J2 Ventures, a venture capital firm primarily led by U.S. military veterans, announced on Thursday that it has successfully raised a $150 million second fund. The Boston-based firm focuses on investing in startups whose products are used by both civilians and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This latest fund is more than double the size of J2’s inaugural $67.5 million fund raised in 2021. Devamını Oku
Threads, Meta’s alternative to Twitter, has just celebrated its first birthday, marking a year since its launch on July 5. In this time, the social network has achieved 175 million monthly active users, a significant milestone. However, Threads is still carving out its unique identity, differentiating itself by not being as news-focused as Twitter/X and not as open as Mastodon or Bluesky. Devamını Oku
Forestay, a venture capital firm based in Geneva, Switzerland, has closed its second fund, Forestay Capital II, at $220 million. Although relatively unknown in Europe until recently, Forestay has made significant strides by leading funding rounds in enterprise startups, notably backing the Zurich-based scanning software startup Scandit, which has raised $273 million to date. Devamını Oku