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Crypto News<p>Mesh Funding Tops $130M to Expand Crypto Payment Infrastructure - Mesh announced it obtained additional funding on Aug. 14, 2025, with Paypal Ventur... - <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/mesh-funding-tops-130m-to-expand-crypto-payment-infrastructure/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.bitcoin.com/mesh-funding-</span><span class="invisible">tops-130m-to-expand-crypto-payment-infrastructure/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fundraising</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptonews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptonews</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p><a href="https://eicker.news/tags/IgorBabuschkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IgorBabuschkin</span></a>, a <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/cofounder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cofounder</span></a> of <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/xAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xAI</span></a>, announced his <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/departure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>departure</span></a> from the company to launch his own <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a> firm, Babuschkin Ventures. Babuschkin, who led engineering teams at xAI, will support AI safety research and back startups advancing humanity. His departure comes after a <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tumultuousperiod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tumultuousperiod</span></a> for xAI, marked by <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/scandals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scandals</span></a> surrounding its AI chatbot, <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grok</span></a>. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/co-founder-of-elon-musks-xai-departs-the-company/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/co-f</span><span class="invisible">ounder-of-elon-musks-xai-departs-the-company/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Crypto News<p>Pantera Leads $20M Openmind Funding Round - The crypto venture capital firm says Openmind’s focus on using decentralization to... - <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/pantera-leads-20m-openmind-funding-round/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.bitcoin.com/pantera-leads</span><span class="invisible">-20m-openmind-funding-round/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a>(ai) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Crypto News<p>Galaxy Reports Challenging Crypto Fundraising Environment - Crypto venture capital investment fell sharply to $1.97 billion in Q2 2025, a 59% ... - <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/galaxy-reports-challenging-crypto-fundraising-environment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.bitcoin.com/galaxy-report</span><span class="invisible">s-challenging-crypto-fundraising-environment/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/galaxydigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxydigital</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fundraising</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptonews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptonews</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: F6 Group Launches New VC to Invest $90m Across Middle East and Africa: [Daba Finance] F6 Group has launched F6 Ventures, a new seed-stage investment firm managing over $90 million in assets across six funds The new VC arm sits alongside Flat6Labs, the well-established startup accelerator, as part of F6 Group's integrated strategy to support founders and ecosystems The firm is backed by a leadership… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMNRvD" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMNR</span><span class="invisible">vD</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Investment</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/StartupEcosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StartupEcosystem</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/F6Ventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>F6Ventures</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>trump just signed an executive order "paving the way" for private equity, venture capital, and crypto companies to loot americans' 401k retirement accounts</p><p><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/366046/trump-signs-executive-order-allowing-401k-plans-to-include-digital-assets" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theblock.co/post/366046/trump-</span><span class="invisible">signs-executive-order-allowing-401k-plans-to-include-digital-assets</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/401k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>401k</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ventureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a></p>
fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻<p>Google AI picked up my definition of "data piggy" and I'm having conflicting feelings about it. Lol </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VentureCapitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalist</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/data-piggy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/data-</span><span class="invisible">piggy/</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>New York Times: The Militarization of Silicon Valley. This link goes to a gift article. “In a major shift, Google, OpenAI, Meta and venture capitalists — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in war — have embraced the military industrial complex.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/06/new-york-times-the-militarization-of-silicon-valley/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/06/new-york-times-the-militarization-of-silicon-valley/</a></p>
Winbuzzer<p>OpenAI Reportedly Eyeing $500 Billion Valuation in New Share Sale</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechValuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechValuation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a></p><p><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/08/06/openai-reportedly-eyeing-500-billion-valuation-in-new-share-sale-xcxwbn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winbuzzer.com/2025/08/06/opena</span><span class="invisible">i-reportedly-eyeing-500-billion-valuation-in-new-share-sale-xcxwbn</span></a></p>
云五 | 古希腊消灭内耗的神<p>看一本讲风投的书,开篇就有笑到,说现在很多 VC&amp;PE 给所有人发 Partner title,就像投行里入职即VP……</p><p><a href="https://go5.dev/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://go5.dev/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a></p>
blaze.email<p>📱 This week in tech:<br>• Anthropic raising $5B at $170B valuation<br>• Figma IPO raises $1.2B<br>• Robotics funding surges past $6B in 2025<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://blaze.email/Tech-and-startups" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blaze.email/Tech-and-startups</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
techi<p>Mistral Plans $1B Raise at $10B Valuation.<br>French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise $1B at a $10B valuation, just a year after its last round. Backed by Nvidia and top VCs, it's pushing Europe into the AI spotlight with its new reasoning model and chatbot Le Chat.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MistralAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MistralAI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FundingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FundingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AIStartup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIStartup</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeChat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AIcompetition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIcompetition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nvidia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TECHi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TECHi</span></a> </p><p>Read Full Article Here :- <a href="https://www.techi.com/mistral-ai-1-billion-funding-10b-valuation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techi.com/mistral-ai-1-billion</span><span class="invisible">-funding-10b-valuation/</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Swarming to San Francisco’s A.I. Boom: a New Crop of 20-Something CEOs - Some dropped out of M.I.T., Georgetown and Stanford. Others decided not to go to college.... - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/ai-young-ceos-san-francisco.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/ai-young-ceos-san-francisco.html</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/collegesanduniversities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collegesanduniversities</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computersandtheinternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computersandtheinternet</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mercor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mercor</span></a>.iocorp(mercor) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/delvetechnologiesinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>delvetechnologiesinc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a>(calif) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/foodybrendan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodybrendan</span></a>(2003-) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kaushikkarun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kaushikkarun</span></a>(2004-) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/entrepreneurship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entrepreneurship</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/artisanaiinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artisanaiinc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cognitionai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognitionai</span></a></p>
IT News<p>OpenAI Raises Another Funding Deal, From Dragoneer, Blackstone and More - The venture capital round values the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, and underscores the f... - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/dealbook/openai-ai-mega-funding-deal.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/08/01/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/dealbook/openai-ai-mega-funding-deal.html</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/altimetercapitalmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>altimetercapitalmanagement</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dragoneerinvestmentgroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragoneerinvestmentgroup</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/internal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internal</span></a>-storyline-no <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/softbankcorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softbankcorporation</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/coatuemanagementllc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coatuemanagementllc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blackstonegroupthe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackstonegroupthe</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/trowepricegroupinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trowepricegroupinc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/andreessenhorowitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>andreessenhorowitz</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/anthropicaillc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropicaillc</span></a></p>
techi<p>Figma's $50B IPO Shocks Wall Street</p><p>Figma soars 250% on IPO debut, hitting a $50B valuation more than double Adobe’s failed $20B offer. With massive enterprise adoption and soaring revenue, it’s 2025’s hottest tech IPO. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FigmaIPO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FigmaIPO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StartupSuccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StartupSuccess</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adobe</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DylanField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DylanField</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DesignTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesignTools</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EnterpriseSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnterpriseSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IPOBoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IPOBoom</span></a></p><p>Read Full Article Here :- <a href="https://www.techi.com/figma-ipo-2025-50-billion-valuation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techi.com/figma-ipo-2025-50-bi</span><span class="invisible">llion-valuation/</span></a></p>
Winbuzzer<p>Amazon Backs 'Netflix of AI' as Fable Launches Interactive TV Platform Showrunner</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Showrunner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Showrunner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIinHollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIinHollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIVideo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/31/amazon-backs-netflix-of-ai-as-fable-launches-interactive-tv-platform-showrunner-xcxwbn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winbuzzer.com/2025/07/31/amazo</span><span class="invisible">n-backs-netflix-of-ai-as-fable-launches-interactive-tv-platform-showrunner-xcxwbn</span></a></p>
Industry Examiner<p>🚀 TCG Labs Soleil just doubled down with an $800M bet on single-asset biotech startups. No platforms, no pivots—just lean R&amp;D and fast exits. Is this the future of drug innovation?</p><p>Full story: <a href="https://biotech.industryexaminer.com/tcg-labs-soleil-single-asset-biotech-investment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">biotech.industryexaminer.com/t</span><span class="invisible">cg-labs-soleil-single-asset-biotech-investment/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biotech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Startups</span></a></p>
Loki the Cat<p>Stanford study confirms what entrepreneurs suspected: 46% of VCs are basically expensive Magic 8-balls with worse odds 🎱</p><p>Out of 12,069 middle-to-senior VC professionals studied, nearly half never achieved even a 2x return on any investment. To be fair, VC works on power law - most bets fail, but the few big wins compensate. Still... yikes 📊</p><p><a href="https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/1653234/nearly-half-of-us-venture-capital-professionals-in-middle-to-senior-positions-have-no-successful-investments" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/</span><span class="invisible">28/1653234/nearly-half-of-us-venture-capital-professionals-in-middle-to-senior-positions-have-no-successful-investments</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/StartupFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StartupFunding</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PowerLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerLaw</span></a></p>
Europe<p>Tesla investors grow wary of Elon Musk robotaxi promises</p><p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump to reporters in the Oval Office of the…<br><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AlphabetInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlphabetInc</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/autos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autos</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/businessnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>businessnews</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/donaldjtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldjtrump</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TeslaInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaInc</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2278551/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2278551/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Winbuzzer<p>"I Got 1% of My Share Value": Windsurf's Employee #2 Exposes Harsh Reality of AI Talent War</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Startups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmployeeEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmployeeEquity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windsurf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windsurf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitionAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitionAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Acquihires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acquihires</span></a></p><p><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/26/i-got-1-of-my-share-value-windsurfs-employee-2-exposes-harsh-reality-of-ai-talent-war-xcxwbn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winbuzzer.com/2025/07/26/i-got</span><span class="invisible">-1-of-my-share-value-windsurfs-employee-2-exposes-harsh-reality-of-ai-talent-war-xcxwbn</span></a></p>