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- Key executives, including Founder Lee Hae-jin and CEO Choi Soo-yeon, engage in discussions with the local startup ecosystem - The new investment initiative will focus on investing in promising startups in North America, starting with video AI startup 'TwelveLabs'- NAVER has a strong track record of tech startup investments through its NAVER D2SF and is also known for acquiring Poshmark SEONGNAM, South Korea, June 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVER Corporation (CEO Choi Soo-yeon) announced the planned establishment of "NAVER Ventures," its new global venture investment initiative in Silicon Valley....

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban made one of the most popular trades during the dot-com crash, netting billions of dollars by selling his company to Yahoo. In tandem with learning new technologies and building new companies from scratch, Cuban gradually transitioned to the role of an active investor in businesses with long-term growth prospects and mentoring a new generation of budding entrepreneurs.The world got a glimpse of his investment philosophy and business acumen at ABC's Shark Tank business reality show. Cuban's 15-year stint on the show ended recently, and he departed...

He and his team would stay in Auckland. He anticipated he would continue to travel to the US around half a dozen times each year.Christ’s College old boy McGoldrick was born and raised in Christchurch – where he comes from an extended family well known on the local real estate scene – but moved to Auckland to finish his business degree after the quakes.“I wanted to go my own way,” he told the Herald.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.He worked in logistics (Fliway Group) and sales (Fuji Xerox) before founding his first start-up...

IAG said Monday that it has earmarked €200 million ($216.5 million) over the next five years for a new venture capital arm to invest in startups.  The airline group has invested in more than 10 startups since 2017, but the company saw a need for a more concerted effort with that work.  “Today’s announcement is the first time that IAG has announced a venturing arm with specific funds for investment,” the company said in a statement to Skift. “The size of funding places us as one of the largest in...