Global venture capital funding for clean energy startups jumped to $12.3 billion last year, up from $1.9 billion in 2019, propelled by investment in battery technology and new government subsidy schemes in the United States and Europe, new data shows.
The young entrepreneur Charlie Javice has been indicted on charges of defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co , the largest U.S. bank, into buying her now-shuttered college financial aid startup Frank.
WeWork Inc on Tuesday said that Sandeep Mathrani would step down as the workspace provider's chief executive officer, effective May 26, while Sycamore Partners named him as a director to lead its real estate activity.
Smaller consultancy and due-diligence firms in China reckon they stand to gain once business returns to normal after the shock administered by Beijing's crackdown on firms supplying information deemed too sensitive to be shared with foreigners.
Higher pay remains an obstacle for Canada's WestJet Airlines and its pilots to secure an agreement and avert a possible work stoppage on Friday, as a smaller rival on Tuesday said it was adding flights in case of a strike or lockout.
Cloud-computing firm ServiceNow Inc said on Wednesday it would invest $1 billion in its venture arm by 2026 to back enterprise software-focused startups in artificial intelligence and automation, among others.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday disclosed it has begun investing in Capital One Financial Corp while exiting investments in four other stocks, as the company run by Warren Buffett cut back its exposure to equities.
British renewable energy investment firm Low Carbon has secured an additional 310 million pounds ($391.25 million) of financing for its solar projects in Britain and the Netherlands from several leading banks, the company said on Tuesday.
Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it has invested an undisclosed sum in Anthropic and will integrate the artificial intelligence start-up's technology into its video-conferencing platform.
African financing platform M-Kopa has signed a total of $255 million in new debt and equity from Standard Bank and Sumitomo Corporation among others to fund its expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa, M-Kopa said on Monday.