GloPen launches tech tourism tours, hosting over 1,000 visitors in 18 months
Clients asked for custom EV and livestreaming tours, so Boyang Shen turned his consultancy into GloPen, a tourism agency hosting 1,000+ visitors in 18 months.
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2,000 PUBLISHED CASES · REGULARLY UPDATEDGFH restructured its sukuk in 2012 and turned a distressed bank into a US$10m profit
Forced to restructure after 2009 property losses, GFH extended its US$110m sukuk to 2018, cut costs 31%, and posted US$10m net profit in 2012.
Read the caseSaudi women launch GCON, creating the kingdom’s first female-only gaming convention
In 2012, three Saudi students launched GCON, the first women‑only gaming convention, which grew to attract thousands and sparked a female esports community.
Read the caseDel Vecchio's eight-way inheritance split cracked into an $11.5bn buyout fight
The late Luxottica founder split his holding equally among eight heirs; his 31-year-old son moved to buy out two siblings and take 37.5% of Delfin.
Read the caseTCI's 8% stake killed Deutsche Börse's LSE bid and toppled its two top executives
A $3bn hedge fund with 8% of Deutsche Börse demanded a vote on the $2.5bn LSE purchase; management refused, and the CEO and chairman were gone in six months.
Read the caseCobra Kai outgrew YouTube, and Netflix turned it into a global Karate Kid revival
Born as YouTube Red's niche hit in 2018, Cobra Kai moved to Netflix in 2020; Season 4 drew 120.06M hours in three days and Karate Kid returned to theaters.
Read the caseCencosud's founder's daughter took the chair and bet the retailer on America
Heike Paulmann replaced her ailing father in 2021 and pushed the family retail group into the US with a $676m deal that investors initially punished.
Read the caseBuild-A-Bear pivots from mall kids to adult collectors — losses turn into record revenue
After losses and the 2018 'Pay Your Age' chaos, Build-A-Bear refocused on adult collectors, licensing and digital — and hit record revenue by fiscal 2023.
Read the caseHungary sold 75% of Budapest Airport to BAA for EUR 1.9bn in late 2005
Nine consortia bid for state-owned Budapest Ferihegy; BAA's EUR 1.9bn winning bid was one of the world's priciest airport deals and funded a terminal rebuild.
Read the caseBrooks Running dropped cheap shoes in 2001, bet everything on serious runners, and won
Near bankruptcy in 2001, CEO Jim Weber killed Brooks' cheap shoes and focused solely on serious runners, making it the US run-specialty leader under Berkshire.
Read the caseAmlak renegotiated its 2014 restructuring in 2017 and repaid 48% of crash-era debt
Dubai's Amlak renegotiated lending covenants in 2017, repaid AED 4.3bn (48% of debt) and posted three straight profitable years.
Read the caseAllianz: Diekmann cut €2.4B of costs, fixed Dresdner and returned the group to profit
After a €1.2B loss in 2002, the new chairman raised capital, promised 'hard, unpleasant changes' — and delivered €2.4B of cost cuts and a €4.4B profit by 2005.
Read the caseAdani Group laid out its succession plan in 2024, with sons already running key companies
Gautam Adani named his family succession plan in 2024; Karan and Jeet already lead ports and airports.
Read the caseTransferWise achieves profit while growing revenue, proving unicorn can be profitable
In 2016‑2017, TransferWise shifted from loss to an $8 million profit as revenue rose 77 %, showing it can scale profitably.
Read the caseTranscelestial uses laser tech to deliver low‑cost 5G‑grade internet
Facing high fiber‑optic costs, Transcelestial’s founders adapted laser wireless tech to create a shoebox‑sized 10 Gbps device.
Read the caseSpotHero raises $10M from existing investors to fuel growth and avoid dilution
In 2018 SpotHero raised a $10.1 million top-up from existing backers to boost cash, accelerate growth, lower burn rate and finish the year strong.
Read the caseSpeefox speeds robot use after S. Korea’s safety law raises executive liability.
Facing criminal liability under South Korea’s Serious Disasters Act, Speefox sped up automation, replacing labor with robots to cut risk and costs.
Read the caseSOSV closes $277M fourth fund, exceeding target by over 10%
SOSV closed its fourth flagship fund at $277 million, exceeding the $250 million target after commitments from over 120 limited partners.
Read the caseSlack Secures $427M Series H to Fortify Against Tech Giants
In 2018 Slack raised a $427 million Series H round to boost funds amid fierce competition from Microsoft Teams, pushing valuation over $7.1 billion.
Read the caseRemote Secures $300M Series C to Scale Global Workforce Platform
Remote raised a $300M Series C led by SoftBank to expand employer‑of‑record services and meet demand for distributed workforce tools.
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