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TLDR: Singapore-based investment firm Asia Partners has closed its second fund, Asia Partners II, LP, at $474 million. Investors in the fund include institutional investors, family offices, and individual investors from six

TLDR: Seattle-based enterprise software startup Avante has raised $10 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by FUSE, with participation from Ascend Venture Capital, Highsage, and strategic angel investors. The

TLDR According to Merlin Piscitelli, CRO EMEA at Datasite, cleantech venture capital investment in the worst post-COVID year was better than the best pre-COVID year. He predicts increased energy, cleantech, and ClimateTech

Enterprise Ireland is on the hunt for hidden unicorns, having invested in more than 300 start-ups in the past four years. The state agency, which supports Irish businesses, has backed tech companies

TLDR: – Technology is transforming venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms, creating new career opportunities – Fintech is reshaping how VC and PE firms operate, leading to the need for

TLDR: Researchers have developed a new type of device that can be implanted in the brain to restore sight to blind people. The device uses a camera to capture images and then

TLDR: Crisis at Carta: How Henry Ward’s Dream of a Nasdaq for Private Startups Died TLDR: Crisis at Carta: How Henry Ward’s Dream of a Nasdaq for Private Startups Died Carta, a

TLDR: Illumina Ventures has launched a new startup accelerator program called Illumina Ventures Labs. The program will offer funding, mentorship, technical guidance, and DNA analysis hardware to early-stage genomics startups. Illumina Ventures,

TLDR: Columbia Group Announces New Venture Capital Arm Galactic Beacon Ventures A new venture capital entity, Galactic Beacon Ventures, has been launched by the Columbia Group to transform innovative ideas into successful

TLDR: This week saw three funding rounds exceed $100 million Funding was spread across various sectors including entertainment, cyber, gaming, healthcare, and more Notable raises include Fever ($110M), ExtraHop ($100M), and Second