Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Philly daily roundup Key Points: CEO Marvin Barron is considering Philadelphia for the HQ of Pearl Antigenics after participating in a program by the Science Center Philadelphia region raised $819 million

TLDR: VC funding in the DC area cooled down in Q1, with the lowest deal count in a decade. New SmartSigns designed to detect distracted driving have been launched in DC to

TLDR: Nexamp, a U.S. community solar developer, has raised $520 million to accelerate its growth and expansion into new markets. The financing will be used to deploy renewable energy and storage capacity

TLDR: Aware Super plans to increase its allocation to private equity over the next 12-24 months. The Australian pension fund is looking to moderately grow its private equity investments. Full Article: Aware

TLDR: Sequoia predicted slow recovery for tech start-ups two years ago US start-up sector facing significant funding drop since dotcom crash Venture Capital Dry Powder Has Nowhere to Go The article discusses

TLDR: Akad Seguros, a digital insurance company based in São Paulo, Brazil, raised US$22.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Valor Capital Group, with participation from Across, Endeavor Scale-Up

TLDR: Anrok, a San Francisco-based provider of a sales tax platform for software companies, raises $30M in Series B funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital,

TLDR: Key points from the article: JPMorgan warns of potential downside risks in the crypto market due to subdued VC funding flows. Analysts believe that a sustained recovery in crypto markets is

TLDR: Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) closed a pan-African venture fund at $60 million for scalable, tech-enabled startups in Africa. The fund targets early-stage companies solving social challenges in the region, focusing on

TLDR: Resilience and renewal characterized the Canadian venture capital ecosystem in 2023. A Deal Points Report analyzed 486 venture capital and growth equity preferred share financings completed by Osler from 2020 to