On the Bleeding Edge: Women’s progress in VC; SEC’s humorous pitch; VCJ’s inaugural dinner
In December, I recapped how a number of venture firms have hired or promoted women [...]
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Five Questions with Jon Auerbach of CRV
Last week, CRV said it wrapped up its 17th fund with $600 million in commitments, [...]
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Switch Ventures bolsters data-driven approach with new hire
Switch Ventures, which uses predictive analytics to find high-performing entrepreneurs to invest in, has bolstered [...]
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This nonprofit wants to eliminate investor bias with a credit score for venture capital
Venture dollars disproportionately flow to founding teams that are exclusively male, while women-led companies see [...]
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Third Rock’s Alexis Borisy on bringing the perspective of a healthcare investor to the NVCA chair
Alexis Borisy will take over later this month as the chair of the National Venture [...]
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On the Bleeding Edge: Sequoia’s growth, Draper’s three-state idea and EM West preview
SVB Capital invested $500 million in Sequoia Capital’s $8 billion growth fund, a source familiar [...]
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New Emory CIO takes charge of fast-growing $1 bln-plus private portfolio
Srinivas “Srini” Pulavarti on July 1 is slated to become CIO of the investment company that manages [...]
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Ex-Goldman executive to head cryptocurrency at family office
Ex-Goldman Sachs executive Mike Novogratz has lured Richard Kim from Goldman to head the cryptocurrencies desk at his family office’s [...]
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Silicon Foundry raises its profile with CVCs
Silicon Foundry started life as Sherpa Foundry in 2013, an offshoot of Shervin Pishevar’s and [...]
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Steve Jurvetson raising new frontier tech venture fund: source
Steve Jurvetson has begun raising a new venture-capital fund five months after leaving DFJ, the [...]
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Mor Assia of iAngels on blockchain and the regulatory landscape in Israel
Tel Aviv-based iAngels is one of the most active angel investment firms in Israel, blending [...]
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Get your 2018 employee compensation data here!
Looking for great employee compensation data? Take part in our eighth annual Holt-MM&K-Buyouts Insider PE/VC [...]
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Phil Black of True Ventures on crypto deals and being named Venture Firm of the Year
Phil Black says his favorite place outside the San Francisco Bay Area is London. The [...]
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U. of Georgia Foundation crosses $1 bln assets, hires first CIO
University of Georgia Athens Foundation created the role of chief investment officer after the endowment surpassed [...]
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Need to meet: Whitney Rockley, managing partner, McRock Capital
Whitney Rockley is that rare individual in Canada’s venture market: a female investment pro of more [...]
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Travis Kalanick launches family office to target China, India
Travis Kalanick, the Uber founder who was fired from the company last summer, is starting a family [...]
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Five Questions with Marianne Wu, managing director, GE Ventures
On March 8, the world celebrated International Women’s Day, emphasizing the progress women have made [...]
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Trident’s Don Dixon on opportunities in cybersecurity investing and securing blockchain
Trident Capital Cybersecurity turned heads a year ago when it raised a hefty $300 million [...]
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