Adrian Johnson

TLDR: News startup, The Messenger, failed to raise $50 million and is shutting down. Lessons for entrepreneurs include avoiding reliance on venture capital, attracting investors through limited capital and success, and building

TLDR: News startup, The Messenger, failed to raise $50 million, resulting in its shutdown. 94% of billion-dollar entrepreneurs did not rely on venture capital, showing the flawed nature of the VC model.

In a recent hearing, Atlanta-based venture capital firm Fearless Fund faced tough questions from conservative judges regarding its grant program to support Black-women-owned businesses. Fearless Fund was hit with a lawsuit in

European LPs have backed Lithuania-based VC Practica Capital’s third fund. The European Investment Fund is the cornerstone investor in the new fund, with Swedbank Investicijų Valdymas and Swedbank Investeerimisfondid serving as anchor

TLDR: Private funding for quantum computing has dropped due to the growing hype around generative AI, according to The Quantum Insider’s State of Quantum report. VC funding for quantum technology decreased by

The latest edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup highlights the funding rounds of several cryptocurrency startups in January 2024. Here are the key takeaways: – Smart contract platform Axiom raised $20 million for

The UK had one of the highest percentages of venture capital funds invested in startups with female founders in Europe last year, according to a report from Female Foundry. However, the report

TLDR: • PayHop, a fintech startup based in Brazil, has secured new funding from TOTVS’s corporate venture capital arm, CV iDEXO. This marks PayHop’s second investment round and aims to propel the

Lots of big funding rounds happened this week, with Generate Capital raising a whopping $1.5 billion and Kore.ai securing $150 million in funding. Generate Capital is a sustainability and infrastructure investment firm

TLDR: European startup funding rounds from January 28 to February 2 EU-Startups has compiled a list of European startup funding rounds from January 28 to February 2. The article provides a roundup