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TechCabal 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Novastar Ventures closes $147 million fund for African startups
Novastar Ventures has closed its third fund, raising $147 million for its Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII), seeing backing from international DFIs and
Marc Andreessen's 'Casual Ownership' Philosophy Puts Silicon Valley's Anxiety Culture On Trial
Forbes Innovation 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Marc Andreessen's 'Casual Ownership' Philosophy Puts Silicon Valley's Anxiety Culture On Trial
Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, which manages over $90 billion in assets under management, used a mid-March 2026 podcast
Elevance Health Latest Insurer To Shake Up Management Ranks
Forbes Innovation 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Elevance Health Latest Insurer To Shake Up Management Ranks
Elevance Health announced several changes to its management ranks at its health insurance unit and its Carelon health services business that include new CFOs.
TechCabal 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Kenyan workers report higher incomes but lean more on credit, side hustles
Kenyan workers report higher incomes but rely on loans, side hustles and informal finance to manage rising financial pressure.
Certificate-Of-Need Laws: The Barrier To Entry Hiding In Plain Sight
Forbes Innovation 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Certificate-Of-Need Laws: The Barrier To Entry Hiding In Plain Sight
Certificate-of-need laws block new providers from entering health care markets, inviting rent-seeking and weakening competition across the U.S.
Enkei raises a pre-seed round to scale a material made from construction waste that replaces marble and concrete
The Next Web AI 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Enkei raises a pre-seed round to scale a material made from construction waste that replaces marble and concrete
ReCeramix™, made from over 90% recovered ceramic and construction waste, is already in use at Stockholm boutique hotel Ett Hem, members’ club Angel House, and F
The Verge 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Between Jobs
This is part of our package about Apple's 50th anniversary, read more here. It's a famous story on its way to becoming legendary: Apple cofounder Steve Jobs was
How the Silicon Valley sneaker that was once worth $4 billion ended up selling for $39M
The Next Web AI 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
How the Silicon Valley sneaker that was once worth $4 billion ended up selling for $39M
The wool sneaker brand that briefly hit a $4 billion valuation in 2021 has agreed to sell all its assets and IP to American Exchange Group. The company is disso
👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Starlink comes down to earth
TechCabal 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Starlink comes down to earth
In today's edition: DTB Kenya has finally left Burundi || Starlink breaks silence on Namibia rejection || Standard Bank processes $9.5 trillion in 2025 || CAK l
The Rise Of Women Investors Turning $30 Trillion Into Female Ambition
Forbes Innovation 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
The Rise Of Women Investors Turning $30 Trillion Into Female Ambition
These women investors want their capital to act as a catalyst for a future where $30 trillion in assets is transformed into ecosystems of female ambition.
Uber is acquiring Blacklane, the Berlin chauffeur platform backed by Sixt and Mercedes-Benz
The Next Web AI 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Uber is acquiring Blacklane, the Berlin chauffeur platform backed by Sixt and Mercedes-Benz
The deal, financial terms undisclosed, expected to close by end of 2026, arrives weeks after Uber launched its own Uber Elite chauffeur service and positions th
Mainland Chinese tech firms are flooding into Hong Kong as the West tightens the door
The Next Web AI 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Mainland Chinese tech firms are flooding into Hong Kong as the West tightens the door
The number of mainland Chinese companies listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose from 30 in 2024 to 76 in 2025, an increase of 153 per cent, according to P
TechCabal 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
The $600 million asset manager that tracked a startup for three years before investing $1.2 million
BFA Asset Management manages $600 million, invests in Ango lan startups but says Angola's biggest investment opportunity is hiding behind terrible data.
Techpoint Africa 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
Nigeria awards ₦2.25 billion in grants to student-founded ventures
Nigeria has awarded ₦2.25 billion in equity-free grants to student startups, a move aimed at boosting early-stage innovation as venture funding declines and inv
Is Poor Risk Management Causing More Businesses to Fail Amid 2026 Uncertainty?
Hackernoon 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
Is Poor Risk Management Causing More Businesses to Fail Amid 2026 Uncertainty?
Businesses have always had a level of uncertainty to contend with, but 2026 is looking to bring additional challenges that need to be prepared for.
The Hidden Opportunity Within the COVID-19 Crisis: Three ways to transform your work and your life
MarketingExperiments 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 6y ago
The Hidden Opportunity Within the COVID-19 Crisis: Three ways to transform your work and your life
Many people are hurting today. That cannot be understated. However, even COVID-19 has a silver lining. Deeply painful experiences can also be deeply transformat