In the private tech sector, where operational strategy often leans on agile teams and lean iterations, Gurhan Kiziloz is building something closer to a high-speed command center. As founder and CEO of Nexus International, a self-financed gaming company that reported $400 million in revenue in 2024, Kiziloz doesn’t follow the typical playbook. Instead of optimization through consensus, Nexus runs on conviction, control, and velocity. The model is extreme, and intentionally so. Kiziloz makes no secret of his distaste for bureaucracy. “We move fast. Really fast. No approvals, no politics, no waiting,” he’s said. That rhythm has turned Nexus into a…
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Gurhan Kiziloz didn’t set out to make a statement about venture capital. He just didn’t want anyone else’s fingerprints on his company. He built Nexus International without outside funding. No early investors, no fundraising rounds, no advisory board. Last year, Nexus generated over $400 million in revenue, largely driven by its online gaming platform, Megaposta. Kiziloz says the company is on track to reach $1.45 billion in revenue by the end of 2025. All of it bootstrapped. This kind of scale, achieved without external capital, puts him in a small category of founders who chose to build without relying on…
Corporate payment processors PayPal, Mastercard, and Visa stopped accepting payments from white nationalist groups within days after the August 2017 Charlottesville rally. The financial isolation didn’t happen spontaneously. Rashad Robinson and his team had spent months before the violence conducting private negotiations with credit card executives, preparing detailed policy proposals, and building internal coalitions within the companies. PayPal banned at least 34 organizations, including Richard Spencer’s National Policy Institute and Jason Kessler’s Unity and Security for America, after receiving specific evidence of policy violations. Mastercard executives weren’t surprised by the pressure campaign—they had been in conversations with Robinson since February…
With the addition of Pay Now to its BNPL product suite, Mondu now offers a full range of B2B payment options for European businesses. This enables merchants to serve every type of buyer preference—whether customers prefer immediate payment or deferred terms—via one unified integration. By offering more payment choices, merchants can increase their conversion rates. A broader selection at checkout helps reduce cart abandonment and appeals to diverse purchasing behaviours. Pay Now offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional payment methods, such as credit cards. This solution reduces transaction costs while maintaining speed and security. Mondu, the dynamic B2B fintech on…
Maslow Capital, a specialist in real estate finance, has finalised a £16m development facility for Acorn Property Group to support the transformation and refinancing of the former Hotel California in Pentire, Newquay. The project will convert the site into Gannel Waterside – an exclusive 24-unit residential scheme. Situated on a prominent waterfront location that closed as a hotel in 2021, the site will be redeveloped to include 18 high-specification 2-bedroom apartments, 2 luxurious penthouses, and 4 semi-detached houses, offering panoramic views across Crantock Bay, the River Gannel estuary, and the lush surrounding landscape. The homes will combine an exceptional blend…
When Gurhan Kiziloz speaks about growth, he rarely mentions markets in abstract terms. His language is direct, often visceral, more action than analysis. And yet, it is precisely this instinctive style that placed Nexus International, his self-funded digital gaming company, in Brazil at the moment its regulatory environment began to transform. In 2024, Nexus reported $400 million in revenue, a figure largely attributed to the explosive performance of its gaming platform Megaposta in Brazil. The number is significant not just because of its scale, impressive by any standard for a non-venture-backed company, but because of what it signals. For Kiziloz,…
A fibre optic connection allows the transfer of data at higher throughput over much longer distances than copper wire. There are many advantages of fibre optic cables compared to copper ones. The primary benefit of using fibre optic cables is that they can send signals significantly faster than copper cables can. If you examine a local area using a modern copper line, it can carry up to 3,000 telephone calls simultaneously. In contrast, a similar system using fibre optics can carry over 31,000. Traditional copper wires transmit electrical currents, while fibre-optic technology delivers pulses of light generated by a laser along optical…
Maslow Capital, a leading pan-European provider of real estate finance, has finalised a £21 million developer exit facility to assist CKC Properties with their newly completed and fully operational Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) project in Brighton. The bridging facility will be used to refinance existing borrowings tied to the property, allowing CKC Properties to improve the operational performance of the asset during the prime student letting season. This strategic move aims to optimise rental income and bolster the asset’s overall valuation in preparation for a future divestment. Ideally situated between the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton—two of…
Wealth transfer across generations is one of the most complex challenges in modern financial planning—not because of the technical tools involved, but because of the human dynamics behind them. Levi Pettit, managing partner of Dornick Wealth Management, has built his firm to navigate that intersection. While many advisors focus on market performance and tax efficiency, Pettit believes the deeper challenge lies in coordinating goals across multiple generations. “We’re not just managing assets,” he said. “We’re managing relationships, expectations, and legacy.” Beyond Portfolios: A Collaborative Planning Hub Traditional wealth management often functions in silos. The investment advisor builds a portfolio. The…
In an industry defined by calculated growth and investor-driven roadmaps, Gurhan Kiziloz has built a company that operates on instinct, speed, and full personal exposure. Nexus International, the digital platform he founded and still solely funds, generated $400 million in revenue in 2024. But the path to that milestone was not polished or linear. It was shaped by missteps, early failures, and a founder who sees motion, not reflection, as the best corrective force. Kiziloz doesn’t hide from his past business collapses. In fact, he brings them up often, but rarely to dissect them. “There isn’t one standout failure; there…
