Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Key Points: Zacua Ventures closed its inaugural fund, exceeding its target by 10%. The fund led a $9m seed round for Flexnode, a digital infrastructure company. Zacua Ventures, a global venture

TLDR: Neil Shen, founder of Sequoia China, has taken up Singapore residency. This move comes amidst increasing scrutiny and political tensions in China. Sequoia China founder Neil Shen has recently obtained residency

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TLDR: Benjamin Kim PhD has been promoted to Partner at Playground Global. He focuses on revolutionizing engineered biology and drug development. Playground Global, a deep-tech venture firm, announced the promotion of Benjamin

TLDR: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) launches Qatar’s first venture capital (VC) Fund of Funds to boost innovation in the country. The Fund of Funds program aims to invest over US$1 billion in

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TLDR: Juan Delgado-Moreira, co-CEO of Hamilton Lane, believes that now is the best time to invest in Israel. Hamilton Lane is an alternative investment management giant that manages $900 billion worldwide and

TLDR: The article discusses the difference between startup valuation and round pricing. It highlights how investors often conflate valuation with pricing and the importance of understanding qualitative and quantitative factors in determining

Article Summary TLDR: – Renew Capital has launched a new pan-African tech fund to support innovative founders in Africa. – The fund, Renew Venture Lab Fund 2 (RVL2), will invest in up