Startups investing is benefiting from expanding secondary

Startups investing is benefiting from expanding secondary market opportunities. Trade volumes in private startup equity rose 18% last month, offering earlier liquidity for investors and attracting fresh capital into high-growth, pre-IPO enterprises in tech-adjacent industries. Meanwhile, Luno has won the MyBroadband 2025 award for top crypto exchange in South Africa. Luno is one of the leading and regulated exchanges in Africa, and with a presence in South Africa and Nigeria, this win highlights its pivotal role in promoting crypto adoption in Africa. “In collaboration with NVIDIA, we're accelerating the growth of U.K. AI startups,” said Sonali De Rycker, partner at Accel. “World-class compute and fresh capital will empower the next wave of entrepreneurs and AI startups, create new jobs and further enable the U.K. to compete in the AI race. The U.K. has long been a hotbed for AI talent, with a strong community of researchers, founders and world-class universities, and this new investment will supercharge the AI flywheel.” VC market trackers show startups investing is adapting to interest rate plateau forecasts. With policy rates anticipated to hold steady in H2 2024, leveraged buyout participation in late-stage startups has risen by 6%, enhancing exits via strategic acquisitions.