Breakout Ventures has closed a $114 million Fund III to back AI-focused early-stage startups working in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry. The firm has already written checks to three companies and plans to invest in at least 20 companies through this fund, with average check sizes ranging from $500,000 to $5 million. Lindy
When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative
When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative
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More than £40,000 in grant funding has been distributed through the Programme and Project Partners (PPP) social impact fund to support employment and training projects designed to help people into work. The fund, managed by Cumbria Community Foundation and backed by industry leaders including Kellogg Brown and Root Ltd and Amentum Clean Energy Ltd, has
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Hedge funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Hedge fund Caxton Associates has lost at least $600mn in this month’s market upheaval sparked by the war in the Middle East. Caxton’s $9bn Macro fund lost 7 per cent last week, according to two
Indian equities often see rotation of leadership. In some years, large-caps lead the charge; in others, mid-caps or small-caps deliver outsized returns. Between 2006 and 2025, no single market-cap segment managed to outperform consistently. Small-caps (Nifty Small cap 250 TRI) surged nearly 97% in 2007, only to crash 69% the following year. Large-caps tend to
NextEnergy Solar Fund unveils sweeping overhaul as it targets energy storage Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock Solar investment trust cuts payout and launches asset sales programme as it seeks to narrow persistent discount to net asset value NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd (LSE:NESF, FRA:5NE), the London-listed solar energy investment trust, has announced a sweeping strategic
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Burkina Faso’s Mining Development Fund raised CFA85.72 billion ($152 million) in 2025. Authorities allocated 59% of the funds to the Patriotic Support Fund and 41% to local development projects. Higher gold prices and the inclusion of semi-mechanized mining operations boosted revenues in the second half of the