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Now Is Europe’s Chance, Says Largest Impact Venture Capital Investor  Forbes

India’s VC-backed chess academy churns out champions across the board  Financial Times A city in India is training Gen Z to take over the chess world  KNAU Arizona Public Radio Chess in Goa: Upcoming Young Players Talk About Their Journey Towards Greatness  Herald Goa World’s Youngest Rated Chess Player Is Just 4—And He’s from India  MSN

Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend  Sifted Around the world, startups are changing conflict  Maddyness Defense tech thrives in the EU with public and private support  IO+ When it comes to defence tech, Europe could learn lessons on speed from Ukraine  MSN Meet the startups hoping to help Europe counter Russia, without America’s help  Fortune

The Venture Capital Trust turns 30: How has it evolved and what’s next?  IFA Magazine What you need to know about investing in VCTs  Yahoo Finance UK The little-used funds that can save hundreds of thousands in tax (and are safe from Rachel Reeves)  The Telegraph BLOG: Unlocking the potential of venture capital trusts  Your Money A guide to […]

Financing watch: A new agtech investor, LatAm startups and more  BNamericas English

EA Ventures has announced a new €20M fund in partnership with Plug and Play  Tech.eu

Power to Hydrogen Secures Strategic Investment  FuelCellsWorks Shipping firms back Power to Hydrogen’s electrolyser deployment push  Renewables Now Air Liquide Venture Capital invests in US AEM electrolyser start-up P2H2  H2 View

Dry powder ready for deployment in European agrifoodtech  AgFunderNews What’s next for agtech fundraising?  Agri Investor Agrifoodtech investment finally starting to see ‘green shoots of interest,’ says AgriTech-E director  AgFunderNews Policy driving ‘green shoots’ in UK agrifoodtech despite 45% decline in venture funding  AgFunderNews

Mercury lands $300m Series C round, valuation hits $3.5bn  FinTech Futures Inside Mercury’s $300M Series C  Axios Exclusive: Fintech Banking Startup Mercury Raises $300 Million at a $3.5 Billion Valuation  The Wall Street Journal Mercury Announces $300 Million Series C Round at $3.5 Billion Valuation  Business Wire Fintech Mercury lands $300M in Sequoia-led Series C, doubles valuation to $3.5B  TechCrunch

Podcast | Episode 110: Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network | EU-Startups  EU-Startups