CNBC Finance · 5 Oct 2026
David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz announce Skydance leadership team
The leadership team for Skydance, the merged entity of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, will include Bari Weiss, Mark Thompson and Casey Bloys.
TechCrunch Venture · 5 Oct 2026
Meet the Startup Battlefield 200 judges who’ll decide the winner at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Meet the final five Startup Battlefield judges who'll decide who wins the pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Get your pass now to save up to $100, and get a second at 50% off.
AltAssets · 5 Oct 2026
Niobrara Capital beats debut fund target by 50% with $1.1bn close
Technology-focused private equity newcomer Niobrara Capital Partners has beaten its target by about 50% to raise more than $1.1bn for its debut buyout fund, less than two-and-a-half years after launching the firm. The post Niobrara Capit…
Hedgeweek · 5 Oct 2026
Hedge funds face September setback as rates, oil, and AI volatility hit returns
Hedge funds endured a difficult September as rising bond yields, stronger oil prices and sharp swings in AI-related stocks created a challenging trading environment, according to a report by Reuters citing prime brokerage data and indust…
Tech.eu · 5 Oct 2026
European tech weekly recap: More than 70 tech funding deals worth over €3.9B
Last week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €3.9 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. 📊 The top three industries that r...
TechCrunch Venture · 3 Oct 2026
Spotify billionaire’s body scan startup has come to America
Farooq Abbasi, an investor in Neko Health, talked to Equity about the hot health tech company and what's next for it.
CNBC Finance · 3 Oct 2026
Private capital is reshaping Hollywood moviemaking
As Hollywood's financing structures diversify, private capital is increasingly funding the big screen and changing the types of movies that are being made.
CNBC Finance · 3 Oct 2026
David Ellison just brought in a co-CEO to run his new empire: Meet Ynon Kreiz
Ynon Kreiz's appointment as co-CEO of Skydance answers a key governance question for Ellison's soon-to-be-merged company.
CNBC Finance · 2 Oct 2026
How AI is redefining Wall Street jobs — and boosting demand for this new 'hottest skill' by 1,721%
Banks are fueling a hiring surge for AI engineers who are good at "agent orchestration" — the ability to coordinate teams of specialized agents.
TechCrunch Venture · 2 Oct 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Blackstone’s Jas Khaira on building the next generation of AI giants
Blackstone's Jas Khaira will take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on building next-gen AI. Register for your pass and get 50% off a second.
Tech.eu · 29 Sept 2026
Belgian construction tech Spotable raises €4M for international expansion
Ghent-based construction tech company Spotablehas raised €4 million in seed funding to further develop its platform andaccelerate its expansion across Europe and the United States. The round wasarrang...
TechCrunch Venture · 29 Sept 2026
Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively.
EU-Startups · 29 Sept 2026
China builds the robots, the US backs the AI – can Europe win the energy grid?
Around 40% of EU grids are already more than 40 years old, while Europe may need more than one million additional workers to support the energy transition. These are the findings from a new report by SET Ventures and Future Energy Ventur…
Private Equity Wire · 29 Sept 2026
SEC urges greater scrutiny of private asset valuations
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a reminder to asset managers, auditors and other market participants to strengthen their approach to valuing private assets and explaining those valuations to investors as liquidity pr…
Hedgeweek · 28 Sept 2026
Citadel targets AI researchers in quant team expansion push
Citadel is stepping up its recruitment of quantitative investment specialists, extending its search for talent into artificial intelligence laboratories as hedge funds increasingly compete with technology companies for researchers, accor…
Hedgeweek · 28 Sept 2026
Millennium’s $20bn capital raise attracts more than $30bn of investor demand
Millennium Management has received more than $30bn of investor commitments for its latest capital-raising initiative, substantially exceeding the $20bn the multi-strategy hedge fund planned to accept, according to a report by Bloomberg c…
Tech.eu · 28 Sept 2026
Interhuman AI wants to teach AI what humans say without words
AI has become good at understanding what we say. But human communication has never been just about words. We pick up on hesitation, confidence, uncertainty, engagement, and agreement, often without an...
Tech.eu · 28 Sept 2026
European tech weekly recap: Over €2B invested across 65+ deals
Last week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €2 billion and over 4 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. 📊 The top three industries that rai...
TechCrunch Venture · 25 Sept 2026
Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible financing
The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia, and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout.
Hedgeweek · 25 Sept 2026
Goldman earned fees of over $200m from Situational Awareness
Goldman Sachs has generated more than $200m in fees this year from Situational Awareness, making the two-year-old AI-focused hedge fund the investment bank’s largest prime brokerage client among hedge funds, according to a report by the…
TechCrunch Venture · 23 Sept 2026
VC firm Bessemer now has another $5.75B to invest in (what else?) AI
The VC firm says that AI-native companies are growing faster than any technology, ever.
CNBC Finance · 23 Sept 2026
Why McDonald's is following Walmart and Amazon into the advertising business
McDonald's is following the lead of Amazon and Walmart as it starts its own media network.
TechCrunch Venture · 23 Sept 2026
What’s next for cybersecurity, according to Index Ventures’ Shardul Shah
As concern over AI safety and rogue agents continue to make headlines, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity stocks are rising, or that investors are pouring massive amounts of capital into startups trying to build the next generation of s…
Tech.eu · 23 Sept 2026
Anthropic and Nvidia back Basecamp Research in $140M Series C
A UK life sciences startup using AI to develop new medicines faster to treat diseases has raised $140m in funding, in an investmentround featuring AI powerhouses Nvidia and new investor Anthropic. Bas...
Tech.eu · 23 Sept 2026
Palma.ai raises $1.8M to bring governed AI agents to more enterprises
Palma.ai, an enterprise platform for governing AI agents atruntime, has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led byD11Z, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Deel, Scale N...
TechCrunch Venture · 22 Sept 2026
a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school
This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade school, Y Combinator, and Peter Thiel's Fellowship Program.
EU-Startups · 22 Sept 2026
The companies that were never fundable are now buildable
Ask a European founder how the company is going and you’ll usually hear a number of answers. Ask an investor how a portfolio company is progressing and headcount will often be among the first three metrics. For thirty years, that shortha…
TechCrunch Venture · 21 Sept 2026
Meet the next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Meet the next wave of VCs judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register by September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, to save up to $200 and to get a front-row seat to one of the most intense s…
Tech.eu · 21 Sept 2026
DeepL boss: Being private right now has a "lot of advantages"
The CEO of language translation AIscaleup DeepL has downplayed reports that the company is likely to IPO soon,saying there are a “lot of advantages" to being a private company right now.Speaking on th...
EU-Startups · 21 Sept 2026
Project Ventures debuts €5.8 million fund targeting DeepTech and AI startups linked to Imperial College London
Project Ventures, an early-stage VC firm rooted in the Imperial College London ecosystem, today announced the launch of its debut €5.8 million (£5 million) fund, backing pre-Seed and Seed-stage startups at the intersection of DeepTech an…
Tech.eu · 21 Sept 2026
Adlyse wants AI agents managing ad campaigns 24/7
Engineering has accelerated dramatically because AI can now help build products, but advertising hasn't changed at the same pace. AI promised to free marketers from operational work, and advertising p...
Private Equity Wire · 21 Sept 2026
NBA changes PE rules ahead of proposed $12.5bn Lakers acquisition
The NBA is changing its rules governing private equity investment in franchises, clearing a potential regulatory hurdle for the proposed $12.5bn acquisition of the Los Angeles Lakers by Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger, according to a report…
Hedgeweek · 21 Sept 2026
Fed and BoE tighten scrutiny of banks’ trading-firm exposures after Jane Street losses
TOP STORY: The Federal Reserve and Bank of England are intensifying their examination of banks’ relationships with major trading firms and market makers following the sharp losses suffered by Jane Street during the July sell-off, accordi…
TechCrunch Venture · 18 Sept 2026
The clock is ticking: Final 24 hours to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Last day to book your exhibit table at Disrupt is today, September 18. Get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders on October 13–15.
Tech.eu · 18 Sept 2026
Open AI closes the gap as Europe bets on sovereignty and infrastructure
Mozilla’s latest State of Open Source AI report argues that open-source and open-weight AI have moved beyond experimentation and become a significant part of the global AI ecosystem, driven by rapidly...
Private Equity Wire · 16 Sept 2026
PSG Equity closes third European growth fund at €4.4bn
PSG Equity has raised more than €4.4bn for its third European growth equity fund, significantly increasing the size of its predecessor vehicle as investors continue to commit capital to software and technology-focused private markets str…
AltAssets · 16 Sept 2026
Goldman Sachs closes $9.6bn flagship buyout fund
Goldman Sachs Alternatives has closed its ninth flagship buyout fund on $9.6bn, almost matching its $9.7bn predecessor despite the prolonged slowdown in global private capital fundraising. The post Goldman Sachs closes $9.6bn flagship bu…
AltAssets · 16 Sept 2026
Golub hires Northleaf veteran Shafer to lead $1bn-plus GP-led secondaries push
Golub Capital has hired former Northleaf Capital Partners executive Matt Shafer to lead its GP-led private equity secondaries strategy, less than a year after committing more than $1bn to build the business. The post Golub hires Northlea…
CNBC Finance · 12 Sept 2026
GM plans U.S. battery development as Trump's DOT attacks Ford for China ties
Most battery cells currently rely on raw materials from China. GM is seeking to establish domestic supply chains both for EVs and energy storage.
TechCrunch Venture · 11 Sept 2026
Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road
"It's actually allegedly being built out now," said Rabois, who has clearly dealt with a missed construction timeline or two.