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World Champ Magnus Carlsen’s Fantasy Chess Startup Raises $3 Million
Norway-based Fantasy Chess has raised pre-seed funding without a product from investors SNÖ Ventures, Coatue and funds led by billionaires Yuri Milner and Peter Thiel.
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Airtable’s new Cobuilder product generates apps just from a simple prompt — and has the $11.7 billion-valued startup back eyeing an IPO after painful job cuts.
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Google Is Not Buying Wiz For $23 Billion After All
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The Paradox Of Plenty: How Abundance, Technology, And Health Consciousness Are Reshaping American Consumer Behavior In 2024
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Europe’s Venture Capital Challenge: Can The Continent Catch Up In The Innovation Race?
Despite being home to world-class universities, talented entrepreneurs, and some of the world's largest companies, the European Union is struggling to keep pace with the United States and China in creating and scaling innovative startups.
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