Venture capital firm World Fund said Friday it's closed a 300 million euro ($325 million) venture fund to back startups tackling climate change.
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s aide acted as an intermediary for handling donations raised through a crowdfunding campaign in 2019, a pro-democracy activist has testified in a high-profile national security trial. Andy Li continued the fourth day of his testimony at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on Monday. Li, who was charged alongside […]
The jackpot for Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing has been increased.
Savings/financial education platform Goalsetter has raised $9.6 million in new funding. The company’s Series A extension round, announced Monday (March 25) was led by an affiliate of Edward Jones and MassMutual through its MM Catalyst Fund, with participation from past investors, including Fiserv and Webster Bank. “This funding will empower us to enhance our B2B offerings and forge stronger partnerships with credit […]
The senior secured convertible notes will have a 10% original issue discount for gross proceeds of up to $150 million, Fisker said. Fisker reiterated on Monday that it was in talks with a large automaker for a potential transaction, but did not name the company. Reuters reported earlier this month that Nissan was in advanced talks to invest in the company in a deal that could act as a financial lifeline for the cash-strapped EV startup.
Laakea Correa pitched one-hit ball for 61⁄3 innings as No. 3 Saint Louis blanked Maryknoll 3-0 on Saturday morning at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park.
JustDeliveries, a provider of logistics solutions for perishables, has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Nabventures. Other investors including Faad Network, Anay Ventures, Caret Capital and Mahansaria Family Office also participated in the round.Nabventures, a subsidiary of the Indian government’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), is a venture growth equity fund that invests in agritech, foodtech, rural fintech, healthtech and edtech...
A new chapter in the Sam Bankman-Fried saga: On Friday, federal prosecutors asked a New York judge to sentence the founder and former head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX to between 40 and 50 years in prison. They cited claims that Bankman-Fried participated in a “historic fraud” and cost customers and investors at least $10 billion as the rationale behind the hefty jail time. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have argued that five or six years behind bars would be appropriate, maintaining that he’s not an...
The Dallas Mavericks pressed pause on their NBA playoff push to strut the blue carpet on a star-studded Friday evening at the premier fundraising event for the Mavs Foundation.
Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden that hauled in a record-setting $25 million for his reelection campaign.
ValidMind, a regulatory compliance platform for AI risk management at banks, raises $8.1 million in seed funding to automate model validation and documentation.
When students think of university faculty or staff responsibilities, they probably think of lectures, office hours, and conferences. Similarly, the life of many academics is often thought to consist simply of regular attendance, reasonable work hours, and some administrative tasks. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The schedule of a faculty member