Does Academic Lineage Generate Excess Returns? Evidence from Deep-Tech Venture Capital
Mutual fund managers earn up to 7.8 percent a year more on firms whose board members share their educational networks.
Deep tech investment Reports & Market Data (2026)
Key number
2.95 CHF billion
Total invested capital in 2025. SECA (Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association) p.6
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Research on the Financing Status, Dilemmas, and Optimization Paths of Low-Altitude Economy Enterprises under the Digital Economy
China's low-altitude economy market reached 505.95 billion yuan in 2023 and expanded to 670.25 billion yuan in 2024, with projections of 1.5 trillion yuan in 2025 and over 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035.
Phantom Payrolls and the 56,000 JPY Bull-Trap Singularity: How Headline Labor Surprises Accelerate AI CapEx Deflation, Yen Carry Unwind to 120 JPY, and QFS-zkVM Margin-Call Interlocks
Headline employment upside surprises create a Phantom Payroll Divergence, where overall job additions hide structural contractions in high-wage white-collar technology payrolls [p.3].
Short and Long Shadows of Financial Investments
Financial markets operate across two temporal horizons: the speculative Short Future Shadow and the physical Long Shadow.
Limited Capital? Explaining Transatlantic Divergences in Artificial Intelligence Startup Financing
In the Post-period, AI accounts for around 60% of VC investment volume in the US, compared to roughly 31% in Europe.
Mining Tech Startup Landscape 2026
Funding concentration is high, with five startups holding 44% ($2.8B) of total disclosed capital, while US startups hold 71% of the global total.
From Emotional Impulse to Recurring Revenue: Consumer Psychology, Unit Economics, and VC Investment Evaluation of AI Companion Hardware for Gen Z
Generation Z (born 1995–2010) represents the primary target demographic for early-stage AI companion hardware startups.
The Trillion-Dollar Illusion?
OpenAI disclosed $122 billion in committed financing at an $852 billion post-money valuation in March 2026.
AI Investment and the UK Startup Ecosystem: Competing with Silicon Valley in the Age of Generative AI
UK AI venture financing registered a compounding annual growth rate exceeding 25% between 2016 and 2023.
Headwind or Tailwind? How Banks Interpret Borrowers' AI Exposure
As public attention to AI rose following the release of ChatGPT, banks lowered assessed default risk (PD) for borrowers in highly AI-exposed industries by about 5%.
Embedded Supervision for Intellectual Property Tokenisation Under the EU DLT Pilot Regime: Reconciling Proportionality with Trade Secret Protection
Regulation (EU) 2022/858 establishes a pilot regime allowing financial market infrastructures to test DLT financial instruments subject to regulatory oversight.
Pricing the Bet Stack: A Segment-Level Monte Carlo and Real-Options Valuation of SpaceX to 2030 and Its Lessons for Indonesian Retail and Student Investors
SpaceX closed on 2 October 2026 at a market value of about $2.16 trillion, representing more than eighty times its trailing revenue.
Validating a Growth Equity Investment Thesis for an Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Company
Company A's revenue index rose from 100 in 2024 to approximately 367 in 2025 as projects moved to small-batch delivery.
Institutional Investor Heterogeneity and Initial Public Offering Underpricing in China's Science and Technology Innovation Board: A Review
Bushee established a systematic classification of institutional investors using 3 types of indicators and 9 constructed variables.
Capital, the Environment and Power in the 21st Century: Europe in Pole Position
An annual shortfall of between €350 billion and €550 billion is needed to restructure the European economy and make it resilient to the climate crisis.
Extreme Founder Control, Agency Conflicts, and Initial Market Reactions: Evidence from the SpaceX IPO
The proportion of US technology firms adopting dual-class share structures at the IPO stage grew from 15% in 2012 to 50% in 2022.
Private Equity Specialization's Effects on Pricing and Structure in Technology Unicorn Acquisitions from 2010-2024
The study analyzes a dataset of 808 technology unicorn acquisitions announced between 2010 and 2024, including 601 deals involving U.S.-based PE sponsors and 207 non-U.S. deals.
The Innovation Imperative in Brazilian Industry: EMBRAPII's Leadership Role
In 2019, Brazil invested R$ 89.5 billion in science and technology, representing about 1.2% of GDP according to OECD data.
EIF Equity Barometer Survey Q2 2026
Around 70% of respondents reported that the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East negatively affected their business during Q2.
The Execution Game: How Europe's Most Well-Funded Climate Founders Were Made
European climate funds raised $61 billion in 2025, nearly double the US total of $37 billion, with Europe's fund close rate holding at 71% versus 35% in the US.
India Venture Capital Report 2026
India’s venture capital (VC)/growth equity market reached approximately $16 billion in 2025, logging its second consecutive year of growth.
Deep Tech Opportunities Report 2026
In May 2026, geothermal innovator Fervo Energy completed an initial public offering on Nasdaq, raising $2.2 billion.
Italy Venture Capital Monitor Report 2025
In 2025, the overall early-stage ecosystem in Italy monitored a total of 419 investments compared to 406 operations in 2024.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2026
Venture capital investment in Swiss start-ups increased by 23.9% in 2025 to a total of CHF 2.95 billion.
Ireland AI Investment Landscape
Irish AI companies raised €256 million across 75 deals YTD in 2026, following a record €691.3 million raised across 107 deals in 2025.
U.S. Resilient Defense: Delivering Warfighter Speed and Agility
The strategic framework outlines 5 pillars to transform U.S. defense acquisition and maintain technological overmatch.
The Glass Half Full of Italian Innovation
Italy ranks among the top ten countries globally for scientific output with over 2.6 million publications.
Globalscape 2025: Race for Compute
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang estimates that $2T worth of data centers will power software globally over the next four to five years [p.4].
US, JP & UAE Investments in European Tech
Between 2010 and 2025, US, Japanese, and UAE investors participated in over 19k deals, representing approximately €380b raised in equity by European companies (excluding exits).
Hard Tech Report
Pangaea Ventures released its inaugural Hard Tech Report on its 25th anniversary to map out investment trends and breakthrough technologies.