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Melinda French Gates, Phoebe Gates, Bill Gates, Phia, Phoebe Gates startup, Melinda Gates daughter, Phia startup, Sophia Kianni, Bill Gates children, startup funding, women founders, fashion tech, Stanford, entrepreneurship, business news

Melinda French Gates Refused to Fund Daughter Phoebe’s Startup, Here’s Why

Melinda French Gates had the money and the network to make fundraising considerably easier for her daughter, Phoebe Gates. She chose not to use either.…

Heer Shah

September 21
Jason Shen, Meta, Meta job, Big Tech, startup founders, executive coaching, Refactor Labs, career change, tech jobs, startup coaching, work life balance, Meta employee, quitting Big Tech, entrepreneurship, founder coaching

Why Did Jason Shen Leave His ₹2.4 Crore Meta Job?

Vasundhra Tewari

4 min
Allison Strumeyer, DoubleSoul, DoubleSoul startup, DoubleSoul Shark Tank, Shark Tank, BlackRock, former BlackRock employee, startup funding, $2 million funding, sock startup, consumer startup, entrepreneurship, startup founders, business story, founder profile

Allison Strumeyer’s $100K Sock Bet Took DoubleSoul to a $2 Million Raise and Shark Tank

Khushi Bhatia

3 min
Palash Soni, Goldcast, Goldcast acquisition, Cvent, IIT Kanpur, Harvard Business School, startup founders, entrepreneurship, funding challenges, startup lessons, Indian entrepreneurs, business news

IIT Kanpur to Harvard: Palash Soni Shares the Lesson Behind Goldcast’s Reported $300 Million Acquisition

Vasundhra Tewari

4 min
R Madhavan, The Gamechangers Middle East, startup investment series, UAE startups, Middle East entrepreneurs, startup funding, business reality show, Colors TV Middle East, Vipul D Shah, startup mentorship, entrepreneurship, OTT platforms

The Gamechangers Middle East Draws More Than 1,500 Startup Applications Ahead of 2026 Launch

Vasundhra Tewari

3 min
Kirana Shop, startup founder, Harshil Tomar, Dream Launch Studios, kirana shop, former kirana shop owner, small business success, $700K ARR, Rs 6 crore business, annual recurring revenue, Dharamshala, unconventional careers, niche business, entrepreneurship, startup story, Indian entrepreneur, business growth, two person team, career inspiration, business journey, offbeat success story, entrepreneur story, startup news, India business, founder insights, modern entrepreneurship

Former Kirana Shop Owner Built a $700,000 ARR Business With Just Two People, Harshil Tomar Says

Khushi Bhatia

5 min
Yousuf Imran, Google employee, ex-Google executive, Rs 9.3 crore job, AI startup, Mangosteen Studio, artificial intelligence, AI boom, Google layoffs, startup founder, tech career, viral news, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI, sales tools, Business Insider, career switch, entrepreneurship

Ex-Google Exec Quits Rs 9.3 Crore Job For AI Startup

Vasundhra Tewari

3 min
Tejasvi Surya, Namma Metro, Anil Pai, startup pitch, Bengaluru news, viral post, startup ecosystem, entrepreneurship, social media debate

Bengaluru Founder’s Metro Pitch To Tejasvi Surya Sparks Debate On Startup Networking

Epil Bodra

2 min
Gautam Adani, Vande Bharatam, Adani Group, Grassroots Innovators, Indian Entrepreneurs, Startup India, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Viksit Bharat 2047, Women Entrepreneurs, Rural Innovators, Tribal Entrepreneurs, Ahmedabad, India Startups

Gautam Adani Launches Vande Bharatam to Spotlight India’s Grassroots Innovators

Epil Bodra

2 min
Blyp, Dhananjaya Bharadwaj, Startup Losses, Founder Story, Indian Startups, Parking Startup, Startup Culture, VC Rejection, Entrepreneurship, Mumbai Project

Blyp Founder Dhananjaya Bharadwaj Shares Startup Losses Behind the Wins

Heer Shah

5 min
Ankur Goyal, Fibr AI, startup founders, entrepreneurship, fatherhood, founder journey, startup life, work life balance, founder mental health, parenting and entrepreneurship

Founder and Fatherhood: Fibr AI’s Ankur Goyal’s Honest Note

Heer Shah

6 min

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Samosa Singh, Shikhar Singh, Nidhi Singh, Indian Startups, Bengaluru Startups, Food Startups, QSR Brands, Quick Service Restaurants, Fireside Ventures, She Capital, Startup Valuation, FY25 Financial Results, Indian Food Industry, Samosa Business

Bengaluru Couple’s Samosa Singh Reaches ₹200 Crore Valuation Despite ₹5.7 Crore Loss

Manavi Gupta

4 min
Knya, Knya funding, Knya revenue, Abhijeet Kaji, Vanshika Kaji, medical scrubs, medical wear startup, Indian startups, healthcare startups, medical clothing brand, medical footwear, doctor lifestyle brand, Knya Enterprise Private Limited, startup success story, Indian entrepreneurs, FY26 revenue

How Knya Built a ₹250 Crore Medical Scrubs Business in India

Kamal Arvind

7 min
Shiv-Naresh, RK Singh, Shiv-Naresh revenue, Indian sportswear brands, Indian startups, sportswear business, homegrown brands, Trenz, Hockey India, Boxing Federation of India, CRISIL, Indian sports industry, entrepreneurship in India

The Man Who Turned India’s Sportswear Shortage Into a ₹235 Crore Business

Om Singh

5 min
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Founder's Corner

Jensen Huang, Nvidia, China Spy Agency, Chinese Espionage, Alice Huang,

US Intelligence Memo Links Jensen Huang’s Business Contact to China’s Top Spy Agency, Report Says

Saksham Singh

4 min
Elon Musk, Elon Musk Space Lasers, US Midterm Elections 2026, Democrats Win Congress, Republican Party, Elon Musk Political Donations, Election Interference, Donald Trump, James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Texas Senate Election, America PAC, US Politics, SpaceX, Democratic Party

Elon Musk Jokes About Space Lasers as Democrats Win Congress Despite $445M GOP Spending

Heer Shah

2 min
Deepinder Goyal, Temple, Temple Wearable, Apple Watch, Heart Rate Accuracy, Heart Rate Monitoring, WHOOP, Oura Ring, Garmin, Fitbit, Wearable Technology, Fitness Trackers, Health Tech, Polar H10, Wearable Devices, Tech News

Deepinder Goyal Claims Temple Beats Apple Watch in Heart Rate Accuracy Study

Saksham Singh

3 min
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