Fintech founders typically underestimate development costs by two to four times, largely because they budget for visible screens rather than…
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CFOs Will Dissect Startup Pitches Free Before Investors Strike
Dubai-based Jazaa Business Services now offers founders a free one-hour session where senior finance experts dissect investor pitch decks before…
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CBI charges BluSmart founders over alleged ₹672 crore state loan fraud
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a criminal case against Gensol Engineering, Gensol EV Lease, and BluSmart cofounders Anmol…
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₹25,000 Founder Salaries Battle Startup Burnout Culture
A Mumbai startup CEO has sparked debate by urging founders to stop treating years without pay as a badge of…
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Birmingham Hosts 400 African Founders at Cross-Border Pitch Conference
Four hundred African founders just pitched in Birmingham, marking one of the largest cross-border startup gatherings the UK has seen…
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$73 Billion Poured into Female-Led Startups Last Year Despite Deep Funding Gaps
Female founders pulled in a record $73 billion last year, yet that sum still represents a sliver of the total…
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Seven Nigerian Startups Shut Down in Two Years as Funding Collapses and the Naira Crisis Exposes a Fatal Gap Between Early Growth and Survival
Between May 2024 and July 2026, at least seven Nigerian startups — HerRyde, MVX, Joovlin, Edukoya, Bento Africa, Okra, Chimoney,…
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Former Special Forces Officer Builds 90-Person Drone Swarm Startup Before Taking a Single Institutional Dollar
Oslo-based Six Robotics, founded in 2023 by former Norwegian Special Forces officer Christian Fredrik Eggesbø, has raised €12 million in…
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Europe’s MiCA Deadline Is Pushing Crypto Founders Out and Binance Just Made It Official
Crypto founders are increasingly relocating to Dubai as Europe's MiCA regulatory deadline looms. The migration accelerated roughly 18 months ago,…
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European AI Startups Have Raised €20 Billion Since 2024 But Tencent Says the Honeymoon Is Over
European AI startups have raised €20bn collectively since 2024, including €8bn in 2026 alone, according to Sifted. In an interview…
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