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newswire.ca - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - CPP Investments Forms Joint Venture with IRA Capital to Invest in U.S. Medical Outpatient Buildings
CPP Investments Forms Joint Venture with IRA Capital to Invest in U.S. Medical Outpatient Buildings
CNW

CPP Investments allocates initial US$143 million of equity capital to the joint venture. TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2026 /CNW/ - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) today announced its participation in a joint venture with IRA Capital and…

seekingalpha.com - Jack Bowman - The AI-Optimist Take On Markets (SPX)
The AI-Optimist Take On Markets (SPX)
Seeking Alpha

a16z's 'State of Markets' presentation projects strong AI-driven growth in both private and public markets through 2026. Private AI-focused firms are outpacing non-AI peers in revenue growth, though profitability remains elusive at this stage.

bloomberg.com - Natasha Mascarenhas - Pinegrove Opportunity Raises $2.2 Billion for New Venture Secondaries Fund
Pinegrove Opportunity Raises $2.2 Billion for New Venture Secondaries Fund
Bloomberg

Pinegrove Opportunity Partners has raised $2.2 billion for its debut fund, closing a large investment round in a fast-growing niche of the venture capital market. The San Francisco-based firm is what's known as a venture secondary. It buys existing…

bloomberg.com - Yasutaka Tamura - Tokyo Looks to Rev Up IPO Market by Luring Startups Across Asia
Tokyo Looks to Rev Up IPO Market by Luring Startups Across Asia
Bloomberg

Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. is looking to strengthen its market for initial public offerings by pitching itself as a venue for cross-border listings by startups in Asia. The exchange is offering help in fundraising and IPO preparations with partners…

japantimes.co.jp - Yasutaka Tamura - TSE pitches itself as cross-border listing venue for Asian startups' IPOs
TSE pitches itself as cross-border listing venue for Asian startups' IPOs
The Japan Times

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is looking to strengthen its market for initial public offerings by pitching itself as a venue for cross-border listings by startups in Asia. The exchange is offering help in fundraising and IPO preparations with partners…

bloomberg.com - Edison Wu - Orlando Bravo Sees VC Firms 'Piling Into Any AI Story They Can'
Orlando Bravo Sees VC Firms 'Piling Into Any AI Story They Can'
Bloomberg

Valuations for artificial intelligence startups have soared to astronomical levels, fueled by venture capital firms' fear of missing out on the next big deal, billionaire private equity executive Orlando Bravo said. “Venture firms are just…

techcrunch.com - Aisha Malik - Substack launches a TV app
Substack launches a TV app
TechCrunch

Substack, a platform known primarily for newsletters, is launching a TV app for Apple TV and Google TV. The company announced on Thursday that the beta app will allow subscribers to watch video posts and livestreams on TV created by authors on its…

fortune.com - Allie Garfinkle - Exclusive: Cubby raises $63 million in Goldman Sachs-led funding to scale self-storage software
Exclusive: Cubby raises $63 million in Goldman Sachs-led funding to scale self-storage software
Fortune

Wild things happen in the self-storage business. In 2023, Matt Engfer was at back-to-back lien auctions in Texas. At auctions like this, bidders buy abandoned units with no idea what's inside, gambling on mysteries. So, the opening of a unit can…

forbes.com - David Prosser - How Sparkli Is Putting AI To Work To Shake Up Kids' Learning
How Sparkli Is Putting AI To Work To Shake Up Kids' Learning
Forbes

Sparkil thinks children will learn faster through more engaging and interactive content “30 years ago, if your child wanted to know more about Mars, you'd have given them a book; more recently you might suggest they watch a video,' says Lax…

thestar.com.my - Jody Godoy - AI company Eightfold sued for helping companies secretly score job seekers
AI company Eightfold sued for helping companies secretly score job seekers
The Star Online

Jan 21 (Reuters) - Eightfold AI, a ‌venture capital-backed artificial intelligence hiring platform used by Microsoft, PayPal and many other Fortune 500 companies, ‌is being sued in California for allegedly compiling reports used to…

nytimes.com - Cade Metz - The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley
The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley
The New York Times

On Jan. 12, Mira Murati, the chief executive and co-founder of the artificial intelligence start-up Thinking Machines Lab, was asked by Sam Schoenholz, a leading researcher at the company, to join a meeting. Ms. Murati sat down with Mr. Schoenholz…

newsweek.com - Soo Kim - Davos 2026: Newsweek highlights Agritech innovations driving future of food
Davos 2026: Newsweek highlights Agritech innovations driving future of food
Newsweek

Global leaders in agricultural technology convened in Davos, Switzerland, for a day of discussions focused on the future of food and farming for Newsweek 's AgriTech Event. Held alongside the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in Davos, the…

axios.com - Lucinda Shen - Mews' $2.5b valuation and Castlelake's Spirit Airlines talks
Mews' $2.5b valuation and Castlelake's Spirit Airlines talks
Axios

• Mews, an NYC-based operating system for hospitality, raised $300m in Series D funding at a $2.5b valuation. EQT Growth led, joined by Atomico, HarbourVest Partners, Kinnevik, Battery Ventures, and Tiger Global. Go deeper • Inferact…

bbc.co.uk - Adam Oxley - Yorkshire AI Labs wants to buy world's oldest club, Sheffield FC - BBC News
Yorkshire AI Labs wants to buy world's oldest club, Sheffield FC - BBC News
BBC

A venture capital firm claims it has had two bids to buy the world's oldest football club, Sheffield FC, rejected. Yorkshire AI Labs said it wanted to bring a 'once in a generation' investment worth 'hundreds of billions' into Sheffield, including…

yahoo.com - Prologis, Inc. (PLD) Stock Forecasts
Prologis, Inc. (PLD) Stock Forecasts
Yahoo!

Prologis is a global industrial REIT that owns, builds, and manages space for warehouses, manufacturing, distribution, and large-scale storage. PLD became the world's largest industrial REIT by focusing on business-to-business fulfillment and…

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