Entrepreneur Ankur Nagpal raised a $70 million venture fund last year called Vibe Capital from more than 200 investors. But now, as the market changes and LPs are less interested in venture capital, founder Ocho is scaling back the fund by about 43%, canceling capital calls and ultimately sending back money that had already been …
Sarika Thigale is an entrepreneur and a dynamic woman business leader who promotes gender equity in the manufacturing sector, but not with a preconceived notion of manufacturing as a male-dominated sector. As the co-founder of Saka Engineering, she is an outstanding entrepreneur not only in her achievements but also in her ideas. “Get it out …
IIT alumnus Vineeta Singh is the CEO of homegrown cosmetics brand SUGAR and a known investor on Shark Tank India. She straddles the world of entrepreneurship, motherhood and fitness with her brand SUGAR at the forefront of all her accomplishments. Beauty is not one size fits all! However, about a decade ago, the Indian beauty …
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The opinions expressed by Antrepreneur contributors are their own. Managers often complain about employees’ hybrid procrastination that leads to missed deadlines and delayed tasks compared to their office colleagues. Research by Microsoft, which surveyed 20,000 people and analyzed trillions of Microsoft 365 productivity signals, finds that 85 percent of leaders believe the shift to hybrid …
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(Bigstock Image) Key recommendations PitchBook has launched a tool that forecasts the chances of venture-backed startups achieving a successful exit. Outbound activity has seen a sharp decline over the past year. We analyzed the top 50 startups in the GeekWire 200 using the PitchBook tool. PitchBook this week unveiled a new machine learning tool that …
What do Good Eggs, a startup that delivers $4.99 bunches of broccoli, and Tonal, a fitness startup that sells $3,995 worth of exercise equipment, have in common besides a venture capital-backed business model ? Both are engaged in a painful type of financing known as “cramming.” If you grew up in the era of easy …
Oluwafayokunmi Olutomiwa is a 400 level electrical engineering student at the University of Lagos. He is also forging his own path and setting the pace as an entrepreneur in the printing, branding and packaging industry as the forerunner and co-founder of PrintPlaceNg, a fast growing contemporary branding and printing hub. Using social media marketing and …
Vip Sitaraman, a 25-year-old digital consultant and VC-backed start-up entrepreneur in Phoenix, Arizona, said he uses a “scary hour” to tackle his most intimidating task each day. Courtesy of Vip Sitaraman Vip Sitaraman is a consultant and entrepreneur who uses several tools to track his productivity. He said the “scary hour” productivity hack helps him …
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The second-hand retail market is growing. Kream, a second-hand clothing marketplace, announced Thursday that it has raised $168 million in Series C funding, according to TechCrunch. The latest funding set its valuation at $742 million and was led by Altos Venturesa long-time investor in the company. SoftBank Ventures Asia, Samsung Securities, Ship and Great asset …
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CFO Journal Early-stage companies often rely on their banks or venture backers for financial guidance, but many are now seeing the benefits of independent advice in managing their capital.
