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Energy and climate deals of the week of July 13
• Walden Robotics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based robotics startup, raised a $300m round that values the company at $1.1b. Toyota and Deviation Capital co-led, joined by Nvidia, Boeing, AE Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Prologis Ventures, CoreWeave…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna tipped influencer on Trump VP pick for Polymarket bet: report
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida allegedly tipped off a MAGA influencer in 2024 that Donald Trump would choose JD Vance as his running mate, teeing up a winning bet on Polymarket, the latest in a string of allegations of insider political…
Silicon Valley Investors Have a New Playbook
One of the most interesting shifts in Silicon Valley isn't happening inside AI companies. It's happening among the investors funding them. As startups stay private longer, many investors are willing to back companies later on, sometimes years after…
Fintech deals of the week
• Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, said Citadel Securities made a $400m investment in the company at a $20b valuation. Go deeper • Alpaca, an embedded trading startup, raised $135m in extended Series D funding.
An 'exponentially different level' of billionaire spending in California
Report details how the ultra-rich are pouring unprecedented sums into state politics to block a proposed billionaire tax and advance a tech-friendly agenda. For most of this 2026 midterm election cycle, the attention around California's billionaire…
Howard Schultz: Bio And Career Highlights
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, US Howard D. Schultz is an American businessman and author, widely recognized for his visionary leadership in the global coffee industry. His strategic acumen transformed a small coffee retailer into a household name…
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 Showcases India's Growing Private-Sector Launch Capabilities and Orbital Reach
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh: India's space sector has undergone a historic transformation driven by the Government of India's forward-looking reforms. With the launch of Vikram-1--India's first privately developed orbital rocket by Skyroot…
The race for low Earth orbit: What the launch of Vikram-1 means for India
So what does LEO mean? Why is it such a crucial region of space? What are other countries doing in that region, and where is India in that race? We explain. Low Earth orbit, or LEO, is the zone immediately surrounding our planet. It is typically…
The week in M&A: The week in M&A: Williams' new project backers, Men's Warehouse IPO and Citation Capital's debut fund
• ADC Aerospace, backed by GreyLion, acquired Hyatt Die Cast & Engineering Corp., a manufacturer of aluminum and zinc die castings. Go deeper 🌍 ACR, backed by Oridian Capital Partners, acquired RediBagUSA, a Pennsylvania-based…
Tamil Nadu has near-100% MoU conversion rate, says Niti Aayog report
Tamil Nadu has emerged as one of India's best-performing States in translating investment commitments into actual projects, with a near-100 per cent memorandum of understanding (MoU) conversion rate, according to NITI Aayog's Investment…
What makes Skyroot's Vikram-1 launch unique? | Explained
The story so far: The Vikram-1 rocket, built by the Hyderabad firm Skyroot, shot through the sky a little past noon on July 18, 2026. The seven-storey rocket lifted off ISRO's First Launch Pad at Sriharikota and, a little over fifteen minutes…
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (NYSE:TPVG) Given Consensus Rating of 'Reduce' by Analysts
Shares of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (NYSE:TPVG - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of 'Reduce' by the six ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts…
Welcome To Trillionistan; Don't Get Comfortable...
Not long ago, the notion of trillions belonged either to the furthest cosmic reaches of the universe or the submicroscopic world of atoms. These numbers describe galaxies in the observable universe, roughly two trillion, or, at the opposite…
Business Studio holds session on investment formats
The Business Studio, an umbrella initiative of the Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry here, organised a session on multiple investment formats on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, M V Subramanian, partner, July Ventures, and a mentor…
Dan Walters: How Gavin Newsom's Complex History with Oil Industry Could Affect a Presidential Run
[ Noozhawk ' s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] Gov. Gavin Newsom and his family have had a long and complicated relationship with the oil…
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