I Left Big Tech to Work for an AI Startup. Both Have Pros and Cons.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kendall Rankin, a 30-year-old community and operations manager at…
20-YO Stanford dropout raises $5 million for startup in just 2 days to study online behaviour using vision AI
20-year-old Stanford dropout Amogh Chaturvedi and his friends-cum-co-founders sold a startup at 19, landed in Y Combinator, and…
2025 C-Suite Honoree: Al Subbloie
Al Subbloie, CEO and founder of Budderfly, leads the fastest-growing energy-as-a-service company in the U.S., focused on cost…
This Startup Thinks Private Equity-Style Deals Will Kick-Start Crypto Adoption
Sept. 8, 2025 6:30 am ET|WSJ Pro Crypto die-hards have long said that if only more legacy businesses…
Data security startup Aurva raises $2.2 million in round led by Nexus Venture Partners
Aurva, a platform focussed on access monitoring and artificial intelligence (AI) observability, has raised $2.2 million in a…
She ditched retirement to launch a startup at 60. Despite no tech experience, founder-CEO works 70-hour weeks with a clear exit strategy
At 60, Karen Hastie from Ontario, Canada, could have embraced a quiet retirement after selling her decades-long fitness…
How one local business turned a passion into a brand built on joy
At the tender age of 25, twins Wong Kai Jun and Wong Kai Lin turned their love of…
HBS Supports Graduating Social Entrepreneurs | Social Enterprise
Hande Ilhan and Dominic Mensah; 2025-26 recipients of the Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship In recent years, the School’s Social…
How a Mom’s Garage Side Hustle Hit $1 Billion Revenue
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Sandra Oh Lin, 50, of Los Altos, California. She is the founder…
Career Karma, A Platform That Helps People Break Into Tech, Has Been Acquired
A recent acquisition aims to strengthen participation in the tech space. Career Karma As AFROTECH™ previously told you,…
‘We’ve never had a fundraising deck’: Here’s where venture capital stands now and where it’s going next
If you want a pulse check on where the venture capital industry is at, consider the software supply…
Aurva raises $2.2 Mn in Seed round led by Nexus VP
Aurva, a security startup founded by ex-Meta engineers, has raised $2.2 million in Seed funding from Nexus Venture…