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Israel is home to more startups per capita than anywhere in the world. A new startup, Investination, now makes it possible for accredited investors in the U.S. to invest in emerging Israeli companies online.

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Israel’s InvestiNation is here to disrupt the VC roadshow

When this year’s covid-related social and economic disruptions put a halt to venture capital roadshows—the whirl of travel, meetings, pitch decks, handshaking and networking that…

Investable UniverseNovember 24, 2020

Factory_OS, a Bay Area startup that develops modular multifamily housing using sustainable construction, labor and community principles, raised Series B funding with investments from Lafayette Square Holdings, Autodesk and Facebook, among others.

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Lafayette Square makes maiden investment (alongside Facebook) in housing disruptor

On Friday, disruptive homebuilder Factory_OS—a San Francisco Bay-area startup that produces low-cost modular multifamily housing based on sustainable building, labor and community principles—announced that it…

Investable UniverseNovember 23, 2020

Verizon and Newlab have announced results from their first cohort of 5G Studio startups, many of which are developing transformative robotics and autonomous technologies for industries including energy, manufacturing, defense, and healthcare.

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Prepare to have your mind blown by Newlab and Verizon’s first 5G Studio startup class

On Wednesday, U.S. listed telecom Verizon and innovation incubator Newlab announced the results of their first cohort of handpicked companies testing new 5G technology applications…

Investable UniverseNovember 18, 2020

Nuuve, an early innovator in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging for electric vehicles (EVs), is being taken public through an SPAC IPO by a Chinese blank-check company.

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Nuuve, a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Player, Plugs into Market Through SPAC IPO

On Thursday, renewable energy technology company Nuuve Corporation, a global first-mover in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, and Newborn Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition…

Investable UniverseNovember 12, 2020

EY Global Alternative Fund Survey has found that despite extreme market volatility, higher trading volumes and social disruptions due to COVID-19, alternative fund managers persevered, and even exceeded, performance expectations from investors.

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EY Global alts survey says covid helped case for active management

The just-released 2020 EY Global Alternative Fund Survey—the fourteenth annual survey of hedge fund and other alternative asset investors from the consulting and accounting group…

Investable UniverseNovember 11, 2020

Keen to diversify its economy into emerging biotech, natural resource technology and life sciences, Iceland is seeking to incentivize venture capital investors and startups to commit capital to the Nordic country's robust startup ecosystem.

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Viking VC: Iceland seeks investors as it turns natural resources into life science growth engine

With the world rapt at news of a possible breakthrough in the race to develop an effective vaccine for covid-19, investing in life science research…

Investable UniverseNovember 9, 2020

$FarmTogether gives accredited investors direct access to fractional ownership in U.S. farmland, a $2.5 trillion asset class that has been traditionally owned by actual farmers or very large institutional investors, such as pension funds.$ Alternative Assets Commodities ESG Innovations Land/Agriculture North America Pension funds Venture capital

FarmTogether: New platform offers fractional investing in world’s oldest asset class

It’s not FarmVille—it’s better! Crop farming meets crowdfunding on FarmTogether, a new online investment platform that is backed by Franklin Templeton Legg Mason, the global…

Investable UniverseNovember 5, 2020

Space Capital expects investment in the space economy to play an increasingly important role in the post-COVID world, especially in launch infrastructure.

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Space infrastructure draws record investor interest in third quarter

For infrastructure investors who prefer a barrier to entry so high that it’s technically low-earth orbit, 2020 has offered plenty of opportunity. Space Capital, a…

Investable UniverseOctober 29, 2020

The global market for real estate technology, or proptech, along with smart cities is expected to double from a market value of $410.8 billion in 2020 to $820.7 billion, as 5G and IoT technology demand grows.

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APAC investors building AI-driven proptech ventures

On Thursday, Sino Group—one of Hong Kong’s leading developers of residential, retail office and industrial properties— and Ping An Smart City jointly announced the official…

Investable UniverseOctober 29, 2020

Bitcoin: Political protest vote, futuristic commodity, arcane fade, environmental conundrum, or genuine portfolio hedge--it's outperformed all other asset classes in 2020 for the year to date

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Political Protest, Synthetic Commodity, Utility Play…and Value Investment?

Bitcoin: whether you love it (like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and erstwhile cryptobull Steve Wozniak), hate it (like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett), trade it…

Investable UniverseOctober 28, 2020

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