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+3 Maya Lindstrom Seeing derivatives volume hit 1.4 trillion already shows real demand, the subsidies from banks are probably helping smaller firms join in.Mantic Raises $25M After Beating Human Forecasters x/ben-day-process — Sep 18, 2026 London AI startup Mantic raised $25 million in seed funding led by Radical Ventures, with Microsoft’s M12, after its judgmental forecasting system beat all human forecasters at the Metaculus Cup, signaling strong demand from hedge funds, corporates, and governments for medium-term risk and scenario planning. Founded in 2024 by Toby Shevlane and Ben Day, Mantic blends human-style reasoning with backtested historical data to predict geopolitical, economic, and strategic events, targeting scenarios where traditional models struggle. +4 Nicole Hardy Beating the top human forecasters on Metaculus shows this approach could help with tricky geopolitical calls that pure models miss.
+2 Nicole Hardy for IND readiness is a long runway. Hope that $77.5M actually lasts that far with no revenue coming in.Fifth Third Boosts Semtech Stake to 22,970 Shares Finance — Jul 21, 2026 Semtech Corporation drew notable activity from several large investors in Q1, with Fifth Third Bancorp boosting its stake by 2,380.6% to 22,970 shares worth about $1.77 million, while Andar Capital Management HK Ltd increased its holdings and WCM Investment Management LLC trimmed its position. Other participants included Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, IFP Advisors Inc, Sound Income Strategies LLC, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC, and NewEdge Advisors LLC, and analysts published updated price targets or ratings on Semtech as part of ongoing investment activity.
