Start-up
The No. 1 trait this CEO looks for in a candidate: It can be ‘concerning’ if they don’t have it
When Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of vaginal microbiome test and care company Evvy, is hiring, she knows what she wants to see in a candidate. She’s looking for someone “who goes above and beyond just what your job title tells you to do,” she says. That could mean including an “Interests” section on your […]
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At 23, he quit his accounting job to start an eBay business—today, his company brings in $167 million a year
Gurmer Chopra, 32, is the co-founder of clothing brand YoungLA. Courtesy of Right after graduating from university in 2015, Gurmer Chopra, 32, landed his first corporate role at a “Big Four” accounting firm. But after less than a year on the job, he decided to quit. “Four months into it, I [was] like: ‘I freaking […]
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Canva expands from design into analytics with acquisition of MagicBrief
From left, Cliff Obrecht, Canva’s co-founder and chief operating officer, and George Howes, co-founder and CEO of MagicBrief, pose for a photo at the Cannes Lions festival in Cannes, France, in June 2025. Canva Canva has grown into a $32 billion startup through its popular design tools used for easily creating images, marketing material and […]
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Spotify’s Daniel Ek leads $694 million investment in defense startup Helsing
Helsing uses AI to analyze large amounts of sensor and weapons system data from the battlefield. Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images European defense technology startup Helsing on Tuesday said that it’s raised 600 million euros ($693.6 million) in a bumper new round of funding. The investment was led by Prima Materia, […]
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Databricks says annualized revenue will reach $3.7 billion by next month
Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks, speaks at the company’s Data and AI Summit in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. Jordan Novet | CNBC Databricks, a data analytics software vendor, said on Wednesday that it expects to generate $3.7 billion in annualized revenue by July, with year-over-year growth of 50%. CFO Dave Conte […]
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Glean, gen AI enterprise search startup, raises $150 million in deal adding billions to valuation
Arvind Jain, CEO of Glean, on SaaS Monster stage during day one of Web Summit 2022 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 2, 2022. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile | Getty Images Generative AI enterprise search startup Glean announced on Tuesday that it raised $150 million in a Series F financing, pushing up […]
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2025 CNBC Disruptor 50: See the full list of companies leading new era of AI breakthroughs and riches
The race for global supremacy in AI and the existential threat it represents to the status quo in the tech industry, and beyond, has led to record venture investment in startups. The top five companies on this year’s Disruptor 50 list — including a new No. 1 Disruptor from the defense tech sector — have […]
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China’s grueling ‘996’ work culture is being debated by European startups — 7 founders and VCs on why they are resisting
European startup founders are being pressured to embrace China’s toxic “996” work culture on LinkedIn and they’re pushing back. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The European startup scene was recently shaken by a LinkedIn debate with some venture capitalists applying pressure on founders to embrace a culture of overwork to compete on a global […]
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This 22-year-old startup founder got his college to pay him $200,000: ‘Sometimes, you just have to ask’
Emil Barr, 22, graduated from Miami University in May 2024. Courtesy of Emil Barr It’s no secret that college in the United States is expensive — about 43 million people live with student debt and the outstanding federal student loan balance stands at about $1.8 trillion, according to the Education Data Initiative. But startup founder […]
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She’s made $10,000 in an hour from her dumpling business—more than what she made a month in corporate
Samantha Mui, 34, is the founder of Thirsty Dumpling, a do-it-yourself dumpling-making startup. Courtesy of Samantha Mui Samantha Mui teaches people how to make dumplings for a living, making as much as $10,000 an hour, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. That’s more than what she used to make a month from her corporate job. […]
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