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Chicago-based restaurant software startup Chowbus raised an $81 million Series E round led by Prysm Capital and Left Lane Capital; it focuses mainly on Asian restaurants (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 12, 2026

Nathalie Breymeyer / Axios: Chicago-based restaurant software startup Chowbus raised an $81 million Series E round led by Prysm Capital…

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Robinhood launches its $658.4 million venture capital fund on the NYSE, pricing the IPO at $25 per share, giving retail investors access to private companies like Databricks (Manya Saini/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 6, 2026

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Data center developers are seeking credit ratings even as facilities are under construction to unlock new capital; S&P, Moody’s and others expand coverage (Michelle Chan/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 23, 2026

Michelle Chan / Financial Times: Data center developers are seeking credit ratings even as facilities are under construction to unlock…

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Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million to $500 million each in the Indian AI ecosystem at the AI Impact Summit (The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 17, 2026

Economic times: Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million…

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India approves $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and advanced manufacturing, doubling an effort launched in 2016 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 14, 2026

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: India approves a $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and…

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Matia, which helps companies consolidate their data management operations, raised a $21 million Series A led by Red Dot Capital, bringing its total funding to more than $31 million (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 10, 2026

Mike Wheatley/ SiliconANGLE: Matia, which helps companies consolidate their data management operations, raised a $21 million Series A led by…

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Naboo, the Paris-based online corporate event booking marketplace, raised a $70 million Series B led by Lightspeed with participation from Notion Capital, ISAI and Ternel (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 10, 2026

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Increased capital spending expected this year will virtually wipe out free cash flow for Amazon, Google and Meta, potentially forcing reductions in share buybacks or more borrowing (Martin Peers/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 8, 2026

Martin peers / The information: Increased capital spending expected this year will virtually wipe out free cash flow for Amazon,…

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Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

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Denver-based Northslope, which creates custom AI applications for Palantir OS, raised a $22 million Series A round led by Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 1, 2026

Nathalie Breymeyer / Axios: Denver-based Northslope, which creates custom AI applications for Palantir OS, raised a $22 million Series A…

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A look at “Stanford inside Stanford,” where venture capital firms pursue 18- and 19-year-old students, offering them mentorship and funding in an effort to convert their promises into profits (Theo Baker/The Atlantic)

How the Vatican is moving faster than most traditional institutions to shape AI rules and guardrails, with an AI framework, banning the use of AI to write homilies, etc. (Russell Contreras/Axios)

Taiwan’s stock market value surpassed that of the United Kingdom at around $4.3 billion, followed closely by South Korea, driven by massive gains in TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix (Bloomberg).

Citizen Lab details two espionage campaigns that exploit weaknesses in SS7 and Diameter protocols on 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G networks to track people’s locations (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

Browsing: capital

Chicago-based restaurant software startup Chowbus raised an $81 million Series E round led by Prysm Capital and Left Lane Capital; it focuses mainly on Asian restaurants (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios)

Robinhood launches its $658.4 million venture capital fund on the NYSE, pricing the IPO at $25 per share, giving retail investors access to private companies like Databricks (Manya Saini/Reuters)

Data center developers are seeking credit ratings even as facilities are under construction to unlock new capital; S&P, Moody’s and others expand coverage (Michelle Chan/Financial Times)

Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million to $500 million each in the Indian AI ecosystem at the AI Impact Summit (The Economic Times)

India approves $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and advanced manufacturing, doubling an effort launched in 2016 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Matia, which helps companies consolidate their data management operations, raised a $21 million Series A led by Red Dot Capital, bringing its total funding to more than $31 million (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Naboo, the Paris-based online corporate event booking marketplace, raised a $70 million Series B led by Lightspeed with participation from Notion Capital, ISAI and Ternel (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

Increased capital spending expected this year will virtually wipe out free cash flow for Amazon, Google and Meta, potentially forcing reductions in share buybacks or more borrowing (Martin Peers/The Information)

Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Denver-based Northslope, which creates custom AI applications for Palantir OS, raised a $22 million Series A round led by Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios)