Founders who built their names on coding and hard-charging leadership are learning that in the AI era, soft skills matter more than ever.
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Global Security News
Chips Startup Fractile Raises $220 Million to Speed Up AI Queries
Factorial Funds, Accel and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invested in the company.
Global Security News, Risk Management
20 Leaders Who Built the CISO Era: 2 Decades of Change
As part of Dark Reading’s 20th anniversary special coverage, we profile the CISOs, founders, researchers, criminals, and policymakers who rewrote the enterprise risk playbook.
AI, Global Security News, Network Security, Venture
Top Down Ventures Closes $28M MSP Software Founders Fund I
Top Down Ventures announced Tuesday that it has completed the final close of its Founders Fund I at $28 million, surpassing its original $25 million target. The Vancouver-based venture firm said the fund, which first closed in Oct. 2024 and finalized in April 2026, is the first institutional venture fund dedicated entirely to early-stage MSP…
AI, Global Security News
Edward & George Hartley On Startups, Bluethumb And Their New AI Email Tool, Nitrosend
iTWire TV: Founders Edward & George Hartley told iTWire about the wrench of exiting Bluethumb and launching their new AI email management tool, Nitrosend (because Claude couldn’t cut it), at Adelaide’s Southstart.
Global Security News
Founder Liquidity Without Compromising on Growth
Founders can access liquidity without exiting by selling shares via secondary deals, reducing financial pressure while staying focused on long-term growth.
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Venture
Startups accuse Microsoft of ‘billing trap’ in Azure AI Foundry after unexpected charges
A growing number of startup founders are raising concerns about unexpected charges incurred while experimenting with AI models through Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry platform, turning what began as an isolated complaint into a broader debate over billing transparency. At least 20 participants in the Microsoft for Startups program have signed a Change.org petition calling on…
Apps, Global Security News
Calling all innovators: Applications now open for Cicada xTech23
Australia’s leading deep tech founders invited to apply for one of 23 coveted places in Australia’s biggest deep tech festival, Cicada xTech23.
AI, Global Security News, Venture
VIDEO: The Lustre Collective – How Three Veterans Are Betting That Open Source’s Quiet Giant Still Has Decades Ahead
With a combined century of experience, the founders of The Lustre Collective (TLC) are launching an independent company to steward the file system that powers the world’s fastest supercomputers and largest AI training clusters — and they’re doing it without venture capital.
AI, Global Security News, Venture
VIDEO: The Lustre Collective – How Three Veterans Are Betting That Open Source’s Quiet Giant Still Has Decades Ahead
With a combined century of experience, the founders of The Lustre Collective (TLC) are launching an independent company to steward the file system that powers the world’s fastest supercomputers and largest AI training clusters — and they’re doing it without venture capital.
AI, Global Security News, Venture
VIDEO: The Lustre Collective – How Three Veterans Are Betting That Open Source’s Quiet Giant Still Has Decades Ahead
With a combined century of experience, the founders of The Lustre Collective (TLC) are launching an independent company to steward the file system that powers the world’s fastest supercomputers and largest AI training clusters — and they’re doing it without venture capital.