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Roughly a month after Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based startup developing AI tools for video creation, said it secured $43 million in new funding, the company has raised more, according to a filing with the SEC. The filing, submitted Thursday, reveals that Moonvalley actually landed (so far) around $53 million total from a group of 14 unnamed investors. The filing indicates that this is an additional $10 million in cash, rather than a whole new round. It brings the company’s total raised to about $124 million, estimates Pitchbook, following on the heels of Moonvalley’s $70 million seed round last November. Moonvalley declined…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There’s a moment, just as you step into the water, when the cold hits you like a shock to the system. It demands your attention and forces you to be present. For leaders in high-stress industries like tech, that moment might be the key to avoiding burnout.Leadership fatigue is real. The long hours, constant decision-making and high stakes create an unrelenting cognitive load. I’ve felt it myself. As a former military officer turned CEO, I know what it means to push through exhaustion. In the military, we learned to endure. In tech,…
He is obsessed with atoms. Peter Thiel, a prescient venture capitalist, has said that the Manhattan Project, which created the first atomic bomb, epitomised how America’s government used to “get things done”. He has long argued that an excessive focus on “bits” (software) at the expense of “atoms” (hardware) has helped produce economic stagnation in America. In 2015 he wrote that the country needed “a new atomic age” to produce clean, abundant energy. A decade on he has friends at the top of President Donald Trump’s administration who share his vision. It is starting to fall into place. Source link
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar, has announced it has issued another $1bn green bond, bringing the total outstanding under its green bond programme to $2.75bn, and reinforcing the company’s global leadership position in sustainable finance. The bond was issued in two equal tranches of $500m, with tenors of five and 10 years and coupons of 4.875 per cent and 5.375 per cent respectively. The bond attracted significant oversubscription with a peak orderbook of $6.6bn, with strong demand from both regional and international investors, including dedicated green funds. Masdar green bond Spreads over US Treasuries landed at 80bps for the…
The deal will create what the companies describe as “an industry leader in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and high-quality customer service.” Source link
Image: Getty Images US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was returning to Washington after wrapping up his Gulf tour. “Let’s see what happens with Russia and Ukraine,” he said, referring to Russia-Ukraine talks taking place in Turkey. Trump said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “as soon as we can set it up”. Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will meet in Istanbul on Friday for their first peace talks in more than three years as both sides come under pressure from US President Donald Trump to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two. The encounter at the…
The Nuclear Company is taking an old approach to building new nuclear reactors. Rather than gin up a new design or try to mass manufacture smaller reactors, it wants to develop a series of reactors using existing designs. The two-year-old startup announced a Series A last month that included investments from CIV, Goldcrest Capital, MCJ Collective, True Ventures, and Wonder Ventures, though it did not disclose the amount raised. Now, TechCrunch can confirm that the company has secured $46.3 million in a Series A fundraise out of a targeted $51.3 million total. The details were published in an SEC filing.…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For GLORY CEO Marshall Zelaznik, creators aren’t just ambassadors — they’re the lifeblood of his company’s growth strategy.”The Kai Cenats of the world have this incredible machine that generates interest and viewership,” he says. “They’re the new linear TV networks for growing a fan base.”As the world’s premier kickboxing organization, GLORY embraces this evolution head-on, borrowing from the cultural playbook that made gaming, creator boxing and Twitch-style engagement explode, while anchoring it in elite competition and high-end production. The result is a fresh format that blends top-tier combat sports with platform-first storytelling,…
For countries worried that their trade surpluses with America put them in the firing line for tariffs, Donald Trump has a solution: buy American fuel. This month Mr Trump declared that his country’s deficit with the European Union would “disappear easily and quickly” if the bloc did only that. He and his cabinet have pressed other allies, including India and the Philippines, to increase their purchases of American liquefied natural gas (LNG). Scott Bessent, Mr Trump’s treasury secretary, has sought to persuade Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to invest in a vast LNG project in Alaska and commit themselves to…
US investors looking to capitalise on the fortunes of successful family offices in the UAE are looking to Abu Dhabi as a base, following the high-profile visit of President Donald Trump. A growing number of US family offices are turning their attention to Abu Dhabi, spurred by high-level diplomatic engagement and transformative investment initiatives. This shift follows US President Donald Trump’s visit to the UAE, where he met with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to discuss deepening cooperation in strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, energy, and advanced manufacturing. UAE Family Office Summit 2025…