Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Solina Chau to give HK$3,300 to each female student taking university exam Chau’s foundation donates HK$60 million to support female students due to government stopping exam fee payments Hong Kong businesswoman

TLDR: Berachain, a DeFi-focused Layer 1 blockchain platform, raises $100 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Framework Ventures. Berachain uses a unique Proof-of-Liquidity consensus mechanism and has previously

Article Summary TLDR: – Former Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg’s investment firm, Rosberg Ventures, creates a new over €70 million fund of funds – The fund aims to boost global startup

TLDR: Lakestar’s fourth early-stage fund closed on €280m, exceeding its target of €250m. The firm’s second growth vehicle closed on €320m, falling short of its €750m target. Article Summary: Lakestar recently concluded

TLDR: Shoprite has joined a new venture capital fund with other global grocery leaders The fund will invest $125 million over five years in innovative start-ups Africa’s largest retail group, Shoprite, has

TLDR: Clientell, a SaaS startup, raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by Blume Ventures. The funds will be used to strengthen the product and expand the team. The company had previously

TLDR: Smartpay raises $7m in Pre-Series A funding round Smartpay, a Japanese-embedded FinTech company, has secured $7 million in a pre-series A round from SMBC Venture Capital and Angel Bridge VC. The

TLDR: Raising too much capital too early is a common mistake made by founders, according to a VC. This can lead to dilution, lack of focus, hiring the wrong people, attracting the

TLDR: Pakistan’s startup ecosystem is facing funding difficulties with zero dollars raised in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. Global venture capital funding saw a slight recovery in Q1FY24, but the

TLDR: Aligned Layer, a startup focusing on a universal verification layer for Ethereum, raised $2.6 million in seed funding led by Lemniscap. The company plans to use the funding to expand operations,