News•Jan 5, 2026
Azimuth AI Raises Funding
Azimuth AI, a semiconductor firm operating out of Sacramento and Hyderabad, closed an undisclosed‑amount funding round led by Jetha Global, with participation from Moneta Ventures, AUM Ventures, and new investors. The company specializes in custom edge‑AI system‑on‑chips targeting smart utilities, energy, and industrial infrastructure. Its flagship ARKA‑GKT1 chip, launched in New Delhi in November 2025, is now moving through qualification and customer testing. Production ramp‑up is slated for later in 2026.
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News•Jan 1, 2026
The Longevity Startup That Already Has the Data Altos Labs Is Seeking: Hidden in Plain Sight
Celljevity, a low‑profile biotech, has treated over 1,000 patients for seven years, amassing Phase‑3‑level safety and efficacy data at a fraction of the cost of its high‑profile rivals. The company’s small‑molecule epigenetic reprogramming avoids the tumor‑formation risks associated with Yamanaka‑factor...
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News•Dec 30, 2025
Almost 80 European Deep Tech University Spinouts Reached $1B Valuations or $100M in Revenue in 2025
Europe’s deep‑tech and life‑science university spinouts have coalesced into a $398 billion pipeline, with 76 companies reaching either $1 billion valuations or $100 million in revenue, according to Dealroom’s 2025 Spinout Report. New funds PSV Hafnium and U2V each aim to raise €60 million...
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News•Dec 29, 2025
Traini Raises $7.5 Million
Pet‑emotional‑intelligence startup Traini announced a $7.5 million financing round. The round was led by Banyan Tree, Silver Capital, ZhaoTai Group and NYX Ventures, with participation from NVIDIA VPs, Anthropic staff and other high‑profile investors. Existing backers such as Xiaomi co‑founder Feng...
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News•Dec 27, 2025
Investors Share What to Remember While Raising a Series A
At TechCrunch Disrupt, investors Thomas Green, Katie Stanton, and Sangeen Zeb outlined the new criteria for raising a Series A in an AI‑driven market. They noted that while the number of funded rounds is shrinking, average deal sizes are expanding,...
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News•Dec 24, 2025
The European Startup Market’s Data Doesn’t Match Its Energy — Yet
European venture capital poured €43.7 billion into startups through Q3 2025, keeping the year on track to match 2024 but still trailing U.S. deal volume. Fundraising by European VC firms stalled at €8.3 billion, the lowest in a decade, highlighting a liquidity gap....
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News•Dec 23, 2025
Innovation and Trust: Headway NOVA Honored with Two Prestigious Industry Awards
Headway NOVA, a tokenized real‑estate investment platform, was named the 1st Most Trusted Financial Company – Community Choice 2025 by TrustFinance and Real Estate Investment Firm of the Year by Corporate LiveWire. The dual honors highlight the firm’s secure, user‑friendly...
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News•Dec 22, 2025
Rising Digital Payments: How the ‘BTC to AUD’ Trend Is Reshaping Australia’s Tech Sector
Australia’s digital payments landscape is being reshaped by the surge in Bitcoin‑to‑Australian‑Dollar conversions, turning crypto flows into a strategic data signal for tech firms. Early adoption of Bitcoin exchanges, mining clusters, and university research gave the country a head start,...
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News•Dec 21, 2025
Israel’s Famed VC Jon Medved, Diagnosed with ALS, Backed the Tech that Will Improve His Life
Israeli venture capitalist Jon Medved announced his immediate retirement from OurCrowd after being diagnosed with ALS. Medved, the founder of the crowdsourced VC platform, has overseen a portfolio of roughly 500 companies, 74 exits and a recent $525 million sale. He...
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News•Dec 20, 2025
Sequoia Partner Spreads Debunked Brown Shooting Theory, Testing New Leadership
Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire falsely accused a Palestinian student of orchestrating the December 13 Brown University shooting, despite authorities identifying a Portuguese gunman. His deleted X posts resurfaced via Fast Company, reviving criticism of his anti‑Muslim commentary. The controversy hits...
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News•Dec 19, 2025
Where Are Investors Placing Their Bets Next Year? AI, AI, AI.
At TechCrunch Disrupt, venture capitalists made it clear that artificial intelligence dominates their investment theses for 2027. Speakers from Index, Greylock and Felicis emphasized founder resilience, authentic product‑market fit, and the need for unique data flywheels to stand out in...
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News•Dec 18, 2025
No Keynotes, No BS — Why This Year’s Best Tech Talks Happened over Cocktails at StrictlyVC
TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC series delivered a year‑long circuit of intimate, cocktail‑style events that gathered top venture capitalists, founders, and policymakers across San Francisco, Athens, London, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto. The gatherings featured high‑profile speakers such as Kirsten Green, Pat Gelsinger,...
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News•Dec 18, 2025
CranioSense Receives $5.5M in Federal Grants
CranioSense, a neurotechnology startup, secured roughly $5.5 million in non‑dilutive federal funding from the NIH Blueprint MedTech Program and the DoD’s Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program. The grants will finance development and pivotal validation of its non‑invasive intracranial pressure monitoring system,...
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News•Dec 17, 2025
Limenet Raises €7M in Funding
Italian startup Limenet announced a €7 million financing round led by CDP Venture Capital and construction group Fassa Bortolo. The capital will be used to cement the company’s market leadership and speed up development of its carbon‑dioxide removal technologies. Limenet, headquartered...
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News•Dec 17, 2025
Ferronova Raises $6M in Funding
Ferronova, an Adelaide‑based medical‑technology firm, closed a $6 million financing round, bringing its total capital to $17.5 million. The round was led by Uniseed/UniSuper, South Australian Venture Capital Fund, Artesian Venture Partners, and Renew Pharmaceuticals. The cash will fund expansion of its...
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News•Dec 16, 2025
Hoboken Farms Scores $4M Funding Round
Hoboken Farms secured a $4 million financing round led by brand‑loyal investors, fueling the launch of its Butter & Calabrian Chili sauce. The new product carries KETO, Gluten‑Free and Seed Oil Free certifications, reinforcing the company’s clean‑label strategy. Nationwide distribution expands...
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News•Dec 12, 2025
Stanford’s Star Reporter Takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘Money-Soaked’ Startup Culture
Stanford senior Theo Baker, already the youngest George Polk Award winner, is turning his investigative chops toward Silicon Valley’s venture‑capital machine. His forthcoming book, How to Rule the World, draws on more than 250 interviews to expose how VCs treat...
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News•Dec 11, 2025
The Market Has ‘Switched’ and Founders Have the Power Now, VCs Say
Venture capitalists are acknowledging a shift in fundraising dynamics, with founders now wielding greater leverage after the 2022‑23 bear market. Leslie Feinzaig of Graham & Walker and Ross Fubini of XYZ Venture describe how they had to market themselves to...
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News•Dec 11, 2025
What Most VCs Won’t Tell You About Raising Capital
Venture capitalists Ross Fubini of XYZ Ventures and Leslie Feinzaig of Graham & Walker Ventures reveal how VCs craft their own go‑to‑market strategies, not just evaluating startups but also courting limited partners and founders. In a TechCrunch Build Mode interview...
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News•Dec 11, 2025
Stic Raises $10M Bridge Round
Stic, a Los Angeles‑based OOH advertising platform, secured a $10 million bridge round led by Accretion Capital and several tech entrepreneurs, bringing its cumulative capital to $200 million. The funding will fuel expansion into more than thirty U.S. states and Canada, deepen...
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News•Dec 11, 2025
Lolli Partners with Spark to Accelerate Bitcoin Rewards and Self-Custody
Lolli, the Bitcoin rewards app acquired by venture studio Thesis* earlier this year, announced a partnership with Lightspark’s Spark platform. The integration enables Lightning Network withdrawals, allowing users to instantly move earned Bitcoin to self‑custodial wallets via Spark’s SDK. Spark’s...
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News•Dec 10, 2025
Erik Nierenberg Joins Invictus Growth Partners as a Partner
Invictus Growth Partners announced that Erik Nierenberg has joined the firm as a Partner, bringing more than 20 years of B2B software leadership. Nierenberg most recently served as CEO of Litmus, scaling direct sales at a 55% compound annual growth...
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News•Dec 9, 2025
B Capital Founding Partner Kabir Narang Leaves to Launch New Investment Platform
Founding B Capital partner Kabir Narang has left the firm to create a new investment platform slated for 2026 that will target AI‑driven technology and global capital flows. Narang, who joined B Capital in 2017 and helped back Indian unicorns such as...
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News•Dec 9, 2025
Marketing Evolution Secures New Financing
Marketing Evolution, a marketing‑analytics specialist, announced a new financing round led by existing investor Insight Partners. The capital will accelerate development of its AI‑ready data infrastructure and expand the go‑to‑market effort for the Mevo platform. Mevo is positioned as an...
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News•Dec 8, 2025
Tiger Global Plans Cautious Venture Future with a New $2.2B Fund
Tiger Global Management announced a new $2.2 billion venture fund aimed at late‑stage technology companies. The firm highlighted its track record with high‑profile bets in OpenAI, Waymo and Databricks from its previous fund. However, Tiger cautioned that AI‑related startup valuations are...
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News•Dec 8, 2025
Resemble AI Raises $13M in Funding
Resemble AI, a San Francisco‑based enterprise generative‑AI security platform, announced a $13 million funding round, bringing its total capital to $25 million. The round featured a roster of strategic backers including Google’s AI Futures Fund, Comcast Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund and Okta...
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News•Dec 8, 2025
Capitolis Appoints Okan Pekin as President
Capitolis, the New York‑based fintech platform for banks and institutional investors, announced Okan Pekin as its new President. Pekin, based in London, will report to CEO Gil Mandelzis and help scale the firm’s next growth phase. He arrives with more...
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News•Dec 8, 2025
Rotostitch Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Funding
Rotostitch, a San Francisco‑based startup focused on automated textile manufacturing, announced a $1 million pre‑seed round. The financing was led by Boost VC and Nova Threshold. The capital will accelerate product development, expand manufacturing capacity, and fuel go‑to‑market initiatives. The company’s...
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News•Dec 8, 2025
X-Energy Appoints Daniel Gross as Chief Financial Officer
X-energy Reactor Company announced the appointment of Daniel Gross as its new Chief Financial Officer. Gross joins from Amazon, where he directed the Climate Pledge Fund, and brings extensive experience in clean‑energy finance from Oaktree, Hudson Clean Energy, Goldman Sachs...
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News•Dec 8, 2025
Airwallex Raises $330M in Series G Round at $8B Valuation
Airwallex, the Singapore‑US fintech platform, closed a $330 million Series G round that values the company at $8 billion. The round was led by Addition with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures. Airwallex plans to use the capital to...
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News•Dec 8, 2025
Paribu Acquires CoinMENA
Paribu, the Istanbul‑based digital‑asset platform, announced the acquisition of Bahrain‑originated crypto exchange CoinMENA in a deal that could value the target at up to $240 million. The transaction gives Paribu immediate access to more than 1.5 million users across 45 countries and...
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News•Dec 8, 2025
OTR Therapeutics Raises $100M in Series A Financing
OTR Therapeutics, a Shanghai‑based biotech, closed a $100 million Series A round in June 2025. The financing was led by True Light Capital, LAV, Pfizer Ventures and Sirona Capital. OTR will deploy the capital to accelerate its pipeline targeting immunology, inflammation, oncology...
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News•Dec 5, 2025
Anysphere Bags $900M Round
Anysphere Inc., the creator of the AI‑powered coding assistant Cursor, announced a $900 million financing round led by Thrive Capital with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel and DST Global. The infusion lifts the company’s valuation to $9.9 billion and brings total capital...
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News•Dec 5, 2025
Helmet Security Raises $9M Funding
Helmet Security, a Washington, DC‑based provider of end‑to‑end security platforms, announced a $9 million funding round. The round was led by SYN Ventures with participation from WhiteRabbit Ventures. CEO Fred Kneip and CTO Kaushik Shanadi said the capital will fuel operational...
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News•Dec 4, 2025
Institutional Capital Is Reshaping Digital Asset Market Structure
Institutional investors are channeling unprecedented capital into digital assets, deepening liquidity and prompting a shift in market structure. Sophisticated trading venues—ranging from regulated exchanges to prime brokerage platforms—are replacing fragmented over‑the‑counter networks. Enhanced custody solutions and clearer compliance frameworks are...
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News•Dec 4, 2025
Why Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher Thinks VCs and Storytelling Go Hand-in-Hand
Day One Ventures partner Masha Bucher argues that venture capital and storytelling are inseparable. She has built an integrated investment model that couples capital deployment with narrative development, aligning founder and investor incentives from the outset. By focusing on the...
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News•Dec 4, 2025
OceanSaver Raises £1.9M in Funding
OceanSaver, a Leeds‑based ecological cleaning brand, secured £1.9 million in a funding round led by NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance. The capital will fund the company’s expansion across the UK and accelerate product development. Founded in 2018, the firm specialises in...
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News•Dec 4, 2025
How Regulation Is Forcing Innovation in the Online Betting Economy
Regulators across the U.S. and Europe are tightening oversight of online betting, prompting operators to overhaul their technology stacks. The heightened compliance burden is spurring rapid investment in fintech, regtech, and advanced data infrastructure. Companies are deploying real‑time identity verification,...
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News•Dec 4, 2025
WindRose Health Investors Closes Fund VII, at $2.6 Billion
WindRose Health Investors announced the closing of its seventh private‑equity fund, WindRose Health Investors VII, L.P., with total commitments of $2.6 billion from limited partners and the firm’s general partner. The NYC‑based firm said the new vehicle will focus on healthcare...
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News•Dec 4, 2025
Etaily Receives Investment Led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund
etaily, a Philippines‑based digital‑native retail platform, secured a new investment round led by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s SMBC Asia Rising Fund. While the exact amount was not disclosed, the financing pushes the company’s total capital raised above $24 million. Existing backers...
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News•Dec 3, 2025
Company Backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s Firm Nabs $620M Government Contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare‑earth magnet startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense. The award is part of a broader $1.4 billion partnership with ReElement Technologies to expand domestic magnet production. It...
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News•Dec 3, 2025
This VC Charges $0 for PR, and Has 12 Unicorns to Show for It
Day One Ventures, led by former PR executive Masha Bucher, offers portfolio companies free public‑relations services alongside capital. The firm’s zero‑fee PR model leverages Bucher’s agency network to secure high‑impact media coverage that startups typically pay six figures for. This...
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News•Dec 3, 2025
Antithesis Banks $105 Million Series A Funding
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Antithesis announced a $105 million Series A round led by Jane Street.
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News•Dec 3, 2025
Aether Biomachines Raises $15M in Funding
Aether Biomachines, a San Francisco‑based synthetic‑biology startup, announced a $15 million financing round led by Tribe Capital. The round also attracted new and existing backers such as Natural Capital, Henkel, Resilience Reserve, Shrug Capital, 4DX Ventures, Unless Partners and Radicle Impact,...
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News•Dec 3, 2025
Carbonova Raises C$5.1M in Equity Financing
Carbonova, a Calgary cleantech firm that transforms greenhouse emissions into carbon nanofibers, announced a C$5.1 million equity financing round. The capital follows a C$4.38 million grant from Emissions Reduction Alberta. The funds will be used to build the company’s first commercial demonstration...
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News•Dec 2, 2025
SelectFI Inks New Financing Round
SelectFI, an automotive AI firm that streamlines dealership financing, announced a new funding round led by StartFast Ventures. The capital infusion brings together a mix of venture firms, university partners, and seasoned automotive investors. SelectFI’s platform uses predictive intelligence to...
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News•Dec 2, 2025
Ripple Foods Nabs $17M Funding Round
Ripple Foods announced a $17 million financing round led by new investors Material Impact and Rich Products Ventures, alongside existing backers. The capital will be used to scale its pea‑protein based, high‑protein, allergen‑free plant milks and expand distribution. Ripple, a certified...
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News•Nov 27, 2025
How to Use Bridging Finance for Your Business
Bridging finance offers businesses rapid, short‑term funding to close property deals, acquisitions, or cash‑flow gaps. The loan typically spans a few weeks to months and hinges on a clearly defined exit strategy, such as asset sales or refinancing. While interest...
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News•Nov 27, 2025
Evidium Raises $22M in Funding
Evidium, a San Francisco‑based healthcare AI startup, announced a $22 million financing round. The round was led by Health2047 and WGG Partners, with participation from x.AI, Perplexity, Innovaccer, Interwoven Ventures, and Mindset Ventures. The capital will be deployed to speed product...
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News•Nov 27, 2025
Hebbia Financial Services Benchmark Reveals Critical Performance Gaps Across Leading AI Models
Hebbia’s Financial Services Benchmark evaluated leading large language models across core banking workflows, uncovering sizable performance gaps. The study found that many high‑priced, proprietary models underperformed cheaper or open‑source alternatives on domain‑specific accuracy and hallucination rates. Latency and compliance‑related errors...
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