Meet Jonathan Frankle, who taught programming to law students, then a 'lottery ticket' idea led to a $1.3 billion exit and Databricks' top AI jobFrankle became part of the founding team at MosaicML. It was an AI startup established in 2021. There, he served as its chief scientist. He...
19 Oct, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
Meet Ali Partovi, man who bet on young talent and backed Cursor and Kalshi; his $150 million Neo fund reached $1.2 billion in value by the end of 2025Partovi is an entrepreneur and angel investor. He founded Neo in 2017. He had earlier invested in technology companies, which included Face...
19 Oct, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Music comes home: Inside India’s growing market for intimate music gigsWith the formation of Upstairs With Us, Sukanya Banerjee and Tejas Jaishankar aim to bring classical musicians into the comfort of people's...
19 Oct, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
Meet Pavan Bapu and Luke Wilson, co-workers who turned a viral TikTok into a dog-friendly side hustle that generated $456,000 in its first yearBoth were doing full-time jobs at that time. It began as a side project and then grew into a business that is targeting another $15 million...
19 Oct, 2026, 02.48 AM IST
Meet Becky DeGrossa, who left IBM after 20 years to become a therapist, her side business hit $2 million in revenueDeGrossa is the founder of CounselingWise. It is a marketing agency that helps therapists grow their practices through websites, search eng...
19 Oct, 2026, 01.34 AM IST
Who is Rex Salisbury? Man who started Cambrian Ventures; by 2025, its $20 million First Fund had backed 33 startups, about half reaching Series ASalisbury's Cambrian Ventures has one simple task, and that is focusing on early-stage financial technology companies. They are commonly kn...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
Meet Samantha and Kevin Dwoskin, couple who started a mac-and-cheese side hustle in 2023; about 20 months later, Boss Cow had crossed $1 million in annual revenueThe couple used their personal experiences with food. Kevin had worked as a banking regulatory compliance consultant for 11 years. He had r...
18 Oct, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Five hours a week of posting earned more than her 9-to-5: Meet Sundas Khalid of Seattle, she posted career wins on Instagram while at Amazon. In 2024 the side hustle earned $302,000Sundas Khalid spent years building her career in Big Tech, moving from a $77,000 starting salary at Amazon to earning $292,000 a year at Go...
17 Oct, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
Two childhood friends turned a college note-taking problem into an AI business that generated more than $13 million by age 21Turbo AI, founded by Sarthak Dhawan and Rudy Arora, is a groundbreaking note-taking app that rapidly grew its user base. From their roots a...
14 Oct, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
She quit her waitress job with $100 at 21. How Bianca Monley turned a healthy-meal cooking side hustle into a $5 million businessAt 21, Bianca Monley quit her waitress job with just $100 and started cooking healthy meals for friends. What began as a small side hustle ...
13 Oct, 2026, 03.46 AM IST
In 2012, Peyton Manning bought into 31 Denver-area Papa John’s restaurants; six years later, he sold his stakes two days before the NFL ended its sponsorship dealPeyton Manning divested from his 31 Papa John's franchises in Denver in February 2018, shortly after the NFL ended its partnership with the...
10 Oct, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Two brothers started a phone-case side hustle to pay dental school fees. It grew into a $50 million luxury brandOmar and Zane Sabre founded Maison De Sabre after their father's leukaemia diagnosis affected their finances. Initially, they aimed to fund...
08 Oct, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Gurgaon woman defends corporate jobs, says “as long as it is paying your bills… it’s fine”; explains why she values her 9-to-5 lifeAkriti reflects on her five years in the corporate world, highlighting the significance of recognizing value in various employment types, w...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
In 2014, an Australian lawyer invested $7,000 of her savings in a fashion side hustle; 3 years later, her brand was worth $23 millionAlyce Tran started The Daily Edited with $7,000 of her savings while still working as a lawyer. Her first personalised leather products sol...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
In 2011, a Kentucky couple Tori Gerbig and her husband Chris put $300 into an eBay clothing side hustle called Pink Lily; 10 years later, sales hit $141 millionTori Gerbig and her husband, Chris, began selling women’s clothing and accessories on eBay in 2011 with about $300. What started as a way t...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
Three brothers pooled $1,000 to start an English muffin side hustle in 2014; it reached its first $100,000 month in its second year and became an eight-figure companyFounded in 2014 with just a $1,000 investment, Stone & Skillet was born from the vision of three brothers dedicated to crafting quality Eng...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
In 2015, a Pennsylvania couple spent $50 on a used mixer for a side hustle; years later, their cookie brand grew into a multimillion-dollar dessert company shipping nationwideDoug and Sara Taylor began baking cookies together in 2015 while getting to know each other, eventually purchasing a $50 mixer on Facebook ...
30 Sep, 2026, 07.31 PM IST