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Kevin O'Leary-Backed Startup Lets You Become A Venture Capitalist With $100

With over $650 million raised, The Kevin O’Leary-backed StartEngine has helped hundreds of thousands of everyday investors become venture capitalists with relatively small sums of money.

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Warren Buffett Has Held This Stock for Over 34 Years — Why He Will Never Sell

Warren Buffett — the Oracle of Omaha — is widely regarded as one of the greatest investors of all time.

Y-Combinator Backed Airthium's Breakthrough Engine Aims to Replace Fossil Fuels and Decarbonize Industrial Heat and Power Generation

Airthium, a clean technology company based in Austin, Texas, has developed an innovative heat engine designed to replace fossil fuels and decarbonize industrial heat and power generation. The company has plans to deploy its technology to address a $138 billion per year business opportunity in the clean energy sector.

Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos And Retail Investors All Have One Thing In Common: They're Investing Millions In Brain Technology Startups

Elon Musk is recognized as an innovator across various sectors, from electric cars to interstellar travel. However, one of his most contentious initiatives is Neuralink Corp., a brain implant technology designed to rectify neurological disorders and facilitate communication between brains. In total, accredited investors have invested a whopping $363 million into Musk’s Neuralink.

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What Do Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos And Retail Investors Have In Common? They're Investing Millions Into Brain-Tech Startups

Elon Musk is a pioneer in a number of industries, from electric vehicles to space exploration. But one of the billionaires’ more controversial ventures is Neuralink Corp., a brain implant designed to help correct neurological disorders and provide connectivity between brains.

Meta Platforms Sells Kustomer For $250M In A Rare Divestiture Deal With Venture Firms Taking Over

Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, has agreed to sell Kustomer, a business-software startup it acquired for $1 billion last year, to Redpoint Ventures,

Elon Musk's Utopian Town Sparks Controversy Among Rural Residents After Environment Violations

Residents of rural Bastrop, Texas, are raising concerns over Elon Musk’s companies’ expansion into their area. The Boring Co. and SpaceX have taken over 200 acres of unincorporated land along the Colorado River, constructing massive buildings and digging tunnels.

Self-Checkout Kiosks Are Guilt-Tripping Customers Into Tipping Even Without Human Interaction

The rise of self-checkout kiosks has sparked a new wave of guilt-tripping and pressure tactics on customers. From cafes to sports stadiums, tip prompts are popping up everywhere, leaving customers confused and frustrated.

Warren Buffett Ditched His Flip Phone for an iPhone in 2020 and Drinks 5 Cans of Coke a Day — That's What Makes Him One of the Greatest Investors of All Time

Business magnate Warren Buffett is widely regarded as one of the greatest investors of the modern-day world. His seemingly unmatched and consistent value-investing strategies have earned him the title of Oracle of Omaha.

Tired Of Traffic? Venture-Backed E-Bike Startup Wants To Make Micro-mobility As Luxurious As Driving

Civilized Cycles, a pioneering e-bike company, has raised over $2.3M to date and generated more than $150K in revenue, aiming to transform the e-bike industry by delivering unique features, technologies, and user experience.

How You Can Monetize Fortnite: Epic Games' Creator Economy 2.0

Among the big announcements Epic Games made during its State of Unreal 2023 keynote address is the company’s Creator Economy 2.0, a new way for eligible Fortnite island creators to earn money based on engagement with their published content.

Gamer Turns Old Digital Items Into $1.6 Million Payday: The Lucrative World of In-Game Item Trading

As the popularity of blockchain technology and digital collectibles soars, selling in-game items has become an increasingly attractive side hustle for gamers. One such seller has made a jaw-dropping $1.6 million from selling digital items on the popular exchange, Gameflip.

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The Graphene Era: 200x Stronger Than Steel, 5x Lighter Than Aluminum And The Best Conductivity Of Any Material

Graphene, by all metrics, is a revolutionary material producing some unbelievable results. Avadain has developed a patented breakthrough technology for producing industrial volumes of large, thin, and nearly defect-free graphene flakes, addressing the $100B market demand for this revolutionary material.

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Revolutionizing Knee Replacements: Monogram Orthopedics Gears Up For Nasdaq IPO With Over 14,000 Retail Investors

Monogram Orthopedics is a trailblazer in the development of personalized, 3D-printed orthopedic implants facilitated by robotics and cutting-edge pre-operative imaging.

Following SeedInvest Acquisition, StartEngine Sees Massive Traffic And Investment Spike

How Uber's Earliest Investors Cashed In On A 1,700,000% Gain On IPO Day

Uber Technologies Inc. held one of the largest IPOs of all time, valuing the company at $68 billion. Interestingly, its valuation during its first funding round was a mere $3.86 million. This means Uber’s earliest investors saw a payday of 1,761,558% on IPO day.

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Elon Musk Says Neuralink Is The Only Way To Survive And Compete With AI

Elon Musk, the genius behind SpaceX and Tesla Inc., has declared that humanity must embrace the merging of man and machine if we hope to survive in a world dominated by artificial intelligence (AI).

Why Silicon Valley Elites Are Betting On This Startup's Vision For Reuniting American Families

One startup, Loop Family, has a bold goal of re-uniting American families by reimagining one of the most basic aspects of every American household: the family photo. Loop Family isn’t doing this alone either.

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Gaming Goldmine: How One Man Turned Old In-Game Items into a Million-Dollar Fortune

As the popularity of blockchain technology and digital collectibles continues to grow, selling in-game items is becoming an increasingly attractive side hustle for many gamers.

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StartEngine Finalizes SeedInvest Acquisition

StartEngine, the now largest U.S.-based equity crowdfunding platform, announced the successful acquisition of SeedInvest, another major participant in the equity crowdfunding sector.