Adrian Johnson

TLDR: NATO’s €1 billion venture capital fund makes first investments in four deep tech startups. The fund aims to strengthen the alliance’s technological edge and defense capabilities. NATO’s Innovation Fund (NIF) has

TLDR Spanish VC firm Kfund raises $75 million to fund tech projects focused on AI and data. Kfund aims to support founders in Europe working with foundational technologies like data plays, platform

TLDR: Transfix sale highlights the challenges faced by venture capitalists investing in freight brokerage firms. The digital brokerage model has not disrupted the market as easily as expected. Savannah’s intermodal share is

Article Summary TLDR: Key Points: Stani Kulechov is seeking $50 million in funding for Lens Protocol, valued at $500 million. The Lens Network, built on ZKsync technology, is the primary focus. In

TLDR: Princeton NuEnergy closed a $30M Series A funding round led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and Helium-3. The funds will be used to support the construction of PNE’s first standalone, full-scale

TLDR: Finaloop secures $35 million in Series A investment led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding will be used to invest in AI-driven e-commerce accounting software automation and expand go-to-market efforts. Finaloop,

TLDR: Merlin Ventures has appointed Smeaton as their Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)-in-residence. Smeaton will offer strategic and technical advice to Merlin Ventures’ portfolio companies. The article discusses Merlin Ventures’ recent appointment

TLDR: Biopharma IPO market heating up with companies setting terms and filing plans. Actuate Therapeutics and Alumis are two companies with high hopes for successful IPOs. The biopharma IPO market is showing

TLDR: Soul Ventures expands into Japan with a new office led by Makio Inui The firm aims to invest in leading Japanese companies and strengthen its global network Soul Ventures, a leading

TLDR: Some key points from the article on crypto SWOT: Monero was the best performer for the week, rising 5.16% Bitfarms rose 14% to a 15-week high In the recent article on