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Defence and AI drive Europe's venture capital rebound
European venture capital (VC) investment rose to €66bn (£57bn) in 2025, up five per cent year on year, as funding flowed into AI and defence tech, according to PitchBook data. The increase marks a post-pandemic high for the region, but…
Shanghai boosts chip fund 11-fold in China's self-reliance push
The Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, backed by the municipal government, has expanded one of its three funds more than 11-fold to pump more capital into the financial hub's chip firms as part of China's broader pursuit of tech…
Struggling AI Startups Kept Afloat Despite Never Becoming Profitable
Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For years, artificial intelligence (AI) startups have been pitched as the vehicles of the next productivity boom. But as product delivery lags behind the hype, some AI companies are…
Andreessen Horowitz's Rising Influence Over Trump-Era AI Policy
One of Silicon Valley's most storied venture capital firms has emerged as a hidden hand steering artificial intelligence policy in Washington, as President Donald Trump embraces the industry's relentless push into the emerging technology.
Tem raises $75 M to automate energy markets with AI-first platform
London-based energy software company Tem has closed a $75 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with additional funding from AlbionVC, Atomico, Hitachi Ventures, Schroders Capital, Voyager Ventures, Allianz, and others. The…
Exclusive: Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI
As AI data centers drive up electricity prices, London-based startup Tem thinks AI might be able to help solve it, too. Tem has built an energy transaction engine that relies on AI to cut prices relative to other energy traders. The company has…
Crypto VCs Ditch Tokens for AI and Prediction Markets
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Meet Molly O'Shea, the VC-turned-podcaster who gets execs like Alex Karp and Palmer Luckey talking
Molly O'Shea is a name-dropper. There's good reason for that. I count 29 big names in tech mentioned over our hourlong call. She told me about recently moderating a panel with Kalshi cofounders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara. Ken Griffin took…
Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management software
Hauler Hero has picked up fresh funds as demand for its AI-powered waste management software continues to pile up. The New York-based startup raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Frontier Growth with participation from I2BF Global…
Immigrant women founders face double hurdle in Silicon Valley
Pitching her AI-powered insurance-claims product to venture capitalists in the Bay Area, Sri Ramaswamy expected questions about the technology, and her growth plan. Instead, she was asked: “Who else is on your team?” One funder said:…
Talk360 secures $1.4m secondary investment
Talk360 founder and CEO Hans Osnabrugge and Havaíc managing partner Ian Lessem. (Image: Supplied) Talk360 has raised a $1.4 million (R22.3 million) secondary investment led by its long-standing investor Havaíc. The transaction was…
YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused financial services app Step
Beast Industries acquired Step to expand into youth-focused financial services. Beast Industries did not disclose the amount it used to acquired Step, which counts major backers such as Stripe. The deal extended MrBeast's brand beyond media and…
The era of social media megastars is fading. Here's what's next.
Sorry, but you're not going to be the next MrBeast. In fact, YouTube's top creator might be part of a dying breed of megastars. As algorithms on TikTok and Instagram become more personalized, everyone's For You page is tailored to them. That means…
AI video startup Runway raises $315M at $5.3B valuation, eyes more capable world models
AI video generation startup Runway has raised a $315 million Series E round, nearly doubling its valuation to $5.3 billion, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The fresh funds will allow Runway to “pre-train the next…
How Reco raised $30 million and grew an additional 400% last year as companies sprint into AI
New York-based cybersecurity startup Reco has raised $30 million in Series B funding as companies rapidly expand their AI use. Ofer Klein, Gal Nakash, and Tal Shapira founded Reco in 2020 to fill the gap between a company's existing cybersecurity…
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