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Article Summary TLDR: Paradigm, a crypto venture capital firm, is looking to raise between $750 and $850 million for a new fund. This potential fundraising would be the industry’s biggest since the

Article Summary TLDR: Sim Shagaya, founder of uLesson, is launching “The Honey Badger Fund” to invest in African entrepreneurs. The fund aims to support technology-powered projects that positively impact Africa. Article Summary

TLDR: Haseeb Qureshi from Dragonfly discusses the increasingly competitive landscape of crypto VC. Qureshi believes ‘points’ are a more useful mechanism than airdrops for incentivizing user behavior in the crypto space. In

TLDR: Securities laws fundamentals for venture capital fund managers are important for understanding the legal requirements Three main statutory regimes to know include the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers

TLDR: Plymouth County is seeking experienced private equity managers for buyout, growth, and venture capital strategies. In a recent development, Plymouth County has issued a request for proposal (RFP) looking for experienced

TLDR: Crypto VC funding surged by 53% in March, totaling $1.16 billion. Optimism’s early-March private token sale was the largest raise of the month at $89 million. March saw a significant increase

TLDR: Xund, an Austrian health tech scale-up, has extended their seed round funding to €8M. The funding will be used to develop Medical Large Language Models (MedLLMs) to provide personalised medical content

TLDR: Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in Helicity Space, a California startup developing fusion engines for spaceflight. Lockheed Martin sees potential in Helicity’s plasma fusion approach as a solution for deep-space travel. Lockheed

TLDR: OpenAI has modified the ownership structure of its venture capital fund, removing Sam Altman from control. Altman’s removal comes after communication issues and potential conflicts of interest. OpenAI, a US-based AI

TLDR: – Laton Ventures, a new gaming venture capital fund based in Turkey, has introduced a $35 million fund to invest in game companies. – The fund aims to connect Turkish and