
He came to Washington with a finance degree and a six-week internship. More than three decades later, Bobby Franklin is still there, working on the rules that shape who gets to build the next company.

She helped teach a generation of venture capitalists how to invest. With Portfolia, Trish Costello turned to a different question: who gets to put their money, experience and judgment to work?
A podcast opened the door. EUVC built a business around what happened next: investors learning together, meeting each other, and putting money behind European venture funds.
Dubai Future District Fund backs technology companies and the venture funds that finance them. Its next test is turning patient capital into customers, specialist expertise and businesses that can grow beyond Dubai.