Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Zero-knowledge project Hylé raised $2.6 million in funding led by Framework Ventures. The funding will be used to launch the mainnet quickly and develop additional proving schemes for their ZK tech

TLDR: Climate tech fundraising remains steady according to the Silicon Valley Bank’s annual report. Despite an overall decline in VC fundraising, climate tech is only 14% below 2021 results. The report highlights

TLDR: Saudi Aramco Ventures invests in British AI ecology platform Dendra Systems Dendra Systems raises $15.76 million in Series B funding round with Aramco Ventures Saudi Aramco Ventures, the venture capital arm

TLDR: Jyoti Bansal sold his startup AppDynamics for $3.7 billion After the sale, he launched a VC firm and two new startups, Harness and Traceable AI After selling his startup AppDynamics for

TLDR: Norrsken VC has closed a €320m round to support “impact entrepreneurs”. The fund has strict criteria linked to UN Sustainable Development Goals and complies with the EU’s Sustainable Financial Disclosures regulation.

TLDR: Canada’s startups, corporations, investors, and economy could benefit from increased corporate venture capital (CVC) investing. Canadian corporates are lagging behind their U.S. peers in CVC participation and disclosure. A new report

TLDR: Despite challenges in securing investments, retail investors can be a potential source of funding for startups Key considerations for raising funds from retail investors include competition with public markets, limited tools

Europe’s VC Market Making a Comeback TLDR: Europe’s VC market is showing signs of recovery with increased deal sizes and valuations. UK and Ireland start-ups are facing challenges with lower deal sizes

Summary of Deloitte Canada Article TLDR: Only 6% of Canadian public companies with over $1 billion CAD in revenue are actively investing in venture capital compared to 40% in the US. Most

TLDR: Sharp Alpha Advisors closed their second fund at over $25 million, focusing on sports, gaming, and entertainment investments at the seed level. The fund aims to invest in competition-based entertainment startups