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TLDR: The Israeli Innovation Authority (IIA) has unveiled a comprehensive stimulus package to uplift Israel’s hi-tech ecosystem. The stimulus package includes a Start-up Fund, an annual injection of over half a billion

TLDR: QDI Systems, a technology company from the Netherlands, has raised €5 million in funding. The round was led by NOM, the Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands, and included

Disco Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company based in Cologne, Germany and Schlieren, Switzerland, has raised €20 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Sofinnova Partners, Panakes Partners, M Ventures, and

TLDR: The Digital Fifth (TDF) has partnered with five venture capital firms for its accelerator programme, which supports early-stage startups in the banking, financial services, and insurance sectors. The venture capital firms,

TLDR: The venture capital market has been greatly impacted by the rise of interest rates, leading to a dry up of exits and a mismatch in company valuations. Exits in 2023 totaled

TLDR: Global growth equity investor General Atlantic has announced the acquisition of sustainable infrastructure investor Actis. Following the acquisition, Actis will become the sustainable infrastructure arm within General Atlantic’s global investment platform.

TLDR: Private-equity firm TPG is acquiring risk management technology company Sayari Labs for $228 million. Sayari Labs works with clients, including the U.S. Labor Department, to identify risks in supply chains and

TLDR: Nature underpins around half of the world’s GDP – but it’s under real threat. Human activities, including intense water use, are harming the planet’s biodiversity. Investors are betting big on startups that

TLDR: Bengaluru-based InPrime Finserv, a tech-led NBFC, has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round led by Matrix Partners India. The funds will be used to expand the company’s geographical

TLDR: Global venture funding declined by 38% in 2023, reaching a six-year low of $248.4 billion. India only added two new unicorns in 2023, compared to 22 in 2022. Venture capital (VC)