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Canadian, German AI Startups Join Forces to Challenge US AI

Canadian AI lab Cohere has acquired German AI company Aleph Alpha, in a bid to meet rising demand for sovereign AI systems.Financial details of...

UK Launches $675 Million Fund for AI Startups

The U.K. has launched its first-ever sovereign AI fund, designed to encourage the country’s AI innovators and create jobs and growth.The government said it...

Crypto startups kick off Q2 by raising $76m in the first week

Crypto startups kicked off Q2 by raising $76 million.Still, there are some headwinds for dealmarking, investors say.Crypto startups kicked off the second-quarter of 2026...

Crypto startups raised $5 billion in Q1 — here are the top 10 funding rounds

Crypto startups raised nearly $5 billion from venture investors in the first-quarter of 2026, DefiLlama data shows.That’s a 16% decrease year-on-year when compared to...

Why crypto startups struggle to get VC cash this cycle – DL News

Fundraising conditions are getting worse as capital dries up, founders say.Still, crypto startups raised $197 million this week.The noose is tightening for crypto startups...

Fed’s hawkishness is great for crypto startups as ‘best companies aren’t built during periods of loose monetary policy,’ VC says – DL News

Fed Chair Jerome Powell signalled uncertainty for the bank’s 2026 plans to cut interest rates.Still, crypto startup teams are building at an accelerating pace,...

How Iran war will boost stablecoin startups’ investment efforts – DL News

Investors are taking a second look at opportunities due to the escalating war in the Middle East.Some sectors are expected to profit from the...

AI boom siphons capital from crypto startups, VCs warn – DL News

Crypto startup teams need to work harder, VCs say.That’s because the AI boom is presenting investors with alternative opportunities.The artificial intelligence boom is syphoning...

A16z crypto plans $2 billion fund to back next wave of blockchain startups: Fortune

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm is back in the market with a fifth venture fund, even as the digital asset sector navigates a slower investment...

VC ‘spray-and-pray era over’ as crypto startups raise $883m in February – DL News

Fundraising down but not out in 2026, DefiLlama data shows.Stablecoins, artificial intelligence agents, and institutional tools top sectors, VCs say.Venture capitalists funnelled $883 million...