The trio behind Raylu, an AI startup for private-market investors, just raised $8 million. They say their friendship is their secret weapon, sealed with a pact to share a beer if the venture fails.
SES and Intelsat were awarded the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award for Deal of the Year. The merger, finalized this summer, combines their fleets to create a multi-orbit broadband giant aimed at competing with SpaceX’s Starlink.
A survey from The Entrepreneurs Network finds nearly 60% of founders disagree that journalists do a good job covering entrepreneurship. They’re calling for a broader, more realistic national conversation that goes beyond tech unicorns.
Milan’s Bending Spoons continues its acquisition spree, agreeing to buy the publicly-listed Eventbrite and take it private. The all-cash deal, expected to close in H1 2026, values the event platform at a significant premium.
A new report highlights a troubling brain drain in reverse. Chinese scientists and students, long a backbone of US innovation, are increasingly choosing to leave or never come, driven by political hostility and China’s own investment.
Activist campaigns have turned CEO decapitation into the new normal. The odds of a CEO getting ousted have jumped from 5% to nearly 20% in just five years. Here’s what leaders need to do before the activists show up with their own script.
According to TechCrunch, at least 80 VC-backed startups have achieved unicorn status in 2025 so far, fueled by an AI investor frenzy. The list includes companies like the $8B AI model developer Reflection and the $5B blockchain payments firm Tempo, but also spans satellite manufacturing, drug discov
Stronghold isn’t your typical fintech. It launched a stablecoin in 2017, partnered with IBM in 2018, and pivoted during the pandemic. Now it’s a full financial infrastructure play.
Walmart’s Cyber Monday event is live with massive discounts on big-ticket items like TVs and Apple gear. According to Tom’s Guide, deals include an LG 48-inch OLED TV for $550 and AirPods 4 for $79. These are some of the last major savings of the year.
Axelspace is positioning Japan as a serious player in the commercial space race. Their GRUS-3 microsatellite constellation, launching in 2026, will dramatically increase Earth observation capabilities. The company leverages Japan’s manufacturing heritage for global impact.
