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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Business Insider Names Alumni Ventures' Laura Rippy the No. 1 Woman Early-Stage Investor of 2025
Recognition underscores the network-driven strategy that powers Alumni Ventures' mission to democratize access to venture capital. MANCHESTER, NH / / May 28, 2025 / Business Insider has ranked Laura Rippy, Alumni Ventures Managing Partner & member of the Board of Directors, #1 on its 2025 Seed 40 list of the "Best Women Early-Stage Investors." She was also ranked #25 on the publication's all-gender Seed 100 list of the "Best Early-Stage Investors" - one of only six women on the list. The annual rankings, compiled with quantitative analysis from Tribe Capital's Termina platform, spotlight investors whose early bets are reshaping high-growth sectors from artificial intelligence to defense tech. Rippy previously appeared on both lists in 2024. "Great founders lean into volatility; they know that uncertainty opens room for category-defining ideas," said Laura Rippy. "Our job is to meet those founders early, shoulder to shoulder, and move fast. Being recognized at the top of Business Insider's list validates that relentless, conviction-driven approach." Rippy leads Alumni Ventures' Women's Fund as well as the firm's Green D (Dartmouth) and Yard Ventures (Harvard) alumni funds, backing startups including TRM Labs, and Daydream. Rippy is also on the Board of Alumni Ventures, which has a network of nearly 1,600 portfolio companies, 11,000 investors, and 850,000 community members. "Laura's track record proves that you can deliver venture-class returns and expand access to the asset class," said Mike Collins, Founder and CEO of Alumni Ventures. "Her network-centric sourcing model and school-centric networks are advantages that compound with every fund." Fast facts on Laura Rippy Ranked #1 on Business Insider's Seed 40 list (2025) Ranked #25 on Business Insider's Seed 100 list (2025) Portfolio highlights: TRM Labs, Rent App, Barnwell Bio, Atomic Supply, Daydream, 20+ years of operating and investing experience Runs three Alumni Ventures funds focused on women and alumni communities Member of Alumni Ventures Board of Directors Frequent speaker on AI and women in investing About Alumni Ventures Founded in 2014, Alumni Ventures (AV) is one of the world's most active venture capital firms. With more than $1.4 billion in committed capital from ~11,000 accredited investors, AV is democratizing venture capital by expanding access to professional, high-quality venture investment opportunities. AV's extensive portfolio spans over 1,600 current and historical companies across diverse sectors and stages. Learn more at Media contactLuke AntalChief Community OfficerAlumni Venturespress@ Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Example portfolio companies are shown for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV Fund or investor, and are not accessible to future investors, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments. SOURCE: Alumni Ventures View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Russia mobilizes 40,000-45,000 troops per month, Ukraine 25,000-27,000, Zelensky says
Russia mobilizes around 40,000-45,000 men for its military every month, while Ukraine mobilizes about 25,000-27,000, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on May 27. Moscow has only intensified its war effort despite calls by Kyiv, the U.S., and European partners for an unconditional ceasefire as a first step toward a peace deal. "When the U.S. sends signals that it wants to do something positive with Russia, then Russia ramps up its mobilization," Zelensky said, according to the NV outlet. While Ukraine estimates that Russia has suffered close to 1 million casualties during the full-scale war, it has been largely able to offset the losses by fresh contract soldiers. In late 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to increase the size of Russia's Armed Forces to about 2.4 million, including 1.5 million military personnel. Russia also aims to conscript 160,000 men for compulsory military service this year, marking the largest conscription campaign in 14 years. Russia conducts conscription twice a year, in spring and fall, requiring eligible men to serve for one year. Although Russian conscripts are typically not deployed in active combat, Moscow has relied on financial incentives and pardons to recruit civilians for the war in Ukraine. Following the unpopular September 2022 mobilization, which saw over 261,000 Russians flee the country, Putin has avoided another large-scale draft, instead using alternative methods to bolster troop numbers. Unlike Russia, Ukraine faced serious manpower shortages in late 2024 amid a heavy Russian offensive in Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian leadership has sought to alleviate the crisis by broadening the mobilization pool and offering new incentives for volunteers. Men aged between 25 and 60 can be drafted into Ukraine's Armed Forces, while those aged 18-24 may volunteer to serve, according to the latest legislation. Zelensky said earlier this year that Ukraine has around 800,000 soldiers deployed against 600,000 Russian troops. Read also: If Germany sends Taurus missiles to Ukraine, Russia has a major Crimean Bridge problem We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Hindustan Times
After spurious liquor deaths in Ludhiana: Police arrest 2 vend employees, seize over 400 bottles for testing
In the aftermath of three suspicious deaths linked to the consumption of country-made liquor in Sanyas Nagar, Noorwala Road and Basti Jodhewal, police have arrested two employees of the liquor vend from where the victims allegedly purchased the liquor and seized over 400 bottles for testing. The police have recovered 422 half-litre bottles of Rasbhari, a country-made liquor brand, from the same vend. While the bottles were legally labelled, they have been sent for chemical examination to determine if adulteration played a role in the deaths. Rinku Kumar,40, Debi,27, and Mangu Sharma,32, reportedly consumed spurious liquor before falling critically ill. They later succumbed, prompting an immediate response from the Basti Jodhewal police. Their autopsy was conducted on Thursday and viscera samples were sent to the forensic science laboratory. The definitive cause of death will be known only after chemical analysis. Inspector Jasvir Singh, station house officer of Basti Jodhewal police station, said, 'Onkar Singh and Sushil Kumar, both residents of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, were arrested on Friday in connection with the case. Although the liquor seized was from a legally operating vend, the samples would be tested to confirm their safety.' The two accused have been booked under Sections 105 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 61, 1, and 14 of the Excise Act. The arrests come amid growing public anger over regulatory oversight and enforcement. Though the police acted swiftly, some senior excise officials, speaking off the record, appeared to downplay the severity of the situation. One official stated, '172 bottles of Rasbhari were sold on the night of the incident. If the liquor were adulterated, more people would have fallen ill.' The remark has drawn criticism and deepened suspicions of negligence or a potential cover-up. Meanwhile, a massive cordon-and-search operation was launched late on Thursday night in areas around Bahadur Ke Road and Noorwala Road. Led by assistant commissioners (excise) Shivani and Inderjeet Singh Nagpal, and excise officers Amit Goyal and Ashok Kumar, the joint operation included 255 personnel—155 police officers and 100 from the excise department. Punjab BJP treasurer Gurdev Sharma Debi visited the victims' families and extended financial aid of ₹1 lakh each from his personal funds.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Markets to stay rangebound near-term; big upside likely in H2: Manish Sonthalia
So, wherever there is valuation comfort and most of these names are available at let us say one-time price to book and a decent growth going forward and if you have let us say the bulk of the provisioning or most of the pain getting priced in, then again this is one space which looks quite interesting. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads "What is supporting the markets, firstly, the markets are very-very light. The retail participation is very anaemic so to speak. You have institutional buying which has come through both on the DII and the FII front. The earning season , Q4 has primarily been better than estimates both on the largecap side as well as the mid and the smallcap side," says Manish Sonthalia The big move in the markets is likely to come in the second half of the year. For the next month, month-and-a-half you broadly believe that the markets would be trading within a band of 24 to 26, in a range till at about the point in time when you have clarity on the tariffs, that would broadly be the construct as of is supporting the markets, firstly, the markets are very-very light. The retail participation is very anaemic so to speak. You have institutional buying which has come through both on the DII and the FII front. The earning season, Q4 has primarily been better than estimates both on the largecap side as well as the mid and the smallcap was a lot of apprehension that there is going to be degrowth in the mid and smallcap space, the quarter gone by, but I am afraid that that has not come true and the earnings for the mid and smallcaps have come in better than estimates, that is the main reason why you are seeing broadly buying in the broader markets per se and the flows on the monthly SIPs, etc, have pretty been all in all, fundamentals will need to keep just getting justified in Q1 and Q2. Of course, we are looking at rate cuts and so on and so forth but broadly markets on an overall basis rangebound in a 10% band between 24 and when the markets were at 22,000, it as a space was looking very-very well valued or very decently valued, very benign in terms of valuation given that now you have some sort of a clarity coming out of the major issues on tariffs with China and the chances of a US recession has come down from around 75% to something like a 40% probability of a recession. So, at the margin it would be outperforming in the last two-three months, that is Operation Sindoor has given a lot of fillip to the defence names. I would primarily be going on where this additional 40,000 crores worth of orders are likely to come through. This is going to be broadly in the area of artillery, guns, missile programmes where electronics, etc, would be a part. So, these would be some of the areas which at the margin look pretty we need to watch out for the second half of the year numbers when this whole consumption space looks good. BFSI, particularly insurance, health insurance, life insurance, of course, nothing much to read into the monthly life insurance numbers are very-very low, but on a valuation front from the next one- to two-year point of view again, this is one space looks good. Pharma has not got dented much, again it looks a good story for the next one to two years, particularly the CDMO space and that is where the entire focus would be currently according to ever since the second quarter of FY25 when the MFI issue came to light, of course, it was very clear that the next two to three quarters there is going to be elevated provisions, particularly in the MFI space and the retail space, that is getting manifested in terms of provisions that you are looking forward to in the midcap banking names, we got to watch out how this whole provisioning plays out. But the largecap names both in the public and private sector space are better poised at this given juncture. But at the same time, I would believe that there is definitely value emerging even in the MFI space because a lot of provisioning has already happened and particularly the stocks have also priced in most of the wherever there is valuation comfort and most of these names are available at let us say one-time price to book and a decent growth going forward and if you have let us say the bulk of the provisioning or most of the pain getting priced in, then again this is one space which looks quite interesting.
Business Insider
12-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
How Termina selected and ranked the 2025 Seed 100 and Seed 40 lists
The Seed 100 and Seed 40 lists are now in their fifth year in our partnership with Business Insider to objectively identify and celebrate the success of some of the world's greatest seed investors. In the run of these releases, AI has emerged as a defining characteristic of seed-stage startups today, the results of which will likely drive the lists to come. To produce the 2025 rankings, we statistically analyzed seed investor performance in 25 areas using Crunchbase and PitchBook data. Since one of our goals is to analyze the prospective success of investors, rather than focus solely on past achievements, we consider only active investors with a minimum of five investments between 2010 and 2025. Our lists include solo venture capitalists and angel investors worldwide, assessed based on their investments in US companies. The investors that made the cut for the 2025 lists were those with the strongest long-term indicators: exits (initial public offerings or acquisitions). For this year's ranking, investors whose stronger indicators were follow-on fundraising activity have had their positions affected by the recent pullback in venture capital fundraising. To be named to the list, seed investors must have: Investments that led to successful exits, including IPOs or acquisitions (exits that were meaningfully above "liquidation preference" or demonstrated increased company value rather than simply raising capital). Investments that display intermediate signs of future success, with seed investments consistently receiving material sums of follow-on investment. Active moderate-to-high seed investing over the previous two years. Exits statistically have the most influence on differentiating investors. We also updated our methodology this year to weight more recent investments for the intermediate milestones, such as follow-on fundraising. This year, the candidate pool that met the above criteria was 1,974 investors, a 5% increase from last year's. Women accounted for 11% of all seed investors in this year's pool — up from 8% of the first Seed 100's pool in 2021. This final list included 26 investors that increased their rank, 27 with the same or lower rank, and 47 new investors. Twenty-seven investors in this year's ranking were also featured in the original 2021 list. The generative AI wave of seed investing It's been two years since OpenAI released its revolutionary large language model GPT-4, which ignited the world's imagination about the future of artificial intelligence. Having AI at the center of large outcomes is not new; many companies, including Alphabet and Meta, have predicated their business models on it and were successful long before ChatGPT. You can segment AI into discriminative and generative models. The key difference lies in their objectives. Discriminative models focus on predicting labels and values, or making decisions based on input data, while generative models aim to capture the underlying data distribution and generate samples from that distribution. The first wave of seed investing in AI was from 2010 to 2018, during which companies included discriminative machine learning in their general business models. For example, companies like Uber, Instacart, Airbnb, and DoorDash were built on discriminative matching and recommendation algorithms. The new wave of AI was kicked off by generative models, which include large language models like those that power OpenAI's ChatGPT, Alphabet's Gemini, and Anthropic's Claude. In a mere two years, the share of companies where AI materially matters to their products has nearly doubled from 13% to 24%. How this evolves will likely greatly influence how the Seed 100 rankings look over the coming years. Since seed investments usually take years to mature, we're still a few years away from understanding how the new wave of AI investments will perform. In the chart below, we show five seed investment categories to contextualize the growth of AI investment. Note that this is not an exhaustive view of seed investment sectors. In this view, while there has been steady expansion of AI investing at the seed stage, the jump last year stands out. Termina Jake Ellowitz is the chief technology officer and cofounder of Termina, which works with venture capital and private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and executives to assess investment opportunities.
