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Founders Turn Losses Into Ventures Across Sectors

7/3/2026

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  • Grant Gunnison, Alyona Mysko, and Kevin Leyes founded Zero Homes, Fuelfinance, and LeyesX after a father’s suicide, 24 Feb 2022 Russian invasion, and a $150,000 loss.
  • Maria Kardakova founded iCook caring for her husband and earning a PhD.
  • Georgina Tang turned her son’s post-chemo psoriasis improvement into YNNY.
  • Kristyn Hodgdon and Sarah Kagan launched—Rescripted for infertility information after a struggle and a campaign for three-week bereavement leave that received over 200 letters.