Adrian Johnson

TLDR: European startups are turning to convertible debt as funding becomes scarce. Convertible debt allows founders to raise cash quickly without establishing new valuations. As funding for European startups becomes harder to

TLDR: Andrew Peterson, a former Google employee and entrepreneur, has returned to Seattle to lead Aviso Ventures, a venture capital fund. Peterson co-founded Signal Sciences, a cybersecurity company acquired by Fastly, before

TLDR: Japan will offer a new five-year residency visa to angel investors and venture capitalists in the next few months. This new program aims to attract more foreign investors to support startups

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TLDR: Assistant Professor Lei Xu’s research explores the conditions that can foster entrepreneurship and innovation in entrepreneurial ecosystems. His recent findings challenge the common belief that more venture capital inflows lead to

TLDR: Investment in food tech startups fell by 50 percent year-over-year in 2023. Total value of venture capital deals for food tech companies fell to $9.2 billion in 2023 from $22.5 billion

TLDR: Carlsmed, a personalized surgery medtech company, raised $52.5M in Series C funding. The funding round was led by B Capital and U.S. Venture Partners. Carlsmed, a Carlsbad, CA-based AI-enabled personalized surgery

TLDR: Kazakhstan is leading in venture financing volumes and development rates in the Central Asia and Caucasus region. Venture capital transactions in Kazakhstan have surged over sixfold in the past six years,

TLDR: – Huawei injects fresh capital into Shenzhen investment subsidiary, raising registered capital to US$1.1 billion. – Company’s sales rose by 9% in 2023, driven by demand for 5G smartphones and AI

TLDR: ISSF raises investment in Propeller Ventures II from $3.5 million to $5 million to bolster the Jordanian tech sector. Propeller Ventures focuses on fostering local entrepreneurship and driving innovation in SaaS,