Monex Ventures and Uncovered Fund Launch $20M Fund
Monex Ventures and Uncovered Fund have joined forces to launch a $20 million fund for African startups. They want to speed up growth in key areas such as fintech, mobility,…
Mark Zuckerberg Puts Meta in Startup Mode with Small AI Teams
Mark Zuckerberg has decided to shift Meta into what he calls “startup mode.” He believes that small, talent-dense teams can out-innovate large, bureaucratic departments. He wants Meta’s artificial intelligence division…
Why Every Founder Writes a Book Before Profits
Startup founders love bold moves. They launch apps before finding users, raise millions before defining revenue streams, and now, they write books before earning profits. Pick up any business bestseller…
Are Cafes Becoming New Offices?
Walk into any urban café today and you will likely see more laptops than latte cups. Professionals spread across long tables, freelancers host Zoom calls, and startup teams brainstorm over…
Mitra Raises ₹14 Cr to Expand FMCG, Eyes ₹500 Cr Valuation
Mitra, a fast-growing FMCG startup founded in 2023, has raised ₹14 crore in a bridge equity round. Bestvantage Investments led the round, while existing investors, including a Dubai-based family office,…
DeepSeek V3.1 Upgrade: Faster AI with Chinese Chip Support
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek introduced a significant upgrade to its flagship V3 model on Thursday. The new version, called DeepSeek-V3.1, offers faster processing speeds and a unique feature that…
World Entrepreneur Day: Garage Startups to Giants
World Entrepreneur Day celebrates innovation, risk-taking, and determination. It reminds the world that many of today’s global companies started in small spaces with limited resources. A garage, a dorm room,…
What Startup Layoffs Reveal About Culture
Startups promise innovation, disruption, and endless growth. Founders pitch visions of changing the world, investors cheer for exponential scaling, and employees sign on with dreams of building something meaningful. Yet…
The Billion-Dollar Ideas That Started as Jokes
The startup world thrives on bold vision, sharp execution, and relentless ambition. But sometimes billion-dollar companies emerge not from boardrooms or investment pitches but from pure jokes. What begins as…
IIT Delhi’s FITT Forward 2025 Sparks India’s Deep-Tech Decade
India stands at the threshold of a deep-tech revolution, and IIT Delhi just raised the curtain. On August 21, the institute’s Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) launched FITT…