Why an investor at Andreessen Horowitz thinks software is the future of healthcareIt's not exactly surprising that a partner of a venture capital firm with a tagline that "software is eating the world" thinks the same could be said for the drug industry. Vijay Pande, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, runs the firm's bio fund. So far, the fund's made investments in companies including Freenome, which is developing a blood test that screens for the earliest signs of cancer, and Q, a startup that wants to quantify the human physiology. [ Business Insider ] Pro-Trump CEO gets booted from Y Combinator over harassment concernsAndrew Torba, founder of conservative social network Gab.ai, has been removed from Y Combinator’s alumni network. To be clear, Gab.ai isn’t a part of YC — instead, Torba participated in the incubator through his previous startup, Kuhcoon (now known as Automate Ads). However, his login to YC’s private social network, Bookface, has now been disabled. “Once you’re purged from the network, you’ve lost all the ability to interact and network and post job listings and connect with different founders,” Torba said. [ Tech Crunch ] These Are the Top U.S. Cities for Startups (Hint: San Francisco Isn't One of Them)The financial-services sector replaces health as the largest by gross revenue, on the Inc. 500, more than doubling in size over last year. And despite predictions of media's demise, gross revenue in that sector has nearly doubled since 2015. [ Inc. ] VENTURE CAPITAL JOBSSoftware Engineer - VenturePredict, Brisbane External Affairs Coordinator - Tech:NYC, New York CityCo-Founder with experience fundraising and/or marketing - Montage, NYCInvestment Analyst / Associate at DTA, Los AngelesExecutive Assistant - Expansion Venture Capital, New York CityContent Marketing Intern - humble ventures, Alexandria, Washington,Portfolio Operations Intern - humble ventures, Alexandria, Washington, |