“Just because somebody is rushing to give you money, doesn’t mean you should take it.”. Legendary investor @vkhosla—early backer of @stripe, Square, @OpenAI—says the best VCs challenge you, not just flatter and fund you. If they’re not making you question your startup, they

From strangers to cofounders. From Demo Day to millions raised in the Valley. These EF alumni moved their lives to SF to fulfill their ambition to start a company. Here’s what happened when they chose to build with EF.

Meet Thomas and Aaryan (S24) from Interface. Thomas is a mechanical engineer with experience in industrial safety from Jaguar Land Rover. He was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago where he saw firsthand the devastating impact of inadequate safety measures in the industrial

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We take EF founders to San Francisco for a reason. It’s not about chasing hype — it’s about giving them the best chance to build global companies. The capital, the customers, the constant networking: it’s all there. In @Siftedeu this weekend, our cofounder @Alicebentinck sat

EF founder Matt Wilson catches up with Nikola Mrkšić, CEO of portfolio company @polyaivoice: one of the largest, most successful voice AI companies in the world. Together they discuss PolyAI’s technical journey and the history of voice AI, Nikola’s own experience, development,

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Paul Gilbert is a serial healthtech founder, @Stanford University DCI Fellow, and strategic advisor to young innovative companies. He’s led startups from idea to $200M+ in revenue and now advises EF founders in San Francisco on scaling with vision and precision. As CEO and

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@DiggerHQ @IgorZIJ @motatoeshq @Initialized @RepelloHQ @aryamanTitan @ThatNaman @venturehighway @piventures @thegr8lakes @SyndiHealth @HealthKeyHealth 5/ In other news. @magdrive is preparing to launch its first in-orbit demo mission this weekend. The mission, dubbed Going Rogue, will send two of Magdrive’s next-gen plasma thrusters into space aboard a D-Orbit launch from Vandenberg Airforce Base. It marks the first propulsion.

@DiggerHQ @IgorZIJ @motatoeshq @Initialized @RepelloHQ @aryamanTitan @ThatNaman @venturehighway @piventures 4/ Syndi Health has been acquired by HealthKey (@thegr8lakes CEO / Jorge Alexander CTO) to enhance personalized healthcare. @SyndiHealth, an AI-powered health assessment startup, has been acquired by @HealthKeyHealth, a London-based healthcare marketplace. The acquisition