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Yoda Regev wanted passive income. Then came the skyscraper.
A search for a quieter investment became Jointer, a proposed Chrysler Building deal and a career spent rearranging how money reaches an idea.
Chuck Rifici and the business of getting there first
Before Tweed became Canopy Growth, Chuck Rifici saw a business taking shape in a set of draft regulations. His next act was to help other founders get their own doors open.
Jim Labe and the price of buying time
Before venture debt became a familiar line on a startup’s balance sheet, Jim Labe was helping build the business of it. His career runs from equipment leases to public markets, with one question following him: how much time can borrowed money buy?
Rob Pomeroy and the price of a little more time
Rob Pomeroy built a career lending to companies whose futures were still taking shape. From Horizon’s first commitments to his final board departure, his story turns on a practical question: what can a company accomplish before the money runs out?
Marc-Antoine Cantin and the business of showing up
He bought a stove company with his brother in 1999. Now, at Anges Québec, Marc-Antoine Cantin is putting decades of operating experience behind a different kind of investment: time spent with entrepreneurs.
Sajal Srivastava and the business of buying time
For more than two decades, Sajal Srivastava has worked at the junction of startup ambition and repayment schedules. As the TriplePoint Capital co-founder prepares to leave at the end of 2026, his career offers a close look at the machinery behind venture lending.
David Wanek and the value of waiting
At Western Technology Investment, David Wanek helps finance young companies. At Cimento, he grows a wine business on volcanic cobblestones. Both pursuits ask what capital can do when it gives talent time.
Ron Wiener and the education of a startup mechanic
He sold an airplane to help finance Earth Class Mail and let television cameras follow the fundraising. Now Ron Wiener is helping founders understand the machinery before they put their companies inside it.
Investors Portugal wants a better deal for the people who fund the future
Portugal’s early-stage investors joined forces to argue for better rules, sharper skills and more patient capital. Their association’s own surveys show why optimism needs more than a good dinner.
BayStartUP makes the introduction worth having
Bavaria’s startup network prepares founders for investors, then decides who is ready for the room. Its most useful asset may be the introductions it holds back.
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.