#FinTech Funding Jumps 25% on Prediction Market Interest
Financial technology companies worldwide raised $55.94 billion from venture groups during 2025
#FinTech Funding Jumps 25% on Prediction Market Interest
Financial technology companies worldwide raised $55.94 billion from venture groups during 2025
Another day, another 80 tech unicorns minted in 2025. Is anyone else starting to feel like 'unicorn' is the new 'startup'? Asking for my pre-seed, still-in-stealth-mode self. What's your take on this funding frenzy?
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/at-least-36-new-tech-unicorns-were-minted-in-2025-so-far/
Well, well, well, someone's doing more than just 'pivoting'! Ventures Platform just secured a cool $64M for its second fund, aiming for $75M. That's some serious confidence in Africa's early-stage scene. Makes you wonder what groundbreaking ideas are about to get funded, doesn't it? What's the most exciting tech coming out of Africa you've seen recently?
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/nigeria-backs-ventures-platform-as-seed-fund-hits-64m-first-close/
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Ouch. Sources say a16z is hitting pause on its Talent x Opportunity fund for underserved founders and cutting staff. It's a tough market, but what does this mean for the future of diverse founder support? When the big players pull back, who steps up?
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/a16z-pauses-its-famed-txo-fund-for-underserved-founders-lays-off-staff/
Looks like even the big guns are getting cautious. Sequoia's Roelof Botha is advising founders to pump the brakes on valuation inflation, with the firm doubling down on selectivity.
Are we seeing the end of the 'growth at all costs' era? What's your take?
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/02/sequoias-roelof-botha-warns-founders-about-chasing-sky-high-valuations-as-the-firm-doubles-down-on-its-selective-approach/
Breaking: A major VC is betting big on teenage founders, dedicating nearly 20% of his fund to them. Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz sees something in the youth. Are we about to see a wave of brilliant, caffeine-fueled teen-led unicorns, or is this just a wild gamble? What's the youngest you'd trust with significant investment?
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/this-top-vc-bet-close-to-20-of-his-fund-on-teenagers-heres-why/
From Falcon 9 to funding futures: Jamie Gull's Wave Function Ventures just secured $15M for deep tech. Nine investments already! Proof that some people just can't stop launching things.
What kind of 'deep tech' are you hoping this fund backs? #SpaceX #VCFunding #Innovation #AI
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/new-deep-tech-fund-wave-function-ventures-raises-15-million/
Series C and beyond! TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is offering 'insider strategies' for navigating those later-stage raises. Because apparently, counting your millions isn't enough, you need a strategy to count even more. What's the most invaluable piece of funding advice you've ever received (or ignored)?
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/12/how-to-prepare-now-for-your-later-stage-raise-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025/
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Is Sam Altman’s $7T AGI vision a step forward or the next Enron? When ambition outpaces reality, trust and real impact suffer. Read my latest blog and let me know: Are we repeating history, or redefining it?
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3/ Venture capital fueled both. Dot-com startups burned cash to grab users; AI firms are burning billions on compute & training. $50B+ in AI VC funding last year alone—echoes of 1999’s easy money. #VCFunding #AIBubble
AI investment is heavily skewed toward digital tech, sidelining clean energy and agriculture—key to achieving SDGs. Policymakers must redirect R&D, mandate AI in sustainability policies, and incentivize funding for underinvested sectors to ensure AI serves global equity and climate goals, not just commercial interests.
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North America leads in AI venture capital, even amidst political challenges! 🚀 Strong tech talent, innovation hubs & market size drive investment.
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Ah, because what the world really needed was more creepy bosses watching workers' every move 👀💸. VC heroes bravely funding Big Brother to ensure even your coffee breaks aren't private ☕. A real innovation triumph! 😂
https://restofworld.org/2025/employee-surveillance-software-vc-funding/ #creepybosses #VCfunding #BigBrother #workplaceprivacy #innovationhumor #HackerNews #ngated
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While some VCs play it safe in Asia, Headline Asia is betting big on early-stage tech with a new $145M fund. They're backing digital transformation and founders with global ambitions across APAC. #AsiaTech #VCFunding #EarlyStage
NYC enterprise tech gets a $160M jolt. Work-Bench is quadrupling down on the city with Fund IV, seeking seed-stage AI, cyber, & dev tool innovators for $2-4M checks. #NYCTech #VCFunding #EnterpriseSoftware
Despite a tough 2023, Hong Kong's startup scene looks brighter in 2024. The HKD 10B RAISe+ scheme is set to boost uni deep tech with non-dilutive funding, first batch soon. Exciting times for HK innovation. #HKstartups #VCFunding #DeepTech