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The government won't announce the official 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) until October. But that hasn't stopped people from speculating about it. We saw checks rise a whopping 8.7% in 2023 -- the largest increase in 40 years. But this year's COLA wasn't nearly as high. With growing concerns about Social Security's declining buying power, many are eager to know what 2025 will bring.
Definely, a London, UK-based legaltech company focused on making legal documents easy to read, edit and understand, raised $7M in Series A funding. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from Cornerstone VC, Zrosk Investment Ltd., and angerls Claire Hughes Johnson, Comron Sattari, Ajay Patel, and Babatunde Soyoye. Edward Keelan, partner at Octopus […] The post Definely Raises $7M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Millions of retired Americans rely on Social Security to make ends meet once they're no longer working and earning a paycheck. Even though the average retiree was only collecting $1,907 a month at the start of 2024, that income is crucial for many older Americans today. But Social Security is facing a major financial shortfall that could put its ability to pay benefits at risk.
Ciba Health, a NYC-based digital health company, raised $10M in Series A funding. The round was led by DigiTx Partners, with participation from E12 Ventures, 3CC Capital, Plug and Play Ventures and angel investors. The company is using the funds to accelerate product development and scale its operations to meet growing market demand. Led by […] The post Ciba Health Raises $10M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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RunPod, a Mount Laurel, NJ-based company that empowers developers to deploy custom full-stack AI applications, raised $20M in Seed funding. The round was led by Intel Capital and Dell Technologies Capital with participation from Julien Chaummond, Nat Friedman, and Adam Lewis. In conjunction with the financing, Mark Rostick, Vice President and Senior Managing Director at […] The post RunPod Raises $20M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Cathie Wood has cooled her buying activity in recent days. The co-founder and CEO of Ark Invest lightened a few positions on Monday, but she didn't add to a single stake. It's rare for her not to make any additions, but she was light on the trigger finger last week, too. She only bought shares of one company in two of the final three trading days of last week.
Altera, a Los Angeles, CA-based artificial intelligence company creating digital human beings, closed a $9m seed funding round. The round, which brought total funding to $11.1m since inception in December 2023, was led by Patron and First Spark Ventures with participation from a16z SPEEDRUN, Mitch Lasky, Stephen Lim, Greg Harper, Bob Meese, Rich Aldrich, Vamos […] The post Altera Closes $9M Seed Funding Round appeared first on FinSMEs.
Altera, a Los Angeles, CA-based artificial intelligence company creating digital human beings, closed a $9m seed funding round. The round, which brought total funding to $11.1m since inception in December 2023, was led by Patron and First Spark Ventures with participation from a16z SPEEDRUN, Mitch Lasky, Stephen Lim, Greg Harper, Bob Meese, Rich Aldrich, Vamos […] The post Altera Closes $9M Seed Funding Round appeared first on FinSMEs.
There are plenty of ways to generate passive income, from risk-free assets to bonds to income from rental properties. But one of the simplest and most effective means of generating income is to invest in dividend stocks , while provide passive income without the need to sell an asset, while also allowing you to participate in the stock market. Finding a company that can grow in value while distributing dividend payments is a dream come true for long-term investors.
Lucid Bots, a Charlotte, NC-based company which specializes in robotics for labor-intensive tasks, raised $9.1M in Series A funding. The round was led by Cubit Capital, with participation from Idea Fund Partners, Danu Venture Group, and existing investors Y Combinator’s Growth Fund and Gratus Capital. The company intends to use the funds to advance its […] The post Lucid Bots Raises $9.1M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) were sliding today after the U.S. revoked the company's license to sell chips to Huawei, the latest escalation in the ongoing tech cold war between the U.S. and China. As of 12:48 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Intel stock was down 2.9% on the news. Image source: Getty Images. The government giveth to Intel and the government taketh away A big part of the bull case on Intel these days is that the company is set to get billions of dollars from the government to build new sem
Charlesbank Capital Partners has launched Kleer-Membersy through the acquisition and merger of its namesake companies – both providers of technology-driven dental membership plans. The combined company will support an aggregate footprint of 20,000 dentists and millions of patients across all 50 states, covering everything from solo practices to the largest DSOs in the country.
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The Halifax Group has sold a majority interest in Southern Exteriors, an installer of exterior building systems, to Monomoy Capital Partners. Southern Exteriors is a full-service installer of exterior building products including siding, roofing, gutters, and windows. The company primarily focuses on the residential market and services the largest national builders to regional, local and… This content is for members only.
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Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Reagent Chemical & Research in partnership with members of the company’s senior management team. Family-owned Reagent Chemical & Research is a specialty distributor of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide (also knows as lye or caustic soda). The company was founded in 1959 by Tom Skeuse, Sr., and is headquartered 44 miles… This content is for members only.
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Advanced Micro Devices ' (NASDAQ: AMD) artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled rally has come to a screeching halt in 2024. Shares of the chipmaker are down 29% since the beginning of March, when they were trading at a 52-week high, and the company's latest results aren't going to help arrest the slide. AMD released first-quarter 2024 results on April 30, and investors pressed the panic button.
Former Triton Partners investor services head Amanda Tonsgaard has been hired by AIP Management as its head of investor relations. The post Ex-Triton exec Tonsgaard brought in by AIP as investor relations head first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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Veteran private equity house Goldner Hawn has sealed an above-target final close for its eighth flagship fund, pulling $364m. The post PE veteran Goldner Hawn beats goal with $364m Fund VIII final close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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The $259bn-managing New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed $1.1bn of new alternative fund investments. The post New York pension giant makes more than $1.1bn of alternatives fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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