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Posted on June 15, 2023

With backing from Thiel, Recharge Capital launches $200M women’s health investment vehicle

Demand for IVF is growing worldwide, but only 1% of healthcare research is invested in female health conditions. Recharge Capital wants to bridge the gap with a new investment vehicle totaling $200 million. It will

Posted on June 15, 2023

Blackbird lands $20M investment to expand its risk management tools

Blackbird AI, a startup developing AI-powered software for risk intelligence, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Ten Eleven Ventures. Bringing New York-based Blackbird’s

Posted on June 15, 2023

Wargraphs, a gaming startup with only one employee and no outside funding, sells for $54M

While the U.K. and U.S. try to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision over concerns it will kill competition in games distribution, competition appears to be alive and well in another (smaller) area of gaming:

Posted on June 15, 2023

Twitter is facing a $250 million lawsuit filed by major music publishers

A music publisher’s coalition that includes big names like Universal Music Corp., BMG, Warner Chapell, and Sony Music Publishing is suing Twitter for copyright infringement. The National Music Publishers’

Posted on June 15, 2023

Don’t rush generative AI apps to market without tackling privacy risks, says UK watchdog

The UK’s data protection watchdog has fired its most explicit warning shot yet at generative AI developers — saying it expects them to address privacy risks before bringing their products to market. In a blog

Posted on June 15, 2023

European startups still have a long way to go to achieve gender parity

According to a new study from Sista and the Boston Consulting Group, women are still underrepresented in the European tech ecosystem. Only 22% of startups created in 2022 included a woman in the founding team. And

Posted on June 15, 2023

Stellantis has invested about one-third of its 300M euro fund into 10 startups

The corporate venture arm of automaker Stellantis has invested about one-third of its 300 million euro ($324M) fund into 10 startups that cover everything from battery technology and holographic augmented reality to

Posted on June 15, 2023

Peach Cars, a Kenyan used-car marketplace, raises $5M in seed investment

Kenyan automotive marketplace Peach Cars is announcing its $5 million seed round led by Japan-based The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) and other angel investors, including Shintaro Yamada (founder

Posted on June 15, 2023

Setting The Scene: What Graduate Female Startup Founders Can Do To Navigate The Tech Landscape

For many business owners and startup entrepreneurs, the ongoing economic turbulence is an unwanted spanner in the works following several years of pandemic-induced economic shutdowns. Perhaps more prevalent today

Posted on June 15, 2023

Ransomware gang lists first victims of MOVEit mass-hacks, including US banks and universities

Clop, the ransomware gang responsible for exploiting a critical security vulnerability in a popular corporate file transfer tool, has begun listing victims of the mass-hacks, including a number of U.S. banks and

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