Articles by Michael Banks
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Koutheir Cherni: Building the Git of Enterprise Data
When Koutheir Cherni talks about enterprise data, he is blunt about the challenge. "The current data provision architecture cannot support the rise of AI agents," he said this week as his San Francisco startup announced a $2.1 million pre-seed round led by Schematic Ventures with participation from UC Berkeley Skydeck and Oprtrs Club.
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Theogony Financial: How Dyron Bush Built a Tax Firm on Trust, Technology, and Staying Power
In an industry defined by complexity, skepticism, and constant regulatory change, Theogony Financial has built its reputation on something simple: trust. For nearly three decades, founder and CEO Dyron Bush has guided clients through tax strategy, compliance, and financial planning with a level of precision that has kept his firm in a league of its own.
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Cassandra Sebastian Pernia — Zyro and the Rise of Agentic AI
As third-party cookies vanish and privacy regulations intensify, a quiet battle is taking shape across the internet. On one side are legacy platforms built on hidden data extraction. On the other are startups betting on a future centered around user control, transparency, and intentional data sharing. Cassandra Sebastian Pernia's Zyro is firmly in the latter camp.
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Fodé Touré: Banking on ZenithBlox
In the blockchain world, hype burns bright and fades quickly. What remains after the noise is a more stubborn problem: the lack of deep integration into the financial systems that actually move the world's money. ZenithBlox is focused on solving that gap.
