This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at how some farmers are using solar panels to help provide better growing conditions for their crops. Then, it features a former startup founder who just took on a new role helping Missouri entrepreneurs.

Produce meets power with agrivoltaics

سواء كنت مهتمًا بريادة الأعمال، أو تبحث عن الإلهام، أو ترغب في بدء مشروعك من المنزل هذه الحلقة لك!

جرعة وعي جديدة نسلّط فيها الضوء على مبادرة برنامج "إرادة" في دعم المشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة في الأردن، وكيف ساهم في تحويل شغف السيدات في المنازل إلى مصدر دخل حقيقي.

نتعرف على دور منصة "يدوي" في تمكين النساء من تسويق منتجاتهن اليدوية، ونستعرض قصصًا ملهمة لنساء أردنيات استطعن تحقيق أرباح مادية حقيقية من شغفهن وحرفهن التقليدية
تتضمن الحلقة:
▫️قصة مبادرة "إرادة" وأثرها الحقيقة
▫️دور منصة "يدوي" في تسويق المنتجات المحلية
▫️نماذج نسائية ناجحة بدأت من المنزل
▫️كيف يمكن للشغف أن يتحول إلى مشروع مربح

👂 استمعوا الآن، وشاركونا آراءكم في التعليقات!
 📢 لا تنسوا الاشتراك لمتابعة المزيد من القصص الملهمة في ريادة الأعمال والمشاريع المحلية في الأردن.

#وعي_بودكاست #بودكاست #تمكين #مشروع_إرادة #الاردن #سيدات_المجتمع

استثمار الموارد المحلية: تجارب ملهمة بدعم مشروع "إرادة" مع وعد الحمصي | وعي بودكاست

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for emerging manager VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Chaz Flexman of Starday Foods, AI-driven food innovation company that uses software and data to identify unmet consumer needs. Then Company then fulfills those needs with new products such as the All Day Chickpea Protein Toppers and the Abeya Allergen-Free Sweet Potato Crackers, among others. Learn more at https://www.stardayfoods.com/

In this episode, we discuss how they use market research and AI to identify unmet needs and opportunities in the CPG market, the importance of building an investor funnel of 150+ potential VCs, tips for updating investors on your funding progress to maintain a timeline, and much more.  

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 310 How I Raised It with Chaz Flexman of Starday Foods (raised from Slow VC, Equal Ventures)

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for emerging manager VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Stephan Schenk of Stapelstein, a Berlin-based creator of colorful stacking stones and balance boards for open-ended play that encourages movement, balance, and creativity. Learn more at https://stapelstein.com/

In this episode, we explore how the Company has built a successful business in a high-cost market (Germany) while adhering to high eco standards, why Stephan decided to buyout his early investors and convert the company into a "steward-owned" business (similar to Patagonia) to better align with its mission, how he deals with cheap knockoffs, copycats and clones, the unique ROI attributes of raising capital for a steward-owned business, and more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 311 How I Raised It with Stephen Schenk of Stapelstein

CyberJali empowers African fintech startups with practical guidance on AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC). Tune in for expert insights, tips, and discussions to help your startup stay compliant, build trust, and scale confidently.

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🎙️ Desde Georgia Tech, un estudiante peruano crea la primera Hacker House dentro de un campus universitario: un espacio que combina vivienda, innovación y emprendimiento tecnológico. Con ambiente colaborativo, hackathones y visión global, esta iniciativa busca expandirse a Latinoamérica, empezando por el Perú.

¿Qué es la Hacker House? Conoce la residencia en Georgia Tech fundada por Yamil Quispe

Episode 400 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Rylan Hamilton, CEO & Co-Founder of Blue Water Autonomy.

Episode 400!  It’s another milestone episode.  

On November 2, 2017, I published the first episode of The VentureFizz Podcast.  My first 11 episodes were an experiment where I interviewed talent acquisition leaders. Christina Luconi was my first guest.  Thank you Christina!

After seeing the potential, I pivoted to interviewing mainly founders & investors in Boston and NYC.  I want to send out shout-out to all the people who have taken the time to share their stories with me and the VentureFizz audience.  It has been a pleasure to interview all of you.

For Episode 400, I wanted to interview someone who not only has had extraordinary background but someone who is also still building.  Interviewing Rylan for this milestone episode was a no-brainer.

Rylan’s professional career has been one of exploration and not just one linear path.  From graduating from Harvard to enlisting in the Navy as an Engineering Officer for surface warfair, to Harvard Business School, to being the first employee at RunMyErrand which later became TaskRabbit, to learning warehouse robotics at Kiva Systems which ended up being the 2nd largest acquisition by Amazon at the time, to starting his own warehouse robotics company called 6 River Systems which was acquired by Shopify for $450M… to now… working on his latest startup, which no doubt is his biggest swing which is Blue Water Automony… a startup building autonomous ships for the open ocean.

The company recently announced a $50M Series A round of funding led GV.  This is shortly after announcing a $14M seed round of funding earlier this year back in April.

In this interview, we cover how Rylan’s service in the armed forces helped shape his career, his full background story, plus all the chapters along the way, to all the details about Blue Water Authonomy and how this company is disrupting and re-energizing the ship industry in the United States, and so much more.

Episode Sponsor:

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Episode 400: Rylan Hamilton - CEO & Co-Founder, Blue Water Autonomy

Muchos equipos simplemente no usan el CRM, y no es por falta de herramientas, sino por errores estratégicos. 
Aquí te comparto un resumen en audio de los errores más comunes al implementar un CRM y cómo evitarlos desde el primer día.

Hablaremos de:

- Falta de capacitación real al equipo
- CRM que no se adapta a los procesos del negocio
- Elegir herramientas solo por precio
- Poca integración con canales clave
- Usabilidad y experiencia del usuario final

Este contenido está diseñado para líderes, marketers, fundadores y equipos comerciales que quieren dejar de improvisar y convertir su CRM en una plataforma real de crecimiento.

¿Quieres acompañamiento para tomar mejores decisiones en marketing y ventas? Agenda una consultoría estratégica conmigo, puedes seguirme en Instagram y Linkedin como Geraldine Perez Digital

Este episodio hace parte de Shots de Marketing, un espacio para decisiones inteligentes, tácticas accionables y crecimiento sostenible.

Cómo evitar que el CRM se convierta en otra herramienta inútil

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for emerging manager VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Rando Rannus of Siena Secondary Fund, a firm that empowers early employees and founders by providing liquidity for high-growth startups. Learn more at https://siena.ee/

This episode goes deep into secondaries… essentially, Siena is a fund that buys shares of pre-IPO companies from early investors, founders and employees.  It’s an interesting model, so we talk about why the secondary market has exploded recently, and why it’s created an opportunity for a new type of fund.  He also shares his strategies for raising the fund from family offices, angel networks, institutional LPs and even sovereign wealth funds.  

The Fund most recently raised a Fund II totaling €50 million, including a €10 million investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Other investors were SmartCap, Isomer Capital and private investors, founders, and employees 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 312 How I Raised It with Rando Rannus of Siena Secondary Fund

Middle East AI News brought to you by Carrington Malin - Marketing for an AI First World. In this podcast: SehaTech raises $1.1 million to expand AI healthtech; KLIQ secures $2.25 million for AI influencer platform; Saudi innovator blends AI and archaeology for heritage tech

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SehaTech raises $1.1 million to expand AI healthtech

Watch student founders, university teams, and emerging startups pitch their ventures to top investors and industry leaders, turning ambition into action. Set to take place on October 23 as part of the Sharjah Investment Forum. Sama Al Taei from SPARK joins us on the show to share more details about the event and the expectations.

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Middle East AI News brought to you by Carrington Maylin - Marketing for an AI First World. In this podcast: Khalifa University leads new telecom AI benchmarks; Lianhe Sowell to build $105m UAE robot factory; TabSense raises $5m for AI restaurant platform

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Khalifa University leads new telecom AI benchmarks

For the first time, MBAs from three European business schools have raised the most money for their startups

The Top MBA Startups Of 2025

In the latest Seedcamp Deep Dive, our Managing Partner, Carlos Eduardo Espinal, discusses the complexities of investing in deeptech, dual-use and the defence sector. He's joined by two distinguished guests from defence and investment backgrounds: Nicola Sinclair, General Partner at Twin Track Ventures, and Samuel Burrell, Partner at Expeditions Fund.

Nicola begins the conversation by explaining her motivation for founding Twin Track, highlighting the need to connect startups with the defence and security sectors and detailing her approach to evaluating deep tech investments. Sam then discusses his transition from military service to venture capital and emphasizes the importance of understanding end-user needs in defense tech investments.

This insightful conversation covers a wide range of topics, including:
- The challenges of dual-use technologies
- The role of prime contractors
- The evolving geopolitical landscape
- Investment opportunities in space technology
- The future of defence tech investments

Show Notes:

Nicola Sinclair - linkedin.com/in/nicola-sinclair-

Samuel Burrell - linkedin.com/in/samuelrburrell

Carlos Eduardo Espinal - linkedin.com/in/carloseduardoespinal


Twin Track Ventures - twintrack.vc

Expeditions Fund - expeditionsfund.com

Seedcamp - seedcamp.com


Sam’s weekly newsletter This Week in Dual-Use [www.samuelburrell.com]

“Working with Defence & Security” Survey. The results will be released on 14 November 2025 

From the Forces to Investing in Deeptech, Dual-Use, and the Defence Sector

Episode 401 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Nicole Phillips-Bastian of Qatch.

This episode was recorded live at Startup Boston Week at Suffolk University which is the third year that I’ve hosted it onsite.  Thank you to Stephanie Roulic for the invitation, as it’s a lot of fun and great to be involved in such a meaningful conference.  And, since it was hosted live, this episode is audio only and my apologies for the background noise.

Personalization isn’t a new term in the world of tech but as a consumer, it often fails.  It could be a failure around the data, the actual tech powering the experience, or executional challenges.

For Qatch (which stands for Quick Match), they have been able to overcome these challenges by establishing trust with consumers in one of the most coveted spots for obtaining first party data… no, it’s definitely not email, but through text messaging. 

Qatch is a personalized shopping platform that allows user preferences to dictate what products they see next. Their platform enables the company to capture user engagement to a degree other brands are not, which gives them incredibly valuable insight into what products a specific shopper would buy, so they can recommend it to them in real-time.

It all falls under that trust factor which is so important, because if Qatch is not delivering value, it’s easy to block that text message and it is this level of trust that has been so key to their success.

Two interesting points to note:

1. Nicole’s co-founder for Qatch is her sister Raquel.
2. They have built a very capital efficient company, as they have raised just under $2M in funding.

In this interview, we cover:

* The importance of founder-led sales.
* Nicole’s background story and her journey into law as a retail attorney with a focus on fashion law and regulations.
* All the details about Qatch and why they decided on text messaging as their primary method of communication.
* How the platform works and their use of AI.
* Sales and getting brands to join their platform, plus how they evolved their pricing strategy.
* The competition and how they differ from companies like Stitch Fix.
* Her experience raising capital as a female founder and why sales is the best form of funding.
* And so much more.

Episode 401: Nicole Phillips-Bastian - CEO & Co-Founder, Qatch

Programete #112 – Dia do Profissional de Informática – 20/10/2025

A professora Adriana Scherer, coordenadora dos cursos de ADS e SI da Faculdade Dom Bosco, destaca o papel essencial dos profissionais de informática, verdadeiros arquitetos do mundo digital. No Rio Grande do Sul, a área vive um momento promissor, impulsionado pelo avanço tecnológico e pelo crescimento das startups. A docente reforça que a formação sólida é o caminho para liderar essas transformações.

MINUTO DOM BOSCO #112 - 20 10 2025

In this episode of MIT CSAIL Alliances, host Kara Miller sits down with Professor Manya Ghobadi, a researcher and entrepreneur bridging the gap between academia and industry. Ghobadi, who has worked at Microsoft Research, Google, and now leads her own startup Systalyze, explores why so many companies struggle to efficiently deploy AI — and how her team is creating the “AI doctor” enterprises didn’t know they needed.
 
From hospitals sitting on mountains of private data to banks seeking smarter fraud detection, Ghobadi explains how better infrastructure and smarter tools can finally unlock AI’s full potential. Tune in for an inside look at how innovation moves from lab to launchpad — and what it takes to make AI work in the real world.
 
Topics Include:
00:07 - Origins of Systalze
01:40 - AI systems are difficult to build
02:53 - Systalyze is like an AI doctor
03:38 - How AI can transform the health care industry
04:41 - When companies unlock their AI potential
05:13 - Academia as an enterprenuer
  
 
Episodes, listener discounts, meet the host, and more can be found here: csail.mit.edu/podcast
 
Connect with CSAIL Alliances:
On our site: cap.csail.mit.edu/about-us/meet-our-team
On LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/mit-csail
 
#MITCSAIL #AI #Education #MIT #GenerativeAI #Leadership #Technology #csailpodcast

Bridging the AI Gap: Inside MIT’s Systalyze Startup with Associate Professor Manya Ghobadi

Episode 402 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Aaron Sekhri, CEO & Co-Founder of Le Walk.

Most apps are trying to get you to stare at your phone and create a stickiness factor for doomscrolling.  Yet, Le Walk wants you to look up and take in the world.  

If you have ever experienced a group tour for a museum or some other historical location, it can be a crap shoot and for me, even with the best tour guide, I have a hard time focusing and taking it all in.

This is where Le Walk comes to the rescue.  It is your personal tour guide, right in your headphones.  The company uses AI to enhance, not replace, human creativity. Every tour still relies on real guides, editors, and storytellers — AI just helps amplify their reach.

Le Walk recently announced a $4.1M seed co-led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from Origins Fund and Point72 Ventures.  In beta, Le Walk has reached 110k downloads, 160k+ social followers, and 20k+ tours taken. 

In this interview, we cover:

* Aaron’s experience growing up in Hong Kong and how he landed at Stanford to study Symbolic Systems.
* Getting his career started in Product Management while at Uber.
* His experience at TikTok and what he learned there.
* All the details about Le Walk and the plans ahead.
* Their content playbook for customer acquisition and why content is king when it comes to building traction for a startup and their strategy around content.
* And so much more.

Episode 402: Aaron Sekhri - CEO & Co-Founder, Le Walk

RevenStrat is a consultancy and advisory firm focused on helping both startups and established enterprises address their most challenging strategic issues. Our team is committed to guiding clients through disruptive market changes, helping them steer clear of pivotal business errors that could jeopardise their success.

Our unwavering commitment to your business success is at the heart of what we do. We offer a range of services and solutions designed to foster innovation and growth for your company.

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The Middle East AI News Minute gives you a daily one-minute daily briefing on the top AI-related stories coming out of the Middle East. If you are a busy technology, business or government leader who want to get a quick update, then this is the podcast for you.

This Much I Know is the podcast from Seedcamp, Europe’s seed fund.

Tune into hear the inside story from startup founders, investors and leading tech voices: the people who’ve built businesses, scaled globally, failed fantastically and learnt massively.

Seedcamp invests early in world-class founders attacking large, global markets and solving real problems using technology. Seedcamp provides the infrastructure to fast-track a founder’s vision and create value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support and a global network built upon a decade’s experience backing exceptional talent.

‎كوب قهوة و جرعة من #الوعي ثقافة ونُضج
في نصف ساعة مع ضيوف أصحاب تجربة ومعرفة نقدمه لكم في بودكاست #وعي 🎙️

Geral's Warehouse es mi universo en audio: marketing, tecnología, bienestar, belleza y reflexiones sobre construir una marca personal real, sin filtros. Porque somos mucho más que una profesión, y la curiosidad también merece su espacio fuera de la pantalla.

La Agencia Peruana de Noticias Andina los invita a escuchar los programas de Andina Radio y las entrevistas realizadas por nuestros periodistas en formato podcast de libre descarga. Pueden seguirnos en www.andina.pe

MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Alliances serves as a gateway into the lab for industry and governmental institutions seeking a closer connection to the work, researchers, and students of CSAIL. Our podcast aims to provide inside access to topics covered by CSAIL and other leaders advancing computer science and AI research.

Somos uma rádio voltada para a cultura "gaucha" e para o agronegócio.
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Missouri Business Alert’s Business Brief is a podcast covering business news and issues shaping the state.

The VentureFizz Podcast is the flagship podcast of VentureFizz.com, the leading authority for jobs & careers in tech. In this podcast, VentureFizz Founder Keith Cline interviews the top founders and investors in the tech industry.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, makers of the leading software stack for raising capital: Investor CRM + VC/Angel database + Pitch Deck Hosting + Investor Update tools. Used by startups to raise > $2.5 Billion.

On weekdays from 7 AM – 10 AM, the Morning Majlis kick-starts the day with a team of three dynamic personalities, bringing listeners the stories shaping the headlines, plus interviews with game-changers and industry experts on a variety of topics. It is hosted by Abdul Karim Hanif, Louis Denham & Rania Saadi.

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