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Boomerang Ventures has led a $1.7m series seed round for Xploro, a UK start-up that uses augmented reality, gaming and artificial intelligence to offer comprehensive health information for children and families. Xploro’s

Aditya S Kapoor, the founder of Startup Capital, recently spoke in an interview about his journey in startup investment and his approach as an investor. Kapoor has a passion for innovation and

Key Points: Clean energy startups tightened spending and focused on revenue in 2023. Venture investing in the cleantech space was slow in the first half of the year but picked up in

Dutch fund manager LUMO Labs has appointed two new senior partners, Dagmar van Ravenswaay Claasen and Sabine Schoorl, to its team. LUMO Labs focuses on impact-driven investment funds in emerging technologies. Claasen

Africa’s venture capital market experienced a significant decline in funding in 2023, with VC funding in the first half of the year dropping by almost half compared to the same period last

Key Points: AI technology is transforming the healthcare industry, improving efficiency, accuracy, and patient outcomes. AI-powered machines and algorithms are being used to expedite drug discovery, improve diagnostic accuracy, and personalize patient

Key Points: 2023 has been a tough funding year for European startups, with low VC exit value and decreased activity and deal value. The volume and value of VC-backed IPOs are not

Hakbah, a Saudi-based FinTech savings platform, has raised $5.1 million in a Series A funding round led by VentureSouq. Other participants in the round included new investors M-Capital and Bunat Ventures, as

– The Georgetown Company and Beacon Capital Partners are developing a new life sciences facility in Manhattan, which will be the first of its kind in over a decade. – Biopharma companies

Key Points: Tarana Lalwani is a founding partner of InnoVen Triple Blue Capital and has played a significant role in supporting and nurturing startups in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem. She has a