Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook (updated)
Women founders and investors raised $38.8 billion in funding in the U.S. in 2024, up 27% from the year before, according to PitchBook. The...
Unit Network raises $18M for decentralized platform enabling real-world and digital asset trading
Unit Network, a decentralized financial ecosystem enabling trading of real-world and digital assets through tokenization, has raised $18 million. The venture capital investment was led...
Movement Network Foundation launches public mainnet for Movement blockchain
The Movement Network Foundation, the organization dedicated to fostering innovation and advancing the adoption of MoveVM technology, is firing up its mainnet for blockchain...
TikTok shuts down in the U.S. (updated)
TikTok just ran out of tiktoks as the countdown ended for the app’s time in the U.S. In the early hours of January 19,...
Bitkraft Ventures hires Anuj Tandon to kick off game investments in India
Anuj Tandon has joined Bitkraft Ventures, a seed-stage investor for interactive media and games, as partner focused on the fast-growing Indian game market. Tandon...
Global VC investments rose 5.4% to $368.5B in 2024, but deals fell 17% | NVCA/Pitchbook
Global venture capital investments rose to $368.5 billion in 2024, up 5.4% from $349.4 billion a year earlier, according to the first look at...
U.S. venture capital outlook for 2025 is looking stronger | Pitchbook
The outlook for U.S. venture capital investments for 2025 looks relatively stronger than what the market has produced in the past few years, according...
Xsolla establishes APAC HQ in Busan, launches dev center for local talent
Xsolla today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city of Busan in South Korea and the Busan Digital Asset...
Redacted Group launches crypto fund for Web3 startups and game companies
Web3 data and entertainment startup Redacted has launched a new early stage crypto fund for Web3 startups and gaming companies. The fund is backed...
Games VC funding is stabilizing, but growth-stage funding is up | Konvoy
Gaming VC fund Konvoy Ventures released its latest report on the state of funding in the industry. According to its findings, venture capital funding...