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Hollywood angels: Here are the celebrities who are also star VCs

21 December 2024 at 07:00

Becoming a venture capitalist has become the latest status symbol In Hollywood.Β 
Everyone from Olivia Wilde to Emma Watson is investing in startups.

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Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem

21 December 2024 at 06:00

On November 15, Peter Wang posted a message requesting ideas for a new incubator and fund to support experimental projects built on the burgeoning Bluesky/AT Protocol ecosystem. Four weeks later, Skyseed emerged with an initial commitment of $1 million. This turnaround, a speed underscored by the fact that the fund doesn’t even have a website […]

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Sam Altman disputes Marc Andreessen’s description of AI meetings with Biden administration

20 December 2024 at 16:04

Sam Altman dismissed what he called a "conspiracy theory" from a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen.

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Swizzle Ventures raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth

20 December 2024 at 08:22

There is a new venture fund in town. Swizzle Ventures, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO of the marketing agency Bamboo, has raised just over $5 million for its Fund I, according to an SEC filing. There was no target raise amount.Β  The firm, which quietly opened in 2023, is an early-stage firm looking to […]

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Energy Revolution Ventures’ $18M fund lays a bet on β€˜new chemistry’ startups in energy and hydrogen

20 December 2024 at 06:03

What happens when a chemical engineer, who’s previously built a hydrogen-powered drone, becomes a venture capitalist? Energy Revolution Ventures (ERV), that’s what. The VC has now closed an $18 million seed and Series A fund to invest in deep tech, such as energy storage, carbon capture, and, yes, hydrogen technologies.Β  Marcus Clover, co-founder and partner […]

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β€˜Genius Girl’ goes from inspiring a Korean TV show character to raising a $100 million AI fund

20 December 2024 at 06:00

Principle Venture Partners will write early-stage checks anywhere from $100,000 to β€œsingle digit millions.”

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European solo GP Robin Capital closes first fund with €15M to play with

19 December 2024 at 23:30

Robin Capital β€” the Germany-based, solo GP-led VC fund by former entrepreneur Robin Haak β€” has hit its final close of β€œRobin Fund One” at €13 million. Combined with its additional growth-focused investment vehicle of €2 million, the fund now has a total of €15 million to play with. In the realm of European solo […]

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Sequoia’s Matt Miller is exiting the firm after making headlines earlier this year

19 December 2024 at 21:00

The writing was on the wall, seemingly.Β  Sequoia Capital partner Matt Miller announced on Wednesday that he’s leaving the powerhouse outfit after a 12-year career to build his own new firm focused on European founders. He added he will remain a venture partner with Sequoia and maintain his board seats while fleshing out the β€œspecifics […]

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Sam Altman once owned some equity in OpenAI through Sequoia

19 December 2024 at 16:48

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sat before Congress in 2023 to testify about the dangers of AI. He told American lawmakers at the time that he owns no equity in OpenAI, something he’s said many times, claiming he just runs the company because he loves it. However, Altman recently said he actually did have some equity […]

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Real estate VC Fifth Wall is raising $500M for a new fund

19 December 2024 at 12:13

Real estate venture firm Fifth Wall is raising a new $500 million fund called Fifth Wall React, according to a regulatory filing.

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Over 20 venture firms pledge to not take money from China, RussiaΒ 

19 December 2024 at 09:30

Founders now have a way to ensure that their investors haven’t taken money from countries like China, Russia, Iran, or Cuba.Β  Over 20 venture firms have signed the Clean Capital Certification, attesting that they have not and will not take money from foreign adversaries. Some of the firms that have signed include Marlinspike Partners, Humba […]

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Hotel booking platform Safara raises $14M, acquires rival Skipper

19 December 2024 at 06:50

Doug Schuessler has always been a founder. This passion, which has been with him since childhood, saw him launch two startups, move to San Francisco, and take a job at Square to see what a β€œreal rocket shop looked like.” He later became chief revenue officer atΒ restaurant booking platform Resy, before becoming a founder once […]

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Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have picked the first 18 startups for their $100M fund

18 December 2024 at 13:48

Just five months after launching a $100 million fund, Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have backed their first 18 startups. And are looking for more.

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With 25M users, Bluesky gets a $1M fund to take on social media and AI

18 December 2024 at 12:06

The fund will offer grants to those building on BlueSky’s open source AT Protocol.

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Felix Capital’s Julien Codorniou to join 20VC as general partner

18 December 2024 at 06:31

Just a few weeks after 20VC announced its third investment vehicle, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources that the relatively new VC firm based in London is gaining a new general partner. Julien Codorniou is leaving Felix Capital, where he has been a founding advisor since 2015 and a partner since 2021, to join 20VC […]

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β€˜It’s dumb to IPO this year’: Databricks CEO explains why he’s waiting to go public

17 December 2024 at 22:49

Databricks just closed one of the largest funding rounds ever, raising a staggering $10 billion in fresh capital. Naturally, technology investors were quick to ask what this means for the company’s highly anticipated IPO. During an event in San Francisco on Tuesday night, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi explained why he’s waiting until at least 2025 […]

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Insight VC describes Databricks’ wild $10B deal and the bad advice the CEO ignored

17 December 2024 at 14:10

It’s been a wild week for investors clawing their way intoΒ Databricks' record-breaking $10 billion fund raising, one of the VCs told TechCrunch.

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Stephen Curry’s Penny Jar Capital files to raise a Fund II

17 December 2024 at 09:08

Penny Jar Capital is the early-stage firm founded by Bryant Barr and Richard Scudellari and where basketball star Stephen Curry serves as a special advisor.

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Hexa, the startup studio behind Aircall and Swan, unveils its next batch of startups

16 December 2024 at 22:00

Hexa, a Paris-based startup studio that has launched dozens of B2B software companies, is sharing a list of its next batch of projects that are soon going to become independent startups. Hexa originally started its life in 2011 as eFounders, a startup studio focused on B2B software-as-a-service products. Hexa usually comes up with the ideas […]

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