The real odds of startup success
Dan Richards is a serial founder and former public company CEO, and an award-winning member of the marketing…
Turkish man turns gifted ostriches into business plan
A local tradesperson in the Bahçe district of Osmaniye, in southern Türkiye, has turned an unexpected gift into…
PraxisPro raises $6M seed from AlleyCorp to coach medical sales reps
It all began in sales. That’s where Cam Badger got his start, at a pharmaceutical company. He expected…
Call for Applications: Milken–Penn GSE Education Business Plan
The Milken–Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition is a prestigious global innovation challenge that invites founders, educators, and…
Speciale Invest appoints Vishnu Rajeev as Investment Partner
Vishnu Rajeev | Photo Credit: KAPOOR-PICTUREZ Speciale Invest, a deep-technology focused venture capital firm, has announced the appointment…
Bloomwit introduces PR services aimed at improving SME visibility across Africa
Bloomwit has launched a public relations offering aimed at helping African small and medium-sized enterprises improve visibility and…
Call for Applications: African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC)
The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative is an innovative, 12-month leadership and business management capacity-building program that accepts 200…
Indian Startup Funding — Startups Raised $269 Mn This Week
SUMMARY Indian startups cumulatively raised $268.6 Mn across 28 deals between January 12- 16, marking a 293% jump…
Rural businesses in Northern Cape score big with R1.5m funding head start
A POWERFUL partnership between Anglo American’s Zimele programme and Sigma has injected R1.5 million into 45 rural entrepreneurs…
Avaana Capital strengthens top deck with partner-level appointments
Avaana Capital’s Vikas Verma (left) and Shruti Srivastava Mumbai-based early-stage venture capital firm Avaana Capital has strengthened its…
Cape Town entrepreneur turns global fashion waste into a fast-growing retail business
Stephen Grootes speaks to Amber Penney, co-founder and chief retail officer at Faro about her career journey and…
The BARBIES: From Google to Zepto — what US undergrad returnees are building in India | Business
A new label is doing the rounds in India’s startup circles: BARBIEs, short for Bachelors Abroad Returning to…