Realta Fusion taps $36M in fresh funds for its fusion-in-a-bottle reactor
Some fusion companies might be hitting a rough patch, but Realta Fusion is bucking the trend with a new fundraising round it says will allow it to finalize the design…
Prince Harry meets, funds youth groups advocating for social media and AI safety
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, walked into the sunlight-lit hotel conference room in Brooklyn on Thursday to meet with a dozen youth leaders working in tech safety, policy, and innovation.…
Turbine, which allows LPs to borrow funds secured by their position in venture funds, emerges from stealth with a $13M Series A and an $8.75M seed (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
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Katie Haun is raising $1B across two new crypto-focused funds as her Haun Ventures is close to deploying most of the $1.5B raised in 2022 (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
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Judge orders Citibank to release nonprofit funds, rejects EPA’s arguments
A federal judge Tuesday found the Environmental Protection Agency acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner when terminating contracts with three nonprofits. The judge issued a temporary restraining order that…
FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money
Citibank revealed in court filings on Wednesday that the FBI, the EPA, the EPA Inspector General, and the Treasury Department have all requested that the bank freeze accounts of several…
Hacked crypto exchange Bybit offers $140 million bounty to trace stolen funds
Last week, hackers stole around $1.4 billion in Ethereum cryptocurrency from crypto exchange Bybit, believed to be the largest crypto heist in history. Now, the company is offering a total…
Mayor Khalid Kamau A.K.A. Mayor Kobi: Spent Taxpayer Funds
Mayor Khalid Kamau, now known as Mayor Kobi of South Fulton, Georgia, has come under fire after allegedly misusing tens of thousands of taxpayer’s dollars. Kobi has reportedly been accused…
Open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp raise funds on Kickstarter
The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is now raising funds on Kickstarter to fuel the apps’ further development. The trio…
Madrona just announced its biggest fund ever, closing on $770M as other venture funds grow smaller
Seattle-based Madrona Capital is celebrating its 30 years in business by raising $770 million in fresh capital. This is the firm’s largest fundraise to date, exceeding $690 million across two…