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Venture Capital, IPOs, and Hedge Fund Moves in Tech and Finance this week: EquiLibre Technologies, a Prague-based AI lab founded by three former DeepMind researchers, has raised a Series A at; and Copper Sky Capital, a Phoenix-based VC…

Comcast’s NBCUniversal Spin-Off and Its Ripple Effects on Media M&A this week: Comcast announced it will spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into a standalone entity, reversing its long-held belief; and Comcast announced a tax-free spin-off of…

Startup M&A & Market Trends this week: The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Tracker for the week ending June 24, 2026, reports nearly 3,000 U.S; and U.S.

Media & Entertainment Deals this week: BMI has appointed David McIninch as General Manager of Soundmouse, the AI-driven cue sheet platform it acquired from; and Hagens Berman, a law firm with a history of massive class-action victories…

Capital Flows & Deals this week: This week’s top U.S. venture deals totaled $1.1 billion across 10 rounds, led by Odyssey’s $310 million Series B for; and NBCUniversal is merging its two scripted television studios, UCP and Universal…

Private Equity and IPO Market Updates this week: Partners Group has capped redemptions in its $8.6 billion evergreen private equity fund at 5% of net asset value; and Withdrawal cap on $8.