Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Key Points: Silicon Valley billionaire venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz support Donald Trump due to their opposition to a proposed tax on unrealized capital gains. They believe that Biden’s

TLDR: Prague-based ZAKA launches a new €15M VC fund to support early-stage startups in the US and EU. The fund will focus on B2B software, AI applications in B2B, and biotech and

TLDR: Turkish gaming venture, Grand Games, raises $3 million in investment led by Earlybird Digital East Fund. Investment in Turkish gaming startups continues to grow with Grand Games planning to launch new

TLDR: VCs and LPs gathered at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference to discuss the state of affairs in the business under Chatham House Rule. Key insights included skepticism about VC “platforms,” concerns over

TLDR: – ZAKA VC has unveiled its first fund of €15 million to support early-stage startups in Europe and the US. – The fund aims to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage startups

TLDR: Anthropic and Menlo Ventures have launched a $100 million fund for AI startups to support the advancement of new AI technology for the benefit of humanity. The fund will focus on

TLDR: Key points: Venture capital industry facing an exit problem due to aging and unsold private tech companies Rocket-ship story of cyber security company Wiz highlights the challenges in the industry A

TLDR: Chris Skidmore launched Desmos Capital Partners to support scale-up firms focused on future clean technologies. The investment bank will raise private capital for companies seeking to decarbonize and meet net zero

TLDR: European venture capital investing heavily in energy sector, particularly in e-mobility and hydrogen companies. $5.7 billion raised in the first half of 2024 for Europe’s energy sector, marking a significant trend

TLDR: – Arrcus, a networking software company, raised $30M in funding – The round was led by Prosperity7 Ventures, NVIDIA, Lightspeed, and other investors Arrcus, based in San Jose, CA, secured $30M