Chime's IPO Unlikely to Spark 2025 Boom
News of Chime's planned 2025 IPO follows ServiceTitan's public debut, but a broader IPO boom is unlikely due to past IPO failures, profitability concerns among private companies, and a shift toward private market liquidity.
Chime's IPO Unlikely to Spark 2025 Boom
News of Chime's planned 2025 IPO follows ServiceTitan's public debut, but a broader IPO boom is unlikely due to past IPO failures, profitability concerns among private companies, and a shift toward private market liquidity.
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Databricks Secures $10 Billion in Funding, Reaching $62 Billion Valuation
US data analytics firm Databricks raised $10 billion in funding, reaching a $62 billion valuation, fueled by investor confidence in AI and its recent acquisition of Tabular.
Databricks Secures $10 Billion in Funding, Reaching $62 Billion Valuation
US data analytics firm Databricks raised $10 billion in funding, reaching a $62 billion valuation, fueled by investor confidence in AI and its recent acquisition of Tabular.
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44% Bias Score
Global Economic Growth Forecast Positive, but Latin American Insurtech Needs Collaboration
Mapfre Economics predicts 3.2% global economic growth and 4.2% inflation in 2024, with similar but slightly improved figures for 2025; however, Latin American Insurtech faces underfunding despite growing numbers of startups, highlighting the need for increased collaboration.
Global Economic Growth Forecast Positive, but Latin American Insurtech Needs Collaboration
Mapfre Economics predicts 3.2% global economic growth and 4.2% inflation in 2024, with similar but slightly improved figures for 2025; however, Latin American Insurtech faces underfunding despite growing numbers of startups, highlighting the need for increased collaboration.
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40% Bias Score
Lumen Orbit Secures \$11 Million for Space-Based Data Centers
Lumen Orbit, a Redmond, WA based startup, raised \$11 million in seed funding for its plan to build orbiting data centers, attracting prominent investors and highlighting a growing trend in the "new space" economy to reduce the energy and resource costs of data processing.
Lumen Orbit Secures \$11 Million for Space-Based Data Centers
Lumen Orbit, a Redmond, WA based startup, raised \$11 million in seed funding for its plan to build orbiting data centers, attracting prominent investors and highlighting a growing trend in the "new space" economy to reduce the energy and resource costs of data processing.
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2024 Midas List Europe Ranks Top Tech Investors
The 2024 Midas List Europe ranks the top 25 tech investors in Europe and the Middle East based on a rigorous, data-driven model analyzing portfolio company performance over the past five years, with a focus on exits above \$100 million or private valuations exceeding \$200 million.
2024 Midas List Europe Ranks Top Tech Investors
The 2024 Midas List Europe ranks the top 25 tech investors in Europe and the Middle East based on a rigorous, data-driven model analyzing portfolio company performance over the past five years, with a focus on exits above \$100 million or private valuations exceeding \$200 million.
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44% Bias Score
Santander Invests €9 Billion in Alternative Assets
Banco Santander has invested €9 billion in alternative assets, driven by low interest rates; its strategy involves partnerships and internal restructuring, with key figures like Javier García Carranza and Carlos Manzano leading this expansion across various sectors including SMEs, venture capital, a...
Santander Invests €9 Billion in Alternative Assets
Banco Santander has invested €9 billion in alternative assets, driven by low interest rates; its strategy involves partnerships and internal restructuring, with key figures like Javier García Carranza and Carlos Manzano leading this expansion across various sectors including SMEs, venture capital, a...
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48% Bias Score
Springboard Enterprises: Bridging the Funding Gap for Women-Led Startups
Despite women-owned businesses accounting for 42% of US businesses, they receive only 2% of venture capital; Springboard Enterprises, a 24-year-old accelerator program founded by Kay Koplovitz and Amy Millman, addresses this disparity by providing funding and support, resulting in 90% of its 930+ co...
Springboard Enterprises: Bridging the Funding Gap for Women-Led Startups
Despite women-owned businesses accounting for 42% of US businesses, they receive only 2% of venture capital; Springboard Enterprises, a 24-year-old accelerator program founded by Kay Koplovitz and Amy Millman, addresses this disparity by providing funding and support, resulting in 90% of its 930+ co...
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40% Bias Score
Insurtech Funding: $3.2 Billion in Q3 2024, Projected $4.2 Billion Year-End
Global Insurtech funding reached $3.2 billion in the first three quarters of 2024, with the US and Europe leading, while Latin America saw record lows; however, year-end projections anticipate $4.2 billion, driven by Series B and C funding and B2B SaaS companies.
Insurtech Funding: $3.2 Billion in Q3 2024, Projected $4.2 Billion Year-End
Global Insurtech funding reached $3.2 billion in the first three quarters of 2024, with the US and Europe leading, while Latin America saw record lows; however, year-end projections anticipate $4.2 billion, driven by Series B and C funding and B2B SaaS companies.
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Veteran VC Launches $160M Fund Focused on Enterprise Software
Villi Iltchev, a successful venture capitalist with a remarkable track record, launched Category Ventures, a $160 million fund investing in pre-seed and seed-stage enterprise software startups, leveraging his deep understanding of founders' journeys and extensive network built over years at top tech...
Veteran VC Launches $160M Fund Focused on Enterprise Software
Villi Iltchev, a successful venture capitalist with a remarkable track record, launched Category Ventures, a $160 million fund investing in pre-seed and seed-stage enterprise software startups, leveraging his deep understanding of founders' journeys and extensive network built over years at top tech...
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Greek Startups Thrive: Pandemic Spark Ignites 555 Million Euro Funding Surge
In 2024, over 90 Greek startups raised 555 million euros in funding, with 80% of that capital concentrated in 10 companies. 8 out of 10 of these companies were founded during or shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the pandemic's impact on entrepreneurial activity.
Greek Startups Thrive: Pandemic Spark Ignites 555 Million Euro Funding Surge
In 2024, over 90 Greek startups raised 555 million euros in funding, with 80% of that capital concentrated in 10 companies. 8 out of 10 of these companies were founded during or shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the pandemic's impact on entrepreneurial activity.
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2024 Midas List Europe: German Investors Rise, AI Investments Gain Traction
Forbes' 2024 Midas List Europe ranks the top 25 venture capital investors, revealing a shift away from London's dominance with a record number of German-based investors and the growing impact of AI investments, while maintaining strong returns from established companies like Stripe, Revolut, and Doo...
2024 Midas List Europe: German Investors Rise, AI Investments Gain Traction
Forbes' 2024 Midas List Europe ranks the top 25 venture capital investors, revealing a shift away from London's dominance with a record number of German-based investors and the growing impact of AI investments, while maintaining strong returns from established companies like Stripe, Revolut, and Doo...
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36% Bias Score
Unicorn Success: Skills Over Hype
The article analyzes the success of unicorn entrepreneurs, revealing that financial literacy and control-smart growth strategies, rather than early-stage funding, are key to their success, contradicting the current VC focus on product-market fit and highlighting the need for a shift in approach for ...
Unicorn Success: Skills Over Hype
The article analyzes the success of unicorn entrepreneurs, revealing that financial literacy and control-smart growth strategies, rather than early-stage funding, are key to their success, contradicting the current VC focus on product-market fit and highlighting the need for a shift in approach for ...
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52% Bias Score