—the organization long known as Mercy Corps—shares what she's seeing firsthand…
Wistful about Myst VI
Wistful about Myst VI. Two months after Cyan posted the 3-minute glimpse of its cancelled Myst project, it still stings to think that I won't see a full performance from Noshir Dalal, the actor who performs the angry, Lex Luthor-style megalomaniac…
The S&P 500 Is Following The Midterm Playbook (NYSEARCA:SPY)
The S&P 500 is poised to surpass all-time highs, driven by falling oil prices and renewed AI optimism, with a potential target above 8000. Tech, particularly semiconductor stocks, is leading the rally, while broader market participation remains…
What to know about Horowitz Andreessen Academy, Silicon Valley's $42 million AI-era college alternative
Silicon Valley has long celebrated the college dropout. Now some of its biggest names are backing an educational institution of their own. The Horowitz Andreessen Academy has raised $42 million and recruited prominent tech figures as instructors…
Former Hack VC Partner and Dystopia Labs Founder Dies at 37
Latest News PublishedSep 23, 2026 The crypto executive and Dystopia Labs founder previously held senior roles at Stellar and Solana before joining venture capital firm Hack VC. Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, has…
Former Pentagon official urges Korean defense firms to work with U.S. tech firms
Sept. 23 (Asia Today) -- South Korean defense companies seeking to expand in the United States should look beyond traditional U.S. defense contractors and pursue partnerships with emerging technology companies in artificial intelligence, robotics…
Losing to Win: A VC Lens Will Find the Next Nvidia
In the second half of 2009, Chief Rule Breaker David Gardner made a run of recommendations in Stock Advisor that, judged individually, look unremarkable at best. Adobe (ADBE +0.69%), selected in August, lags the S&P 500 by roughly 280%. Dassault…
Natwest makes first VC fund bet in push to back British tech
Natwest has made its first direct investment into an independently managed venture capital fund, joining a push by some of Britain's biggest financial institutions to funnel more domestic money into UK tech companies. The banking giant is investing…
When The Coach Asks The Questions: Marcus Freeman Interviews Jadarian Price
When Jadarian Price first stepped onto Notre Dame's campus, he couldn't have predicted the impact he would make in South Bend. Even in a shared backfield under head coach Marcus Freeman, Price became half of a dynamic backfield duo alongside…
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