Adrian Johnson

TLDR: – Climate risk software startups are receiving significant funding for their digital tools. – Arbol and AiDash recently closed on a combined $118.5 million for climate risk management solutions. In a

TLDR: Getting Personal with Rishi Taparia Rishi Taparia, co-founder and general partner of Garuda Ventures, shares insights on his upbringing in Indonesia, love for basketball, and unique interests. Taparia discusses why he

TLDR: – Scout Ventures closes Fund IV at $94 million – Fund focuses on backing companies developing frontier and dual-use critical technologies Scout Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm, announced the successful

Article Summary Summary of SVB Financial Article TLDR: SVB Financial Group is set to sell its venture capital unit to a Pinegrove Capital Partners affiliate. The buyer is backed by Brookfield Asset

TLDR: Imec.xpand, a deeptech VC firm, raises €300 million to invest in startups focusing on AI, semiconductors, nanotechnology, photonics, and quantum computing. The firm has invested in 23 companies, including two unicorns,

Article Summary TLDR: Key Points: Pantera Capital invests in The Open Network (TON) blockchain, aiming for mass adoption through integration with Telegram. TON’s recent features, like ad revenue-sharing and partnership expansions, have

TLDR: SVB Financial Group is selling its venture capital business, SVB Capital, to an entity affiliated with Pinegrove Capital Partners. The sale is for a combination of cash and other economic considerations,

TLDR: Franco Varona of Foxmont Capital Partners leads the way in the Philippines’ growing startup ecosystem Minette Navarrete of Kickstart Ventures supports notable Philippine startup businesses during the pandemic Ana Aboitiz Delgado

TLDR: Key Points: Smart grid venture capital funding reached $686 million in Q1 2024, a 134% increase year-over-year. The top five deals in Q1 all revolved around EV charging companies. Summary: In

TLDR: Scout Ventures has raised its biggest fund yet for dual-use technology, with investors including the Mexico State Investment Council, JP Morgan Asset Management, Vanderbilt University Endowment, and USAA. Key Points: Scout