Kenya beats Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria as it rakes in Ksh.127 billion start-up funding
Kenya got the biggest share of start-up funding channelled to Africa in 2025, a study shows. Approximately Ksh.127…
Crick spin‑out ALTx will target cancer cell immortality
 Founded in late 2024, ALTx Therapeutics has come out of stealth mode with plans to develop therapies…
This millennial founder got rejected 73 times before building a 9-figure coffee company. One more no, and he says he would have sold his kidney
But at Stanford, time on campus has proven to be a critical launchpad. Famously, alumni from the Silicon…
A ‘Quit Your Job To Start A Company’ Story For The Ages
Mentorship is the intangible force behind most business and entrepreneurial success. getty Have you heard the one about…
Billion-dollar AI startup founders are getting younger — here’s why
Alexandr Wang, former CEO of Scale, attends an AI summit in Paris in February 2025. Getty Images The…
Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026
That release was a fitting reminder to the world, especially during the peak of the Christmas holiday season,…
The No.1 reason startups fail in the first two years, according to a VC
Concept Ventures was an early investor in billion dollar AI firm Eleven Labs. Reece Chowdhury A venture capitalist…
The rise of Yann LeCun, the 65-year-old NYU professor who is planning to leave Mark Zuckerberg’s highly paid team at Meta to launch his own AI startup
Yann LeCun, one of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence (AI) today, has informed colleagues he plans…
CEO of $8 billion AI company says he’s ‘mind boggled’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful
“This notion that somehow you can achieve greatness, you can build something extraordinary by working 38 hours a…
Kevin O’Leary says the best time to start a business is during chaos
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary acknowledged that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are a headache and increase input costs,…
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…
UW-Green Bay unveils initiative to empower start-ups with global venture collaboration
GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A gamechanger for local entrepreneurs is coming to UW-Green Bay. Gener8tor is bringing one…