5 VCs that hired their first female GP in the last yearMen are more often than not the decision-makers at venture capital firms. But that's changing. SoFi Plans to Start Rolling Out Deposit Accounts Next MonthSocial Finance Inc. said it will start offering deposit accounts and debit cards to some customers next month, the first major new product under Chief Executive Officer Anthony Noto. The San Francisco-based company is looking to branch into various financial services as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ratchets up pressure on SoFi’s profitable center of personal loans. The startup unveiled a banking-like product, called SoFi Money, in January and began accepting applications to a waiting list. [ Bloomberg ] Postmates and DoorDash have discussed a merger to fend off Uber, GrubHub and AmazonPostmates and DoorDash have discussed a merger that would unite two of the largest restaurant-delivery startups in the U.S. in a bid to take on better-funded competitors like GrubHub, Uber and Amazon, multiple sources have told Recode. [ Recode ] China’s SenseTime, the world’s highest valued AI startup, raises $600MThe future of artificial intelligence (AI), the technology that is seen as potentially impacting almost every industry on the planet, is widely acknowledged to be a war between tech firms in America and China. In a notable side-note to that battle, China now has the world’s highest-valued AI startup after SenseTime, a company founded in 2014, announced a $600 million Series C investment round. [ Tech Crunch ] A well-fed workforce is a happy workforce — City Pantry raises £4M for its catering marketplaceCity Pantry, the office catering marketplace to make it easy to order in food for staff, company events and meetings, has restocked its funding. The London-based startup has raised a new £4 million round led by Octopus Investments with participation from existing investors and Newable Private Investing — capital it plans to use to expand into more cities across the U.K. over the next 18 months. [ tech Crunch ] Yale Alumnus Neil Shen Named World’s Top Venture Capital Investor by ForbesNeil Shen, founding and managing partner of Sequoia China and a prominent supporter of Yale SOM, is the top venture capital investor on earth, according to Forbes magazine. The magazine put Shen at the top of its 2018 Midas List, which ranks VC investors based on all exits (IPOs or acquisitions) above USD200 million and private companies valued at USD400 million or more over the last five years. [ yale ] How a Seattle startup is using blockchain and virtual reality to upend the global coffee marketI’m sitting in the cafeteria of Building 25 on the sprawling Microsoft headquarters with an Oculus Rift headset strapped on my head. Swiveling from side to side, looking like a fool to anyone who doesn’t know what I’m up to, I virtually meet Enrique Navarro, a coffee grower based in Costa Rica. He shows me around his operation and describes the effort of turning his crops into cups of coffee in Seattle. [ Geek Wire] Beauty start-up launches Instagram for salon bookingsFive countries primed for start-up successSports car maker Porsche invests in Israeli startup AnagogVenture Capital Needs To Clean House. But The Bones Are GoodUS And Canadian Venture Funding And Exits Off To Robust Start In Q1How a guy who used to struggle as a student went on to create a math startup that serves school districts around the worldTim Cook and Sergey Brin Met With the Saudi Crown Prince in Silicon ValleyWhat Can Be Learned From The Women Changing The Face Of Venture CapitalThe F word: why you need to fail moreQ1 2018 Global Venture Liquidity Report: Improving M&A And IPO Markets Spark OptimismScoop: Instacart bags another $150 millionThe Importance Of Time Value Of Money For StartupsWorkFusion Raises $50M in Series E Funding |