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Juniper Capital backs AV systems design firm Bug ID

Bug ID founder and CEO Matt Lavine will retain a meaningful equity stake and continue to lead the business. The post Juniper Capital backs AV systems design firm Bug ID appeared fi...

The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI

Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. And he shared several secrets on how he did it.

Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger Launches Ventures Arm

Gary Lineker’s Rest is… outfit Goalhanger has launched a ventures arm. Goalhanger Ventures’ first investment is in Charlie Tymon’s Invisble Media, which runs digital media platform...

‘I didn’t want to jump from the majors onto a hamster wheel for investors and have them in my business every day.’

Having built his reputation at Interscope, Joie Manda now runs his own label (Encore Recordings) and publishing company (Platinum Grammar) – and is once again making waves and brea...

VC: Former NEA Partner Starts New Fund, Runs it Like a Startup (Memos, KPIs, R&D)

Vanessa Larco - Co-Founder & GP of Premise (ex-NEA) The post VC: Former NEA Partner Starts New Fund, Runs it Like a Startup (Memos, KPIs, R&D) appeared first on GTMnow.

Periscope Equity invests in payments tech firm Amusement Connect

John Tarpley and Frank Licausi will be moving forward with Amusement Connect as CEO and chief customer and brand officer, respectively, in partnership with longtime president Tom J...

Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites

The debut episode, moderated by Founders Fund chief marketing officer Mike Solana, included a star-studded cast of current tech luminaries.

Scopely invests in ex-Umamusume Pretty Derby director's startup Studio AuKnow

Scopely has made a strategic investment in Tokyo-based Studio AuKnow to deepen its commitment to Japan while backing a newly formed studio led by veterans.  As reported by Automat...

Alumni Ventures Backs Yaqumo in First Japan Investment

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Yaqumo Inc. (“Yaqumo”), a startup developing neutral-atom quantum computers in Japan, today announced that it has raised funding in a seed extension r...

Exel by Merak Gaming Accelerator: Everything Middle East and Africa studios need to know

Investment firm Merak Capital launched its Exel by Merak Gaming Accelerator back in 2024 with roughly $82 million, targeting early-stage game studios, publishing platforms, and adj...

Maverick mouse flips the axis with rotary scrolling wheel

Finger joint strains are the bane of long hours spent daily on the computer, which is what led Melvin Wong, founder and engineer at Airra Labs, to build a better computer mouse – t...

Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund

A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media.

Aum Ventures launches second fund with target corpus of Rs 750 Cr

The new fund aims to invest in 25-30 deeptech startups at the pre-seed and seed stages of funding.

Jones Ventures INTL Acquisition1 closes $200M IPO on Nasdaq

Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections

Selby's VC firm, Copper Sky Capital, is currently raising a $300 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing.

From pet project to investable games startup: How to become investor-ready

Andrew Ermolenko is head of legal at StellarTech and Alena Patorskaya is head of legal at The Games Fund. In recent years, the games industry has gone through several major shocks...

Kepler Interactive acquires minority stake in Oro Interactive

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 publisher Kepler Interactive has acquired a minority stake in Oro Interactive to provide the company with resources and expertise as it expands its work...

Global Game Jam launches micro-missions pilot to connect indie studios with emerging talent

Global Game Jam and Endless Foundation have launched a new pilot programme to support indie studios and emerging games talent.  The GGJ micro-missions: Small projects, big impact...

Board, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands

Board, the startup building what it calls "together tech" designed to bring people into the same room, has closed a Series A led by Union Square Ventures.

Yield Guild Games Launches vibecode.game

Yield Guild Games has officially announced the launch of vibecode.game, a premier editorial and discovery destination for vibe-coded games, the fastest-growing category in browser...

Compulsion Games posts call for business partners after Xbox spinoff

'We invite partners to leverage the talent and creativity of the award-winning team behind South of Midnight.'

Jia Secures $3M from Coinbase, Stellar, and A100x to Give Southeast Asia's Small Businesses Financial Stack They've Alwa...

Jia, the financial operating system for small businesses in emerging markets, today announced $3 million in seed funding from Coinbase Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation and...

Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic

General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor.

Jin Universe Studios unveils anime ARPG Aether Dawn

Singapore-based Jin Universe Studios has launched with backing from Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV) and Bitkraft Ventures as it reveals debut title Aether Dawn. The undisclosed inv...