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Humba Ventures raises $40M fund to invest in deep tech, defense tech 

Humba Ventures said today it has raised $40 million to invest in deep tech and defense tech startups. It is a sister-firm to Susa Ventures, the seed-stage firm that has backed companies like Robinhood, Human Interest and Flexport.  The fund comes at a time when defense tech is seeing venture investment reach record highs: Startups in […]

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Ex-NBA athlete Omri Casspi launches $60M fund targeting cybersecurity, cloud infra and AI

Former NBA athlete Omri Casspi has raised $60 million for his latest venture fund, Swish Ventures, which will invest in early-stage cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and AI startups. The fund plans to back 10 companies, and will invest $5 million to $7 million per deal. Swish Ventures is Casspi’s second fund following the launch of Sheva

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Ben Ling’s Bling Capital has already nabbed another $270M for fourth fund

Bling Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has nabbed another $270 million for a new flagship fourth fund. About half of those fresh millions are earmarked for its opportunity fund, money set aside to make follow-on investments into winners, Bling general partner Kyle Lui tells TechCrunch. Bling is the firm

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Faber launches third VC fund with $34M first close, aims for $64M

The startup ecosystem in the Iberian Peninsula — the region encompassing Spain and Portugal — has been on a roll the last couple of years. The value of Spanish startups surpassed €100 billion in 2023, according to Dealroom data, with venture investment of €2.2 billion across some 850 rounds. Meanwhile, Portugal has produced a slew of

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All Iron Ventures rebrands as Acurio Ventures with a new €150M ‘follow-on’ fund

Spain and Portugal are bubbling up in the European tech ecosystem, with plenty of new startups and funding rounds being announced in the two countries. Barcelona-based Plus Partners recently launched with the aim of closing a $30-$50 million million fund; Yellow is a new VC firm that launched with a €30 million fund; and Spanish

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Menlo Ventures and Anthropic team up on a $100M AI fund

Silicon Valley VC firm Menlo Ventures, one of the biggest investors in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, on Wednesday said the two companies are teaming up to set up a $100 million initiative dubbed “the Anthology Fund” to invest in pre-seed and Series A artificial intelligence companies. Menlo recently climbed to the top of Anthropic’s list

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Portuguese VC firm Shilling launches €50M opportunity fund to back growth-stage startups

It seems like it was only yesterday (well, seven years ago!) that I was honing in on the rapid development of Portugal’s growing startup and investment scene. I updated my article in 2021, only to find an explosion of new companies and investors. Today comes further proof that Portugal is stretching its wings as one

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