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xEdu gives education startups homework of their own
The Finnish accelerator puts learning science inside the business plan. From Helsinki to Turin and Vilnius, its founders get mentors, classroom questions and a reason to rethink what they are selling.
KenKo Ventures is building the startup room outside Cairo
In Egypt’s Nile Delta, KenKo Ventures runs the workshops, mentoring and hub operations that help founders get started. Its next proposition connects that local work to business growth across Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Upright Ventures Wants Your Startup to Find Its First Users
The operator behind Celo Camp turns blockchain ecosystems into eight-week startup classrooms. Its most revealing bet is that a place inside a working wallet can matter as much as a polished investor pitch.
PECAP is counting Peru’s startup money. The fine print matters.
Peru’s startup financing rebounded in 2025, but most of the money was debt. PECAP, the country’s seed and venture capital association, is working on the harder problem: getting more investors to take the first risk.
CV Labs puts a price on getting in the room
A CHF 29 day pass opens the door to Crypto Valley. Behind it, CV Labs runs a more ambitious business: helping blockchain founders find the people, discipline and capital to build a company.
JRNY takes the meeting out of the boardroom
The Cairo company brings founders, bankers and regulators together on retreat. Its real test comes after everyone goes home.
FinTech Australia: The startup that gave startups a voice
FinTech Australia launched with less than two months of cash. A decade later, its 400-plus members have a shared voice in Canberra - and a fresh test of whether better rules can produce better finance.
Venture Hive teaches startups to grow. Its own lesson was finding the right customer.
Susan Amat built an accelerator that let founders keep their equity. The bigger business lesson came when Venture Hive tried to sell accountability to other accelerators.
The Accelerator That Grew Up and Became Corporate Innovation’s Operating System
Boomtown started by coaching founders. A decade later, it helps large organizations find, test, fund and deploy the ideas their own machinery tends to miss.