National Beat: VC Collapse Shakes Investors, Hoffman Talks OpenAI Chaos

TLDR: Lanchi Ventures transitions after parting ways with BlueRun, expands to Hong Kong to connect Chinese AI entrepreneurs with global markets Focusing on sectors like AI, 3D interactive technologies, and robotics, Lanchi

TLDR: Antheia, a pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer based in Menlo Park, CA, raised $17M in funding. The funding included a non-dilutive two-year project agreement up to $11M through the BioMaP Consortium. Antheia, led

TLDR: GRO Biosciences, a biotechnology company, raised $60.3M in Series B funding led by Atlas Venture and Access Biotechnology. The company plans to use the funds to advance its lead program for

TLDR: North Sky Capital raised $250 million for its impact secondaries fund, Clean Growth VI. The fund aims to generate strong private equity returns while creating positive environmental and social benefits. North

TLDR: Aven, a fintech company offering home equity-backed credit cards, reaches unicorn status with a US$142m Series D funding round led by Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst. Founded in 2019 by former