Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Reddit Inc. and Astera Labs Inc. had successful IPOs, sparking hope for investors and startups. Investors are cautiously assessing profitability over growth in the current market climate. Two tech giants, Reddit

TLDR Key Points: World Fund raises €300 million venture fund for European climate tech. The fund targets early and growth-stage climate startups in Europe. Summary: World Fund, a Berlin-based VC firm, has

TLDR: – London-based VC Ascension closes first round of new Tech4Good pre-seed fund at €19.8 million – Fund aims to reduce social inequalities by investing in tech for mass market and low-income

TLDR: Cherish Health raised $26 million without venture capital They are set to raise a $30 million Series B round with a $200 million valuation Cherish Health, a digital health startup, has

TLDR: Chinese startups raised $6.4 billion in VC funding in the first two months of 2024. Five unicorns were created in China during January and February. Chinese startups secured $6.4 billion in

TLDR: Ukrainian brothers Denis and Viktor Gursky secure £15M funding for 1991 Ventures to boost tech startups in Ukraine and CEE Funding backed by UK investors Venrex and Samos Investments Despite the

TLDR: Israeli high-tech scene embodies a “big kibbutz” atmosphere with high levels of collaboration among VC funds and founders. 2023 was a year of recalibration and strategic repositioning within the venture capital

TLDR: Investors have poured more than $1.2 billion into Australian student-founded startups since 2012, with the launch of Australia’s first student-run venture capital fund, NextGen Ventures. The report highlights the rise of

China’s VC Funding Landscape Comparison TLDR: China’s VC funding deals declined by 18.9% YoY in terms of deal volume and 4.9% in funding value in early 2024. Despite the decline, China remains

TLDR: Import.io, once valued at $1 billion, was turned around by Scaleworks after running out of cash. Scaleworks follows strict investment criteria, buying businesses typically 5-8 years old with $3-9 million in