Topic: deep tech
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China's 996 vs Korea's 52-Hour Work Week: Tech Sector Clash
The global tech race intensifies the conflict between the need for rapid innovation and the push for regulated work hours, exemplified by China's "996" culture versus South Korea's 52-hour workweek mandate. South Korea's 52-hour workweek, with limited special overtime allowances, faces criticism ...
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Liza Noonan Appointed CEO of Cicada Innovations to Boost Deep Tech
Liza Noonan has been appointed as the new CEO of Cicada Innovations, starting November 3, 2025, bringing extensive experience from roles at Investment NSW and CSIRO to support the organization's deep tech mission. Cicada Innovations has a strong track record, having nurtured over 400 startups, se...
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Wave Function Ventures Raises $15M for Deep Tech Fund
Wave Function Ventures raised $15.1 million for its inaugural deep tech fund, focusing on early-stage investments in sectors like nuclear energy, robotics, and aerospace. Founder Jamie Gull leverages his engineering background from SpaceX and Scaled Composites, along with angel investing experien...
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Expand North Star 2025: Digital Finance & Deep-Tech Innovations
Expand North Star 2025, held at Dubai Harbor, gathered thousands of visitors and industry leaders to explore digital finance and deep-tech innovations, featuring 2,000 startups and over 1,200 investors managing assets exceeding $1.1 trillion. Key discussions at the event focused on the integratio...
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U.S. Government and Startups: A Complex Relationship
The collaboration between American startups and the federal government has deepened, providing funding and contracts in fields like AI and defense, but it also exposes startups to risks such as disruptions during government shutdowns. A recent Equity podcast highlighted that today's startups, esp...
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Presight & Shorooq Launch $100M AI Fund for 30 Startups
The Presight-Shorooq Fund I is a new $100 million investment vehicle actively seeking to back 25 to 30 promising AI and deep tech startups, with forty percent of its capital reserved for later funding rounds to support scaling companies. Beyond financial investment, the fund provides strategic su...
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