Cele mai mari 10 runde de finanțare din săptămâna: Generarea de capital merge din nou mare, Kore.ai obține 150 milioane USD

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding rounds here. Lots of big rounds this week, with none bigger than the whopping $1.5 billion raised by sustainability and infrastructure investment firm Generate Capital. On top of that, there were another five rounds of $100

Viziunea CEO-ului Jason Vedadi pentru viitorul pieței de canabis

Photos: Twinty Photography Numerous skills are necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur, and having experience and acumen in real estate and finance are certainly high on that list. Perhaps those are two of the reasons Jason Vedadi has become a veritable weed ninja over the past decade, building, buying, and selling companies with very few missteps along the way. Vedadi’s cannabis career had humble origins in 2008. His home state of Washington was one of the first to allow medical patients to grow a limited number of plants, and he

Urmați aceste 4 tactici pentru a reduce decalajul de circularitate din lume, spune raportul | GreenBiz

Humans are devouring the world’s natural resources at an accelerated pace despite gains in the circular economy, according to a report from the Circle Economy Foundation and Deloitte, released Wednesday. "In just the past six years alone we have consumed over half a trillion tonnes of materials — nearly as much as the entirety of the 20th century," the report says.However, driving change across three sectors — food, the built environment and manufacturing — can slash by one-third the amount of raw materials needed from nature, according to the nonprofit’s

Fintech-uri de top finanțate din Singapore 2024 – Fintech Singapore

by Fintech News Singapore February 1, 2024 Singapore is often considered fertile ground for startups and in particular fintechs to raise funds. In the first half of 2023, fintech companies in the country secured a total of US$934 million in funding across 84 deals, a far cry from the US$3.3 billion raised during the same period the prior year. Therefore it is not surprising that the top funded fintechs in Singapore in 2024 are also often the top funded fintechs in Southeast Asia. But despite the significant pullback, Singaporean fintech

Zum strânge 140 de milioane de dolari la o evaluare de 1.3 miliarde de dolari pentru a ajuta copiii să ajungă mai repede la școală cu AI

When one thinks of AI and its many uses, getting your kid to school faster is likely not the first thing that springs to mind. However, school bus startup Zum now has 1.3 billion reasons why you should. The Redwood City, California-based transportation company raised a $140 million Series E led by GIC at a $1.3 billion valuation. Others participating in the round include Climate Investment, and existing investors Sequoia Capital and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The new round is a significant jump in value for a company that last

Echitate Crowdfunding Research & Education

Emmanuel Perrotin runs a fancy art gallery in Paris. Expensive art isn’t exactly a mass-market product. So to increase his revenues, he also sells things like prints and books. Still, I was surprised to learn that someone had offered to buy his business. And it’s not just anyone. It’s a big private equity (PE) investor. PE investors generally do buyouts of companies in huge industries — housing, for example, or hospital networks. They take control of a business, restructure it, and then try to resell it for a profit. Why

Seedrs lansează raportul sectorial pentru 2024 – Seedrs Insights

Read the thoughts of our Managing Director, John Lake  There’s no escaping the fact that 2023 was a year of continued economic strain. While we saw some positive news in terms of inflation – specifically in the UK where falling energy and fuel prices brought the headline rate down from 4.6% in October to 3.9% in November – there was increased turmoil and pressure in other areas. In particular, geopolitical tensions have continued to escalate with conflict in the Middle East adding to existing global economic uncertainty caused by the

5 dintre cele mai mari tendințe în domeniul educației în 2024

Key points: As we usher in the new year, educators and industry leaders are eagerly anticipating the top education trends for 2024. The education industry has witnessed a rapid evolution in recent years, marked by new ideas and emerging technologies. In 2024, this momentum will continue, bringing forth new edtech, innovative teaching approaches, and inspiring learning spaces. This year, schools are directing their energy towards supporting teacher well-being and reengaging students through innovative learning spaces and edtech. Consequently, we will see a shift in how edtech enhances learning and how