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bloomberg.com - Venus Feng - Venture Capital Veteran Gan Buys $19 Million Home in Hong Kong
Venture Capital Veteran Gan Buys $19 Million Home in Hong Kong
Bloomberg

A veteran of Chinese venture capital firm Ince Capital purchased a luxury apartment in Hong Kong, adding to a list of high-profile buyers as the city's housing market shows signs of a recovery. JP Gan, one of Ince Capital's founding partners, spent…

semafor.com - Maurizio Caio - View: The African venture capital moment
View: The African venture capital moment
Semafor

I recently convened an African venture capital roundtable in Cape Town with global corporate VCs and family offices circling the same question: Is African VC the right way to gain exposure to the continent's upside? The answer, increasingly, was…

dmnews.com - Maya Torres - The wellness brands telling you to set boundaries at work are funded by the same venture capital firms that invest in the productivity surveillance software your employer uses to monitor you
The wellness brands telling you to set boundaries at work are funded by the same venture capital firms that invest in the productivity surveillance software your employer uses to monitor you
Direct Message News

Add DMNews to your Google News feed. Last October, Priya Chandrasekaran, a 31-year-old product manager in Austin, downloaded a meditation app after her therapist suggested she was heading toward burnout. The app's onboarding flow was gentle, almost…

republicworld.com - Initiative Desk - Women Leaders Shaping the Future of Business from India to the World
Women Leaders Shaping the Future of Business from India to the World
Republic World

Women leaders from India are increasingly shaping the future of business not just nationally, but on the global stage. From startups and venture capital to corporate boardrooms and policy leadership, they are driving innovation, inclusive growth…

globenewswire.com - BIGBANK AS - Bigbank Signs Its First Synthetic Securitisation with the European Investment Bank Group
Bigbank Signs Its First Synthetic Securitisation with the European Investment Bank Group
GlobeNewswire

On 25 February 2026, Bigbank AS (“Bigbank”) signed its first synthetic securitisation transaction with the EIB Group, consisting of the European Investment Bank (“EIB”) and the European Investment Fund…

businessinsider.com - Alistair Barr - These eye-popping charts put OpenAI's record funding round in perspective
These eye-popping charts put OpenAI's record funding round in perspective
Business Insider

OpenAI 's latest funding round is unprecedented. The following charts put the deal in perspective. The startup announced the $110 billion financing last week, pushing its valuation to $840 billion, including the new cash. It brings Amazon and…

afr.com - Alex Gluyas - How Jack Hu used Anthropic to get in on the market's hottest deals
How Jack Hu used Anthropic to get in on the market's hottest deals
Australian Financial Review

Jack Hu's Phoenix Growth Fund is perhaps one of the most diverse and wide-reaching investment portfolios you'll ever see. From share placements and initial public offerings to venture capital and private equity, Hu has an enormous investment…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Lee says Korea will work with Singapore, create $300 mil. global AI fund
Lee says Korea will work with Singapore, create $300 mil. global AI fund
The Korea Times

President Lee Jae Myung said Monday that Korea will push to create a global investment fund in Singapore by 2030 to attract investments worth $300 million in startups and the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. Lee made the commitment during the…

straitstimes.com - Sarah Koh - Kampong AI: New park in one-north to house work, living facilities for AI startups
Kampong AI: New park in one-north to house work, living facilities for AI startups
The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - A new artificial intelligence (AI) park, complete with shared work spaces and housing facilities, will be developed in one-north to draw promising startups to set up on local shores. Kampong AI, as the park is called, will accelerate…

semafor.com - Alexander Onukwue - The drone-making startup with big dreams of securing Nigeria
The drone-making startup with big dreams of securing Nigeria
Semafor

Inside a sprawling factory in Idu, an industrial town 10 miles from the center of the Nigerian capital Abuja, a masked engineer welds metal to assemble an armored robot. Nearby, young technicians box drones ready for delivery to customers. They are…

fortune.com - Leo Schwartz - Why Sequoia's Alfred Lin isn't worried about the SaaS-pocalypse
Why Sequoia's Alfred Lin isn't worried about the SaaS-pocalypse
Fortune

In an era of vibe-coding, words still have some meaning. Or at least, they do when they're harbingers of doom, foretelling a world of mass unemployment and economic ruin. Just over a week ago, a Substack essay by the investment research firm…

siliconangle.com - Mike Wheatley - Agentic e-commerce startup ZyG gets $58M to help solo inventors compete with the biggest global brands
Agentic e-commerce startup ZyG gets $58M to help solo inventors compete with the biggest global brands
SiliconANGLE

When it comes to product innovation, global brands have an enormous advantage over smaller companies thanks to their massive scale, extensive resources, marketing expertise and robust supply chains, so the little guy can barely compete. But that…

ciol.com - Deepali Jain - India AI Impact Summit 2026 Sees $200 Billion in Commitments: Ministry
India AI Impact Summit 2026 Sees $200 Billion in Commitments: Ministry
CIOL

The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held from February 16 to 21 in New Delhi, brought together policymakers, technology companies, startups and multilateral organisations to discuss the next phase of artificial intelligence adoption. According to…

thehindu.com - Lalatendu Mishra - IIT Madras likely to fetch ₹70 crore via stake sale in Indo-MIM IPO, to invest in innovation
IIT Madras likely to fetch ₹70 crore via stake sale in Indo-MIM IPO, to invest in innovation
The Hindu

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) will monetise around half of its total holding worth ₹140 crore from the forthcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Indo MIM Ltd., a company which provide end-to-end solutions for the…

siliconrepublic.com - Tim Barnwell - Research Ireland's new five-year strategy targets talent, economy, society
Research Ireland's new five-year strategy targets talent, economy, society
Silicon Republic

The plan aims to create 3,500 new PhDs, support 14 enhanced research centres and deliver 150 research awards in collaboration with Government departments. Ireland's national competitive research and innovation development agency Research Ireland…

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