Kakao Ventures has made seed investments in two US-based deep tech startups, Oligo Space and Tzafon. Both companies secured institutional funding for the first time in this round, though the specific investment amounts were not disclosed. Oligo Space is innovating satellite design and manufacturing with AI automation, while Tzafon is developing high-performance infrastructure for environments where multiple AI agents collaborate.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Thiel Foundation has unveiled the 2024 class of Thiel Fellows, assembling a group of 20 brilliant young minds who are set to disrupt various industries. Established in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship provides each recipient with $100,000 and access to a powerful network of tech founders, investors, scientists, and former fellows. All that is asked of the fellows is that they commit to focusing full-time on their projects, companies, or ideas unencumbered by traditional academic constraints. "Today's universities are as corrupt as the medieval Catholic Church. The Reformation is underway," said Peter Thiel