There’s no degree requirement to be founder of a venture-backed startup. Nevertheless, our annual look at which U.S. colleges and universities graduate the highest number of funded startup founders found that attending a top-tier university...
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Harvard ranks high in most metrics related to academic prestige and alumni success. So, it’s not surprising that the 389-year-old institution does...
While AI has a role to play in education, it is not the lifeline the American education system needs, argues Aron Solomon of Amplify. What does it...
Language learning apps aren’t made for kids, writes guest author Ivan Crewkov, who shares what led him and his team to develop Buddy.ai, an...
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It looks like SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 is coming back strong. In the last nearly two quarters, the fund has participated in 13 funding rounds — many...
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The Stanford GSB Venture Capital Initiative team analyzed 2,791 founders behind 1,110 U.S.-based VC-backed unicorns to understand their professional...
Legal tech has the power to transform the profession, but it must be implemented thoughtfully, with rigorous checks and safeguards in place, writes...
Stanford Venture Capital Initiative's team researched the educational backgrounds of founders from more than 1,000 U.S. venture-backed companies that...
How long does it take to build a unicorn? Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Ilya Strebulaev and his Venture Capital Initiative team...
For the past couple of weeks large rounds have barely trickled in, and this week continues that trend. Just three deals hit $100 million or more as...
Startups that launched and scaled with a focus on aiding workplace diversity, equity and inclusion efforts a few years ago haven’t been heavy...
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