Nova Technologies. That name had dominated conversations for the past month. Government officials whispered it in secure briefings. Tech executives obsessed over it in boardrooms. Wall Street analysts built entire careers dissecting it.
The company barely qualified as a startup, yet it had achieved what even industry titans struggled to accomplish. Normally, such explosive growth would trigger a feeding frenzy. Venture capital firms would circle. Institutional investors would position themselves for entry. Individual investors would clamor for access.
Everyone wanted a piece of the company that generated $130 million in its first month.
But there was a problem: nobody could reach the owner.
