Adrian Johnson

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

TLDR: Venture capital dry powder faces challenges due to lack of investment opportunities. Investors are looking for alternative strategies to deploy their capital effectively. According to the article, venture capital dry powder,