How USD 689 K Rebrand Debacle Sank 54 Collective, Africa’s Fallen Venture King
In 2018, Founders Factory Africa (FFA) launched with ambitious goals: to build early-stage startups across Africa and connect…
Mid-stage startup funding jumps in Q2 but late-stage dealmaking cools
Credit: 123RF.com The number of Indian startups that received mid-stage funding cheques from venture capital investors jumped in…
AIUC, a startup creating insurance for AI agents, emerges from stealth with $15 million seed
Today, the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) is emerging from stealth with a $15 million seed round led…
Google’s Jeff Dean is quietly powering the AI startup ecosystem
Good morning, AI reporter Sharon Goldman in for Allie Garfinkle, who is taking a well-deserved vacation! One familiar…
Term Sheet Next: Lerer Hippeau makes its first senior venture hire with Ron Zori
Ron Zori’s first brush with venture capital came during his freshman year at Columbia University, when he went…
VCs use this ‘power law’ to identify ‘massive winners’ to invest in
Peter Specht, general partner at venture capital firm Creandum. Creandum As pitches from founders come flooding in, one…
B2B platform DCG Tech raises Rs 15 crore in funding led by GVF, others
Gujarat Venture Finance Limited (GVFL Limited), an Indian venture capital firm, has led a Rs 15 crore (approximately…
The changing nature of startup employment, OpenAI’s e-commerce ambitions, and Powell’s future
It has been, to say the least, a wild week in the private markets. I’m taking you briefly…
Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan Chase will get involved in stablecoins
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, leaves the U.S. Capitol after a meeting with Republican members of the…
Middle East Startups Double Fundraising to Defy Slowdown
Startups in the Middle East nearly doubled their fundraising in the first half of the year, defying a…
Amazon Is Making A $40M Movie About OpenAI Meltdown, ChatGPT AI Safety
Andrew Garfield (center) with “The Social Network” co-stars Jesse Eisenberg (left) and Justin … More Timberlake (right). Photo…
Private equity roll-ups are undermining the free enterprise system—and the American Dream
America has always been a nation powered by small businesses—local merchants, family-run service businesses, independent companies, restaurants, dry…