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  6 hours ago

  Coalition wants to make more women operators and investors at the same damn time

  TechCrunch - Natasha Mascarenhas

  In 2020, Thrive Capital asked a cohort of folks — including Glossier VP of Communications Ashley Mayer, Cityblock Health co-founder Toyin Ajayi, Umbrella co-founder Lindsay Ullman and Tribe AI co-founder Jackie Nelson — if they wanted to be scouts, or invest tiny checks on behalf of the firm with a …

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  14 hours ago

  Salesforce-Backed Front Valued at $1.7 Billion in Funding Round

  Bloomberg - Katie Roof

  Customer communication software maker FrontApp Inc. is now valued at $1.7 billion after receiving $65 million in financing led by Salesforce Ventures …

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  1 day ago

  These four iconic European founders plan to kick the asses of VCs who never started a company

  TechCrunch - Mike Butcher

  Until recently Taavet Hinrikus, cofounder of Wise, and Sten Tamkivi, cofounder of Teleport, had banded together as a sort of ‘mini Angel brand’ known as “Taavet+Sten”. Tamkivi has done around 50 angel deals, Hinrikus has, reportedly, done as many as 150. But they were effectively pooling their …

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  1 day ago

  MaC Venture Capital Raises $203M for Its Second Fund

  dot.la - Decerry Donato

  While venture capital funding has taken a hit this year, that hasn’t stopped MaC Venture Capital from raising $203 million for its second fund.The …

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  2 days ago

  Backstage Capital cuts majority of staff after pausing net new investments

  TechCrunch - Natasha Mascarenhas

  Backstage Capital has downsized its staff from 12 to three people, managing partner and founder Arlan Hamilton said during her “Your First Million” podcast that was published Sunday. The layoff comes nearly three months after Backstage Capital narrowed its investment strategy to only participate in …

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  4 days ago

  Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources

  coindesk.com - Tracy Wang

  The Wall Street firm is seeking $2 billion in commitments from investors to buy distressed assets at steep discounts if the crypto lender goes …

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  4 days ago

  Even A16z Is Slowing Its Investing Pace

  crunchbase.com - Sophia Kunthara

  Andreessen Horowitz is one of the most-recognized venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and it just keeps growing. But amid a broader pullback in …