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Cristian Dina

Cristian Dina is the CRO at The Next Web. He has interviewed 300+ industry leaders and authored the book King of Networking, establishing himself as one of the most connected and respected voices in the ecosystem. At just 23 years old, Cristian was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 2025 list, representing a new generation of tech builders, bold thinkers who move fast, build with purpose, and create real impact.

Musk said money doesn’t matter. The market just took $1.2tn of it anyway.

Big Tech’s AI bill came due this week. Investors paid the cloud and punished the rest.

Keiron raised €20.7M to replace the process responsible for 70% of circuit board defects

Fusion’s best-funded bet raised another $1bn, and hired the banker who took Moderna public Featured Image

Fusion’s best-funded bet raised another $1bn, and hired the banker who took Moderna public

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Everyone else is shrinking satellites. K2 raised $500m to build giant ones, and put AI in orbit. Featured Image

Everyone else is shrinking satellites. K2 raised $500m to build giant ones, and put AI in orbit.

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1d ago

The unsexy layer AI agents actually need: DataBahn raises $40m to sell it Featured Image

The unsexy layer AI agents actually need: DataBahn raises $40m to sell it

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The chips that wire GPUs together are the new prize. Xsight raised $300m to sell an open one. Featured Image

The chips that wire GPUs together are the new prize. Xsight raised $300m to sell an open one.

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Oracle put its cloud rival’s AI inside its business apps, and the stock jumped 8% Featured Image

Oracle put its cloud rival’s AI inside its business apps, and the stock jumped 8%

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The EU clears the $55bn Saudi-led buyout of EA under its subsidy rules Featured Image

The EU clears the $55bn Saudi-led buyout of EA under its subsidy rules

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Space-Eyes, backed by Eric Trump, plans a $638m SPAC debut Featured Image

Space-Eyes, backed by Eric Trump, plans a $638m SPAC debut

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