6 h. ago Melinda French Gates on what billionaires with 'absurd' wealth owe back to society

In a new memoir, French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention to women's health initiatives.

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7 h. ago Founders Fund’s new $4.6B fund indicates an era of big VC spending

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has completed the raise of its third growth fund, according to an SEC filing. Beyond the sum — which is a big step up from its last previous $3.4 billion growth fund closed in early 2022 — there’s a couple of other interesting things to note about this raise. For one, it’s more […]

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29 h. ago Economist who called 2008 crash sounds alarm over looming financial crisis

Ray Dalio, founder of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, says he’s "worried about something worse than a recession." The post Economist who called 2008 crash sounds alarm over looming financial crisis appeared first on Boston.com.

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48 h. ago UK founders grow frustrated over dearth of funding: ‘the problem is getting worse’

According to Dealroom data cited by the Financial Times, British start-ups raised just £16.2 billion last year, far less than the more than £65 billion raised by their counterparts in Silicon Valley during the same period. In fact, the U.S. appears to be pulling further ahead each year. In 2024, 57% of global venture capital […]

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5 d. ago Sydney Thomas’s Symphonic Capital raises $13.5M for inaugural fund 

Symphonic Capital announced today in a blog post that it raised $13.5 million for its inaugural fund to invest in early-stage companies.  Sydney Thomas launched the firm in 2022 after leaving Charles Hudson’s Percursor Ventures, where she was the first hire.  Thomas said her fund will focus on founders outside of the Bay who are […]

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5 d. ago Sydney Thomas’ Symphonic Capital raises $13.5M for inaugural fund 

Symphonic Capital announced today in a blog post that it raised $13.5 million for its inaugural fund to invest in early-stage companies.  Sydney Thomas launched the firm in 2022 after leaving Charles Hudson’s Precursor Ventures, where she was the first hire.  Thomas said her fund will focus on founders outside of the Bay who are […]

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1 week ago TechCrunch All Stage: Learn how AI can supercharge your MVPs with Chris Gardner

TechCrunch All Stage, our big event for founders of startups at all stages of funding (see what we did there?), is coming up July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. And it’s our pleasure to announce that Underscore VC’s investing partner Chris Gardner will join a loaded lineup of speakers by leading a breakout session […]

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3 w. ago Dem senator refuses to address relationship with founder of Soros

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy told Fox News Digital that he is "not going to talk about" his involvement with media group founder Tara McGowan.

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4 w. ago New $5M deep tech fund aims to lure founders from universities

Critical Venture Partners is betting that young founders plucked fresh from universities can solve some of the world’s most intractable problems. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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