A disclaimer about this newsletter’s title: I didn’t quite watch 243 one-minute startup pitches myself during Y Combinator’s Demo Day last week. I think I probably set a personal record for pitch ...

The entrepreneurial dream often hinges on a single moment: standing before potential investors and convincing them your startup deserves their money. This high-stakes presentation can make or break ...

Xpanceo is betting big on turning us all into cyborgs with smart contact lenses, securing a cool $40 million to make our sci-fi dreams a reality. Co-founders Roman Axelrod and Valentyn S. Volkov are ...

Apply for the first-ever Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition by Oct. 6 for your chance to win the $10k grand prize! Showcase your startup in front of investors, mentors and community ...

Ignota Labs uses AI to pinpoint the cause of toxicity problems in failed drugs. The startup recently raised $6.9 million to modify drugs for another chance at clinical trials. See the pitch deck that ...

Letter AI has raised $40 million and is now valued in the hundreds of millions. The sales software startup uses AI to deliver real-time, deal-specific guidance. It secured back-to-back funding rounds ...

The struggle to get a meeting with a VC firm often leads to "out of the box" thinking, but a startup recently raised the bar for creative outreach by delivering a massive, custom-printed cake to ...

Sourcing funding for your business is a crucial part of your journey, but it’s not always easy to get. If you’re looking for investor funding specifically, you’ll have to present your business in ...

As an experienced entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Startup World Cup chairman, I recently wrote about how legacy corporations can become more innovative by attending startup competitions and ...