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1 day agoGoldman Says It's Time to Buy Tech. I'd Start With These Tech Deals
Goldman Sachs' Chief Equity Strategist Peter Oppenheimer has called the recent sell-off in U.S. tech stocks a rare 'buying opportunity,' suggesting that the current market conditions may favor investment in this sector.
Apple
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Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
2 days agoCommercialization Isn't the Same as Sales Growth - Here's How
Sales are a function, while commercialization is a system of decisions that defines sustainable business growth.
Europe news
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 days agoAfter the rupture: European demand for EquitiesFirst financing - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
European equity markets are experiencing significant growth, narrowing the gap with U.S. markets amid geopolitical and economic changes.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days agoRepeat Y Combinator founders raise $2.2 million to fix vibe coding's pricing problem. Read their pitch deck.
OpenBuilder's cofounder and CEO, Paul Li, stated that bugs leave projects unfinished and drive up costs, highlighting the need for a more sustainable pricing model.
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Business
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 weeks agoLong-term capital is shaping modern business strategies - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Family offices provide patient capital and strategic support for long-term business growth, prioritizing stability and multi-generational wealth preservation over short-term returns.
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
2 weeks agoEmpirical Ventures secures 10M from the British Business Bank
Empirical Ventures has secured a £10 million commitment from the British Business Bank through its Regional Angels Programme, bringing the Bank's total support for the firm to £15 million. This funding will allow Empirical to write larger cheques to early-stage science-led founders across the UK, particularly outside London.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoYou Don't Need Awards to Raise VC - You Need These 2 Things
Awards may be encouraging and occasionally useful for visibility, but they are weak indicators of validation and poor predictors of long-term success. In the longevity and healthspan industry, where timelines are long and claims are easy to overstate, venture capital ultimately follows alignment and evidence, not applause received at glitzy industry events.
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fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoI Skipped the Business Plan. This 10-Slide Deck Helped Me Raise Millions
A ten-slide pitch deck is more effective for early-stage fundraising than detailed business plans because investors prioritize clarity of problem, conviction in insight, and quick comprehension of company value.
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fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoThis Is the $8 Trillion Opportunity VCs and Founders Can't Ignore
Healthspan—years lived in good health—represents the longevity market's primary opportunity, projected to reach $8 trillion by 2030, surpassing AI market growth and addressing the decade-long gap between lifespan and healthspan globally.
London startup
fromExchangewire
1 month agoFirstPartyCapital Announces Corporate Innovation Model
FirstPartyCapital launches a hybrid corporate innovation model combining outsourced R&D, market intelligence, and equity investment to enable strategic participation in ad tech without building proprietary technology from scratch.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month agoMercadoLibre vs Sea: Which Emerging Market Giant Punished After Earnings Is the Better Buy?
MercadoLibre and Sea Limited both experienced stock declines despite strong revenue growth, driven by different risk factors: MELI faces currency volatility in Latin America while SE confronts competitive pressures and margin concerns in Southeast Asia.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoWhy 2026 is the Perfect Time to Start a Business
According to the Registered Agents Inc. December Business Formation Report, more than 5.9 million new businesses were formed in 2025, an 8% increase over 2024 nationwide. And sure, it's easy to point to the usual heavy hitters, states like Florida and Texas, which posted another standout year and outperformed 2024 month after month.
Startup companies
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fromFortune
2 months ago$100 million-plus funding rounds used to be incredibly rare. Now, 40% of seed and Series A rounds are clearing that bar | Fortune
AI funding has escalated to routine enormous seed and Series A rounds, making massive investments feel unsurprising and raising concern about a potential market crash.
#venture-capital-fundraising
Venture
fromTechCrunch
1 month agoVC mega funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions | TechCrunch
Major venture capital firms are raising record-breaking funds in 2026, with Thrive, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, and others each securing billions to deploy into startups, particularly AI companies.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoBrazilian AI startup fund Shiva raised $10 million, and it's betting on tiny teams. Read its pitch deck.
Shiva, named for the Hindu god of transformation, has raised $10 million to back AI startups of one to three people - which it calls "Stars" - and arm them with monthly stipends rather than large, upfront checks.
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Venture
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month agoWhat Successful Corporate Venture Capital Funds Do Differently
Corporate venture capital funds frequently dissolve or become absorbed into other departments despite delivering solid investment returns, revealing a systemic organizational challenge beyond financial performance.
fromEntrepreneur
2 months agoHow to Protect Your Startup and Close Bigger Deals
Because startups typically don't have a track record of success to attract potential clients, they can offer a trial of their platform for free or at a lower cost to showcase what their platform can do and how reliable it is. The enterprise - a potential client - can test the newest technologies without the worry of committing to a complete and often costly rollout.
Startup companies
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fromFortune
1 month agoMeet the breakout VC who goes deep to make a '360-degree' behavioral map before investing in founders | Fortune
Adam Zeplain uses a deeply psychological approach to venture capital, prioritizing understanding founders' character and relationships over traditional financial metrics to predict success.
Startup companies
fromFortune
1 month agoWhy choosing not to hire was the solution for my startup - we raised over $100 million and tripled revenue with the same people | Fortune
Choosing not to hire forced ownership, clarified roles, and tripled revenue with the same headcount through focused outcomes and durable ARR growth.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
1 month agoInvestors spill what they aren't looking for anymore in AI SaaS companies | TechCrunch
Investors now favor AI companies with proprietary data, deep product differentiation, and mission-critical workflow integration, while rejecting generic tools and thin automation layers.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
2 months agoCapital One acquires Brex for steep discount to its peak valuation, but early believers are laughing all the way to the bank | TechCrunch
Capital One will acquire Brex for $5.15 billion, under half of Brex's $12.3 billion private valuation, while early investors realize outsized returns.
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fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoThe new moats in the AI economy: Why embedded finance will decide which SaaS companies survive - Silicon Canals
AI commoditizes software differentiation, forcing SaaS companies to compete on regulatory credibility and embedded finance capabilities rather than engineering advantage.
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