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Craft beer startup Tolokazi Beer joins female founder funding programme
South African craft beer brand Tolokazi Beer has been selected as the second business to join a funding-readiness…
A Cambridge PhD discovery raised £1.5M led by SCVC to fix gene therapy’s costly flaw — TFN
Houdini Bio has secured around £1.5 million in grants and pre-seed funding, with SCVC leading the investment. The…
Mondelēz International Announces Nine Start-Ups Chosen to
The 2026 cohort focuses on technologies that support Mondelēz International’s priorities in sustainability, ingredient science, and food technologyCohort…
FirstBank Hosts SMEConnect Webinar for SMEs, Business Owners
The Made in Africa Brands Ambassador (MABA), in partnership with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund and the…
L’Oréal-Innovist deal: early investors cash in big, founders pocket Rs 800-900 crore
Innovist cofounder and chief executive Rohit Chawla is expected to pocket around Rs 600-700 crore from the sale…
On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake | Entrepreneurs
Julie Meyer is sitting in a starkly lit attic, surrounded by piles of £50 notes. A California blond in…
UK business ‘Grammys’ shortlists Oxford fish and chips boss
Ryan Harrison, founder of Harrisons Fish & Chips in Elms Parade, Botley, has been named a finalist in…
LGBTQ+ startup founders have it easier in S.F., but Sam Altmans are rare
On the 17th floor of the LinkedIn headquarters last Thursday, a rooftop happy hour was underway. Around the…
The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs
With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled…
Why some U.S. entrepreneurs are struggling to out-earn their parents
When Starr Hutchings Purdue’s great-grandfather opened a funeral home in Macon, Georgia, in 1910, undertaking was a reliable…
Launch Africa returns $2.5 million after 11 startup exits
Launch Africa, the pan-African venture capital firm with more than 180 portfolio startups, has returned $2.5 million to…