AirOps raises $40 million Series B at $225 million valuation to rethink marketing in the age of AI
For marketers, search engine optimizers, and yes, lowly journalists, the sky is falling down. All conventional wisdom on…
New Zealand’s tech exports hit NZD $20bn, led by ICT growth
New Zealand’s technology export sector posted record revenues of NZD $20 billion in the financial year 2025, an…
Founders are getting huge paydays before their startups are close to an exit—and that’s fine with many VCs
Good morning, it’s Crypto Editor Jeff Roberts pinch-hitting for Allie. Over the course of my career, I’ve written…
Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised another $64 million
Lagos-based Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised $64 million so far for its…
Google in early talks to boost investment in Anthropic: Business Insider
Synopsis Google is holding initial talks to increase its stake in AI firm Anthropic, potentially valuing the company…
AI Bubble Has Sucked in Legrand, Schneider, Siemens and ABB
If artificial intelligence is indeed a bubble, it’s been inflating a lot of companies in places well beyond…
How lean marketing can help Indian start-ups avoid the ‘growth at all costs’ trap
Every founder believes their idea is a smart one. The Indian start-up ecosystem is overflowing with innovation, so…
Meta’s $27 billion bet turns AI compute into Wall Street’s hottest new investment
Are data centers the new REIT? Not quite — but Meta’s new mega–data center in northeast Louisiana marks…
AI is the common threat—and the secret sauce—for security startups in the Fortune Cyber 60
AI is everywhere these days. And cybersecurity is no exception. A closer look at the latest installment of…
Can a startup be worth a trillion dollars?
Sometime in August, my editor and I became interested in a question that turned out to be less…
Element Ventures Welcomes Sam Andersen as Investment Partner
Provo, Utah – October 24, 2025 Element Ventures today announced that Sam Andersen has joined the firm as…
PayPal, OpenAI sign ChatGPT payments deal
Alex Chriss, CEO of PayPal Inc. Courtesy: PayPal PayPal has signed a deal with OpenAI to have its…