Finance Updates – Page 173

India Startup Funding Slips 17% in 2025 as Late-Stage Deals Drop, Early-Stage Rises

India’s tech startup funding fell about 17% t...

AI startups in India raised roughly $643 mill...

Women co-founded startups held funding near $...

Investor activity and large $100M+ rounds bec...

China Launches 1 Trillion Yuan Frontier-Tech VC Program to Fuel Innovation

Asia Tech Information

China has launched a National Venture Capital...

The guidance fund starts with 100 billion yua...

Capital will target early-stage firms valued ...

The initiative is designed to deepen China’s ...

China Unveils ¥250B State-Backed Fund to Boost Hard Tech Startups

Asia Tech Information

China has created a 100 billion yuan National...

The funds target early-stage firms valued at ...

Priority sectors include semiconductors, quan...

The 20-year, market-run structure aims to mob...

AI Startup Funding in Silicon Valley Hits $150B in 2025 — Big Rounds Dominate

Americas Markets Information

Silicon Valley’s largest AI startups raised a...

A few massive rounds—US$41 billion for OpenAI...

Investors and founders are prioritizing “fort...

Despite headline growth, funding is highly co...

Why Austin’s AI, Robotics & Energy Infrastructure Are the New Investment Frontier in 2025

Americas FYI Information

Austin’s 2025 mega-rounds center on deep tech...

Robotics firm Apptronik raised over $400 mill...

Aalo Atomics and Base Power secured large fin...

Despite these headline deals, Austin’s broade...

Heron View Partners Emerges with $2.5B AUM After PineBridge-MetLife Spin-Out

Global Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Heron View Partners (HVP) has launched as an ...

The firm retains the legacy AIG/PineBridge pr...

HVP manages about US$2.5 billion in AUM for i...

The launch positions HVP to exploit investor ...

2025 U.S. Private Equity: Exit Pressures, Dry Powder & Valuation Risks Ahead

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity firms still face a large backl...

Although dry powder has fallen from its 2024 ...

Exit activity and IPOs, highlighted by Medlin...

High entry valuations, elevated financing cos...

Germany’s €30B Deutschlandfonds: Fueling €130B Private Investment in Key Industries

Europe Policy Construction

Germany has launched the Deutschlandfonds wit...

The fund will de-risk investments in energy t...

Merz’s government sees the fund as a tool to ...

Success hinges on overcoming regulatory bottl...

Private Equity’s Continuation Funds Surge Amid Exit Market Collapse: Valuation & Risk Wake-up Call

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

With traditional exits stalled, private equit...

These circular deals have surged to about $41...

High-profile blowups like Wheel Pros and Unit...

LPs and regulators are questioning governance...

Private Equity Chiefs Outearn Bank Titans — Growth, Power & Risks Rising

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private-equity and alternative-asset executiv...

PE-backed companies have become a major pilla...

Weaker exit markets are pushing PE firms towa...

As PE firms expand into credit, insurance, an...