Venture Capital’s Dangerous Divide: The $6.6 Billion Mega Deals And Everyone Else | Forbes

How Big Money Is Leaving Most Startups Behind For elite VC investors backing companies like OpenAI and SpaceX, 2024 has been an amazing year with multi-billion-dollar deals and sky-high valuations. But step outside this exclusive circle, and you’ll find a very different story—especially in Europe, where funding has dropped to less than half of what […]
UC 1819 sewer tech startup makes a $7.5 million splash | University of Cincinnati

A pioneering startup that emerged from the University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub’s Venture Lab pre-accelerator program in 2018 was acquired by global solutions provider IDEX Corporation in 2024 for $7.5 million. Subterra, founded by Robert Lee, revolutionizes sewer and pipeline infrastructure monitoring through its innovative watercraft, an AI-driven technology that aligns with IDEX’s family of business solutions. Full story: UC […]