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Key Points: Venture capital firm Partech has launched a new €360 million fund, Partech Venture, to support European startups. The fund will invest in four key themes: application software, deep tech software,

Menlo Ventures, a venture capital firm, is leading an investment in Anthropic, a rival of OpenAI, in a funding round that values the company at $15 billion or higher. This valuation is

Springdale Ventures has raised $40 million in its second funding round to invest in early-stage consumer brands. The venture capital firm, founded by Genevieve Gilbreath and Dan Graham, will use the funds

– Apple’s virtual assistant Siri can now help users find information about COVID-19 symptoms and guidance. – Siri will now provide a step-by-step questionnaire to assess users’ symptoms and direct them to

Key Points: Netherlands company Lightyear has received a strategic investment from South Korean venture capital funds Sunbo Angel Partners and Lighthouse Combined Investment. The investment amount has not been disclosed. Netherlands-based company

Key points: Hedge funds are showing increased interest in investing in the private markets of the health care, life sciences, and biopharma industries. Several firms have made more new investments in these

ABN AMRO has announced that it is investing in SET Fund IV, a fund focused on technology companies that help accelerate the energy transition to a zero-carbon society. The fund, managed by

Hadean Ventures, a life science venture capital firm based in Oslo and Stockholm, has closed its second fund, Hadean Capital II, at EUR 144 million. The fund includes existing investors as well

Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies raised $50 billion in venture capital investments in 2023, reflecting the continued attractiveness of AI as an investment sector. The funding focus has shifted from early-stage startups to

The startup scene in Michigan is gaining momentum, challenging the perception that tech startups can only thrive on the east or west coast, according to an article in the Detroit Free Press.