Founder of battery startup Our Next Energy returns as CEO following new funding

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US judge dismisses SEC fraud lawsuit against Hex crypto founder

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Is this 32-year-old a brilliant founder, or a deceptive fraudster?

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Flexport releases onslaught of AI tools in a move inspired by ‘Founder Mode’

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Electric aircraft founder Kyle Clark threw out the Silicon Valley playbook

On a cool morning last November, 800 people gathered before sunrise in a South Burlington hangar…

Fintech founder Charlie Javice’s criminal trial has begun

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3 reasons every founder and VC should be at All Stage 2025

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Electric aircraft founder Kyle Clark threw out the Silicon Valley playbook

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After raising $1 billion, fintech Varo closes another $29 million, replaces founder CEO

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DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s Xi Jinping

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s top politicians,…

Laing O’Rourke founder takes over as chair

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DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng receives a hero’s welcome back home

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Serial founder DIVINE launches creator app with hip hop legend Rakim

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This founder was worried about his mother slipping — so he created sensors to detect falls

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Who is Liang Wenfeng? DeepSeek founder comes from AI investing

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, has Silicon Valley reeling with its R1 reasoning model, which it…

This startup is selling for $1B, so why is its founder not proud of the outcome?

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Mistral’s origin story has an insuretech founder at its heart

If you’ve been following the AI industry, Mistral should be a familiar name by now. The…

IMDb founder steps down as CEO after 35 years

IMDb, the Amazon-owned online database that provides information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, announced on…

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to reclaim CEO position in March

Bumble announced today that founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is returning as CEO after stepping down from…

Here are the five best pieces of founder advice I learned as a host of Found

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