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  1. 158 мільйонів доларів. Стільки Леон Блек заплатив Джеффрі Епштейну з 2012 по 2017 рік, очолюючи Apollo Global Management з активами під управлінням понад 550 мільярдів.

    3 вересня 2026 року Блек подав позов до суду, щоб скасувати дві повістки Конгресу США, і не з'явився на засідання комітету. Для інвесторів у фонди прямих інвестицій це нагадування: due diligence не закінчується на дохідності та мультиплікаторах. Особиста поведінка засновника чи керівника фонду теж ризик, який спливає через роки і б'є по репутації всього фонду.

    newsgroup.site/leon-black-apol

    #PrivateEquity #DueDiligence #Apollo #VentureCapital #Governance #Фінанси #Інвестиції

  2. 158 мільйонів доларів. Стільки Леон Блек заплатив Джеффрі Епштейну з 2012 по 2017 рік, очолюючи Apollo Global Management з активами під управлінням понад 550 мільярдів.

    3 вересня 2026 року Блек подав позов до суду, щоб скасувати дві повістки Конгресу США, і не з'явився на засідання комітету. Для інвесторів у фонди прямих інвестицій це нагадування: due diligence не закінчується на дохідності та мультиплікаторах. Особиста поведінка засновника чи керівника фонду теж ризик, який спливає через роки і б'є по репутації всього фонду.

    newsgroup.site/leon-black-apol

    #PrivateEquity #DueDiligence #Apollo #VentureCapital #Governance #Фінанси #Інвестиції

  3. 158 мільйонів доларів. Стільки Леон Блек заплатив Джеффрі Епштейну з 2012 по 2017 рік, очолюючи Apollo Global Management з активами під управлінням понад 550 мільярдів.

    3 вересня 2026 року Блек подав позов до суду, щоб скасувати дві повістки Конгресу США, і не з'явився на засідання комітету. Для інвесторів у фонди прямих інвестицій це нагадування: due diligence не закінчується на дохідності та мультиплікаторах. Особиста поведінка засновника чи керівника фонду теж ризик, який спливає через роки і б'є по репутації всього фонду.

    newsgroup.site/leon-black-apol

    #PrivateEquity #DueDiligence #Apollo #VentureCapital #Governance #Фінанси #Інвестиції

  4. 158 мільйонів доларів. Стільки Леон Блек заплатив Джеффрі Епштейну з 2012 по 2017 рік, очолюючи Apollo Global Management з активами під управлінням понад 550 мільярдів.

    3 вересня 2026 року Блек подав позов до суду, щоб скасувати дві повістки Конгресу США, і не з'явився на засідання комітету. Для інвесторів у фонди прямих інвестицій це нагадування: due diligence не закінчується на дохідності та мультиплікаторах. Особиста поведінка засновника чи керівника фонду теж ризик, який спливає через роки і б'є по репутації всього фонду.

    newsgroup.site/leon-black-apol

    #PrivateEquity #DueDiligence #Apollo #VentureCapital #Governance #Фінанси #Інвестиції

  5. AI Is Failing At An Overwhelming Majority of Companies Using It, MIT Study Finds

    Getty / Futurism With AI software increasingly hogging the enterprise spotlight, companies and investors are spending like never before. In the first half of 2025, AI startups raised over $44 billion, more than all of 2024 combined. By the end of this year, a Goldman Sachs analysis estimates that total investments in AI will soar to  almost $200 billion But all that money is, to put it gently, a reckless gamble. In the US at least, investors have essentially bet the farm on the idea […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  6. AI Is Failing At An Overwhelming Majority of Companies Using It, MIT Study Finds

    Getty / Futurism With AI software increasingly hogging the enterprise spotlight, companies and investors are spending like never before. In the first half of 2025, AI startups raised over $44 billion, more than all of 2024 combined. By the end of this year, a Goldman Sachs analysis estimates that total investments in AI will soar to  almost $200 billion But all that money is, to put it gently, a reckless gamble. In the US at least, investors have essentially bet the farm on the idea […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  7. AI Is Failing At An Overwhelming Majority of Companies Using It, MIT Study Finds

    Getty / Futurism With AI software increasingly hogging the enterprise spotlight, companies and investors are spending like never before. In the first half of 2025, AI startups raised over $44 billion, more than all of 2024 combined. By the end of this year, a Goldman Sachs analysis estimates that total investments in AI will soar to  almost $200 billion But all that money is, to put it gently, a reckless gamble. In the US at least, investors have essentially bet the farm on the idea […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  8. AI Is Failing At An Overwhelming Majority of Companies Using It, MIT Study Finds

    Getty / Futurism With AI software increasingly hogging the enterprise spotlight, companies and investors are spending like never before. In the first half of 2025, AI startups raised over $44 billion, more than all of 2024 combined. By the end of this year, a Goldman Sachs analysis estimates that total investments in AI will soar to  almost $200 billion But all that money is, to put it gently, a reckless gamble. In the US at least, investors have essentially bet the farm on the idea […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  9. AI Is Failing At An Overwhelming Majority of Companies Using It, MIT Study Finds

    Getty / Futurism With AI software increasingly hogging the enterprise spotlight, companies and investors are spending like never before. In the first half of 2025, AI startups raised over $44 billion, more than all of 2024 combined. By the end of this year, a Goldman Sachs analysis estimates that total investments in AI will soar to  almost $200 billion But all that money is, to put it gently, a reckless gamble. In the US at least, investors have essentially bet the farm on the idea […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  10. I've been saying for years that #SiliconValley operates as a massive #cult - but #PeterThiel (#Palentir) forgot the #1 rule of #cults: don't ever claim to be one.

    But here we are faced with a #VentureCapital cult that wants to destroy #democracy, because they want all the power and money.

    For how much #antigovernment rhetoric you get from these guys, they sure love colluding with #governments, #despots and #autocrats.

    #PeterThiel's Anti-Human Plan Is Pure Evil
    youtube.com/watch?v=Onphky37vik

  11. Billionaire exodus? California drew 10 times more venture capital than any other state this year

    Despite concerns that California’s costs and regulations are bad for business, the state has attracted an unprecedented pile…
    #NewsBeep #News #Topstories #AndurilIndustries #anthropic #California #Headlines #KyleStanford #LosAngeles #PalmerLuckey #pitchbook #TheGoldenState #TopStories #venturecapital #venturecapitalfunding
    newsbeep.com/636381/

  12. The #EU #omnibus chugs along, copying it's way to success from #US #PrivateEquity and #VentureCapital.

    In short; they want you to eat gruel. They want high yields, low nutrition and genetic damage for your family line.

    It's basically the new #aristocracy telling you that your standards of living has to decrease so that they can line their coffers.

    EU-approved pesticide found to have potential effects on brain development | Pesticides | The Guardian
    theguardian.com/environment/20

  13. Echte Gespräche statt Pitches. 🎨
    // Waterkant Investment Vernissage

    Seit 2023 bringt die Investment Vernissage investmentbereite Startups aus Nordeuropa mit Business Angels und VCs zusammen. Fokus auf Energie/Greentech, KI, Ocean/Maritime, Open Source und Life Sciences.

    // Donnerstag, 18. Juni // 20:00 Uhr // MFG5 Kiel
    Jetzt bis 24.05.2026 bewerben: waterkant.sh/iv

    #investmentvernissage #startups #venturecapital #fundraising #businessangels #greentech #opensource #AI #waterkant26

  14. European vs. American Investors: Two Worlds, Two Mindsets

    Over the past weeks, I had the opportunity to attend two major events shaping my entrepreneurial perspective: the Venture Days in Luxembourg and the Web Summit in Lisbon. Both were intense, inspiring and at times overwhelming, especially because I was wearing all the hats at once.

    Building a solid business plan, compelling a pitch deck, developing the software, managing stakeholders and potential customers, while simultaneously running a fast-growing open-source project is challenging. But these events gave me invaluable insights into how differently European and American investors think and why this has such a deep impact on how we must communicate.

    European Investors

    Pragmatic. Detail-driven. Break-even focused.

    In Luxembourg and other European settings, conversations consistently revolved around questions such as:

    • How fast can you reach break-even?
    • Show me the exact numbers, prices and sources.
    • How precisely is the market researched?
    • What is the unit economics structure?

    European investors tend to value stability, caution and predictability. They expect detailed business plans where every calculation is documented in depth. Market research, pricing models, competitive matrices and break-even analyses carry significant weight.

    What is often missing is ambition.
    The desire to change the world is frequently overshadowed by a culture centered around minimizing risk. Radical innovation becomes rare. Founders are encouraged to think small, stay safe and avoid big leaps. As a result, Europe produces far fewer breakthrough technologies.

    American Investors

    Vision first. Details later.

    The conversations I had with American investors, both in Luxembourg and Lisbon, felt dramatically different.

    Their core interests centered around questions such as:

    • How do you dominate the global market?
    • What is the story and the movement you are building?
    • How big can this become?
    • What is the monopoly you are aiming for?

    American-style investors think in terms of global market power, narrative, category creation and world-changing potential. They want to invest in huge visions and massive outcomes, even if the roadmap is not fully defined yet.

    For them, communication must be bold, visionary and transformative.

    This Creates a Communication Challenge

    Switching between these mindsets is not easy. You cannot pitch the same story in Germany as you would in Silicon Valley.

    That’s why I created a communication matrix that highlights the differences between the “German/European Approach” and the “American Approach”. It helps me stay conscious about how to communicate depending on the audience and their cultural expectations.

    Pitching is not just about the product — it is about the mindset of the listener.

    Why We Are Building Infinito.Nexus

    Infinito.Nexus aims to become the universal platform for rapidly building sovereign IT infrastructure. Organizations should be able to operate an essentially unlimited number of SaaS applications behind a single SSO layer, fully sovereign, on any servers or providers they choose, without being exposed to monopoly pressure or external control.

    Our vision extends to hardware. Laptops, servers and even smartphones will be delivered preconfigured, ready to use the very next day, and immediately integrated into a sovereign infrastructure. The platform becomes the foundation for sovereign IT by combining automated deployment, full application integration and ready-to-use hardware into one seamless ecosystem.

    Different Expectations in the US and Europe

    US investors respond strongly to the transformative scale of this vision. For them, we explicitly highlight that Infinito.Nexus aims to become the dominant platform for sovereign IT deployments worldwide. This may sound paradoxical in the context of sovereignty, yet it is entirely compatible. Everything remains open source and users remain free to host wherever they want, but they naturally stay with us because of convenience, automation and usability. The logic is identical to how people today choose Netflix instead of downloading movies or Spotify instead of pirating music. Convenience creates loyalty.

    For US investors, we emphasize that this convenience-driven retention enables us to secure long-term platform dominance. In addition, we guarantee enterprise-level SLAs and large-scale managed deployment services when the infrastructure is provisioned through our platform, which further strengthens trust at the enterprise level and reinforces our strategic position.

    European investors think differently. They place higher value on predictable steps, measurable risk management and immediate practical value. While they understand the long-term vision, they expect a grounded and incremental approach that fits the realities of the European market.

    Adapting the European Narrative

    For the European context we present a slower and more conservative scaling strategy. Instead of focusing immediately on global automation, we begin with B2B delivery teams that manually roll out sovereign environments for startups and technologically open young companies. This lowers perceived risk but increases operational cost and reduces speed, and it creates exposure to competitors who scale more aggressively. Nevertheless, this approach aligns with the European preference for reliability, trust-building and controlled expansion.

    In addition, the European narrative places a much stronger emphasis on consulting. Unlike in the US narrative, where consulting is downplayed due to poor scalability, in Europe consulting is both expected and necessary. It gives us the ability to tailor environments more deeply to customer needs, particularly for complex ERP and CRM integrations that require significant customization. Consulting also reinforces the perception of reliability and competence, which is essential for conservative investors.

    A Unified Perspective

    Both narratives describe the same product and the same mission. The US approach highlights global market leadership, platform dominance supported by convenience retention and enterprise-level services. The European approach emphasizes concrete value, trust-building, customization and predictable growth. The difference is not in the substance of the platform, but in how the story is framed so each audience sees exactly why Infinito.Nexus fits their worldview and investment culture.

    #americanInvestors #breakEvenAnalysis #businessPlan #cloudDeployment #digitalSovereignty #entrepreneurship #europeanInvestors #founderInsights #fundingStrategy #globalScaling #infinitoNexus #innovationMindset #investmentCulture #investorCommunication #itInfrastructureMarketplace #openSource #pitchStrategy #saasAutomation #sovereignCloud #startupEurope #startupFinancing #startupUsa #techEcosystem #unitEconomics #ventureCapital #ventureDaysLuxembourg #webSummitLisbon

  15. Why Germany Is Losing Its Innovators — and How Geopolitical Crises Could Become Europe’s Biggest Opportunity

    During my conversations with potential investors from China, the United States, and Brazil, one thing became increasingly clear: Germany’s current innovation programs are not built for the realities of global competition. Initiatives such as SPRIND and EXIST, although well-intentioned, are deeply rooted in academic structures, heavy documentation, and predefined evaluation processes. They are excellent tools for research, universities, and early technical exploration — but they provide no practical support when founders are negotiating with international investors who expect speed, flexibility, clarity, and strategic alignment.

    Germany has developed strong funding instruments for knowledge creation, yet almost none for scalable entrepreneurship. There is too little risk capital, too much administrative overhead, and far too few incentives for entrepreneurs who want to build companies that could genuinely change the world. SPRIND and EXIST help teams publish papers and build prototypes, but they do not help founders close deals with foreign investors, reach global markets, or keep groundbreaking technologies in Germany. In fact, their rigidity often slows teams down precisely when agility and rapid execution are needed most.

    This is the core issue: Germany promotes knowledge, not impact.
    We create excellent research, but not the environment in which ambitious founders can transform that research into globally competitive companies. As a result, innovators with truly transformative ideas often leave Germany — not because they want to, but because the system gives them no alternative. The domestic environment pushes them out, while the global market pulls them in.

    Germany’s innovation programs are important for academic progress, but they do not produce economic strength. They generate knowledge, not global market leaders. And if we want to retain emerging technologies — such as sovereign cloud infrastructure, open-source automation, AI safety tooling, or decentralized architectures — we need less bureaucracy and far more courage to fund high-risk, high-impact ventures.

    Geopolitical Crises as a Catalyst for European Technological Leadership

    Today’s geopolitical crises — from supply chain disruptions to energy instability and the growing competition between digital superpowers — also present a historic opportunity for Europe. For the first time in decades, the global environment favors nations capable of building sovereign digital infrastructure and reducing dependency on external powers. Europe now has the chance to create technologies that not only strengthen its own autonomy but also challenge or even replace American Big Tech.

    But this opportunity can only be seized if Europe fundamentally shifts how it allocates capital. We must move away from the familiar pattern of structural conservatism, where funding is spread thinly across traditional sectors such as agriculture and the automotive industry — sectors that often receive money not for innovation, but to preserve outdated structures. Incremental updates to old industries will not prepare us for the future.

    Instead, we need targeted, bold, and transformative funding programs that prioritize:

    • renewable and decentralized energy systems
    • sovereign, open-source digital infrastructure
    • AI safety and transparent, auditable algorithms
    • sustainable, modern agriculture
    • automation technologies and resilient hardware
    • cloud independence and true data ownership
    • green industrial transformation
    • next-generation cybersecurity

    Technology must become a central pillar of Europe’s economic strategy — not a side project, not a subsidy for legacy sectors, not an afterthought. If we continue investing in the past, we will be overtaken by every major region of the world. But if we redirect capital toward the areas that genuinely move society forward — energy independence, open-source innovation, automation, AI safety, and sovereign cloud — Europe can become a global leader once again.

    Software that enables digital sovereignty is not just a technological advantage; it is a geopolitical necessity. And if we act decisively now, it can become the foundation for European market leadership in the decades ahead.

    Strategic Autonomy in the Primary and Secondary Sectors

    This does not mean abandoning our foundational industries. On the contrary, any serious strategy for European resilience must preserve autonomy in the primary sector (food, raw materials) and secondary sector (core manufacturing). Europe must remain capable of feeding itself and producing essential goods without being dependent on China, Russia, or rising autocracies — including the United States.

    However, this autonomy must be modern, not nostalgic. Public investment should not exist to protect outdated technologies. It must exist to strengthen long-term independence. That means:

    • green, autarkic, decentralized energy production
    • sustainable and regenerative agriculture
    • a complete transition from fossil fuel combustion to clean power
    • industrial production powered by wind, solar, hydrogen, and circular material cycles

    Europe has enormous potential in wind and solar energy — far more than we utilize today. If deployed strategically, these resources could not only meet our own energy needs but also enable new industries, support electrified manufacturing, and empower sovereign digital infrastructure at scale.

    Strategic independence means building the internal resilience necessary to remain free — economically, politically, and technologically — even in turbulent times. And that resilience can only be built through innovation, not through holding onto the past.

    The Path Forward

    We have the knowledge. We have the resources.
    What we lack is the political courage and financial strategy to convert research into globally competitive companies. The geopolitical window of opportunity is open — but it will not stay open forever.

    If we want to shape the future rather than be shaped by it, we must invest in the sectors that truly matter:

    • digital sovereignty
    • open-source ecosystems
    • renewable energy
    • sustainable agriculture
    • resilient automation
    • decentralized infrastructure
    • AI safety and transparency
    • next-generation manufacturing

    The future belongs to those who build it.
    And Europe must decide — now — whether it wants to build or merely observe.

    #aiSafety #automation #berlin #decentralization #digitalSovereignty #entrepreneurship #europa #europeanIndependence #europeanTech #exist #futureVision #geopoliticalStrategy #germany #greenTech #infrastructureAutomation #innovation #openSource #renewableEnergy #riskCapital #sovereignCloud #sprind #startupEcosystem #sustainableEconomy #techInnovation #techPolicy #ventureCapital

  16. Ever wonder how some VCs seem to snag all the hottest deals? AAF, backed by Mubadala, claims $2B in exits using an 'unusual' model in under a decade.

    While others are still perfecting their pitch, these folks are already cashing out. What unconventional strategies are actually working in today's cutthroat VC landscape?

    techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/how-
    #VentureCapital #StartupFunding #TechInvesting #Innovation

  17. Elon Musk is raising $5B in debt for xAI at a double-digit interest rate, with investor demand already surpassing $3.5B. The funding aims to accelerate xAI’s growth in the competitive AI sector. #ElonMusk #xAI #AIFinance #TechInvesting #VentureCapital #AI #TechNews

  18. Elizabeth Weil's Scribble Ventures just raised $80M, defying the VC chill. How? The Scribble Network, a powerhouse of operators, proving deep connections are key to backing winners in this noisy startup era. #VentureCapital #FounderFriendly #TechInvesting

  19. SoftBank plans to borrow $16B to invest in AI, with an additional $8B potentially in 2026, raising concerns over its already debt-heavy balance sheet. What’s the risk for the tech giant? 💼🤖 #SoftBank #AI #TechInvesting #Debt #Finance #Innovation #VentureCapital

  20. #AI #Blockchain #Dorsey #Mozilla #Musk #SocialWebFoundation #VentureCapital and #NoBusinessCase

    #FreeOurFeeds füllt mit einer Pressemitteilungen mein Digital-Bullshit-Bingo schneller als Heise in einer Woche.

    prnewswire.com/news-releases/w

    Schon allein, dass man 30 Millionen Dollar mininum braucht, um einen zweiten (!) Bluesky-Relay zu betreiben, klingt für jeden der tausenden meist spendenfinanzierten Mastodon-Admins wahnwitzig.

    Wie so ein Kuckuck legt #Bluesky dem #Fediverse sein Ei ins Nest. 🪺

  21. Sources: Google is investing $1B+ in Anthropic, which is also nearing a $2B funding round from Silicon Valley VCs, led by Lightspeed, at a ~$60B valuation. #Google #Anthropic #AI #VentureCapital #Investment #SiliconValley #TechNews #FundingRound #ArtificialIntelligence #VC

  22. PUBG developer Krafton , with shares up 70% since early 2024, is set to invest $136M+ in 2025 across 12+ game studios. 🎮💥 #Krafton #PUBG #GamingNews #GameDevelopment #Investment #TechInvesting #GamingIndustry #VentureCapital

  23. London-based B2B startup Synthesia, pioneers in hyper-realistic AI avatar tech, raises $180M in Series D funding led by NEA at a $2.1B valuation. The future of AI-powered video creation is here! 🚀 #AI #TechNews #B2B #Startups #VentureCapital #AIavatars #SeriesD #Innovation

  24. 🚀 KoBold Metals, leveraging AI to uncover untapped mineral deposits, raised $537M in Series C funding at a $2.96B valuation. The future of mining is here! 💡💰 #AI #MiningTech #Innovation #SeriesC #VentureCapital #TechNews #SustainableMining #FutureOfMining #KoBoldMetals

  25. #Oil giant #BP is killing 18 #hydrogen projects, chilling the industry
    BP has been a supporter of hydrogen. BPs #venturecapital arm invested in several #greenhydrogen startups, including #ElectricHydrogen and #AdvancedIonics. Earlier this year, BP said it would develop "more than 10" hydrogen projects in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Now scaling back, saying it'll develop five to ten projects. The company is keeping quiet about which ones will receive the green light.
    techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/oil-