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US, China space ventures raise capital
Commercial space ventures in the US and China are tapping broader pools of capital as the superpowers vie for dominance in a fierce space race. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is seeking its first outside capital, aiming to raise $10 billion at a valuation…
Space Frontier Forum kicks off to draw attention to space startups
Panelists and guests of the Space Frontier Forum hosted by SpaceRadar and STIC Ventures pose at the event in Seoul, Thursday. From left are Mirae Asset Capital Managing Director Lee Choong-hwan, KT SAT CEO Choi Kyeong-il and Korea Times…
The Future Of Space Is Bigger Than SpaceX
Bret Johnsen (C), SpaceX Chief Financial Officer, and Gwynne Shotwell (center R), SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer, celebrate as they ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite to celebrate the launch of SpaceX's initial public…
Pace Of Private Equity Exits Slows In H1 2026
The number of private equity exits slowed during the first half of 2026, as market uncertainty continued to prevent buyers and sellers from finding common ground on valuations. Global private equity and venture capital firms announced 1,504 exits…
AI unicorn Mercor acquires Deeptune after founder Brendan Foody backed the startup
Brendan Foody started Mercor when he was 19 years old. Now he's 23, worth billions on paper, and running one of the fastest-growing companies in AI history. On Thursday, his $10 billion business acquired startup Deeptune, a company Foody quietly…
Trump rightly calls off wedding after Iran's abusive engagement
Vice President JD Vance attended Yale Law School, best known for lofty policy talk, but little Harvard-style nuts-and-bolts work. After a year in corporate law, he transitioned to a short stint in venture capital before briefly occupying a Senate…
Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major US expansion
Manna Aero, the Ireland-based autonomous drone delivery startup, has been a smaller player in the United States. Founder and CEO Bobby Healy told TechCrunch that's about to change. The startup, fueled by the $50 million in venture capital it raised…
Christina Qi left behind a hedge fund trading $7 billion a day for a farm in Utah. Her new startup just raised $97 million to rival Bloomberg
Christina Qi spent a decade making money for billionaires, building Domeyard LP—a high-frequency trading hedge fund that traded up to $7.1 billion a day. Then, she shut the whole thing down to start Databento, a market data infrastructure…
Someone is going to buy Jensen Huang's leather jacket for a lot of money
A leather jacket once worn by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just went on auction, and it's already fetching its estimated bid with more than a week to go until closing. The “Jensen Jacket,” originally designed by Tom Ford, was put up for…
Prime Intelliect's $1b valuation, Ardian's HR software stake, and Paradigm's new fund
• Prime Intellect, an SF-based agentic AI building platform, raised $130m in Series A funding at a $1b valuation. Radical Ventures led, joined by Nvidia Ventures, Intel Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, and Iconiq. Go deeper • Venus…
Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws
Kalshi lost an attempt to override New York's state gambling laws yesterday, with a federal judge rejecting the prediction market operator's request to prevent enforcement of the rules. Kalshi is appealing the decision to a higher court. This is…
Paradigm Raises $1.2B for Fourth Fund in AI Push
Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion for its fourth fund, which will expand the crypto venture capital firm's investments into artificial intelligence and related technologies. The company said on Wednesday that its latest fund will invest…
Space Solar Power Is Coming Home to the Energy Industry
Join energy leaders in the Space Solar Power Symposium at Experience POWER 2026 in Washington, D.C. A few weeks ago, while opening a panel on Space Solar Power (SSP) at SF Climate Week 2026 co-hosted by the Space Frontier Foundation and the Young…
Pioneering Scottish seaweed product company placed into administration
The Oceanium Limited business, producing farmed seaweed -derived bioactive and food ingredients, has been acquired by Juno Mara Limited following an independent marketing process. James Fennessey and Blair Milne, of Azets' Restructuring &…
Miami area startups attracted $832M in VC in Q2, PitchBook reports. We've got the top deals.
South Florida startups attracted nearly $2 billion in venture capital in the first two quarters of this year, according to PitchBook's data. In Q2 only, Miami metro area startups attracted at least $832 million, PitchBook reports. While results did…
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