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Banks scramble to meet stablecoin disruption
As stablecoins threaten to redesign the financial system, banks are getting ready — but will they be outpaced by the vast investments crypto exchanges have made in the technology?
Aug 27, 2025Parks to head investments at Figma
Parks has been made head of the newly-public web design company's venture unit as it tries to capitalise on improvements in AI technology.
Aug 22, 2025GCV data shows the AI boom is at the expense of enterprise…
AI startups command gargantuan valuations. The flip side is that investment has been sucked away from enterprise software.
Aug 21, 2025Cutting-edge startups emerging from the UK's less-famous universities
Six spinout technologies — from lab-grown meat to satellite tech — that have come from UK universities usually overlooked by investors.
Aug 20, 2025Microsoft hires new managing partner for VC fund
Peter Lenke, former head of Atlassian Ventures, joins the M12 team to focus on AI, enterprise and the application layer.
Aug 19, 2025Quantum is as big as AI for IBM, says its head of…
Emily Fontaine says IBM Ventures is targeting quantum software as its parent looks to build an ecosystem that includes startups and universities.
Aug 19, 2025Corporate-backed funding for startups reaches highest level in years
Increases in corporate-backed funding rounds in IT and industrial startups have driven dealmaking to a post-tech investment boom high in July.
Aug 8, 2025Mayshar joins investment arm of chipmaker Qualcomm
Raz Mayshar is moving to Qualcomm Ventures from Tel Aviv-based smart mobility innovation hub Drive TLV.
Aug 7, 20258 startups working at the intersection of AI and the energy sector
While AI is increasing demands on energy supply, a number of startups are harnessing AI to make energy networks more efficient and sustainable. Here are ones to watch.
Jul 25, 2025Replacement retinas grown in zero gravity show potential of "space factories"
The costs of making things in space — and getting them back to earth — is high. But infrastructure to bring down the costs is being built.
Jul 17, 2025Oil and gas companies tripled investments in hydrogen startups in H1
The decline of cleantech and hydrogen investments is overstated in H1, according to GCV data, while transport investments go cold.
Jul 16, 2025Southeast Asia's startups are struggling – they need to think globally
Funding numbers are down as Southeast Asia's startups have failed to keep track with the move to deep tech, but they can overcome that by adopting an international outlook.
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