The world's largest metropolis is one of its CVC hotspots, but where do you go to meet the local founders? Or to eat a foot-long eel? Woven Capital's Michiko Kato fills us in.

Generative AI has made convincing deepfakes cheaper than a cup of coffee. Organisations such as Samsung, IBM and Booz Allen are now investing in startups that can help detect them.

This pace of investment is reminiscent of the 2022 VC frenzy, but Nvidia's strategy seems to be more than just spray-and-pray.

Salaries can vary greatly depending on job title, sector and geography. Here are the trends we found.

As cryptocurrencies become mainstream, Jeff Ren, head of OKX's investment arm, expects more partnerships with traditional financial institutions and getting more real-world assets onto crypto exchanges.

The heavily subscribed Urban Company IPO marks an upward turn in the Indian IPO market – and corporates are eager to see profitable exits.

Several corporates just helped Figure close robotics' first $1bn round, and the rapidly growing sector is attracting some of the same CVC investors as AI.

Consumer trends are increasingly coming from emerging markets and Jägermeister is tapping into African startups to get ahead of the shift.

Only one in five venture building programmes offers startup equity for founders, and most cite staffing as a key challenge.

The fact that August saw the lowest number of exits so far this year – yet more than almost every month in 2024, bodes well for investors.