As Head of Strategic Partnerships at Chargeblast and Founder & CEO of Lumina Media, Lesley Li is shaping the future of payments and creator partnerships while serving as a Merchant Risk Council (MRC) instructor and recognized global voice in fintech.
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How Abhinava Sikdar Is Helping Investors Enhance Value in Energy Infrastructure
A new breed of specialists is emerging to help investors better understand and optimize value beyond the traditional buy-and-hold strategy. Among them is commodities quant Abhinava Sikdar.
Ukraine: A Worrying Asymmetry in Precision Strikes
July 2025 has proven to be a critical juncture in the Ukraine-Russia war. Russia has intensified its targeting of Ukrainian ammunition depots, supply chains, and critical military infrastructure hubs, multiplying Deep Precision Strikes (DPS).
Beyond Housing as a Blueprint: Cross-Sector Collaboration for Scalable Social Impact
Beyond Housing's portfolio includes more than 800 rental units as well as commercial and retail properties, a health center, entertainment and hospitality venues, and more. The secret to Beyond Housing's significant, scalable social impact is cross-sector collaboration.
What Grand Pharma Reveals About the Risks of Foreign Investment in U.S. Life Sciences Startups
Cross-border licensing and biotech partnership deals with Chinese firms have surged in recent years, reshaping the global life sciences landscape. Amid this surge, one player has been especially active: Grand Pharmaceutical Group Limited—known as Grand Pharma—a Hong Kong–listed pharmaceutical group with roots in mainland China.
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While the $3.2 billion hangover cure market floods consumers with anecdotal claims and untested formulations, Glenn Devitt developed Alcohol Armor.
For Alex Chiniborch, founder of Alluca Financial and one of Dubai's most outspoken voices in wealth preservation, gold is no longer a relic—it's a requirement.
As the world's most downloaded women's health application and a newly minted unicorn with over $200 million in funding, Flo Health is leveraging its market position to address a critical global health challenge: the widespread lack of menstrual health knowledge among women in low and middle-income countries.
Every great round of golf ends at the 19th hole. It's where bets are settled, stories are told, and the day's best shots are replayed over a well-deserved drink. But for founder Chris Bishouty, something was always missing from the bar rail. The result is Broken Tee Vodka.
Together, Breslin and DeMarco are gravity. They orbit one another with ease, but pull everyone else into their world too. They're the couple behind Modern Homestead, the hit TV show that turns their rural Tennessee experiment into a spectacle of trial, error, and triumph.
Limited options, high costs, and a lack of novel ideas have long hindered the treatment of rare genetic disorders. Existing therapies may manage symptoms for millions of patients worldwide, but often fall short regarding long-lasting changes. Lingyi Biotech is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that's taking a different approach.
With full mobile penetration and low churn rates in the US, there's simply no business case for the major operators to do better. Enter Pronto Mobile with a completely different approach.
Aurmor.ai is defining a new category in youth sports brain injury prevention and recovery. The company has pioneered the concept of Cumulative Neural Load (CNL), a framework for identifying, measuring, and mitigating the accumulation of repeated Motion-Induced Brain Stress (MiBS) during athletic activity.
While the promise of blockchain technology and decentralized finance is driving unprecedented innovation, the path to mass adoption is anything but straightforward. Five primary challenges are shaping the landscape for issuers, investors, and regulators alike.
