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The list was published for the fourth time. For the 2026–2027 edition, 60 companies were selected from more than 300 applicants. The selection was made jointly by Fortune, the investment firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, and the technology corporation Amazon Web Services (AWS). Factors taken into account included the companies’ growth, their products, their significance for…

Fintech innovation depends on more than good technology. Startups need capital, customers, and industry expertise to grow. Investors need to identify promising companies and emerging opportunities. Financial institutions need solutions that address evolving business challenges.

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When should you scale? How do you know you really have product-market fit? What does it take to land enterprise customers? How do you build the right team? And when you finally get in front of an investor, how do you make sure your pitch earns another conversation? 

In today’s market, no single metric defines what a Series A is, or how to raise one. At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors offered founders advice on raising one, and one of them tacked on a warning. With money pouring into AI and revenue numbers being inflated to justify sky-high valuations, a correction could…

More founders are choosing to build without venture capital, and community builders who only program pitch nights and investor mixers risk losing them without ever noticing.

You may have noticed that the term “family office” has appeared more and more frequently in financing announcements this year.

Masters’ Union has launched a new program called “Road to YC,” designed to help tech founders build scalable businesses and prepare for Y Combinator (YC) and global growth, according to a report circulating on October 17, 2026. The first cohort includes six startups led by 10 founders, spanning AI infrastructure, coding agents, education, developer tools,…

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Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) and Founders Factory will invest in five mining startups through their mining tech accelerator program, supporting early-stage companies to improve mineral discovery, mine safety and metals processing.