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TLDR: Antonia Elisa Soler Blasco has been promoted to head Hilti Venture, the corporate venture capital arm of Hilti Group. Hilti Venture focuses on investing in construction technology developers in areas such

TLDR: Semiconductor startups are seeing a resurgence in funding after a lackluster 2023. Global VC funding for semiconductor chips in 2024 has reached nearly $5.3 billion in 175 deals, surpassing last year’s

TLDR: China is encouraging venture capital investment in its tech sector, including foreign funds. The State Council is offering incentives for foreign investors to set up yuan-denominated funds in China. Venture capital

TLDR: French GP Wind has raised €90m to invest in deeptech start-ups at seed or Series A stage. They are seeking a total of €130m for this fund. In a recent development,

TLDR: Anglo-French VC Breega has launched a $75m fund to invest in early-stage startups in Africa. The “Breega Africa Seed I” fund will focus on backing startups in nine African countries. Anglo-French

TLDR: Hamburg-based atmio secured €5.1M in seed funding to help natural gas companies tackle harmful methane leaks. The funding will be used to go to market, develop the product, hire new engineers,

TLDR: General Catalyst has acquired India’s Venture Highway, forming a new entity focusing on India investments. The merged entity plans to invest $500 million to $1 billion in the country, leveraging on

TLDR: Former Dropbox CFO Ajay Vashee transitioned to a general partner role at IVP, a venture capital firm known for helping breakout companies grow. Ajay played a crucial role in Dropbox’s IPO

Article title: “Study finds link between sleep quality and mental health” TLDR: – A recent study has revealed a strong connection between sleep quality and mental health. – Researchers found that individuals

TLDR: – Lazard Elaia Capital makes two senior hires to boost tech growth investing plans – Alexandre Margoline and Anna Vershebeniuk to work with CEO Xavier Lazarus Article Summary: Lazard Elaia Capital