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The Dot puts Tunisia’s startup maze under one roof
In Tunis, The Dot brings founders, advisers and public institutions into the same building. Its next test is making that proximity useful to entrepreneurs far beyond the capital.
Science & Startups wants your research to pay its own way
Berlin’s university startup service offers founders free advice, lab access and a route to equity-free funding. The harder assignment is teaching a good experiment to become a business.
ACE.SG opens doors for Singapore's startup hopefuls
The trade association runs an equity-free incubator, connects founders with investors and helps overseas startups find their feet. Its real proposition is access - with homework attached.
Córdoba Has a Deal for Startups: Bring an Investor
Agencia Córdoba Innovar y Emprender puts public money beside private conviction. Its programs connect startup finance, university research and the unglamorous business of getting useful technology into companies.
Luxembourg put its startup network under one roof
At the House of Startups, the neighbours include incubators, investors and potential customers. The bet: a shorter walk can help turn a young company into a working business.
Fintech Zone Istanbul wants to get startups through the bank’s door
Inside Istanbul Financial Center, a fintech technopark is building a route from R&D projects to corporate pilots. Its Fintech Gate program starts with a useful demand: make the big company do its homework, too.
The Firm That Builds Companies From a CIA Playbook
Most venture firms wait for founders to walk in the door. Red Cell Partners writes the idea first, then goes hunting for the people to build it - a studio model borrowed straight from the intelligence community.
The Cyber-Only Fund That Bets on the People Who Built the Industry
A firm run entirely by cybersecurity operators, backing the founders trying to defend everything from cloud workloads to synthetic media - one narrow thesis, executed at scale.
Universe
Universe is an Atlanta-based modern holding company that buys and builds vertical software businesses. Founded in 2021 by Nick Miller and Eric Stromberg, it acquires and incubates niche software products, then deploys capital and infrastructure to grow them into purpose-built tools for specific markets. Its portfolio spans Goldie (business management for solopreneurs in beauty and wellness), Equilab (a training community for equestrians), and Invoke (AI-powered tools for artists and creative teams).