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Article Summary TLDR: Only one percent of VC capital in Austin goes to women founders Austin Women Entrepreneurs Task Force aims to make Austin a leader in female entrepreneurship Carla McDonald, chair

TLDR: Leading venture capitalist, Alexis Dormandy, compares academia in the UK to oil in the Middle East as a national asset. Panel discussion at the Imperial Founders Forum emphasizes the need for

TLDR: Key points: Venture capital had the lowest average commitment size at $20 million over the last 30 years. Average commitments rose over time, with exceptions during the financial crisis. In private

TLDR: – Biotech venture capital and private equity investments are on the rise in 2024 after a rough couple of years. – Key sectors driving value in 2024 include artificial intelligence, weight

TLDR: Katalysen Ventures AB, through Venture Targeter 3, acquired all material assets of German healthtech company Smart4Diagnostics. The acquisition adds an initial value of around 10 MSEK to Katalysen’s portfolio. Katalysen Ventures

TLDR: VC funding for startups in India fell by 63% to $9.6 billion in 2023 compared to the previous year. Despite the overall decline, funding for generative AI surged, and analysts expect

TLDR: NEA hires Tretikov from Microsoft as part of their AI team. Tretikov was previously the deputy CTO of Microsoft. The venture capital firm NEA has made a significant hire in the

Article Summary TLDR: Key Points: VC funding for startups in India dropped by 63% to $9.6 billion in 2023. Funding for generative AI surged to $250 million in 2023 from $15 million

TLDR: Lily Lyman assumes a key leadership role at Underscore VC, a Boston-based venture capital firm. This leadership transition signifies growth, innovation, and success for the firm, with Lyman’s visionary leadership expected

TLDR: Big Sur AI, a provider of an AI platform for e-commerce, raised $6.9M in seed funding. The funding round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Capital F and