IIT alumni and veteran investors Ruchira Shukla and Karthik Chandrasekar have launched Synapses, a venture capital firm aiming to invest in climate tech and health tech startups.While Shukla earlier led South Asia investments for World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), Chandrasekar had founded early-stage climate fund Sangam, backed by Shell Foundation and USAID.With a fund size of $125 million (about Rs 1,040 crore), Synapses aims to support science, technology, engineering...
Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co acquired a new position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 41,183 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $17,565,000. Mastercard accounts […]
One Wealth Management Investment & Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,203,000. Several other hedge […]
Puffer Finance secures $18 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken also invest in the Ethereum liquid restaking protocol. Puffer Finance, an Ethereum liquid staking protocol on Eigenlayer, has raised $18 million in its latest funding round. An announcement on Tuesday says Brevan Howard Digital […]
Digital trading platform Tradeweb Markets said on Monday it would buy investment technology firm Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) for $785 million. The deal will allow Tradeweb to expand its presence in the institutional trading market, which ICD caters to, and is expected to boost earnings in the first 12 months after the acquisition closes. Tradeweb will finance the deal with cash on hand, it said.
Sweden is investing 385 million kronor in strengthening its bomb shelters, emergency services and civil defence, after several high-profile figures urged the country to prepare for war.
The record-breaking sum that the Trump campaign reported raising far surpassed the amount brought in by a
A diamond-covered edition of Truman Capote's seminal novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is on sale for $1.5 million to mark the centenary of the author's birth. The one-of-a-kind volume, on display at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, is signed by the author and decorated with almost 30 carats of
The $2.5 million will go towards reducing the amount of radiation and providing real-time imaging in one of Regina's catheterization labs.
Amazon’s partnership with the University of Washington, the University of Tsukuba, and NVIDIA will focus on AI research and workforce development.
Michael RaineyApril 8, 2024President Joe Biden is taking another shot at reducing student loan debt, 10 months after the Supreme Court
On Monday, the Biden administration unveiled its new student loan debt proposal, which, if finalized, would eliminate some debt for as many as 25 million borrowers.