#Former Citi, Battery VC has new 8M fund that helps startups land Prudential, Mutual of Omaha, others as investors and customers

#Former Citi, Battery VC has new $378M fund that helps startups land Prudential, Mutual of Omaha, others as investors and customers

PruVen Capital, a fintech and insurance tech venture fund founded by former Benchmark and Citi ventures VC Ramneek Gupta, has closed a new $378.5 million Fund II to invest in financial services and enterprise-focused startups. This second fund is significant because Gupta expanded it beyond a corporate fund with one main LP – Prudential Financial…

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#BigEndian founders hope to use their deep chip experience to help establish India in semiconductors

#BigEndian founders hope to use their deep chip experience to help establish India in semiconductors

India, despite being home to 20% of the world’s chip designers, lacks a significant presence in the global semiconductor market. However, in recent months, the Indian government has begun investing in an effort to establish the country in semiconductors, as companies worldwide have adopted a “China-plus-one” strategy, seeking alternatives to China. BigEndian Semiconductors aims to…

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#DeSantis team a little lighter after campaign sheds staff

#DeSantis team a little lighter after campaign sheds staff

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) 2024 campaign is reorganizing amid its struggle to meet fundraising expectations — including shedding staff, a campaign spokesperson confirmed to the Hill on Saturday. The team let go fewer than 10 employees on Thursday, primarily from its event-planning team, as was first reported by Politico. The campaign spokesperson said the…

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#GoFundMe names the most generous states and cities of 2022

#GoFundMe names the most generous states and cities of 2022

“GoFundMe names the most generous states and cities of 2022” GoFundMe has released its annual donations report for 2022, listing many statistics including the most generous states and cities of the year.  According to the crowdfunding platform, the most generous states per capita are: Vermont, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Montana…

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