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RealAg on the Weekend: Using biostimulants, FCC and venture capital, and Kids FarmSafe Week, May 18, 2024

The RealAg on the Weekend show covers topics such as fusarium head blight risk mapping, bio-stimulants, ag venture capital focus, and agricultural safety for kids. [ more ]

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Farm Credit Canada to offer more direct venture capital funding

FCC is shifting focus to more direct venture capital funding in agriculture to meet industry needs. [ more ]

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GV's youngest partner has launched her own firm | TechCrunch

Terri Burns, a former GV partner, launches Type Capital venture firm focusing on early-stage startups, marking her entry among Black women with their own ventures. [ more ]

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From Miles Grimshaw to Eva Ho, venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs | TechCrunch

Big-name investors making moves in the venture capital industry are becoming more common recently, contrary to traditional practices. [ more ]

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VC fund performance is down sharply - but it may have already hit its lowest point | TechCrunch

The SFERS venture portfolio had a negative IRR in 2023, showing a decrease in overall fund performance and the struggle to overcome losses. [ more ]

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SoftBank targets $9bn a year in AI investments while hunting bigger deals

Japanese group says it will 'step up' artificial intelligence outlays without stretching finances

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Why Corporate Investment Helps Startups Use Technology Faster Than Ever | Entrepreneur

Corporate investment helps startups deploy technology, reduce bankruptcy, and increase valuation. [ more ]

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Cathie Wood's ARK Venture Fund backs Firmly for streamlined online shopping By Investing.com

Confidence in Firmly's innovative checkout technology to simplify shopping experience. [ more ]

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Harlem Capital is raising a $150 million fund | TechCrunch

Harlem Capital is raising a $150 million fund, aiming to support diverse founders and back talented, underrepresented communities. [ more ]

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Facing Possible Cash Crunch, Giant Real Estate Fund Limits Withdrawals

Starwood Real Estate Income Trust is limiting investor redemptions to avoid a cash crunch amidst dropping commercial property values and high interest rates. [ more ]

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Cathie Wood's ARK Venture Fund backs Firmly for streamlined online shopping By Investing.com

Investment in Firmly by ARK Venture Fund signals confidence in innovative checkout technology for digital advertising. [ more ]

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UK's Zero Carbon Capital closes 23.4M fund to back European early-stage climate tech Ventures

London-based Zero Carbon Capital (ZCC), a VC firm backing early-stage founders, has closed its 20M (approximately 23.47M) fund to invest in European

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Space VC closes $20M Fund II to back frontier tech founders from day zero | TechCrunch

Venture capital firms are increasingly investing in hard tech startups at early stages, posing challenges for smaller investing shops. [ more ]

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Startup Praktika raises 28 Million to bring personalised AI tutors to language learning

Praktika secures 28 million funding to offer AI-generated virtual private tutors for language learning. [ more ]

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Latin America has potential for VC growth due to established infrastructure

Innovaccer uses AI to assist healthcare workers [ more ]

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Peter Thiel-founded Valar Ventures raised a $300 million fund, half the size of its last one | TechCrunch

The perception in Silicon Valley is that every investor would love to be in business with Peter Thiel.

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Visit Some Capital Cities And We'll Reveal If You're More Left Or Right-Brained

It might not be what you think...

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Private Equity May Score a Stake in NFL Franchise Futures | Entrepreneur

NFL considering allowing institutional investors like private equity in teams. [ more ]

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Investment property lender Kiavi closes $300M securitization

Kiavi closed a $300 million securitization of residential transition loans, marking its 17th such transaction, fueling continued growth. [ more ]

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Data-labeling startup Scale AI raises $1B as valuation doubles to $13.8B | TechCrunch

Scale AI has raised $1 billion in a Series F round, showcasing a significant boom in AI venture capital megarounds. [ more ]

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Private equity and insurance companies piling into residential mortgages

Increased demand for residential mortgages by private equity and insurance companies is driven by various factors including the end of the rate-hike cycle and favorable capital treatment. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/21/2024

Footprint raised $13M in Series A funding and Metatate raised $1.1M in recent funding for their identity authentication and data privacy platforms. [ more ]

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London's ETF Partners closes fourth fund at 285M; aims to help startups address climate emergency

London-based ETF Partners, a sustainable venture capital firm, announced that it had completed fundraising for its fourth fund, ETF Fund 4, at 285M.

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The April 2024 US Venture Capital Funding Report

April saw $8.2B VC funding in the US, showing a slight decrease from the previous month and year. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/20/2024

Ellipsis Labs raised $20M in Series A funding led by Paradigm. [ more ]

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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/20/24

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report highlights funding rounds of various startups in different markets in the US, totaling $494M. [ more ]

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#NYCtech Week in Review: 5/12/24 - 5/18/24

NYC Tech news highlights funding rounds for ByHeart, Cover Genius, SmarterDx, and Chapter. [ more ]

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OpenseedVC, which backs operators in Africa and Europe starting their companies, reaches first close of $10M fund | TechCrunch

Founder-market fit crucial for startups' success. [ more ]

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Contour Venture Partners, an early investor in Datadog and Movable Ink, lowers the target for its fifth fund | TechCrunch

Contour Venture Partners lowered its fifth flagship fund target from $90 million to $70 million, reflecting a challenging environment for venture fundraising. [ more ]

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The Hashgraph Association Partners With Qatar Financial Centre to Launch Digital Assets Venture Studio Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

The venture studio aims to support companies in developing regulatory-compliant decentralized finance (defi) solutions.

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Fox, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming venture to be called Venu Sports

Venu Sports, a new sports-streaming service by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox, targeting younger viewers with a bundled sports portfolio. [ more ]

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Agora Raises $34M in Series B Funding

Agora successfully concluded a $34 million Series B funding round enabling expansion and enhancement of real estate investment management solutions. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/16/2024

Symitri, a privacy enhancing technology for digital advertising, secured $8.5M funding from eight investors. [ more ]

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Can Recoverable Grants Be Used to Address Racial Inequity in Funding? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

James Wahls uses recoverable grants to advance racial equity by providing interest-free capital to businesses led by people of color. [ more ]

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RockTree Capital Unveils Cyberpunk Crypto Future In New Website Press release Bitcoin News

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Beijing, China May 16th, 2024.

RockTree Capital, a leading crypto-native fund and merchant bank headquartered in Beijing, announces the

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Charts: Venture Capital Trends Q1 2024

Global venture funding in Q1 2024 reached $66 billion, with enterprise software leading and frontier technologies like generative AI receiving significant funding. [ more ]

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Venture firms form alliance to standardize data collection | TechCrunch

The Diversity Data Alliance aims to standardize data collection in tech to improve transparency and increase funding for underrepresented founders. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/15/2024

NYC startups Cover Genius, Chapter, and more secured significant funding rounds on 5/15/2024, reflecting continued investor interest in insurtech, healthcare, and AI-powered industries. [ more ]

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Accion's new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally | TechCrunch

Accion launched a $152.5 million Digital Transformation Fund for financial institutions, targeting small businesses excluded from the financial system. [ more ]

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Best of Earth911 Podcast: Ben Vivari On Getting Started With ESG Investing

In 2024, consumers are expected to continue migrating to sustainable products, fueling higher returns for ESG-aligned stocks. [ more ]

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Portuguese VC firm Shilling launches 50M opportunity fund to back growth-stage startups | TechCrunch

Portugal's growing startup ecosystem is attracting more investment, with Shilling launching a €50 million Opportunity Fund to support growth-stage startups. [ more ]

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RealAg Radio: A market bounce, using biostimulants, and venture capital investing in ag, May 15, 2024

The episode covered various topics like market impact on farmers' confidence, biostimulant usage, direct ag venture capital investing, and top ag news stories. [ more ]

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The 13 Largest US Funding Rounds of April 2024

Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest US startup funding rounds from April 2024.

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Amsterdam's Innovation Industries launches new 500M fund to back deep-tech startups and scale-ups in Benelux and Germany

Innovation Industries, a prominent fund manager announced the launch of a new fund aimed at financing and supporting deep-tech startups and scale-ups.

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Polymarket Raises $70M in Funding

Polymarket, a leading prediction market platform, has announced the successful closure of a $70 million funding round.

The investment, led by Founders Fund

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/13/2024

ByHeart raised $95M in venture funding, while Pepper raised $30M in Series B funding. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/14/2024

NYC startups Polymarket, SmarterDx, and Crosby Health secured substantial funding rounds.

Ernesta, a custom rug brand, raised $12.5M in funding per SEC filing. [ more ]

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OpenAI Startup Fund raises additional $5M | TechCrunch

The OpenAI Startup Fund has raised an additional $5 million, now under new legal control, to invest in early-stage AI companies. [ more ]

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How Large Companies Can Unleash the Next Corporate Unicorn - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM EY-PARTHENON

Business leaders are increasingly allocating funds towards venture building and aiming for corporate unicorn status. [ more ]

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Paris-based VC firm Blisce launches climate tech fund with a target of $160M | TechCrunch

Blisce launches a â¬150 million fund dedicated to climate tech, hiring Pierre-Edouard Berion as lead investor and Lucie Basch as venture partner. [ more ]

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RWA Platform Re Debuts Tokenized Reinsurance Fund on Avalanche with $15M Commitment from Nexus Mutual

Re focuses on low-volatility insurances and aims to back $200 million in premiums by the end of the year. [ more ]

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Norrsken VC closes second fund at 320M; aims to back 30+ impact startups

Stockholm-based Norrsken VC, an early-stage impact venture capital fund, announced the final closing of its oversubscribed second fund at 320M.

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Accel announces new 602.6M early-stage fund; here's how it plans to utilise this capital in Europe

Global venture capital firm Accel announced that it has raised a $650M (approximately 602.67M) fund to back early-stage startups in Europe and Israel.

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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/13/24

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report summarizes recent funding rounds of various startups, emphasizing key players and the total amount raised for the week. [ more ]

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Belgian investor Pitchdrive raises 40M in third fund to back 30 early-stage European startups

Antwerp-based Pitchdrive, a Belgian VC firm, has raised its third fund of 40M to support early-stage startups in Europe.

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Dutch-based Refreshworks secures 750K to drive AI adoption in Dutch businesses: Here's how

The Hague-based Refreshworks, a partner in AI business transformations has secured 750K from eleven angel investors.

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StrictlyVC London welcomes Phoenix Court and WEX | TechCrunch

TechCrunch partners with key players in London investment community at StrictlyVC event, featuring Saul Klein from Phoenix Court. [ more ]

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The Smartest Dividend Stocks to Buy With Under $1,000 Right Now | The Motley Fool

Companies like Apple, Meta Platforms, and Alphabet are poised to become legendary dividend growth stocks.

These technology giants are generating significant cash flow and returning profits to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. [ more ]

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Meta and Alphabet's new dividends reward shareholders-especially the founders

Paying dividends for the first time is significant for growth-focused companies like Alphabet and Meta, benefitting founders substantially. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/9/2024

The latest NYC startup funding includes Provable Markets, Liquid Diamonds, and ShelterZoom, showcasing investments in alternative trading, diamond sourcing, and blockchain platforms. [ more ]

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Crypto Principal Trader Arbelos Markets Raises $28M Led by Dragonfly Capital

Arbelos Markets raised $28 million in oversubscribed investment round led by Dragonfly Capital, targeting sophisticated crypto investors' liquidity and hedging needs. [ more ]

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$450M for Noname, two billion-dollar rounds, and good news for crypto startups | TechCrunch

Venture capital activity in the crypto sector is picking up after a decline in late 2023. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/8/2024

Dandi secured $1.3M in Pre-Seed funding for its fertility care platform, led by Tiferes Ventures. [ more ]

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Dutch VC Capital Mills invests in German no-code startup Innoloft

Innoloft raised €2mn in funding led by Dutch VC Capital Mills for no-code platform.

Capital Mills invests in B2B software companies like Innoloft, offering funding up to €2.5mn.

Innoloft plans to expand user base and accelerate product development with new funding. [ more ]

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Dutch VC Capital Mills' first German investment: Innoloft secures funding to make coding as easy as PowerPoint

Aachen, Germany-based Innoloft, a no-code startup has secured investment in a fresh funding round led by Dutch VC Capital Mills.

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Honeycomb raised $36M Series B from Zeev Ventures

Honeycomb Insurance has raised a significant $36 million Series B funding round, with Zeev Ventures as the sole venture capitalist.

Ben-Zaken, drawing from

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/7/2024

Daloopa secured $18M in Series B funding led by Touring Capital.

ReflexAI raised $6.5M for its machine learning and natural language processing platform. [ more ]

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Capital Goods: Types and How They Fuel Business Growth (2024) - Shopify

Capital goods are tangible assets used in production, while consumer goods are purchased for personal use; key for financial statements. [ more ]

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Germany's Armira Growth raises 200M for its inaugural fund to bridge growth financing gap in DACH region

Munich-based Armira Growth, a venture capital investing in tech and tech-enabled growth companies, has secured 200M for its inaugural Armira Growth Fund I.

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Calling all founders, investors, corporate changemakers, here are 4 compelling reasons to attend Upstream 2024 next month

Upstream Festival will host startup and scale-up founders, investors, corporates, innovative SMEs, and policymakers from key startup hubs around Europe.

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#NYCtech Week in Review: 4/28/24 - 5/4/24

With so much going on in the city's thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space.

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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/6/24

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report highlights funding rounds for various startups in the US, including Airstack, Altruist, and ARRIS. [ more ]

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Why do startups fail and what to do to avoid it

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The AlleyWatch April 2024 New York Venture Capital Funding Report

Focus on venture capital & early-stage funding in NY, excluding certain sectors. Utilize AlleyWatch for reaching tech-focused audience. [ more ]

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Iconiq raises $5.15B toward seventh flagship fund | TechCrunch

Iconiq Capital raised $5.15 billion across two funds in the seventh growth fund family, exceeding the initial target of $5.75 billion. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/2/2024

Monocle raised $7.5M in Seed funding led by F2 Capital, Baselayer raised $6.5M in Seed funding, Turbo raised $3.5M, and WATS raised $3.8M. [ more ]

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JPMorgan: Retail Investors Drive Selloff in Both Crypto and Equity Markets Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

JPMorgan has highlighted a surge in selling and profit-taking across equity and crypto markets, driven largely by retail investors.

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USPTO Proposes National Strategy to Incentivize Inclusive Innovation

The USPTO announced a National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation to promote STEM participation and support underrepresented communities in inventorship and commercialization. [ more ]

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Chicago-based Hyde Park Venture Partners closes $98M Fund IV with two investments made so far | TechCrunch

Midwest venture capital firms are attracting significant funds despite coastal competition. [ more ]

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A new venture capital supergroup is forming | TechCrunch

Startups pursuing core technology projects reflect a positive trend in the VC landscape. [ more ]

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The 10 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of April 2024

Analyzed largest NYC startup funding rounds in April 2024, highlighting key information like industry, description, round type, and total equity funding raised. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/1/2024

The article highlights recent funding details for NYC startups including BAXUS, FindMine, Arbol, and Trovo Health. [ more ]

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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/30/2024

Beehiiv raised $33M, Teleskope raised $5M, The Rounds raised $18.3M in funding for NYC startups. [ more ]

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Amazon.com might cave in to Big Tech peer pressure to pay a dividend

Amazon may face pressure to offer dividends to investors as one of the few big tech companies without payouts. [ more ]

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Solo GP fund Andrena Ventures hopes to carry startup talent onto its next challenges | TechCrunch

Supporting second-generation startups from successful fintech alumni with a sector-agnostic approach. [ more ]

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Paradigm Special Counsel Has Left the Crypto-Focused VC Firm

Rodrigo Seira, special counsel at Paradigm, has departed the cryptocurrency-focused venture capital firm to rejoin Cooley LLP.

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Paris-based Ventech exits Believe investment with a 36x return, generating 175M from 12% stake

Paris-based Ventech, an early-stage investor in Believe and a member of its board has exited the investment with a multiple of 36x for its fund III.

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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 4/29/24

The article highlights notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 4/27/24, featuring companies like Perplexity AI, Dripos, and Turnkey, totaling $499.9M in new funding. [ more ]

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