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MALIBU, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pepperdine Graziadio Business School is expanding its Most Fundable Companies (MFC) competition, creating a new opportunity for participating startups to compete on a global stage through a partnership with Startup World Cup, the #1 startup pitch competition in the world, hosted by Pegasus Tech Ventures. For the first time, the MFC Showcase will incorporate the Startup World Cup Los Angeles Regional competition. One MFC winner will be chosen to advance to the St...

NEW YORK & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Real Intelligence (“A.R.I.”), a private investment firm specializing in secured growth lending and structured equity transactions, has filed lawsuits in New York and Massachusetts against Mona Lee Inc. (“Monalee” and/or “Artemis”), now doing business as “Artemis,” following the company’s default under a senior secured credit facility. The New York action currently involves claims against Artemis only, while the Massachusetts action also asserts claims...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tessera Labs to accelerate enterprise transformation with $60M funding led by Andreessen Horowitz...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF), the leading provider of AI and AR beauty and fashion technology solutions, today announced its partnership with Pegasus Tech Ventures and Startup World Cup for the Silicon Valley Hackathon, a competition inviting developers, startups, and innovators to build the next generation of immersive retail experiences using AI. The hackathon will run online through May 7, 2026, with winners announced live during the Startup World Cup Event at the Co...

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RRE Ventures Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of entering into a combination with one or more businesses or entities, today announced the successful closing of its previously announced initial public offering of 25,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units began trading under the ticker symbol “RREVU” on The Nasdaq Global Market, or Nasdaq, on April 30, 2026. Each unit consists of one...

LOS ANGELES & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sequenex today announced its partnership with MedTech Innovator (MTI), the world’s largest accelerator of medical technology companies. MedTech Innovator matches healthcare industry leaders with innovative early-stage medtech companies for mentorship and support. In 2026, MedTech Innovator will select 65 startups for participation in its program. Sequenex will work directly with select emerging companies and will also provide financial support to MedTech...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--gaiia, a modern OSS/BSS platform for internet service providers, today announced that Cogeco has launched welo, its new digital-first broadband brand, in under 150 days using gaiia. Launch Highlights: Under 150 days from project kickoff to first live customer 20+ automated workflows at launch, spanning the full subscriber lifecycle from activation to cancellation Fully digital customer journey: address qualification, online checkout, self-install, and account management...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Analysis, a company building security infrastructure for agentic AI, today announced $10 million in seed funding led by Altos Ventures, with participation from 645 Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator, and additional strategic investors and angels. The company was founded by former NVIDIA, Cohere, and DeepMind researchers and is working to close a widening security gap as companies race to put autonomous agents into production. General Analysis is alrea...

KITCHENER, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Communitech is relaunching Fierce Founders, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to women and non-binary founders. The program now operates as a focused development pipeline, offering targeted support at every stage of growth. “We’ve seen what’s possible when the right founders are surrounded by the right support,” said Michelle Engelhardt, Fierce Founders Senior Program Manager at Communitech. “This next phase of Fierce Founders is about going deeper, h...

INCHEON, Korea & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. and ATLATL Innovation Center (hereinafter referred to as "ATLATL"), global innovation platform for life science research and development, today announced that the companies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on an open innovation program to accelerate early-stage biotech innovation in Asia-Pacific. Through this partnership, Samsung Bioepis aims to leverage ATLATL’s innovative R&D network and expertise i...