Yandex and Uber spin out self-driving venture with $150 million investment
Yandex and Uber are spinning out their self-driving joint venture into a standalone company, with the Russian tech giant increasing its stake by investing an…
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The complicated calculus of taking Facebook’s venture money
Facebook is reportedly getting into the venture capital game, but for young entrepreneurs working in social media, ignoring or deleting that particular friend…
Venture investment in esports looks light as Q1 races to a close
Today we’re taking a look at the world of esports venture capital investment, largely through the lens of preliminary data that we’ll caveat given how…
Thai fugitive ex-PM siblings tout new DNA venture at Vegas tech expo
BANGKOK: They are both former prime ministers and officially Thailand’s most-wanted siblings, but in exile abroad, ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra and…
Toyota invests $600 million in Didi, with the two setting up a new joint…
Didi Chuxing announced today that it has received new investment totaling $600 million from Toyota Motor Corporation. As part of the deal, the two companies…
Indonesian NLP startup Prosa.ai secures funding from GDP Venture
Indonesia-based Prosa.ai, an AI-powered startup that provides Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Speech in the country’s local language, announced that it…
Startups, Investors Discuss Robotics at Pittsburgh Venture Fair
PITTSBURGH – Investors and robotics startup companies gathered here recently as part of the second annual AI/Robotics Venture Fair, held on the campus of…
Silicon Valley venture capitalist implicated in college admissions scandal
Axios reported that venture capitalist Chris Schaepe is no longer employed at Lightspeed Venture Partners following an admission that he too hired Rick Singer,…
Venture Center Hosting Workshop on AI & Startups
Erez Saf, the founder and CEO of CRiskCo, will be teaching a workshop at the Venture Center on using artificial intelligence in business. CRiskCo is a fintech…
Ex-Tether Exec Joins Venture Launching Stablecoin Clearinghouse
Phil Potter, previously an executive at Bitfinex and Tether, and crypto finance firm XBTO are launching what they describe as a clearinghouse for stablecoins.…