Often treated as a compliance step, 409A valuations can play a strategic role in how startups price equity, organize ownership, and prepare for growth. For many startup founders, a 409A valuation ...

Qatar’s startup founders have become more diverse and increasingly focused on markets beyond the country’s borders, a new eco ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Before some startup founders raise their Series A, they'll be raising AI tokens. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Sydney Jackson on May 19, 2026 at 10 ...

Omnea, a London-based artificial intelligence software company that helps businesses manage their supplier spending, is ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Todd Bishop on Jun 5, 2026 at 10:50 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share tips about launching, validating and growing startups. Feb 14, 2026, 08:31am EST Storytelling isn’t a marketing trick - it ...

One of the most common conversations we have with founders involves how to divide the initial equity among the founding team. It is often the first hard decision new co-founders face together, and ...

Gurugram: A workplace exchange at a startup in Gurugram has gone viral after a young employee reportedly pushed back against expectations of long working hours and “founder-level” commitment. The ...

Sam Altman said that OpenAI will offer Y Combinator's current batch an equity-for-tokens deal.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Before some startup founders raise their Series A, they'll be ...