FirstPartyCapital’s flagship event MadTechMoney returns on the 31st October 2023, bringing together leading figures across the ad tech/martech industry and the investment community to discuss key investment trends. Returning after the inaugural event held in October 2022, which attracted over 200 [...]

This week: the UK's competition watchdog softens its stance on Microsoft-Activision, Amazon commits billions to Anthropic... A ray of hope came for Microsoft this week, when the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said there are reasonable grounds to approve [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Amazon commits up to USD$4bn (~£3.2bn) to Anthropic; sales in the UK push Shein's market share over 2%; and Thailand's prime minister shares expectations of investments from US tech giants. Amazon commits billions to Anthropic Amazon has [...]

Adimo, a global specialist in shoppable marketing solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with FirstPartyCapital (FPC), an early stage venture capital firm specialising in ad tech, martech, and digital media. As part of the Scottish company’s move to accelerate its [...]

Today (18th August), the7stars, the UK’s largest independent agency group, has confirmed four new senior hires across the investment team. Their latest hiring spree is driven by their expanded client roster YoY which has seen the Group’s billings rise to [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Amazon prepares to launch a new SSP; Tracer raises USD$18.1m (£14.2m); and Joe Zawadzki formalises MediaMath bid. Amazon prepares SSP launch Amazon is preparing to launch a new supply-side platform and is actively recruiting across a range [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Netflix pulls its "Basic" plan from several markets; Meta shuns news content on its social platforms; and Alibaba pours millions into Lazada. Netflix cans “Basic” plan Netflix’s cheapest ad-free subscription is no longer available in the UK, [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: ARK Investment Management cuts back its stake in Twitter; crypto trading skyrockets after Ripple Labs' victory against the US SEC; and Lemon8's American user base plummets. Twitter investor ARK writes down stake ARK Investment Management, which owns [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Elon Musk announces a new AI start-up; India's Wipro to invest USD$1bn (~£763.6m) in its AI capabilities; and Binance cuts 1,000 staff following executive exits. Musk reveals AI start-up Elon Musk has entered the AI race with [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a US judge dismisses the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction against Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard; Singapore-based investment giant Temasek sees its value decline; and OpenAI announces a new team for the safe development [...]