It’s obviously a code name — for now. Let me tell you the story of how it started. At eFounders, we’ve launched 30 companies that have gone and raised a total of $400 million across 50 rounds of financing — in only 10 years. We’re also rather active angel investors…

Startup studios are a relatively new breed. They’re not incubators, not accelerators, not venture capitals, and definitely not your typical company. And — like any other venture — to get it off the ground and running, you need to finance it. This article focuses on the first funding options available…

Mailjet, the transactional and marketing emailing platform, has been acquired by Mailgun. Launched in 2011, Mailjet was eFounders’ first company to launch. They had grown to 150 employees, became profitable, and raised $17M in funding from Alven, Iris, and Seventure. Their acquisition by a Thoma Bravo backed player marks a…

As explained in The Rise of Startup Studios, a white paper published by The Global Startup Studio Network in 2019, the term “startup studio” covers a wide range of actors and operating principles. To be considered a startup studio, we set an arbitrary threshold of a minimum of 6 months…