Finance Updates – Page 26 – Finance Updates

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

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 ...

Altadena’s Shared-Equity Plan: Housing Tools to Stop Displacement After the Eaton Fire

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After the 2025 Eaton Fire, corporate and inve...

AEI and USC economists propose a shared-equit...

Local nonprofits are buying and holding lots ...

State and local proposalsincluding AB 851, a...