How Harry Stebbings Is Rewiring European Venture Capital
“Venture is about finding, picking, winning and helping. And none of it matters if you can’t win,” says…
TUM spin-off Isar Aerospace becomes a unicorn
Isar Aerospace, a space company spun off from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has achieved a company…
Brad Feld on “Give First” and the art of mentorship (at any age)
Brad Feld has spent decades operating by a simple principle: give without expecting anything in return. This philosophy…
Exclusive: Counterpart Ventures closes $132 million third fund to link CVCs and startups
Counterpart Ventures was conceived over fried chicken and “therapy” sessions. If that’s an exaggeration, it’s only a slight…
VCs love start-ups—But why are they turning away from MSMEs?
Entrepreneurs in India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector have been facing significant hurdles in accessing capital…
Japan’s BeyondNext plans $50 million India fund to back deeptech, AI, semiconductor startups
Japanese venture capital firm BeyondNext Ventures, which focuses on deeptech and deep science startups, plans to raise a…
Startups Weekly: Fast and furious
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups.…
WorkWhile, flexible labor platform, raises $23 million Series B
At 16, Jarah Euston landed her first job at a Party City—on the better days, as the balloon…
Term Sheet Next: How Facebook’s former chief revenue officer is coaching the next generation of startup founders
Every venture investor tells their portfolio companies that they’re more than just a check. They help with introductions,…
African Startups Hit $1B: Nigeria Ranks Third
Nigerian start-ups have emerged as the third highest recipients of funding on the African continent in the first…