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37 new names join GCV Powerlist –  Global Corporate Venturing

Exclusive: London VC Firm Octopus Ventures Has Made Layoffs  Business Insider

‘Venture capitalist’ offered to buy Virgin Orbit for $200m but had ‘less than a buck’  The Independent Virgin Orbit Had a Fake Takeover  Bloomberg A Texas man tried to buy a rocket company for $200 million. The SEC claims he never had the money.  MSN US SEC sues over alleged bogus bailout of Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit  Reuters SEC […]

Paris-based VC Breega hits first close of $75M Africa fund to back pre-seed and seed startups  TechCrunch European VC Breega completes first close of $75 million African fund to invest in early-stage startups  Techpoint Africa Anglo-French VC Breega launches Africa fund to back early-stage startups  UKTN (UK Technology News Breega launches $75M African VC fund  Connecting Africa Paris VC […]

Paris-based VC Wind closes first €90 million to ensure startups can thrive in a climate-challenged world  EU-Startups

Europe spurs investment in defence tech start-ups  Financial Times Nato’s $1bn fund backs British start-up to build space factories  The Telegraph The €1bn Nato Innovation Fund announces its first startup and VC fund investments  Sifted NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund  Reuters NATO begins its €1 billion investment in AI, space and robotics  Euronews

DL News  DLNews

Venture capital firm to unveil name-change after founder’s exit  Sky News

Paradigm completes $850m fund to invest in early-stage crypto projects  DLNews Paradigm Raises $850 Million for Early-Stage Crypto Venture Fund  Bloomberg Paradigm raises $850 million for a third investment fund  The Block Paradigm Closes $850M Third Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Crypto Projects  NFT News and Insights from the Industry – NFTgators Paradigm raises $850M for third crypto fund  Cointelegraph

Ex-Soros executive reveals why more Silicon Valley venture capitalists think ‘it’s okay to support Donald Trum  Daily Mail