Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is currently serving 11 years in prison for defrauding investors with her scam-laden blood testing start-up. Her partner, with whom she shares two children, is currently trying to raise $50 million for a blood testing start-up. Despite the internet’s initial response that it must be satire or fake…nope. This story is … Read more
A decade ago, Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal quit their salaried careers and began a tour of family-run stores in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, attempting to work out why the country’s legion of small shopkeepers did not sell their cheap clothes and goods online. It was a challenge that would inspire the Delhi … Read more
By Michaela Platt, Communications Coordinator, Triple-I As businesses started incorporating Internet strategies into their operations, Casey Kempton had just begun her graduate studies in cognitive anthropology and was working for a tech startup. A Connecticut native, Kempton had always been aware of insurance giants based in her state. So, when the startup she worked for … Read more
Startup Snapshot, a data-sharing platform for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, recently released its latest report, The Untold Toll: The Impact of stress on the well-being of startup founders and CEOs. Clearly, the emotional state of founders and entrepreneurs in any period, especially now in this economic environment, is a critical driver of success. Yet the emotional, cognitive, … Read more
A recent report from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and consultancy firm Hello Tomorrow highlights the rapid growth of deep tech startups in Saudi Arabia, with 50% of these startups focusing on AI and IoT. These sectors are emerging as key drivers of innovation and investment … Read more