Peter Thiel invested $250 million in the venture capital fund Tacora Capital

Peter Thiel continues to invest in the venture capital sector despite challenges Businessman Peter Thiel invested $250 million in the venture capital fund Tacora Capital, which was a major investment for him. Thiel is first of all known as the cofounder of the PayPal payment system; in addition, he was the first investor in a…

TeraWatt Infrastructure held a Series A funding round

TeraWatt Infrastructure received funding to expand the charging center infrastructure TeraWatt Infrastructure held a Series A financing round that raised $1 billion. The funds will be used to expand the infrastructure of charging centers for electric vehicles. TeraWatt is engaged in the development of charging complexes for electric vehicles. This niche is becoming more and…

Petershill buys minority stake in LLR Partners

Petershill's investment portfolio will be expanded with a new asset Petershill, which is engaged in investment activities in the technology and healthcare sectors, announced the purchase of shares in LLR Partners. It is a minority stake, and the amount of the deal was not disclosed. Petershill was founded by the investment bank Goldman Sachs in…

Chinese automaker Geely invested in British manufacturer Aston Martin

Geely became an investor in a luxury car brand from the UK The Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding bought a stake in the British company Aston Martin. The latter is a manufacturer of luxury cars. The amount of the deal was approximately 66 million pounds and was another step in expanding the business of Chinese…

Sale of state-owned companies: Egypt plans to raise $6 billion

Selling state-owned companies will help stabilize the situation in Egypt The food crisis, geopolitical tensions, and rising inflation around the world hit the Egyptian economy hard. To stabilize the situation and support the domestic market, the government took desperate measures. It developed a program, one of the points of which is the sale of state-owned…

Developer Damac invests in Germany’s technology sector

Damac enters new markets One of the UAE's largest real estate developers, Damac, is entering a new area for itself: the technology sector. To this end, it has allocated 1 billion euros, which will go to the development of this industry in Germany. According to company representatives, the investment will be used to support data…

Fusion attracts more investors: FIA survey

Nuclear fusion: forecasts of the development of the field The International Fusion Industry Association (FIA) has published a new report on the state of the industry. According to the document, investments in nuclear fusion have increased almost 2.5 times over the year. In this case, we are talking about commercial programs. Such dynamics suggest that…

Swedish startup Klarna received an $800 million investment

Klarna fintech valuation lowered to $6.7 billion Fintech Klarna raised $800 million in another round of financing. Investors included such companies as Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sequoia, and others. Interestingly, the startup managed to get quite a large amount at a valuation of $6.7 billion. Klarna is the largest fintech in Europe, but its value…

Chevron Corporation became one of the investors in the TAE Technologies startup

Chevron invests in nuclear fusion technology The American corporation Chevron became one of the investors in the startup TAE Technologies, which is engaged in developments in the field of nuclear fusion. In addition to the energy company, the technology giant Google and the Japanese Sumitom Corporation invested in the project. A total of $250 million…

Revolut founder creates new venture fund Quantum Light Capital

Quantum Light Capital: features of an AI-based fund The businessman, who is known for creating the fintech Revolut, announced a new venture fund, Quantum Light Capital. The peculiarity of the latter will be that it will be based on artificial intelligence, which will help manage $200 million in assets. At Quantum, promising projects for investment…

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