Adrian Johnson

TLDR: – Imec.xpand, a venture capital fund in Belgium, partners with Belgian research giant imec to find investments in deep tech and health tech globally. – The fund invests in transformative semiconductor

TLDR: AI media generation startups saw a dramatic 90% increase in VC funding in the first quarter of this year. Big tech giants are making content generation a priority in their AI

TLDR: Chicago Bears’ Caleb Williams is interested in being an investor with 888 Midas 888 Midas plans to pursue private equity, venture capital, and real estate deals In a recent article on

Article Summary TLDR: 50% of YC W24 companies are built with AI Funded companies include Leya, Greptile, YonedaLabs, Pythagora, and more Gené Teare reports on the winter 2024 Y Combinator batch, highlighting

Ability Biologics Seed Funding Summary TLDR: Ability Biologics has closed an $18 million seed funding extension led by Amplitude Ventures to develop highly targeted immunomodulators using generative AI. The company’s AbiLeap™ discovery

TLDR: Kellogg Foundation’s $8 billion endowment is focused on mission-driven investments Marcy Ventures, co-founded by Jay-Z, received a $325 million investment from Kellogg In a joint interview, Marcy’s Jay Brown emphasized social

TLDR: New VC fund Ixia Capital is focusing on opportunities in the UAE for igaming companies. The fund is operated by gaming and financing veterans and aims to launch over 25 startups

TLDR: Key Points: Waabi, an autonomous trucking startup, has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round led by Uber and Khosla Ventures. New investors include Nvidia, Porsche, and Volvo’s venture

TLDR: NATO has invested in European startups through its €1bn Innovation Fund to boost defense tech capabilities. The first startups to receive backing focus on AI, robotics, spacetech, and novel materials. NATO

TLDR: Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence discusses fundamental analysis in venture debt. The article emphasizes important aspects in lending to earlier-stage, high-growth companies. In his article on venture debt, Zack Ellison