Milan-based Bending Spoons is acquiring the event platform Eventbrite in an all-cash deal worth about €430 million. The move continues the Italian company’s aggressive strategy of buying and holding well-known digital brands.
Goldman Sachs is making another big move in asset management, agreeing to acquire ETF provider Innovator Capital Management for roughly $2 billion. The deal aims to supercharge Goldman’s offerings in the fast-growing, niche world of defined-outcome ETFs.
TryHackMe is rushing to recruit women cybersecurity professionals after announcing an 18-person helper lineup with zero female representation. The company claims they tried but faced scheduling conflicts, while critics point to deeper industry problems. The incident highlights ongoing diversity stru
Finnish CleanTech company Sofi Filtration secured €900,000 from EIT RawMaterials to accelerate industrial pilots and international expansion. Their ultrasound technology recovers critical minerals from mining wastewater, improving resource efficiency. The funding comes as Europe pushes for greater r
Curtis Forbes transformed his music education business during COVID by creating an internal employee engagement tool. The results were so dramatic—80% lower turnover and 42.5% revenue growth—that he productized it into MustardHub for SMBs. The platform now tracks 4,000 accounts and offers predictive
Nuclear startup X-energy has closed a massive $700 million Series D round led by Jane Street. The Amazon-backed company is developing advanced small modular reactors to power data centers and industrial facilities. Their first plant is planned for Dow’s Texas site with operations expected in the 203
Model ML has secured €65 million in Series A funding just six months after its seed round. The AI startup claims its technology outperforms top consulting firms, completing complex financial tasks 20x faster than human consultants.
The “Godmother of AI” started her career not in a lab, but behind the counter of a dry cleaning shop. Fei-Fei Li’s journey from immigrant entrepreneur to Stanford professor and now founder of World Labs shows how resilience built through struggle can fuel technological breakthroughs.
According to Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire, success at Elon Musk’s companies requires more than just technical skills. The “Musk Whisperer” shares three crucial traits that separate top performers from the rest. His insights come from years of investing in SpaceX, The Boring Company, and xAI
WellTheory’s partnership with Instacart brings medically tailored groceries to autoimmune patients. The program uses Fresh Funds technology to reduce barriers to anti-inflammatory foods. This addresses the growing autoimmune crisis affecting millions.
