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  IPO

  5 charts: VC-backed IPOs hit a record 2026, but the aftermath is dimmer

  July 30, 2026

  Debuts by Cerebras, Quantinuum and others have given back their first-day pops, even as 2026 exit value clears the 2021 boom.

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  VC Exits

  As semiconductor stocks slide, these chip startup IPOs could stall

  July 28, 2026

  Fears of overheated AI spending and rising Chinese competition are making Wall Street wary.

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  Germany

  Germany’s deep tech edge drives acceleration in VC funding

  July 28, 2026

  Deal value is pacing about 40% above last year, outstripping the UK and France, as defense and deep tech attract capital.

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  APAC

  How the AI value chain is reshaping APAC deal flow

  July 27, 2026

  The year’s largest transactions span across LLMs, chips, data centers and energy grids.

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  Unicorns

  2026’s decacorn class on track to surpass 2021 record

  July 24, 2026

  Nineteen startups crossed the $10 billion valuation mark as AI mega-deals concentrate capital at the top.

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  France

  French VC fundraising rebounds, albeit concentrated

  July 22, 2026

  A single $1.2B biopharma close accounts for over 40% of capital raised in the first half of this year.

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  Limited Partners

  Databricks’ 40% valuation bump looks ‘almost quaint’ next to Anthropic

  July 17, 2026

  The data analytics company is now valued at $188 billion, but it’s trailing behind rivals like Anthropic, whose valuation more than doubled in a quarter.

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  VC Fundraising

  European VC funding narrows around a handful of AI bets

  July 17, 2026

  The sector’s share of deal value climbs to more than 60% as mega-rounds drive funding levels.

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  Venture Capital

  NY’s data center freeze adds a new risk for AI investors: State regulation

  July 14, 2026

  A one-year pause on data center permitting makes New York state the first to enact a moratorium.

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  Biotech

  European biotech chases record VC funding

  July 14, 2026

  Investment in the region’s biotech startups is on course to hit new highs, but it still lags US deal activity by a wide margin.

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  Sports

  Khosla family’s record $9.6B Seahawks deal caps a private-capital rush into the NFL

  July 13, 2026

  Vinod Khosla is not the only VC or PE investor with ownership of a pro US football team.

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  Weekend Analysis

  CVCs are spending more on less

  July 10, 2026

  Corporate venture capital arms focused on fewer, but larger investments in AI startups to gain preferred access to compute. “Frankly, the balance sheet growing is not the motivation.”

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  United Kingdom

  Why Wayve’s record Pisces trade could mean fewer IPOs, not more

  July 9, 2026

  The UK’s private stock market was pitched as a stepping stone to going public. Its biggest trade yet may be doing the opposite.

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  UK

  UK’s biggest pension fund pushes deeper into VC with $1.3B target

  July 8, 2026

  Workplace retirement accounts provider Nest initially allocates £200M with plans to increase exposure by 2030.

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  Energy

  Germany’s Proxima Fusion secures $2.7B valuation as Google backs Europe’s reactor race

  July 7, 2026

  The growing demands of AI and increasing pressure for sovereignty are fueling a wave of capital into cutting-edge fusion and fission power.

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  VC Fundraising

  Investors now put 72% more capital behind experienced European founders

  July 2, 2026

  In a tighter funding market, serial founders are pulling further ahead of first-timers in deal size and valuation.

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  Limited Partners

  Bending Spoons, owner of a collection of ailing internet brands, soars in Nasdaq IPO

  July 1, 2026

  The company’s stock closed 39.7% above its IPO price of $29 per share.

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  IPO

  Uber-backed Lime’s muted Nasdaq debut caps comeback ‘from death’

  July 1, 2026

  The company risked defaulting on its heavy debt load without a 2026 IPO.

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