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Why VC Investment in AI Hit Record Highs in 2025—and What’s Next for 2026

AI captured roughly half of global VC funding...

The U.S. dominated the boom, pulling in most ...

Investors are shifting from model hype to def...

Rising compute and governance costs, inflated...

How Israel’s AI & Cybersecurity Boom Is Reshaping Early-Stage Venture Capital

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Striker Venture Partners raised a $165M first...

The firm will make about 10 concentrated, inc...

Ex-CRV partner Max Gazor leads the fund, whil...

The strategy is a high-conviction bet on Isra...

How Turnstile Verifications & Google’s Content Shift Are Disrupting Publisher Visibility

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The page content is a Cloudflare Turnstile bo...

Site operators report Turnstile can be incons...

Google’s shift to auto-generated publisher pa...

These trends raise security, trust, and monet...

Humanoid Robotics Surge: China’s 2025 Ecosystem vs. Tesla Optimus & Real-World Hurdles

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China is racing to build a full-stack humanoi...

Tesla pitches Optimus as a massive future val...

Early commercial use is real but narrow, with...

Experts warn key hurdles in dexterity, safety...

Why Investors Are Rethinking African Agrifood: Commercial Viability, Climate & Supply Chain

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African agrifood VC remains tight in 2025, wi...

CRAF-backed examples include Winich Farms’ $3...

Key constraints are high first/last-mile logi...

Near-term opportunity centers on capital-effi...

Index Ventures’ Leadership Transition: How Succession, Carry & Strategy Are Evolving

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Index Ventures is executing a deliberate succ...

The firm is reinforcing continuity with fresh...

Partner departures such as fintech investor M...

Key uncertainties remain around who ultimatel...

AI Dominates Healthcare VC: Nearly Half of 2025 Funding Driven by Mega Deals

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AI drew over $18B in 2025, about 46% of the $...

Capital shifted toward healthtech (+5.3%) and...

AI funding concentrated in mega-rounds, with ...

Deal volume slipped ~7% and healthcare-focuse...

Advent International’s 2026 Japan Re-Entry: Why Private Equity Is Surging and What It Means

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Advent International will reopen a Tokyo offi...

It is reentering as Japans private equity mar...

Other global firms are also expanding in Japa...

Key risks include higher valuations, tougher ...

Pluto’s WELOC: AI-Enabled Credit Tied to Private Assets Without Selling

Americas Firms Nondepository Credit Intermediation

Pluto Financial Technologies launched an AI-e...

The startup raised $8.6 million in seed fundi...

Loans typically advance 20–35% of NAV at roug...

The model aims to add liquidity and advisor-f...

Private Equity’s Shadow Politics: Carried Interest, Lobbying & Tax Advantage Battles

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Private equity has ramped up political spendi...

A top objective is protecting tax advantages ...

Political influence is hard to track because ...

The surge raises reputational and regulatory ...