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The ongoing conversation about more accessible housing needs to be rewritten: Homebuyers want smaller homes. Builders today can build smaller, smarter homes. The end. Select Teed One Precision Assemblies are one of many new component-based approaches to affordable, high-performance enclosure solutions. DefinitelyTeed The industry is teeming with ways builders can cut costs. All the puzzle […]
Just a month after raising $11.75 million in a round led by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, African DefenseTech Terra Industries announced it has raised another $22 million in funding led by Lux Capital. Nathan Nwachuku, 22, and Maxwell Maduka, 24, launched Terra Industries in 2024 to design infrastructure and autonomous systems to help African countries monitor […]
The Forbes 30 Under 30 list has become more than a little infamous for the number of newcomers who are subsequently accused of fraud. Notable alumni include FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Frank CEO Charlie Javice, Joanna Smith-Griffin, founder of AI startup AllHere Education, and “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli. Now another member of the list has […]
The January 31 self-assessment deadline is one of those dates that is high on every founder’s agenda, yet often remains a source of last-minute pressure. In our latest Start-up supplies article, which we hear about Graham Davies, CEO of AIN partner Addition Financeabout the crucial steps you need to take now to avoid automatic fines […]
The opinions of contributing entrepreneurs are their own. </p><div> Key Takeaways Fundraising requires a full-time focus and rapid adaptation to investor feedback for successful story and model evolution. Good preparation and a focused effort during the fundraising sprint are essential to effectively communicate the company’s value proposition. Consistent investor updates maintain relationships and can lead […]
The opinions of contributing entrepreneurs are their own. </p><div> Key Takeaways Fear-driven spending leads to reassurance costs, not real business progress or momentum. The timing of LLC formation is as important as its compliance: premature services create unnecessary costs. Understanding the basics before you buy will avoid costly overlap and wasted professional services. I lost […]
Serial entrepreneur and TiE co-founder Kanwal Rekhi Kanwal Rekhi, the octogenarian entrepreneur from the US who co-founded The Indus Entrepreneurs, will open KREST, Kanwal Rekhi Rural Entrepreneurship and Startup Center, in Nizamabad. The center aims to mentor more than 10,000 student entrepreneurs and support more than 500 start-ups from rural areas by 2030. “A lot […]
The opinions of contributing entrepreneurs are their own. </p><div> Key Takeaways I started fundraising with credentials, but quickly realized that investors cared about something completely different. I share how I turned initial skepticism into support and what really drives investor confidence. When I walked into my first investor meeting, I had no co-founder, no track […]
At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes – and breaks – a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder turned investor; Medha Agarwal of Defy; and Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures shared with the audience their candid views on what works in a pitch deck – and what doesn’t. Their biggest […]
The Nordic red-hot startup movement continues. On Tuesday, Neil Murray, founder and general partner of Copenhagen-based firm The Nordic Web Ventures, announced the closing of a $6 million Fund III to continue investing in early-stage founders in the region. The fund will focus on writing the first institutional checks to companies focused on robotics, AI-native […]
