Non-Alcoholic Beverages Are No Longer a Trend. They’re a Business Strategy.
Here’s why founders are drinking less and building bigger beverage brands because of it.
Quantonation’s double-sized second fund shows quantum still has believers
Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €220 million, or approximately $260 million. That’s more than twice the size of its inaugural fund, and comes in addition to other signals that the quantum winter isn’t coming yet.
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ICE becomes one of the most-blocked accounts on Bluesky after its verification
ICE has been verified on Bluesky, and quickly becomes one of the top most-blocked accounts.
Retail startup Another raises a $2.5M seed to help sell excess inventory
Another raises a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound to help retailers with off-channel inventory.
Sam Altman Ignored His Interview Requests, So This Filmmaker Created a Deepfake
After months of silence from OpenAI’s CEO, documentarian Adam Bhala Lough found a creative solution.
Kickstarter Was in Decline. Then It Had Its Biggest Year Ever. Here’s What Changed
CEO Everette Taylor is turning Kickstarter into a full-service engine for creators.
The 5 Opportunities Business Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2026
Here’s how the world’s best CEOs are positioning themselves for success in 2026 and beyond.
MBA Grads From Top Schools Like Duke and Georgetown Are Struggling to Find Jobs: ‘It’s Been Really Terrible.’
Some grads are considering pay cuts after months of searching in a difficult market
One of the first alternative app stores in the EU is shutting down
Setapp Mobile, one of the first alternative app stores in the EU, is shutting down next month, citing Apple’s ever-changing terms.
Grubhub parent acquires restaurant rewards startup Claim
The acquisition will give restaurants on Grubhub access to Claim’s customer acquisition and retention tools, while Grubhub diners can receive rewards.
If You Nail These 10 Things, Your Pitch Deck Almost Doesn’t Matter
These are the subtle, human signals that founders reveal through their behavior, habits and presence that matter far more than anything they can put on a pitch deck.