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Deniz Kent PhD On Raising $90 Million To Build A Technology That Uses Light For Therapeutic and Nutritional Proteins And Gene Therapy
In the world of biotech, where cutting-edge research often remains locked within academic institutions, Deniz Kent, Ph.D., is defying convention. He is the co-founder and CEO of Prolific Machines, a company he created on the radical idea of controlling bi
Abhi Sharma On Raising $60 Million To Build An AI Platform Helping Organizations Gain Visibility And Control Over Their Enterprise-Wide Data Processing
A second-time founder and a technologist at heart, Abhi has built and sold companies, raised over $60M in venture funding for Relyance AI, a category-defining platform at the intersection of data security, AI governance, and privacy compliance.The post A
Nitin Chhabra On Raising Over $50 Million To Build India’s Leading Tech-Native Retail Company, Specializing In Omnichannel Retail For Brands
In the world of startups, a decade feels like a lifetime, and Nitin Chhabra lived it all. From leaving behind a prestigious corporate career with Unilever and Reliance Brands to building one of Indias leading omnichannel commerce platforms, his journey r
Claes Fredriksson On Raising $65 Million To Create Carbon-Neutral Liquid Fuel From CO₂ And Green Hydrogen To Run The World’s Transportation
Claes Fredriksson has never taken the traditional path. Born in Sweden, raised across different continents from Australia to India, and later entrenched in global corporate life, his story is one of adaptability, grit, and a deep-seated desire to make the
Kelly Littlepage and Stephen Johnson On Raising $82 Million To Build A Tech Company That Designs And Operates Smart Markets Using Algorithms To Enable Trade
Childhood friendships rarely turn into billion-dollar ideas. However, for Kelly Littlepage and Stephen Johnson, a shared curiosity in technology formed during their teenage years in suburban Colorado eventually became the foundation for building OneChrono
Matt Price On Raising $50M And Leveraging M&A Growth Strategies To Reimagine The Customer Support Experience And Disrupt A $500B Industry
For Matt Price, entrepreneurship was not a sudden leap but the culmination of decades working at the forefront of tech innovation. His journey progressed from his early days in the UK tech scene to executive leadership at Zendesk and to launching Crescend
Peter Relan On Selling A Company For $50 Million, Running An Incubator For Aspiring Founders, And Building A Generative AI Math Tutor and Teaching Assistant for Higher Ed
Its not every day you meet someone who was born without a name and went on to become an early backer of one of the most iconic communication platforms of our timeDiscord. This sentence just touches on Peter Relans journey, which has culminated in impre
Tarun Raisoni On Building And Exiting Two $270+ Million Companies And Now Providing A Suite Of AI-Driven Tech Solutions To Enterprises
Tarun Raisoni is one of the rare tier zero founders who has not only built, scaled, and financed world-class businesses but also navigated them through full-cycle acquisition exits. Not once, but twice. He carries an aura not just of success, but of sus
Teddy Solomon On Raising $41 Million To Build A Community-Based Social App For Gen Z
Teddy Solomon has demonstrated that in the startup world, the best entrepreneurs aren't just born, they are forged through unexpected challenges, relentless creativity, and the courage to take leaps when the stakes are highest.
Christopher Pirie’s Companies Secured Hundreds of Millions And Now He’s Converting Waste Into Valuable Products To Decarbonize The Chemicals Industry
Christopher Pirie is one of the few founders in the biotech sphere who has explored multiple frontiers. In this conversation, he shared powerful lessons from his ventures, spanning synthetic biology, RNA vaccines, and sustainable manufacturing.The post C