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Mandation was never the way to get pensions investing in venture capital
The VC industry should welcome the watering down of the Pension Schemes Bill – self-regulation, not the blunt instrument of mandation, is the answer, says Duncan Johnson After four back-and-forths between the two parliamentary houses, the…
Inside Wealth: Markets are underpricing the risk of Middle East pullback in AI, says tech investor Jack Selby
Middle East investors account for roughly a quarter of global investments committed to AI over the next five years, said Jack Selby, managing director of Peter Thiel's family office, Thiel Capital. If the war in Iran drags on, and the United Arab…
Iterative Health collects $77m, Versana's $43m for loan market infrastructure, and GTCR builds Avelis
🚑 Iterative Health, a Cambridge, Mass. and New York-based clinical trial infrastructure company, raised a $77m Series C led by Intrepid Growth Partners and GV. EDBI, Insight Partners and Obvious Ventures also joined. Go deeper Standard…
U.S. investors dominate Europe's private-led space scale-up rounds
TAMPA, Fla. — While European space startups are attracting more venture capital, their private-led growth rounds remain anchored by U.S. investors rather than regional investment firms. The amount of venture capital invested in European…
Space Is Critical Infrastructure-It Needs an Alliance To Guard It | Opinion
As Artemis II carried astronauts around the moon, some asked a familiar question: Why invest in space exploration when there are so many problems on Earth? Picture this. A rescue team moves through whiteout conditions in the mountains, racing to…
Starcloud seeks more orbital data center funding shortly after unicorn status
TAMPA, Fla. — Starcloud is looking to raise at least $200 million in a deal that would double the two-year-old orbital data center startup's valuation to about $2.2 billion, a source close to the situation confirmed. The funding talks, first…
Louisiana looks to be at the center of the new nuclear energy sector
For the past eight years, former SpaceX engineer Ben Kellie has been building a nuclear power company that will use new technology to provide cleaner and safer energy to large, industrial users like petrochemical refineries and artificial…
Exclusive: Arcadia energy deal is shaped by rising demand and costs
Arcadia, which helps businesses procure and manage energy, is acquiring Engie Impact — the arm of French multinational power giant Engie that offers a suite of complementary services. Why it matters: The deal lands as energy demand and costs…
Nxera Pharma Operational Highlights and Consolidated Results for the First Quarter 2026
Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK, 1 May 2026 – Nxera Pharma (“the Company” or “Nxera”; TSE: 4565) provides an update on operational activities and reports its consolidated results for the first quarter ended 31…
True Global Ventures Doubles Down on Prezent as It Introduces Prezent Vivo, a New AI + Services Model for Enterprise Communication in Life Sciences
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 30, 2026 /CNW/ -- True Global Ventures (TGV), an international venture capital firm, today announced it has significantly increased its investment in Prezent, nearly doubling its position through a secondary transaction.
Exclusive: PsiQuantum adds Intel's Lip-Bu Tan to board
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has been tapped for another job. The executive is joining the board of directors for $7 billion quantum computing company PsiQuantum, the company exclusively told Semafor. It follows several investments in such businesses…
Israel Tech Week: Israeli tech, stock exchange thriving despite war, panelists in Miami say
In the world of tech, Israel is known for many strengths: startups, Nasdaq listings, cybersecurity, healthcare and defense. Now, add a booming stock market. Thanks to new rules, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, called TASE, ranks among the world's best…
PE-VC investments down 30% YOY in April
Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) investments dropped 32 per cent year-on-year in terms of value in April 2026 at $1.9 billion as against $2.8 billion in the same month last year, as per data from research firm Venture Intelligence. The volume…
MegaETH Token Launches as Ethereum Layer-2 Network's Novel Rewards System Is Tested
MegaETH, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling network promising speedy and cheap transactions for consumer-facing, on-chain projects, launched its native token Thursday after months of anticipation. At writing, MEGA is trading for $0.156, giving the token a…
Startup Moldova Summit 2026 spotlights Moldova's rise as a startup gateway to European markets
CHIȘINĂU, Moldova, April 30, 2026 /CNW/ -- Startup Moldova Summit 2026 showcased Moldova's growing position as a startup destination for capital, talent and EU market access, bringing over 2,000 participants, 150 startups, 60 speakers…
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