Europe Venture Fund Lakestar Calls Halt On New Startup Bets
Facebook, Spotify and Revolut investor Klaus Hommels says that his fund Lakestar has closed its door to external…
Founder of $100 million company says she quit her day job to rebuild her father’s Cape Cod chip empire—and there ‘wasn’t time’ to worry about nepotism
Serial entrepreneur Nicole Bernard Dawes seemed destined to build million-dollar food brands. As a kid, she grew up…
Slow Ventures Broke Its Own Rule in Promoting Yoni Rechtman to Partner
In 2022, when Yoni Rechtman’s boss asked where he wanted to be in five years, the newly hired…
Perplexity CEO Says He No Longer Makes Pitch Decks for Funding Rounds
One founder has ditched long pitch decks and presentations for AI. “Famously, the Series A was the only…
Risk-averse parents are fueling Britain’s ambition crisis, VCs say
Mother and daughter using the laptop at home Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images Concerns of an…
American founders more demanding than Europe, OpenAI startup boss says
OpenAI’s EMEA startups head Laura Modiano spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday, 8 October. Nurphoto | Nurphoto…
Jane Goodall, conservationist known for chimpanzee research, dies at 91
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She…
Founders and VCs weigh in on the U.K.’s ambition deficit
Almost 60% of young people in the U.K. are interested in starting their own businesses, per the Generation…
Build Your Billion Dollar Business With These 9 Proven Steps
Build your billion dollar business with these 9 proven steps RORY LINDSAY You’ve built a successful business. Maybe…