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Cuts to FDA and NIH will hurt health tech startups, investors warn
US FDA and NIH cuts are expected to delay drug approvals and decrease grant funding, making it harder for young health sector companies to survive.
May 2, 2025AI tools can remake the grid rather than break it, says National…
Power-hungry data centres are putting power grids under unprecedented strain, and National Grid Partners is racing to find new technologies that can keep networks running.
May 1, 2025Hardware startups need more fundraising in face of tariffs say investors
Cross border tariffs will raise materials costs and create investment uncertainty. Startups that can think globally and stay flexible will have the best chance of survival.
Apr 30, 2025Secondhand retailer Vinted launches corporate VC arm
Vinted Ventures plans to back tech companies tackling challenges in the re-commerce sector.
Apr 29, 2025Tobias Egle leaves Merck's investment arm
Tobias Egle has left his role working for the tech and biotech venture fund M Ventures after three years at the CVC.
Apr 29, 2025Suguru Yamaryo to head Itochu Corporation’s US CVC arm
Yamaryo was president and CEO of Itochu Corporation’s Tokyo-based CVC and subsidiary.
Apr 29, 2025Europe spacetech startups need more money and talent to compete
For Europe to hold its own beyond Earth’s gravity, its startup ecosystem will need more sources of capital and more talent.
Apr 28, 2025Games investor Blue Ocean launches $30m fund for indie game development
The investment includes a balance of developer control and investor returns and allows developers to own IP.
Apr 25, 2025Ex-Microsoft VC investor McBride joins early-stage fund
Jason McBride has joined venture capital firm AIX Ventures as partner.
Apr 25, 2025Intel no longer plans to spin off investment arm
The company's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, announced the reversal of policy on the Q1 earnings call, saying it would monetise the existing portfolio.
Apr 25, 2025How Europe is creating new routes for defence startups to emerge
A new crop of defence-focused venture builders and accelerators are helping early-stage startups break into the tight-knit world of military technology.
Apr 24, 2025Pletka joins Pacific Gas and Electric to lead startup accelerator
Ryan Pletka has joined US utilities provider Pacific Gas and Electric to head up its Innovation Accelerator programme for cleantech ventures.
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