Startup Stuffers and its pre-teen founders offer lessons in how to make the most of AI
I can probably guess the last piece of corporate swag you received: It was most likely a t-shirt,…
Canada’s CPPIB, Ontario Teachers’ pull out over $300 mn from India portfolio
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), two of the most active foreign…
Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’
Italian company Bending Spoons flew largely under the radar — until last month. In a span of 48…
Europe’s new talent advantage is boosting its founders’ spirits
Good morning, tech reporter Beatrice Nolan here, filling in for Allie Garfinkle. I’ve just returned from Slush, one…
Apollo’s Athene Led Private Equity’s Move Into Pensions, Shifting Risk Offshore
Never miss an episode. Follow The Big Take daily podcast today. Apollo Global Management reinvented how pensions could…
How Screendoor became a key signal for emerging VC talent
A screendoor is pretty much half a door. Mesh and semi-transparent, screendoors are most associated with sticky summer…
Ontario Teachers’ Pension to Make Cuts to Asia Real Estate Team
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan will disband its Singapore-based Asia real estate team by the end of next year,…
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…
Private Market Investments Take Off in Empower’s 401(k) Plans
The push towards private investments in 401(k) plans seems to be proving successful for some. Great-West Lifeco, the…
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…
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…
Ontario’s $100 Billion Pension Dismisses Entire Asia Buyout Team
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is cutting its Asia buyout team, marking the latest change in the pension…