Adrian Johnson

Article Summary TLDR: Key Points: Grafana Labs is in talks to raise new funding at a $6 billion valuation. The funding round is expected to be led by existing investors Lightspeed and

TLDR: Vitruvian Partners has decided to back fund administrator Aduro Advisors. Aduro’s current investor, PPC Enterprises, will maintain a significant stake in the company. Vitruvian Partners, a private equity firm, has made

TLDR: VCapito, a leading venture capital firm, is hosting an Investor-Investee Meet in Las Vegas in July 2024 to connect startups with investors. The event aims to foster connections between promising companies

TLDR: – Silicon Valley investors turning against President Biden and embracing former President Trump due to disagreements with Biden’s policies and regulations. – Prominent moguls such as David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya, and

TLDR: Elevate Ventures and Gov. Holcomb announce a new $100M fund focused on cross-sector innovation-driven growth stage companies The fund will be anchored by a $25M commitment from Elevate Ventures and plans

TLDR: Governor Holcomb and Elevate Ventures announced a $100 million entrepreneurship fund for growing Indiana companies. The fund will help companies with a total addressable market of at least $500 million that

TLDR: Benin electric vehicle company Spiro received $50M to expand. UAE prop-tech startup Keyper secured $34M for expansion. An electric vehicle company in Benin, Spiro, closed a $50 million debt financing agreement

TLDR: Plume Network, a San Francisco-based company, raised $10M in Seed funding to expand operations and development efforts. The funding round was led by Haun Ventures and included participation from other venture

TLDR: Cathie Wood’s ARK Venture Fund has invested in Firmly, a company specializing in streamlining online shopping. Firmly’s technology allows consumers to make purchases directly from digital ads without redirects. The ARK

TLDR: XGEN Venture announced its first fund, XGEN Venture Life Science Fund, with €160 million in commitments. The fund will invest in up to 15 companies focusing on new therapeutics, medical devices,