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Ron Conway Chased Google for Months Before Landing a $23 Billion Payday
Founder News Team Sep 30, 2026 0

Ron Conway pursued a Google stake for months after learning of the project from Stanford professor David Cheriton in 1998.…

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Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-Founder of ICEYE
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$5.7B EU fund instantly backs $11B satellite startup ICEYE
Founder News Team Sep 29, 2026 0

Europe’s new Scaleup Europe Fund announced its first investment one day after becoming operational. The €5 billion ($5.7 billion) initiative…

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Vanguard is acquiring Altruist, the AI custody platform it backed six years ago
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Vanguard Buys AI Custody Platform It Backed to Expand Advisor Capacity
Founder News Team Aug 27, 2026 0

Vanguard has agreed to acquire Altruist, the AI-powered custody platform it first backed in 2020, in a deal of undisclosed…

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Stark Defence
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Stark Raised €500 Million After Its Drones Missed Every Target in Military Trials
Founder News Team Jun 24, 2026 0

Berlin-based autonomous drone startup Stark raised €500 million from Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and the NATO Innovation Fund, valuing the…

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State of Defence Tech 2026: European defence startup funding to quadruple to $10.5B – Resilience Media
European defence startup funding quadruples to $10.5 billion this year
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We aim to empower European founders with the insights, trends, and tools they need to build, grow, and lead world-class companies.

By delivering sharp, actionable news and stories that matter, from fundraising to regulation, and from talent to tech, we help entrepreneurs stay ahead in a fast-changing world.

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State of Defence Tech 2026: European defence startup funding to quadruple to $10.5B – Resilience Media
European defence startup funding quadruples to $10.5 billion this year
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It’s a wrap: the art world implications of the EU’s new packaging regulations - The Art Newspaper
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SpaceX’s $8B spectrum deal exposes the risk in telecom shares
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