start-ups

BGV Unveils A Comprehensive Playbook for Founders Building Human-Centric AI Startups

Entrepreneurs / 21st March 2025

BGV, the Silicon Valley-based cross-border venture capital platform, today announced the launch of The AI Native Startup Playbook: Your Blueprint to Enterprise 5.0. Designed to empower AI-native startup founders, the...

Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs’ Award: Applications Open for Innovators in Health and Food Security 

Entrepreneurs / 6th February 2025

Bayer Foundation, in partnership with Impact Hub Network, has opened applications for the 2025 Women Entrepreneurs Award, offering 15 winners €25,000 and growth support to overcome barriers in scaling innovative solutions...

Mindful Venture Capital Closes $5 Million First Fund

Entrepreneurs / 3rd December 2024

Mindful Venture Capital (Mindful VC), a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture capital firm powered by behavior design that backs mindful entrepreneurs building the future through technology, closed $5 million for its...

How an MBA can Empower Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs / 18th October 2024

Many leading entrepreneurs have questioned the value of investing in an MBA if you want to run a successful start-up. But a recent survey conducted with members of the INSEAD...

What Are The Essential Early Steps For Building Disruption In The Business World?

Entrepreneurs / 29th March 2024

First, Energy Fire is a powerful analogy for disruption. Fires can be positive or negative, constructive or destructive. In all cases, though, fire is uncompromising. It’s a real force, and...

Cash Balance Data From 800+ Startups Indicate Founders Have Become Capital Efficient

Career Climbers / 25th March 2024

Kruze Consulting, the startup accounting and CFO consulting firm servicing more than 800 venture funded startup clients, has analyzed the last 3 years of startups’ operating expense data. The data...

Generative AI startup, Hazy, and next-gen rewards app, Unbanx, partner to launch first ethical synthetic data cooperative

Entrepreneurs / 20th March 2024

Leading generative AI firm, Hazy, and Open Banking data ownership platform, Unbanx, have announced the launch of the first ethical data cooperative comprising synthetically generated financial transaction data. Transaction datasets...

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IESE-Trained Startups Create 102,800 Jobs Worldwide, Raise $14.5 Billion in Capital

MBA Blog / 19th February 2024

Companies founded by the IESE Business School community have created 102,800 jobs worldwide and raised $14.5 billion in capital, including three unicorns. These figures, which show how the school continues to expand its entrepreneurial...

TDK Ventures Invests in Singapore-Based Startup Amperesand to Empower Global Electrification Through Solid State Transformers

Entrepreneurs / 13th February 2024

TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) has announced that subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc. is investing in Amperesand and their grid infrastructure solutions powered by innovative solid-state transformer (SST) technology to deliver megawatt-scale...

Minnesota Tech Startup Taps Talent in West Africa for U.S. Companies, Announces First Partnership

Entrepreneurs / 8th February 2024

Juduh, a tech startup connecting Minnesota companies and African talent, has announced a partnership with Edina-based FRSecure to develop a cybersecurity portal. It’s the first large project for Juduh, which...