How Germany can better support young entrepreneurs – DW – 07/16/2025
“We found studying pretty impersonal and boring, and we spent a lot of time on TikTok and Instagram.”…
Jamaican-Born Tech Leader Wins Canadian Black Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Jamaican-born entrepreneur Lamar Falconer, co-founder and CEO of AltoLeap Inc., has been awarded the Black Entrepreneur of the…
Ex-Sequoia partner closes in on $400mn European tech fund
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…
Japanese VC Firm UTEC Launches $326 Million Fund
The UTEC team. Courtesy of UTEC The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC), a Japanese venture capital…
Sarah Smith launches $16M fund, says AI can ‘unlock’ so much for solo GPs like herself
Sarah Smith, founder and managing partner of the eponymous Sarah Smith Fund, announced Thursday the final closing of…
How Bookshop’s Founder Raised $39M+ for Small Businesses
When Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org, followed his lifelong passion for books into the publishing industry…
India’s own ‘Shark Tank’ with $1-million funding launched
Aspiring entrepreneurs from across the country can now pitch their business models to a panel of investors and…
Brian Singerman is raising over $500M for a new fund with a twist on the VC model
Former Founders Fund GP Brian Singerman and co-founder and managing partner of Quiet Capital, Lee Linden, are seeking…
This bootstrapped startup has paid out ₦500m to Nigerian creators in two years
While most Nigerians jump at the opportunity to leave the country — or japa, as it’s popularly called…
29-Year-Old’s Side Hustle: $10k in 2 Days, 6 Figures a Month
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Nikki Seaman, the 29-year-old, Atlanta, Georgia-based entrepreneur behind olive brand Freestyle Snacks.…
This Business Incubator Program Has Been Working To Reverse Belmont Cragin’s Shop Closures
BELMONT CRAGIN — Growing up in Belmont Cragin, Isabel Cambray doodled on printer paper and decorated her walls…
Venture gets a rare Native American-led fund in Betsy Fore’s Velveteen Ventures
When Betsy Fore was five, her grandmother got her a gift she has never forgotten: A Velveteen Rabbit…