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Kalshi Scores FIFA World Cup Spotlight as Prediction Market Trading Surges to Record
The world's most anticipated sporting event continues to raise the profile of prediction markets, with a record amount of outstanding bets punctuated on Friday by a high-profile deal between Kalshi and an official partner of the World Cup 2026. ADI…
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Live from Uncharted
Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and…
Nvidia Owns This Under-the-Radar $20 Stock Poised to Disrupt a $1.8 Trillion Market
You've almost certainly heard the term 'smart money,' usually in reference to Wall Street's most proven investment managers. This label isn't necessarily limited to money managers, though. Any organization that picks stocks can be 'smart' for any…
Energy and climate deals of the week
• Stegra, a Swedish green steel manufacturing infrastructure company, raised €1.4b led by Wallenberg Investments. IMAS, Temasek, Bolero, and SEB-Stiftelsen joined, along with existing investors Altor, Hy24, Just Climate, AIP…
Chinese AI, chip firms are driving an onshore IPO rebound
China's onshore technology IPOs are on track for their strongest year since 2023 as Beijing seeks to bolster listings of chip and artificial intelligence companies in a push for tech self-reliance amid the country's rivalry with the US. SCROLL TO…
Why mid-career women are leaving corporate America for entrepreneurship
You landed your dream job, or so you thought. But quiet doubts grow harder to ignore: “Did I choose right?” “Can I do this for the rest of my life?” “I want something more.” These questions seem to collide…
Is Hyperliquid Actually Worth the Hype?
Hyperliquid (HYPE +0.87%) is a blockchain that operates as a decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures -- a type of financial derivative that tracks an asset's price without expiring. It captures around 80% of all decentralized perpetual…
This week in fintech: Kalshi, Airwallex, Clearwater Analytics
• Kalshi is in talks to raise funds at a $40b valuation, per the FT. Go deeper • Meta invested $900m in Indian fintech CRED, valuing it at $4.5b post-money. CEO Kunal Shah will step down to join Meta as its head of WhatsApp. Go deeper…
Airwallex announces $320 million fundraise and CFO hire
Key insight: Global payments provider Airwallex raised $320 million in venture capital funding and instituted a new CFO. Supporting data: The company's valuation increased by 38% to $11 billion in six months. Forward look: Airwallex plans to use…
Framework Ventures Expands Into AI, Raises $400M Fund
Framework Ventures, a venture capital company that backs crypto platforms, has closed its fourth fund while expanding its investment strategy beyond blockchain. The San Francisco-based investor has raised $400 million to target “frontier…
The Ledger: The Case for Investing in a Free Press
How much is a functioning free press worth to you? That's the question posed to potential investors in the Media Development Investment Fund, a non-profit investment opportunity. Yes, you read right. MDIF is set up to funnel capital into…
The week in M&A: Danone buys Made Group, Superhuman's super valuation, Blue Owl eyes Cavs
🚑 Advent International plans to acquire Japanese nursing care firm Japan Well-being from MBK Partners for around $1.24b, per Nikkei. Go deeper ⚽ Arctos is in early talks to buy a stake in Premier League club Newcastle United FC from…
Can tech swag ever be fashionable?
In an alley outside the Financial District's Corgi Cafe, a 24-hour coffee shop operated by an AI insurance startup, around 50 people lined up Thursday evening to admire the latest tech company swag. It was the Founder Fashion Show, an event hosted…
They Grew Up in 'Mortgage Families.' Now These 21-Year-Olds Have Raised $4.1 Million to Put an AI Loan Officer Inside America's Lenders.
The idea for Copperlane started with a phone call to Athan Zhang's mother. She had spent her career in the secondary mortgage market, on the risk side, and Zhang, then a computer science student at Princeton, was struck by something she described:…
Space startups seek insurance for orbital AI data centers
Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign of early progress for an experimental industry backed by Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPCX.O) and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. The concept of data center…
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