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Markets

Graviton Draws Global Spotlight onto India’s Unicorns

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India is home to 120 startups with valuations each topping $1 billion. High-frequency trading firm Graviton is at the center of the boom.

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Markets

But Wait, There’s More: IPOs Notch Standout Quarter as Giant Debuts Loom

SpaceX’s IPO, which is gearing up to be one of largest-ever public listings, could ignite an explosion of other listings in its plume.

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Artificial Intelligence

Databricks Snags $4B in Funding as AI Keeps Investors Enthralled

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Banking

Morgan Stanley Jumps on Private Market Research Bandwagon

There are more than 1,500 active unicorns that have raised roughly $1 trillion in venture capital funding, according to PitchBook data.

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Media & Entertainment

Unchained Melodies? Recording Giants Finetune Deals for Sharing Music Libraries With AI

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Universal and Warner are said to be pushing AI startups to develop an attribution system that can track when an artists’ music is used.

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CIO Upside

Choosing a Security Firm? Here’s What You Need to Consider

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“We’re fighting criminals that are adapting faster than those bigger companies.”

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Industries

Defense Startups Are Riding High

Military tech startups are seeing a big boost in their valuations of late, spurred in part by former President Trump’s re-election.

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Technology

Tech FOMO Can Hurt on the Comedown. Can the Cycle Be Broken?

Shiny new innovations draw in ambitious founders and investors, and then FOMO brings in everyone else, making the eventual fall harder.

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Blockchain

Crypto’s Revival Has Been a Boon for Startups

In this year’s first quarter, venture investments rose to $2.4 billion, up from $1.9 billion raised in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Artificial Intelligence

Altman-backed Startup is Forging a Nuclear Energy Deal with OpenAI

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Nuclear-fusion startups are getting a lot of funding, but their commercial viability doesn’t seem too imminent.

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Economics

Is the US Seeing a Startup Boom?

After a slump through the latter half of the last decade, the US is experiencing a startup tsunami, according to The Economist.

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Markets

General Catalyst Closes $6 Billion Fund

It’s a possible sign that the VC industry’s newest chapter is a story of the haves and have-nots.

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Artificial Intelligence

Finding the Real in Artificial Intelligence

Does the AI hype actually hold any substance? As long as you don’t get distracted by shiny things, these venture capitalists say.

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