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Alteogen's KOSPI move fuels concerns amid widening KOSPI-Kosdaq gap
Biotech giant Alteogen's move toward a KOSPI listing transfer is fueling concerns within the venture capital industry and the Kosdaq market that the secondary bourse could become even more marginalized, according to industry officials and analysts…
5 Lessons From Elon Musk About Building Founder-Led Unicorns
Elon Musk at Space X (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Few entrepreneurs have built multiple industry-defining companies. Elon Musk has done it repeatedly – from online…
Big investors are trading private credit gains for infrastructure bets. Here's where else they're putting money.
Private credit, just recently one of the hottest asset classes for institutional investors to park their money, is losing ground to other strategies, according to a new report from Canoe Intelligence. Private credit accounted for 6.8% of…
Defense tech boom puts Israel at center of AI-driven warfare
Around the world, defense tech has moved from the sidelines to center stage. Geopolitical shocks, cyber warfare, and the demand for rapid innovation have turned dual‑use technology into one of the most aggressively expanding sectors in…
The risks and rewards of Starmercide
We are living through a political theatre of cruelty and hatred. We have a broken Prime Minister, a ruling party that is eating itself and at local level, elected councillors who joke about melting down black people to fill potholes and believe the…
Sector Snapshot: Agtech Startups Face A Drier Funding Climate
In the midst of a move towards increased automation, the agriculture and farming sectors face several massive challenges: increasing yields to feed a growing population while decreasing their environmental footprint, all while maintaining farm…
Markets Are Not Ready For What Happens Next (NYSEARCA:SPY)
The S&P 500 (SPY) has rallied for six consecutive weeks, driven by concentrated AI/semi trade gains, but faces mounting risks ahead. Oil's surge above $100 on the back of stalled negotiations between the US and Iran and a strengthening dollar…
'No Future Without Innovation': How Synflux Cinched $200K Trailblazer Prize
For Kazuya Kawasaki, CEO of Synflux, keeping textile waste out of landfills begins at the design stage. At least 30 percent of material is lost on the cutting room floor, he said at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen on Thursday. His solution:…
Start-ups ready for battle over CGT carve-out
Some of Australia's most successful technology company founders and venture capital investors say the country risks losing the next generation of entrepreneurs if Treasurer Jim Chalmers does not quickly carve out start-ups from capital gains tax…
Alphabet-Backed Isomorphic Labs Raises $2.1 Billion for AI Drug Development
The subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet said Tuesday that U.S. capital venture firm Thrive Capital once again led the funding round, which included additional participation from existing backers and new investors such as MGX, Temasek, CapitalG and…
Singapore deep tech firms tap US market for expansion
TEXAS, CALIFORNIA - Once every three months, Mr Daryl Lim flies nearly 24 hours from Singapore to his first overseas office in Austin, Texas, where he builds artificial intelligence (AI) robotics solutions for manufacturers across aerospace, oil…
Boehringer Ingelheim licenses preclinical antibody program from Immunitas Therapeutics to advance treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases
The first‑in‑class antibody program is designed to selectively target pathogenic cells, with the potential to deliver deeper and more durable disease control than current therapies. The agreement strengthens Boehringer Ingelheim's…
VC Firm Takes Less-Is-More Approach With $450 Million Fund
Kevin Hartz, a co-founder of Eventbrite and longtime startup investor, has watched as venture capital firms unveil multibillion-dollar funds to back cash-hungry AI companies at every stage of their lifecycles. He's taking a different approach.
Innovation crisis averted? Thank god for the Linkedin VC bros
The media industry owes a debt of gratitude to the angry venture capital bros on Linkedin. If not for them, it seems likely Jim Chalmers would have hammered another nail in the coffin of Australia's media scene. First, let's be clear on the state…
The 2026 Forbes Iconoclast Summit To Convene Global Investors Ray Dalio, Mellody Hobson, Brian Moynihan, Mary Callahan Erdoes And More On Redefining The Playbook For Modern Markets
NEW YORK, NY – May 12 – The Forbes Iconoclast Summit will be held on June 3 in New York City for the fifth annual Summit, convening the world's most influential investors, dealmakers and business leaders at a crucial moment for the…
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