Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Global venture capital investments fell to a near five-year low in Q1 2024. Investors poured $75.9 billion in the January-to-March period, their lowest since Q2 2019. Global Venture Capital Investment Near

TLDR: SiftHub, a SaaS startup, raises $5.5 million in seed funding from investors like Matrix Partners India and Blume Ventures. The platform uses RAG technology and large language models to help sales

TLDR: Aico Group, a financial close software platform, received a majority equity investment from Accel-KKR. The investment will support Aico’s market expansion across Europe and development of its financial close platform. In

TLDR: Paradigm, a crypto venture firm, aims to raise $850M for investments in a bullish market resurgence. Despite past setbacks, Paradigm is seeking new opportunities for investment in crypto companies and protocols.

TLDR: The Triangle Tweener Fund invested $940k in 18 Triangle startups in the fourth quarter of 2024. They made 10 new portfolio companies, with $767k invested in Tweeners and $175k in Pre-Tweeners.

TLDR: The UK clean tech sector attracted £2.6 billion in investment in 2023 despite global economic challenges. Investment levels remained steady, with the power sector receiving over £1 billion of investment. The

“`html Article Summary TLDR: The era of ‘megafunds’ in venture capital is coming to an end. Venture capital industry is facing a shift in funding strategies. Article Summary: The article discusses the

TLDR: Paris-based Iceberg Data Lab secures €9.2 Series A funding to provide environmental data for financial institutions in the UK. The round was led by Beringea, with additional funding from French venture

TLDR: Private equity firms are increasingly focusing on hiring HR professionals with strategic thinking abilities. 12 million people are now employed by PE portfolio companies in the U.S., indicating the sector’s growth.

TLDR: Agora, a provider of a digital dollar, raised $12M in Seed funding led by Dragonfly. They plan to launch a digital dollar and asset platform for the transmission of value on