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How This Fintech Founder Raised $300 Million and Turned His Customers Into Investors
Capitolis founder and CEO Gil Mandelzis knows how to bide his time when it comes to raising capital.Inc. - 20h -
Fintech stocks plummet as Wall Street worries about consumer spending, credit
Fintech stocks were some of the biggest decliners on Monday as the Nasdaq suffered its steepest drop since 2022.CNBC - 4d -
Fintech Klarna files for IPO at a weak point for public debuts
The fintech company thinks it can offer investors more than just its buy-now-pay-later products.MarketWatch - 15h -
Toast, Shift4 lead drop in fintechs as investors exit stocks tied to consumer spending
Fintech stocks are under pressure as investors worry about companies heavily reliant on consumer spending.CNBC - 1d -
Top Five Mistakes Founders Are Still Making in 2025
Founders who fail quickly are the ones who don’t raise enough seed money, hold themselves accountable to revenue targets, and interact with their fans.Inc. - 5d -
Founder of megachurch indicted on child sexual abuse charges
The Oklahoma attorney general charged Robert Morris with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Morris is the founder of Gateway, one of the largest megachurches in the country. It ...NBC News - 1d -
Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook (updated)
Women founders and investors raised $38.8 billion in funding in the U.S. in 2024, up 27% from the year before, according to PitchBook.VentureBeat - Mar. 6 -
Reshma Saujani’s Advice for Female Founders? Build Your Own Door
The founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First joins ‘From The Ground Up’ this week.Inc. - 4d -
How Lead Bank CEO Jackie Reses rose from 'a pretty gritty childhood' to Goldman Sachs, Square and top of U.S. fintech
Lead Bank CEO Jacqueline Reses says her independent life started at age 14, and she's never looked back, from early days at Goldman Sachs to the top of fintech.CNBC - 2d -
Pioneer fintech firm Klarna sees revenue boost as it eyes US stock market listing
Swedish company’s valuation jumped 24% in 2024 as ‘buy now, pay later’ market is projected to top $160bn by 2032. The Swedish fintech firm Klarna disclosed on Friday that its revenue jumped 24% in ...The Guardian - 16h -
Best-in-Class Business Advice From Famed Female Founders
This year’s Female Founders board of advisers share their top hard-won tips, from failing up to following your north star.Inc. - 4d -
Ecuador enlists founder of Blackwater private army as ally in ‘war’ on crime
Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election as president, announces partnership with Trump supporter Erik Prince. Ecuador ’s president, Daniel Noboa , has announced a “strategic alliance” with ...The Guardian - 2d -
Banks and fintechs join ‘stablecoin gold rush’
Bank of America and Stripe target market for payments in cryptocurrenciesFinancial Times - 5d -
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted on charges of lewd acts with a child
The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned as senior pastor last year after he admitted "inappropriate sexual behavior" in the 1980s has been indicted on five criminal counts involving a child, ...NBC News - 2d -
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Forget Influencer Trips. Why This Beauty Founder Took Her Employees on a Luxury Vacation
Tisha Thompson, founder and CEO of LYS Beauty, used the trip to both thank her team and film fun employee-generated content.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
Grab co-founder Anthony Tan says ‘humans who don’t embrace AI will be replaced by AI’
Grab co-founder and CEO Anthony Tan discussed how workers can use AI to become more productive, at Converge Live in Singapore.CNBC - 2d -
LinkedIn co-founder has known Elon Musk for years. Here’s what he says Americans don’t understand about the Tesla CEO.
Elon Musk takes a hammer-and-nail approach to everything, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says.MarketWatch - 4d -
Meet Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders
The pandemic drove women out of the workforce—and then spurred an entrepreneurial explosion.Inc. - 4d -
Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf just challenged Anthropic CEO’s vision for AI’s future — and the $130 billion industry is taking notice
Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf challenges Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's "compressed 21st century" vision, arguing AI systems are building "yes-men on servers" rather than the revolutionary ...VentureBeat - Mar. 6 -
Klarna files for US IPO despite market tumult
New York listing of buy now, pay later group will test investor appetite for fintech sectorFinancial Times - 15h -
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition Review: Just OK
This compact 1080p graphics card may leave you wanting more.Wired - Mar. 6 -
European tech founders join forces to invest in young entrepreneurs
Podcaster Harry Stebbings is spearheading a €10mn fund to build tech start-ups to combat a ‘doom loop’ in EuropeFinancial Times - 3d -
How This Beauty Brand Founder Celebrates Her Culture With a Hero Ingredient
Michelle Ranavat creates products that honor her Indian heritage while delivering proven results.Inc. - 2d -
Selma Miriam, Founder of the Feminist Restaurant Bloodroot, Dies at 89
She and Noel Furie had just come out as lesbians when they opened an unusual gathering place for women in Connecticut. Nearly half a century later, it is still thriving.The New York Times - 16h -
From Hobby to Hustle: My Startup’s First Dollar Story
Four lessons this founder learned to go from $1 to $14 million.Inc. - 4d -
The Killing of an Infowars Reporter Was Likely a Random Attack, Police Say
But that has not stopped Infowars’ founder, Alex Jones, from spreading misinformation.The New York Times - 2d -
Why Rebecca Minkoff Is Bullish on Substack for Fashion Brands
Through her newsletter, the founder and designer is forming a deeper relationship with her customers.Inc. - 1d -
How Lyft and Baked by Melissa Stay Customer-Obsessed—Even When It’s Difficult
Brian Irving, chief marketing officer at Lyft, and Melissa Ben-Ishay, founder of Baked by Melissa, talk at Inc.’s SXSW Founders House.Inc. - 4d -
Female founders in game companies got 12.1% of game VC deals in 2024 | The DeanBeat (updated)
In the male-dominated landscape of game startups, women were only 0.11 percent of the game VC deal value in 2024.VentureBeat - Mar. 7 -
Futurist Amy Webb Has Some Advice for Founders on How to Plan for What Lies Ahead
Amy Webb joined Inc. to discuss her 2025 Tech Trends report and how business leaders can stay the course in uncertain times.Inc. - 17h -
The Entrepreneur’s Unseen Support Staff
The founder’s spouse may not be visible in the workplace, but their help in the background makes all the difference.Inc. - Mar. 6 -
WATCH: Endangered cheetah sanctuary breaks ground in Africa
Cheetah Conservation Fund founder Laurie Marker discusses her organization’s fight to save cheetahs throughout the continent.ABC News - Mar. 7 -
Why a Both/And Mindset Can Unlock Your Business Growth
The both/and mindset shift helps founders see opportunities where others see obstaclesInc. - 6d -
I have 5 income streams and make over $1 million from Amazon alone: My No. 1 advice for starting a side hustle
Mind Brain Emotion founder and CEO Dr. Jenny Woo shares the strategies that helped make her side hustle a success.CNBC - 5d -
A Young Prince of Luxembourg Dies of a Rare Genetic Disease
Prince Frederik, 22, was a founder and the creative director of a foundation that raised awareness of POLG disorder.The New York Times - 4d -
Musk’s Starlink in tie-up with domestic tycoon to enter India
SpaceX founder and Sunil Mittal join forces against Mukesh Ambani in satellite battleFinancial Times - 3d -
Kobe Bryant: To Be Remarkably Successful, You Need to Be Patiently Impatient
Founders looking turn short-term failure into long-term success need patience, but a certain kind of patience.Inc. - 2d -
Tips from the top: Iré Hassan- Odukale’s favourite Lagos eateries
The Lagos-born co-founder of the acclaimed London restaurant Ikoyi shares his top addressesFinancial Times - 2d
