The Capital Letter: Week of October 5
Call me crazy, but I’m not convinced that the latest round of talks on a new stimulus package are going as well as they might be. © James Lawler Duggan/Reuters…
Nvidia and Huawei face an uncertain future in Britain’s high-tech capital
Home to some of the most talented technologists in the world, Cambridge is seen as a vital hub for technology companies like Nvidia and Huawei. Nvidia announced that it intends…
Nvidia and Huawei face uncertain future in Britain’s high-tech capital
University of Cambridge Geography Photos/UIG via Getty Images LONDON — Situated in the middle of China and the U.S., the English university city of Cambridge has found itself at the…
Aquiline Capital Partners To Lead The Merger Of CodeBlue And MADSKY
NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Aquiline Capital Partners today announced the signing of definitive agreements in which it will merge Insurance Claims Management, Inc., which operates under the CodeBlue…
Air Street Capital: AI industry remains strong despite academic brain drain, tech nationalization
London-based venture capital firm Air Street Capital today published the State of AI Report 2020, its third annual survey canvassing research, talent, industrial, and political trends in the field of…
Asia’s capital raising rush delivers record fees for banks in third quarter
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asia’s equity capital markets generated a record pay day for investment bankers in the third quarter, bolstered by surging appetite for technology deals and a rush…
Edtech Startup Sunstone Eduversity Raises INR 24 Cr In Series A Funding Led by Saama Capital
The Series A funding round was led by early-stage investor Saama Capital along with participation from Ashish Gupta of Helion Advisors, Pankaj Bansal of PeopleStrong and existing investors Prime Venture…
Baidu’s smart home group seeks to raise capital at a $2.9 billion valuation
Baidu today announced that it will seek to raise financing for its Smart Living Business (SLG), the internal group that maintains Baidu’s DuerOS voice platform and DuerOS-powered smart devices. Baidu…
Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more
Melissa Widner. (Lighter Capital Photo) — Seattle-based ‘alternative VC’ firm Lighter Capital named Melissa Widner as its new CEO. She takes over from former CEO Thor Culverhouse, who replaced longtime…
Inclusive Capital At Work In Cities And Housing
This second piece of a 5-article series, adapted from a speech I gave at a BritishAmerican Business virtual conference in September 2020, discusses raising standards and creating jobs by reinvigorating…