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The Swedish Brand Our Legacy Finally Gets Investment from LVMH
The luxury conglomerate is investing in the cult Swedish menswear label through its venture capit...
(PDF) BCG - Sustainability in Private Equity, 2024
An encouraging finding is private companies’ improvement across various sustainability metrics d...
OpenAI's Startup Bets Point to New Tech Capabilities and Use Cases
OpenAI's Latest Move Signals A Major Bet on Robotics AI. Physical Intelligence raised a $400M Ser...
(M&A) Top 10 Crypto Acquisitions
Stripe’s $1.1B purchase of Bridge is the #1 crypto acquisition of all time (based on exit valuat...
(M&A) Dr Pepper’s Parent Company Acquires a ~$1 Billion Energy Dri...
Keurig Dr Pepper — one of the world’s leading beverage businesses, with a portfolio of more tha...
How Many Countries Have Produced Unicorn Founders ?
Out of >1K founders of US unicorns: ~half born outside the US.Here are all the countries. 65 (...
How Google Makes Its Money
A trio of technology companies — all of which actually derive most of their revenue from adverti...
EY - AI Continues to Drive Venture Capital Activity
Deal volumes were lower, but large AI deals sustained the market.VC-backed companies raised $38.0...
CB Insights - State of Venture Q3’24 Report
AI startups grab 1 in 3 VC dollars. Silicon Valley is becoming even more dominant. Positive signs...
Hermès Continues to Outshine Rivals with Sales up 11.3%
The Birkin bag maker reported a hefty rise in third-quarter sales on Thursday, continuing to outp...
IMF Lowers Global Growth Forecast, Warns of Increasing Risks
Fund sees wars, protectionism posing threats to expansion. Euro-area outlook reduced on manufactu...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Global Payments in 2024 : Simpler Interfaces, Comp...
Global payments are becoming simpler for users, but complexity keeps growing behind the scenes. T...
(M&A) Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge
Payments company Stripe has acquired stablecoin platform Bridge in a $1.1 billion deal, according...
(Infographic) 10 Years of AI Venture Capital Deals and Exits
Globally, AI startups have raised more than $650 billion in venture capital in the last decade. B...
(PDF) Earning Report - LVMH Q3 2024 Sales Fall 3%
Fashion and leather goods division sees 5% sales decline. Chinese consumer confidence at pandemic...
(Infographic) Everything Owned by Apple
Apple Inc. has long been renowned for its innovation and cutting-edge contributions to technology...
Generative AI Code Testing Startup Early Bags $5M to Catch Software...
Generative artificial intelligence code quality startup Early Technologies Ltd. announced the ava...
Azra Games Raises $42.7M for Next-Generation Mobile RPG with Web3 F...
.Azra Games has defied the funding gods and raised $42.7 million in funding to accelerate develop...
AI Legal Tech Startup EvenUp Raises $135M To Hit Unicorn Status
EvenUp, a legal tech startup creating artificial intelligence products for the personal injury se...
(PDF) UBS - Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2024
According to this year’s edition of the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index, bubble risk in hous...
There are Signs of Overheating in The Red-Hot Housing Market
Following in the footsteps of NFL star Tom Brady, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, and the mayor of Flavo...
The World’s Most Innovative Countries in 2024
The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization...
C-Zero is Raising $18M to Make Emission-Free Hydrogen Using Natural...
Hydrogen startup C-Zero has raised $5 million of an $18 million funding round, according to an SE...
(Paper) Letta, UC Berkeley’s Groundbreaking AI Startups, Has Just...
A startup called Letta has just emerged from stealth with tech that helps AI models remember user...
(Infographic) Average GDP Growth Rates for the Next 10 Years, by Co...
Since 2021, hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has published reports on global power dynamics amid evol...
OpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion in Funds at $157 Billion Value
OpenAI has completed a deal to raise $6.6 billion in new funding, giving the artificial intellige...
San Francisco is Still The Heart of The VC World
In the same way that aspiring actors head to Hollywood to make it as a star, San Francisco — and...
Qodo Raises $40M to Bring Quality-First Code Generation and Testing...
At first glance, Qodo, the startup previously known as CodiumAI, may appear to be yet another AI...
Mendaera Wins $73M to Advance Handheld AI Robotics System
With its first-of-its-kind platform, Mendaera is pioneering a new category in medical robotics.Me...
(Infographic) World’s Biggest Superpowers in 2024
The global economic order is stitched together by trade and economic collaboration, but these sho...
Twelve Announces $645M in Funding to Transform CO2 Into Jet Fuel an...
TPG‘s climate fund is betting that sustainable aviation fuels are ready for takeoff.TPG Rise Cli...
