Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Quantum computing startup Diraq raises another $10.5 million in Series A2 extension Diraq secures an additional $10.5 million in Series A-2 funding, following a previous top-up of $23 million in February.

TLDR: Black founders struggle for their share of venture capital funding Less than 1% of start-ups with employees receive VC investment, with Black women receiving just 0.34% in 2022 Ayana Parsons, co-founder

TLDR: Forbion bioeconomy fund reaches €75m first close, with a target of €150m. The fund will focus on businesses concerned with planetary health. A European venture capital firm, Forbion, has announced the

TLDR: Andreessen Horowitz plans to launch a private equity fund called a16z Perennial Private Equity Fund. The fund will cater to managing personal wealth and philanthropy for families of entrepreneurs and investors.

TLDR: Enduring Planet is a climate startup helping other climate startups fund their ventures with lower cost loans. They offer loans against government grants and contracts, and have raised $9 million to

TLDR: Telstra is looking to sell its investments in Telstra Ventures to focus on making bigger capital investments. Telstra Ventures will rebrand as Titanium Ventures and continue to invest in artificial intelligence,

TLDR: Article discusses how many websites are currently unavailable in most European countries due to GDPR rules AJC’s website is one such site affected by GDPR compliance issues An increasing number of

TLDR: Diraq secures an additional $7 million USD in Series A funding, bringing the total raise to $22 million (US) The company attracted investment from prominent strategic investors, including Main Sequence, Taronga

TLDR: Crypto VC Andrew Kang predicts a drop in ETH price to $2,400 post spot ETF launch He compares the impact of spot ETH ETFs to spot BTC ETFs and suggests that

TLDR: Costanoa Ventures invested in Hona, an application that helps law firms communicate better with their clients. Hona’s founders experienced poor legal communication firsthand and sought to improve the process. Costanoa Ventures,