Junto Magazine Category
Finance & Venture Capital
36 articles
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Investing in AI: SE Ventures' Strategy for Industry
How AI is reshaping the economy's physical layer — data centers, energy grids and robotics — and how SE Ventures invests in it, plus 14 hard-won VC lessons.
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European Startup Funding in July: Trends from 13 to 17
European startup funding from 13 to 17 July concentrated in deep tech and B2B SaaS across the UK, Germany and France: the rounds and the geographic gap.
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and the New Record of China Funding for Asian Startups
Asian startup funding hit a three-year peak of $42.8 billion in Q2 2026, with $30 billion of it in China and generative AI absorbing most investor attention.
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Weekend Read: The Players' Revolt and the New Balance of Tennis Between Record Prize Money and a Cartel
Record prize money has not calmed tennis: players call the 15% revenue share a cartel, and the fight offers pricing and governance lessons for startups.
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Data Worth Its Weight in Gold: Databento's $97 Million Round and Expansion into the Crypto Market for Databento
Databento raised $97 million to take its real-time market data infrastructure into crypto, standardising global feeds with purpose-built hardware.
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Concentration of European Venture Capital: How Everything Changes in Q1 2026
Q1 2026 shows European VC concentrating on AI infrastructure, defense, and industrial deep tech, reshaping investment priorities.
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The AI Startup Fever: Valuations and the Pressure on Founders
Analysis of rising AI startup valuations and their implications for founders, investors, and early-stage fundraising strategies.
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Analysis of the Italian Venture Capital Market in 2025: Numbers and Implications
2025 analysis of the Italian venture capital market: investments, sectors, geographic concentration, and signals for founders.
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NDA and VC: How to Manage Pitches and Negotiations
NDA and VC: how to manage early fundraising, balancing speed, trust, and selective information protection with alternatives.
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Sable Bio: AI drug safety and Seed from MMC Ventures
Sable Bio secures €3.15M seed to accelerate AI-driven drug safety, deepen pharma partnerships, and grow its London operations.
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Sustainable Finance for Startups: Investments and Prospects
Examines how sustainable finance guides long-term investments, real-world cases, and insights for startups and ESG across markets.
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Climate Tech Innovation in Europe: The Climate Isn't Favorable for Climate Tech Startups
Analysis of Climate Tech funding in Europe, exposing Seed–Series B gaps, transition rates, and key data for innovative startups.
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Visibility of Software Codebases: Comper and the New Era of Collaborative Coding Tools
How software codebase visibility transforms development, with real-world examples from Comper and investments.
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Technological Sovereignty in Tourism: TT2 Leads the Startup Ecosystem Driving Innovation
An analysis of technological sovereignty in tourism: how TT2 uses investments and data to strengthen Europe’s digital value chain.
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Merge Between Humans and Artificial Intelligence: OpenAI Invests in Merge Labs
OpenAI backs Merge Labs with a $250M seed, launching a new era of non-invasive brain-computer interfaces and human-AI synergy.