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A New Data Analytics Company From A Boisterous Stanford Professor Comes Out Of Stealth With $52.5 Million In Fresh Funding
Peter Bailis can’t resist dropping more than a dozen f-bombs as he explains how his startup Sisu aims to upend traditional business intelligence and reshape the way companies act on the massive amounts of information—about products, sales, customers, etc.—that they generate and store. [ Forbes ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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IPO flops and CEO firings have made it clear that Silicon Valley's magic startup formula is about to change: Welcome to the age of Founder Frenemies
For more than a decade, Silicon Valley's law of the land has rested on one fundamental principle: a startup's founder does whatever they want, unmolested by the rules and constraints governing everyone else, and the investors backing the startup keep their mouths shut and reap big returns. [ Business Insider ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Healx raises $56 million to combat rare diseases with AI
Healx, a company using artificial intelligence (AI) to discover new drug treatments for rare diseases, has raised $56 million in a series B round of funding led by Atomico, with participation from Intel Capital, Balderton Capital, Global Brain, Btov Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, and Cambridge Innovation Capital’s Jonathan Milner. [ Venture Beat ]
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Abry Partners rides wave of add-ons toward a $1B insurance exit
So far in 2019, US private equity firms are conducting more add-ons than ever before. Through the first nine months of the year, 68% of all PE investments in the nation have been additions to existing portfolio companies, according to PitchBook's 3Q 2019 US PE Breakdown, a record figure driven by firms' pursuit of value creation in an environment otherwise marked by skyrocketing deal multiples. [ Pitchbook ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global is buying a startup that uses neuroscience to boost app usage
When Arianna Huffington stepped down from her role at the Huffington Post to start Thrive Global, she said the goal of her new business was to help a generation “avoid the burnout that all too often comes with success today.” In practice, that has meant creating a business that sells mindfulness and general health and wellness tips and tricks to a cohort of corporations that believe increased mental and physical health can lead to greater on-the-job productivity. [ Tech Crunch ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Q3 2019 Diversity Report: Over $20B Invested In Female-Founded, Co-Founded Startups This Year Alone
Jennifer Neundorfer, a founding partner of Jane VC, which invests in women founders, is in the process of raising ten times her initial fund. But instead of leading her pitch to limited partners (LPs) with a reference to gender, she phrases the investment thesis as follows: “We’re going to invest in an underlooked asset class that is overperforming.” “If it’s just about [investing] in more female founders, everyone has a different
motivation,” Neundorfer said. “We don’t want this to be seen as a nonprofit charity; that’s not what it is.” [ Crunchbase ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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This year could set another record for US PE add-on activity
Add-ons now account for 68% of all US PE buyouts. If that pace holds, 2019 will notch another high-water mark for the add-on/LBO ratio, which has been trending up for the past decade, according to PitchBook's recently released 3Q 2019 US PE Breakdown Report. [ Pitchbook ]
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All Raise expands to new geos, launches ‘VC Cohorts’
Dozens of investors outfitted in jumpsuits and Rothy’s gathered at the Greylock offices last week for a “structured networking” session hosted by All Raise, an 18-month-old nonprofit organization that seeks to amplify the voices of and support women in tech. The organization, active in the Bay Area and New York City, is announcing new chapters in Los Angeles and Boston this week, as well as new hires including a director of engagement, Domonique
Fines, formerly of Y Combinator, and a new chief of staff, Jack Dorsey’s former chief of staff at Square, Alicia Burt. [ Tech Crunch ]
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VC firm Clean Energy Ventures' $110 million fund targets early-stage climate players
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M13 Raises $175M Fund II To Invest In Early Stage Consumer Tech
M13, an early-stage consumer technology venture capital firm that has invested in Lyft, Pinterest, Ring, Bird and more has raised a second, $175 million fund. The fund was raised by a number of limited partners, including Sir Richard Branson, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Virgin Group and Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post and Thrive Global. [ Crunchbase ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Legend Capital, Industrial Bank invest $70m in Chinese pet food producer Gambol
Chinese pet food producer Gambol Pet Group has secured 500 million yuan ($70.58 million) in a Series B round of financing from Legend Capital, the venture capital arm of Chinese investment firm Legend Holdings, and Chinese commercial lender Industrial Bank. [ Deal Street Asia ]
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The Passion Economy and the Future of Work
The top-earning writer on the paid newsletter platform Substack earns more than $500,000 a year from reader subscriptions. The top content creator on Podia, a platform for video courses and digital memberships, makes more than $100,000 a month. And teachers across the US are bringing in thousands of dollars a month teaching live, virtual classes on Outschool and Juni Learning. [ A16Z ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Drew Leahy of Hawke Ventures - Ep 1
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[VC Unlocked] Fireside Chat on Accelerator Best Practices with Roland Osborne
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Here's a breakdown of VC firm compensation by gender
Salary. Bonuses. Equity awards. Benefits. Vacation days. All of these factors and more affect a total compensation package, but a vital consideration in the world of venture capital is carried interest—the percentage of profits that a general partner gets to keep upon a successful exit.
That's often where the big money is made, and where there's been a consistent gender pay gap at VC firms. The data below is from the PitchBook-Thelander 2019 Investment Firm Compensation survey, which covers private equity, venture capital and corporate venture capital. [ Pitchbook ]
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The simmering debate over Big Tech explodes on the Democratic debate stage
Democrats running for president had their most vigorous debate yet about the power of tech companies, finally bringing the long-simmering conversation about Big Tech into the mainstream of Democratic politics. [ Vox ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Berlin’s CrossLend raises €35 million for digital debt marketplace
German fintech CrossLend has announced a €35 million Series B round led by Santander InnoVentures with support from existing investors Earlybird, ABN Amro Ventures, and Lakestar. The investment will accelerate the company in its mission to make the world’s capital markets more efficient. [ Tech.eu ]
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[Funding alert] Bengaluru startup UrbanPiper raises $7.5M in Series A led by Tiger Global, Sequoia India
Bengaluru-based UrbanPiper, a platform that simplifies online ordering for restaurants, raised Series A round of $7.5 million led by Tiger Global along with Sequoia India. Scott Shleifer, Partner, Tiger Global Management, said, “UrbanPiper is helping restaurants reduce costs and improve connectivity with diners and food delivery platforms.” The startup will use the new funds to scale the team, the product suite as well as for international expansion.
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E989 The Next Unicorns E7 Culture Amp CEO Didier Elzinga on the changing role of workplace culture
The Next Unicorns: Culture Amp CEO & Co-founder Didier Elzinga is building an employee analytics platform that keeps workers satisfied & motivated, shares insights on the changing role of culture, what modern employees value & maintaining culture while scaling – E7 of 10-ep miniseries
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HelloWoofy streamlines media-rich, compliance-conscious, data-driven social.
Managing social media marketing has become a complex and thankless task. Social network providers are continually updating their compliance policies for commercial users, and locating and sharing the right content with the best hashtags, emoji, images and text takes real work. It also takes in-depth knowledge about which words, images, emoji and ideas work best together to drive engagement, and which will get your account banned if you used them. [ Killer Startups ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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