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Jim Cramer on Robinhood Ventures Fund I: 'Clearly, People Aren't That Enthused About These Venture Capital-Backed Startups'
Robinhood Ventures Fund I (NYSE: RVI) is one of the stocks on which Jim Cramer expressed his thoughts. Cramer mentioned the stock during the episode and remarked: Let me put it bluntly. When Robinhood was offering shares of RVI at $25 in the IPO…
State Prosecutors Seek 'Extremist' Ban on Galitsky's Venture Capital Fund
Russian prosecutors are requesting that a judge in Moscow ban tech entrepreneur Alexander Galitsky's venture capital fund over “extremist activity” and allow the government to seize his assets. Galitsky, 71, is considered a key figure…
Here's Why I Picked the Capital One Venture X Card Over the Amex Platinum
I write about credit cards for a living. So when my family started mapping out travel plans for 2026, I had some strong opinions about which cards would help us get the most out of our trips. Late last year, I applied for the Capital One Venture X…
VC mega-funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions
Following news last month that New York's hottest venture firm, Thrive, just raised $10 billion for a new fund — its largest ever, double the previous one — another big-name VC firm is attempting to equal that raise. General Catalyst…
Canopii looks to succeed where past indoor farms have not
David Ashton grew up outside of Sacramento, California, and went to college in San Luis Obispo during the historic drought of the late 2000s. He spent years driving the 300-mile stretch between Sacramento and San Luis Obispo, enthralled by the…
Former Apple engineer raises $5M for a note-taking pendant that only records your voice
Transcription and note-taking has emerged as one of the prime use cases for wearable gadgets as AI models advance voice-to-text tech. We're even seeing some differentiation, with startups like Plaud and Pocket specializing on products that can…
Large Series C signals scale-up of China's laser satellite communications sector
HELSINKI — Shanghai-based laser communications startup BlueStar Optical Domain has raised funding in the region of $70 million, highlighting growing demand from China's emerging satellite internet constellations. Blue Star Optical Domain…
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Investing in Private Equity: A Guide for Beginners
Private equity often involves early-stage, high-risk ventures in software and healthcare. Minimum private equity investments typically start at $25 million, sometimes as low as $250,000. Investors should plan to hold private equity investments for…
Havaíc start-ups generate $160m revenue
Venture capital funding continues to unlock the continent's opportunities, says Havaíc. Cape Town-based venture capital (VC) firm Havaíc reported strong growth across its investment portfolio in 2025, with its firms collectively…
Quince's Valuation Hits $10.1 Billion With Latest Series E Funding
Quince has received $500 million in a late-stage investment round, bringing the consumer technology platform's valuation to $10.1 billion. Quince Series E financing will support the company's continued growth and the global expansion of its…
Exclusive | Rivian CEO's AI-Powered Robotics Startup Raises $500 Million
Mind Robotics, a startup founded by the chief executive of Rivian, has raised $500 million, the latest in a flurry of venture-capital-backed funding rounds for AI-powered robotics companies. The round, led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz, values…
$8 billion legal behemoth Harvey is getting into the startup investing game
Harvey's CEO Winston Weinberg thinks the $1 trillion legal market is too big and too fragmented for any one software company to sweep it. So the $8 billion legal-tech startup is trying a different play: bankroll whatever comes next. Harvey said…
Harbinger Adds Low-Cab-Forward Truck to Medium-Duty Line - TT
The HC Series Cab can be upfitted with a variety of bodies, including cargo boxes, stake beds and flatbeds. (Harbinger) Harbinger unveiled its HC Series Cab hybrid and electric low-cab-forward truck on March 11 at Work Truck Week 2026 in…
Exclusive: Translucent, an AI-native healthcare finance startup, raises $27 million Series A
Jack O'Hara has seen a hospital shut down. It happens via blurry paperwork and running out of time. O'Hara, through COVID, was chief information and transformation officer at Illinois-based medical center Springfield Clinic. And he and his team…
The leadership skill we're losing: knowing when to slow down
On a recent trip to my husband's hometown in India, I was stopped in my tracks by a thousand-year-old banyan tree, tall and regal, standing in the middle of an ancient temple. A vast canopy was supported by roots that had taken centuries to reach…
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