Southeast Asia is buzzing. The stereotype that VCs are tossing money around like confetti is real, and it seems like every other week a new startup is launching to disrupt the industry. With all this hype, it can be easy to lose sight of the fact that innovation isn’t just...
So, let’s get honest for a second. On April 22, 2025, Trump Media went public with its partnership with Crypto.com and Yorkville to launch 500 “Made in America” branded crypto ETFs! It's a head-turner. Our first CRO pump from 12% to $0.09. That's nothing compared to its 2021 peak. So,...
Tomorrow Photo’s high-tech fridge dream just sputtered out in Seattle. Another ambitious startup bites the dust. Andrew Kinzer, the founder, blames "macroeconomic headwinds and consumer reluctance." Let’s face it, blaming the economy on this one is like blaming the rain for having your picnic rained away. While that’s technically true,...
We just had a great conversation, I talked to this wonderful young woman coder from Detroit. She devoted her heart, time, and resources into developing a blockchain solution that allows local farmers to more easily track their produce and directly reach consumers. She’s bootstrapped, she’s working 80-hour weeks, and she’s...
Maya, a young Filipino businesswoman, perches nervously over her computer. When she’s not lounging on the beach, she hustles in a tiny co-working space in Manila. She’s developing a blockchain-enabled, direct-to-consumer agricultural platform that eliminates the middlemen to save consumers money and provide more revenue to farmers. Her moonshot idea...
SoftBank’s Interstellar platform is creating a stir, promising to shake up the digital payments industry with the disruptive technologies of Web3. The audacity is breathtaking: can a blockchain-based system really dethrone the likes of Visa and Mastercard? So, let’s get beyond the hype and focus on the data. And let’s...
The AI revolution and digital transformation is underway, but are we creating a digital dystopia by default? Let's face it: the current AI landscape is dominated by a handful of tech giants, hoarding data and compute power like digital dragons guarding their gold. A new report shows that 97% of...
With SoftBank’s Interstellar platform, that day has finally arrived, and it’s expected to connect the boring world of traditional finance with the wild west of Web3. SBC Pay, their Web3 wallet, is promised to solve all the inefficiencies we now just accept as status quo. It certainly can’t hurt to...
Can one random meeting on a combat frontline really inspire the kind of innovation that would fundamentally change an entire sector? TBD VC came out of a consequential meeting at the Zikim crossing during the Iron Swords War. Picture this — this time, they know they’ll do well. $35 million...
Web3 companies hitting the stock market? Sounds like a party, right? Maybe not. From your barber to your Uber driver, they’re all raving about Web3 IPOs being the next big thing. Suddenly, I feel like I’m surrounded by darting, dangerous high beams, this cacophony of flashing red lights. I’m not...
