So, where is that Tesla sodium-ion battery?

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/31/more-sodium-batteries-to-challenge-tesla-on-energy-storage-business/

For the Tokyo Fail Club, candid talks about ventures gone wrong, bankruptcy and depression are the order of the day as speakers tout a message of persistence in the face of adversity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/30/tech/tokyo-fail-club/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tech #startups #investments

»#Kirkbi, #Lightrock and #MGInvestments joined a €240 million ($260 million) financing round into German medical startup #Amboss as primary investors in the #software provider that offers #copilot services for #healthcare professionals.« https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-25/kirkbi-lightrock-join-240-million-round-in-medical-app-amboss?Berliner.in #Berlin #Tech #Technews #Startups

Startup founder Charlie Javice was convicted Friday of defrauding JPMorgan Chase, one of the world’s largest banks, out of $175 million. Javice and co-defendant Olivier Amar face the possibility of decades in prison. @AssociatedPress has more:

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Tesla's brand reputation free-fall shuts the door on huge micromobility market

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/27/in-midst-of-trade-wars-rivian-spins-off-new-micromobility-venture/

Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform, X. Musk said the deal was an all-stock transaction that valued X at $33 billion. "xAI and X’s futures are intertwined. Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent," Musk wrote on — no prizes for guessing — X. Here's more from NBC News.

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Midas List, Forbes’ ranking of the world’s top venture capitalists https://www.forbes.com/lists/midas/

#VentureCapital #VC #Startups

#Investors qualify if portfolio companies hit $200M+ exits or $400M+ valuations in 5 years

#NGISargasso is pleased to present a new collaboration with #COINVESTIN project!

We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support each other by providing visibility to our outreach activities .

CO-INVESTIN connects #DeepTech startups with European investors, creating cross-border opportunities that fuel growth in EU ecosystems.

They are coordinated by Found.ation, & partnered by Booster Labs, Techcelerator.Co, Tech Tour & EUVC.

Discover more
https://ngisargasso.eu/2025/03/28/ngi-sargasso-supports-co-investin-to-connect-investment-deep-tech-ecosystems-across-europe/

Last year, the number of newly founded #startups at our #university exceeded 100 for the first time, setting a new record. Our innovation ecosystem is regarded as one of the most successful #deeptech hubs in Europe: http://go.tum.de/641834

#entrepreneurship

A. Heddergott

"In order to free up billions of euros in #funding for #tech, the EU needs to make it easier for Europe’s #pension and #insurance funds to invest in #digital #StartUps and #ScaleUps," emphasises @BChampris.

https://project-disco.org/european-union/unlocking-eu-tech-funding-roadmap-to-investment-and-digital-innovation/ #CompetitivenessCompass

Micromobility market attracts venture capital to Rivian spinoff

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/27/in-midst-of-trade-wars-rivian-spins-off-new-micromobility-venture/

"19 founders and VCs working with Elon Musk's DOGE" by @TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/19-founders-and-vcs-working-with-elon-musks-doge/

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) shines with deep Azure ecosystem integration (e.g., Azure AD, Monitor, DevOps) & free control plane management, making it cost-effective for Microsoft cloud users https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/what-is-aks

Japanese space startups continue to take on adventurous challenges amid intensifying international competition for technological development, with the private sector taking over the lead role in space development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/japan-startups-space-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #space #tech #startups #investments #ispace #astroscaleholdings #interstellartechnologies

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2482209/ フランス屈指の富豪一族、ＶＣ企業に出資－テクノロジー投資強化 – Bloomberg #cojp #EnergyIndustry #finance #France #GreenerLiving #PersonalFinance #science #startups #WellSpent #フランス

CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud
—@arstechnica

｢ Roberts, prosecutors said, "directed Kubient employees to generate fake KAI reports based on made-up metrics and no underlying data at all." These fake reports helped sell the story to independent auditors and book the synthetic revenue in financial statements, according to Roberts' indictment ｣

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/ceo-of-ai-ad-tech-firm-pledging-world-free-of-fraud-sentenced-for-fraud/

https://www.walknews.com/840458/ フランス屈指の富豪一族、ＶＣ企業に出資－テクノロジー投資強化 – Bloomberg #cojp #EnergyIndustry #Finance #France #GreenerLiving #PersonalFinance #Science #Startups #WellSpent #フランス