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1 hour ago

Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world's most elaborate science experiments | TechCrunch

Inertia Enterprises burst onto the scene in February with a $450 million Series A, making it one of the best capitalized startups in the industry, aiming to bring laser-based fusion reactors to market.
Science
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

Virgin StartUp opens second round of free accelerator for dyslexic entrepreneurs

Virgin StartUp's Momentum 2.0 accelerator supports dyslexic entrepreneurs with tailored resources and mentoring to enhance their business growth.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
17 hours ago

Your Business Won't Scale Unless You Accept This Hard Truth

Leaders must delegate tasks to ensure business scalability and avoid being overqualified for daily operations.
NYC startup
fromAlleywatch
19 hours ago

#NYCtech Week in Review: 4/5/26 - 4/11/26

NYC Tech News highlights recent startup funding, exits, and events, featuring companies like Patlytics and Yuzu Health.
#entrepreneurship
Mental health
fromFast Company
21 hours ago

I scaled mental health products for millions

Entrepreneurship is often misrepresented, masking the anxiety and stress that founders experience behind the facade of autonomy and success.
Chicago
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

Chris Vrame on Building Ideas Into Real Projects

Chris Nicholas Vrame is a Sacramento entrepreneur known for innovative real estate development and a people-focused business approach.
Startup companies
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days ago

I burned out at my VC job, so I opened a Pilates studio. I work more now but it feels good to not have to say 'yes.'

Anna Noelle Rinke transitioned from a tech career to founding a Pilates brand after experiencing burnout in venture capital.
Startup companies
fromFast Company
1 day ago

Entrepreneurship was never easy, but it doesn't need to be relentless

Entrepreneurs face overwhelming mental loads and financial pressures, impacting their ability to innovate and grow their businesses.
Mental health
fromFast Company
21 hours ago

I scaled mental health products for millions

Entrepreneurship is often misrepresented, masking the anxiety and stress that founders experience behind the facade of autonomy and success.
Education
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

Interview with Sujay Thakur: Building Vision from the Ground Up

Sujay Thakur is a multifaceted entrepreneur focused on real estate, education innovation, and sustainable growth.
Startup companies
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days ago

I burned out at my VC job, so I opened a Pilates studio. I work more now but it feels good to not have to say 'yes.'

Anna Noelle Rinke transitioned from a tech career to founding a Pilates brand after experiencing burnout in venture capital.
#startup-funding
Venture
fromAlleywatch
19 hours ago

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 4/13/26

Notable startup funding activity in the US reached $1.5B, featuring key investments in AI, Deep Tech, and other sectors.
Fundraising
fromBusiness Matters
4 weeks ago

Virgin StartUp unveils 20m funding pot for UK founders after passing 100m Start Up Loans milestone

Virgin StartUp announces £20 million funding for UK entrepreneurs in 2026-2027, its largest annual allocation since 2013, supporting early-stage business launches through government-backed Start Up Loans.
Marketing
fromInc
2 days ago

How to Turn Connections Into Strategic Partnerships That Scale

Strategic alliances require intention, genuine curiosity, and respect to evolve from casual connections into high-impact partnerships.
Careers
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

How to Find a Tech Company That Matches Your Values

Identify non-negotiables and evaluate tech companies based on values and ethical practices.
Online Community Development
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

CDFIs could draw institutional capital for climate projects

There is a strong desire for collaboration between institutional investors and community development financial institutions, but barriers exist due to perceived risks and lack of standardization.
Digital life
fromRoughMaps
4 days ago

Why Digital Nomads Are Wearing Out Their Welcome - RoughMaps

Remote workers have significantly impacted local housing markets, leading to increased rents and displacement in cities like Lisbon and Mexico City.
Exercise
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

Whoops, We Dyed Influencers Blue! But Now Our Business Is Bringing In $42 Million in Revenue

Clarke and Spalter built FORM, a lifestyle platform and activewear brand, achieving over 60,000 subscribers and $42 million in revenue since its 2020 launch.
#ai
Silicon Valley
fromWIRED
4 days ago

The 70-Person AI Image Startup Taking on Silicon Valley's Giants

Black Forest Labs is a leading AI image generation startup, recently valued at $3.25 billion, competing with major Silicon Valley labs.
Marketing tech
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days ago

Vibe coding is becoming part of the solo business owner's toolkit

Freelance media consultants are increasingly using AI tools to create custom apps for tracking audience engagement, often as cost-effective alternatives to traditional software.
Venture
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
6 days ago

Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $2bn ASX IPO after $505m raise and $10bn Blackstone debt

Firmus raised $505m at a $5.5bn valuation, targeting a $2bn IPO on the ASX, backed by a $10bn debt facility and renewable energy plans.
Silicon Valley
fromWIRED
4 days ago

The 70-Person AI Image Startup Taking on Silicon Valley's Giants

Black Forest Labs is a leading AI image generation startup, recently valued at $3.25 billion, competing with major Silicon Valley labs.
Marketing tech
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days ago

Vibe coding is becoming part of the solo business owner's toolkit

Freelance media consultants are increasingly using AI tools to create custom apps for tracking audience engagement, often as cost-effective alternatives to traditional software.
Venture
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
6 days ago

Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $2bn ASX IPO after $505m raise and $10bn Blackstone debt

Firmus raised $505m at a $5.5bn valuation, targeting a $2bn IPO on the ASX, backed by a $10bn debt facility and renewable energy plans.
Cryptocurrency
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

XRP News: Ripple Highlights Africa's 52% Crypto Growth as It Eyes Expansion Beyond Australia

Ripple is expanding in Africa, a rapidly growing crypto market with over $205 billion in on-chain value in the past year.
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

Founders push for 'repeat entrepreneur relief' to keep exit capital flowing back into UK start-ups

A proposed 'repeat entrepreneur relief' aims to encourage reinvestment of capital gains into new ventures by deferring capital gains tax indefinitely.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
13 hours ago

The Deals You Didn't Make Are Teaching You How to Win Next Time - Use This Framework to Make It Happen

Missed opportunities can provide valuable lessons if analyzed correctly.
fromEntrepreneur
17 hours ago

This College Student Launched His Business When He Was 16. Now It's Making Mid-Five Figures Every Month and Growing: 'You Can Not Quit'

Youth 4 Youth was built by players who are currently living the journey. We're taking the doors we've walked through and holding them open for the next generation.
Startup companies
Social justice
fromMission Local
6 days ago

Sunset residents wanted a nonprofit out. Decades later, it proved itself to them.

Sunset Youth Services evolved from community skepticism to a major youth service provider, focusing on building relationships and improving opportunities for at-risk youth.
#philanthropy
fromFortune
6 days ago
Fundraising

MacKenzie Scott rewrote the rules of philanthropy. Who will follow her lead? | Fortune

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
Fundraising

Craiglist's Craig Newmark Is Inspiring Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes Like He Is

Fundraising
fromFortune
6 days ago

MacKenzie Scott rewrote the rules of philanthropy. Who will follow her lead? | Fortune

Philanthropy must urgently support those addressing inequity rather than relying on outdated strategies and empty commitments.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Fundraising
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Craiglist's Craig Newmark Is Inspiring Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes Like He Is

Craig Newmark signed the Giving Pledge to donate up to $1 billion to nonprofits, encouraging other wealthy individuals to do the same.
#venture-capital
Venture
fromFast Company
2 days ago

The 3 reasons why VCs invest: Faith, opportunity, or evidence

Venture capital rounds are driven by three core reasons: faith, opportunity, and evidence.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

What I Look for Before Backing a Billion-Dollar Company

Investors prioritize startups that fundamentally disrupt industries rather than those making minor improvements.
Venture
fromFast Company
2 days ago

The 3 reasons why VCs invest: Faith, opportunity, or evidence

Venture capital rounds are driven by three core reasons: faith, opportunity, and evidence.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

What I Look for Before Backing a Billion-Dollar Company

Investors prioritize startups that fundamentally disrupt industries rather than those making minor improvements.
Bootstrapping
fromFortune
1 day ago

I grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. Here's what I had to unlearn to build a $1 billion business | Fortune

Family-business instincts can hinder global growth despite their strengths in resilience and financial discipline.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

Former Instagram VP shares 5 tips for young software engineers

Curiosity is key for young engineers. Asking a lot of questions is a great way to build relationships within a company, according to James Everingham.
Careers
fromHarvard Business Review
2 weeks ago

Treat Nonprofits as Strategic Partners, Not Just Philanthropic Recipients

Most for-profit companies still confine nonprofit relationships to corporate philanthropy. Donations flow through foundations, annual reports highlight community contributions, and nonprofit engagement is framed as evidence of corporate responsibility.
Non-profit organizations
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
5 days ago

Why More UK Founders Are Turning to VA Agencies Instead of Hiring In-House

UK founders are increasingly opting for EU-based virtual assistants over in-house executive assistants due to cost and efficiency benefits.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Succession Planning

Succession planning is essential for protecting business value, ensuring continuity, and securing the owner's financial future.
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Meta launches new initiative to support entrepreneurship, drive AI adoption | TechCrunch

In the AI era, it should be easier than ever for people to build new businesses. We want to build the services that enable this. This is important for ensuring that people broadly share in the prosperity created by superintelligence.
European startups
Productivity
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Why Founders Who Stay Busy Don't Automatically Grow

A full calendar without strong margins indicates a time-management issue, not a scalable business strategy.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

I felt frustrated by my job search, so I decided to build my own business

Unemployment can be mentally challenging, but sharing personal experiences through content creation can connect with others facing similar struggles.
Social justice
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Modern social impact conferences need a new playbook

Conferences must address real tensions and foster candid discussions to remain relevant and effective in today's uncertain environment.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 - and what every company gets regardless | TechCrunch

The Startup Battlefield Top 20 showcases the most compelling startups ready for the Disrupt Stage, with a chance to win $100,000 and the Disrupt Cup.
European startups
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

The most innovative Asia-Pacific companies of 2026

TSMC leads the semiconductor industry with 2-nanometer chip production, supported by innovations from companies like Tokyo Electron and others in the Asia-Pacific region.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B to back - and build - 'physical AI' startups | TechCrunch

Eclipse Ventures is focusing on investments in physical AI and related technologies, aiming to create an ecosystem of startups across various sectors.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

The AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets | TechCrunch

Family offices are increasingly investing directly in AI startups, bypassing traditional venture capital due to the urgency of the AI boom.
fromFortune
1 week ago

Macquarie bets impact investing can fill an Asian financial access gap left by microfinance and commercial banks | Fortune

"The specific barrier is capital," says Lisa George, global head of the Macquarie Group Foundation. "Without access to capital, it's very hard to get social mobility and educational mobility in life."
Fundraising
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

She Invited Homeless Men to Run. That Instinct Fueled Her $100M Business.

Why do I get to be the runner, and these guys get to be the homeless guys on the corner? Why can't we all be runners? She didn't have an answer. It would've been easy to let that question dissolve with her footsteps. Most people would have. But Mahlum saw something in those men that others had missed.
Running
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

The Shift Every Founder Must Make to Achieve Exponential Growth

Founders must transition from instinct-driven habits to structured systems for scaling their businesses effectively.
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

Peter Jones Foundation and FRP relaunch national entrepreneur of the year competition for 2026

The Peter Jones Foundation and FRP launch the 2026 National Entrepreneur of the Year competition to identify and support UK entrepreneurs aged 16-21, particularly from underrepresented communities, providing grants, mentorship, and enterprise bootcamps.
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

Innovate UK pivots funding to back high-growth firms and future 'industry giants'

Innovate UK is concentrating its £1.1 billion budget on fewer high-potential companies instead of supporting hundreds of thousands of innovators annually, prioritizing scalable technology firms over broad-based support.
Venture
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
3 weeks ago

Operator Circle launches to back Europe's next decacorn

Operator Circle, a new European venture firm backed by experienced tech executives, leverages founder and operator expertise to identify founders capable of building decacorn-scale companies.
Startup companies
fromHardik Pandya
1 month ago

Every Company is a Startup Now

AI has eliminated structural protections that kept large companies safe for decades by enabling small teams to build competitive products faster and cheaper than established competitors.
Canada news
fromwww.startupcan.ca
1 month ago

Something Big Is Coming: Introducing the Startup Global National Pitch Competition

Canada launches the Startup Global National Pitch Competition, a new coast-to-coast pitch competition with four regional events culminating in a Grand Finale where the winner receives $30,000.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

The Smartest Founders Aren't Chasing Venture Capital - They're Doing These 5 Things First

Successful founders build minimum viable products before raising capital, shifting from the traditional fundraising-first approach to product-first validation.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

VC mega funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions | TechCrunch

Major venture capital firms are raising record-breaking funds in 2026, with Thrive, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, and others each securing billions to deploy into startups, particularly AI companies.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Readers reply: what would be the most socially useful way to spend a billion dollars?

I've always thought it would be good to acquire an old warehouse in every town throughout the land and convert it into low-rent community workspaces for artists, local charities and small businesses getting off the ground. A kind of people's WeWork. What would others do with a humungous, but not unlimited, pile of dosh to benefit society? Roland Freeman, West Yorkshire Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com.
Left-wing politics
Business
fromFast Company
2 months ago

This new type of entrepreneurship is booming-and it's not just a fad

Demand for fractional executives is rapidly rising as firms seek flexible, lower-cost specialized leaders (CFOs, CMOs, CEOs) and workers seek schedule flexibility.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

They Build Bridges to Create Opportunities for Others

Meaningful milestones reveal how relationships, generativity, and sacrifice create belonging, stability, and enduring family legacy.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

AI ready: The advantages of being a young entrepreneur

Even before he'd graduated from the University of Bath in 2024, Arnau Ayerbe landed a highly coveted role as an AI engineer with JP Morgan - yet he felt limited and uninspired. "I realised very quickly that the person to my right and to my left were going to be me in 20 years, and I didn't want to become that," recalls London-based Ayerbe.
Artificial intelligence
Fundraising
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Health Connections Guernsey purchased Beatrice House for £1m to create a community hub where younger and older islanders connect through intergenerational activities and support services.
Business
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

Good Partners Make You Rich. Bad Partners Bankrupt You.

Choose business partners carefully; the right partner multiplies strengths and success, while the wrong partner amplifies financial, legal, and personal risks.
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

AI for Good Pitch Competition: Win Funding + Mentorship (Palo Alto)

where visionary founders showcase AI-driven innovations designed to create meaningful, positive impact. This event spotlights startups leveraging artificial intelligence, deep tech, and frontier technologies to solve real-world challenges and transform industries for the better. Selected startups will pitch live to a distinguished panel of venture capitalists and technology leaders, sharing their mission, traction, and measurable impact in a fast-paced, interactive format.
Artificial intelligence
European startups
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

How founder burnout is quietly becoming Europe's biggest threat to startup survival - Silicon Canals

Founder burnout is reaching systemic crisis levels in Europe's startup ecosystem, with 72% experiencing mental health challenges yet fewer than one-third seeking support, creating dangerous decision-making consequences for companies.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Read This Before You Publish Another Useless Startup Blog Post

My journey as a bootstrapped founder has been pretty unique, and I love to share my insights and lessons learned with others who may be traveling along a similar path. But there's another dimension, too. I want to be embedded in the communities that I think Jotform should reach. If you know me, and my product feels familiar, you're more likely to think of us the next time you need an online form builder.
Marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A mixed blessing': crowdfunding has changed the way we give, but is it fair and effective?

Within hours of the Bondi beach terror attack, the money had already begun to pour in. As images of the tragedy flooded social media, people from around the world donated tens of thousands of dollars to the victims, their families and first responders. Passing the hat around the neighbourhood or the local pub has always been a staple response in times of crisis. But today, that instinct to open your wallet has been exponentially supercharged via a digital simulacrum: online crowdfunding platforms.
Fundraising
Startup companies
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

How to accelerate your corporate accelerator and make it more attractive to startups

Corporate accelerators must be designed to deliver genuine win-win-win partnerships between brands, agencies, and startups to avoid exploitation and build trust.
fromFast Company
14 years ago

Don't Ever Stop Bootstrapping

Here are some ideas in bootstrapping which have been helpful to me, and which I hope will help anyone growing their own organization. 1) Bootstrapping Don't ever stop bootstrapping.My point is, always have your 'skin in the game.' Keep your expenses down. Care about your costs. Don't rest on your laurels ... and keep caring about how that dollar is spent on Day One as Day 2,555 (seven years, which is the average start-up mode).
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelator for students nationwide | TechCrunch

This fundraise turns Breakthrough from just being a seasonal accelerator into a lifelong partnership with our founders,
Venture
Startup companies
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Community is the smartest investment a solopreneur can make

Building intentional communities is essential infrastructure for solopreneurs to sustain creativity, provide reality checks, and amplify professional impact.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

How I Built $700 Million in Businesses Without Outside Investors

Independent entrepreneurs can outcompete larger rivals by running businesses like startups: real-time metrics, accountability, digital infrastructure, fast iteration, and self-funded generational decision-making.
Startup companies
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Inside the trend of tech 'spinouts' solving real-world problems | Computer Weekly

Hospitality operators built in-house data-management technology to solve fragmented, manual post-pandemic processes and then spun those solutions out as products for the sector.
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