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Moscow Court Upholds 'Extremist' Label for Galitsky's Venture Capital Fund
A Moscow judge on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling designating tech entrepreneur Alexander Galitsky's venture capital fund as an “extremist” organization and seizing 8 billion rubles ($97.5 million) worth of assets. Galitsky's…
The Rest is investing: Lineker-backed Goalhanger launches venture capital arm
The UK's biggest independent podcast group is launching its own venture capital arm, City AM can reveal, as it reinvests the fruits of its success by building stakes in other media startups. The Kennington-based business, which was co-founded by…
After the Shein shock, Everlane's founder launches his next act
Last weekend, when Puck announced that the sustainable fashion startup Everlane had been acquired by the Chinese ultra fast fashion retailer Shein, it sent shockwaves throughout the fashion world. Michael Preysman, who founded Everlane in 2011, was…
Fortuna Investments Strengthens Its National Ambitions With the Appointment of Joseph Magazine
At a time when venture capital firms are increasingly being measured not only by financial returns but also by their ability to shape industries, influence economic priorities, and identify transformative opportunities before the broader market…
The Protein Industrial Complex Is Here. Fiber Wants In.
Halle Berry holding Pendulum products Courtesy of Pendulum Therapeutics The age of the “Protein Industrial Complex” is upon is. Hitting protein “macro” targets has become a daily ritual for millions of health-conscious…
Opendoor Co-Founder Eric Wu Launches AI For Construction Venture
NavigateAI CEO Eric Wu poses for a photo in San Francisco. When Eric Wu was the CEO of Opendoor, a startup that popularized instant cash offers to homeowners, Opendoor was purchasing roughly 5,000 homes a month. Managing that massive volume…
Inside The Murky Market Selling Pre-IPO SpaceX And OpenAI Shares
In the summer of 2020, former Morgan Stanley trader Adam Crawley was wandering through Indonesia, Thailand and Australia, perfecting his qigong with a man called Master YanG, when a cold message on LinkedIn jerked him back to reality. The sender…
How AI can help break the world's fossil fuel addiction
The current AI boom reminds me of the dot-com era, which I watched unfold from venture capital in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Lots of hype. Eye-watering investments. Genuine transformative potential. Most conversations about AI today focus on…
Is the IPO boom a 2021 repeat?
There's been lots of chatter in recent weeks about the mega IPOs expected to come to market this year — first among them being SpaceX, which is set to go public in June. Is this a movie we've seen before? The last time there was this much…
Dumb phones, smart business: Meet the 28-year-old entrepreneur selling retro tech to Gen Z
London Glorfield isn't a Luddite — he just wants tech products to feel a little less soul-sucking. 'Tech is a sea of sameness right now,' Glorfield, who goes by London Jackson professionally, told Business Insider in an interview. 'It's so…
Editorial | Paul Chan's trip just one step in strengthening relations with Europe
Hong Kong is often caught up in disputes between Europe and China, ranging from trade to geopolitics. That has sometimes distracted people from the city's natural and long-standing position as a bridge between the two major trading blocs. Financial…
JVP Marks Strong Q1 2026 with Four Strategic Exits
The quarter was led by JVP's exit from its position in DealHub, delivering a return of more than 6x on invested capital, with the company valued at hundreds of millions of dollars — a significant validation of the original investment thesis.
Velcro's acquisition, Webster says yes to Santander, and a new Cohen SPAC
• Navigate.ai, an SF-based developer of AI copilots for field workers, raised $25m. Elad Gil. led, joined byKhosla Ventures, Lennar, Fifthwall, Tishman Speyer, and Helix Electric. Go deeper CasaPerks Technologies, an Austin, Texas-based…
Ampere Analysis Sold To Private Equity Firm Goldenpeak & Buys PlumResearch At Same Time
Ampere Analysis today has a new owner and another research house in its stable. Private equity firm Goldenpeak has acquired the influential UK-based entertainment analysis business for an undisclosed fee, marking the first time Ampere has had an…
Gary Lineker starts new business after leaving BBC as two deals already lined up
Gary Lineker's podcast group, Goalhanger, are launching a venture capital arm to reinvest profits from their success by taking stakes in other media startups, City AM reports. The former BBC presenter co-founded the Kennington-based firm and…
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