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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. That’s a bit like imagining Apple launching the 2007 iPhone and then not having 10-years of constant improvements to maintain its market leadership position.

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The Past, Present and Future of Gender Lens Investing

Austin Startup

While the value of diverse teams and women in leadership are relatively new topics in the business world, the field of gender lens investment is even newer. No uniform metrics or standardized criteria currently exist to compare actual fund portfolios to determine gender impact in terms of women’s leadership profile.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

We are in the midst of two great disruptions to American business: the internet’s ongoing disruption of most traditional industries: finance, healthcare, retail, finance, fashion, etc. Any company that aspires to maintain a leadership position needs to position itself to exploit these two macro trends. According to the U.S.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional. Then there’s Nobu and the institution he has built through all of his restaurants in many different cities in the United States and maybe abroad. Dan has a B.A.

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Our New Fund – Foundry Group Next 2018

Feld Thoughts

For historical reference, our early-stage funds (FG 2007, FG 2010, FG 2013, and FG 2016) are all $225 million in size. We invest all over the United States and Canada. We refer to B and C rounds as early growth – essentially financings with valuations between $50m and $300m pre-money.

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Blitzscaling Beyond Startups

Reid Hoffman

This tends to happen more in the world of finance — think of the farsighted investors from “The Big Short” who bet against the subprime mortgage market. The fund generated $17 billion in returns in 2007. Even the value of enduring market leadership can erode over time. The more common big prize is a lasting, long-term advantage.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

owing to projected weakness in the economies of Israel’s main trading partners, the United States and Europe. Shamir Optical reported revenues of $142 million in 2009, generated mainly in Europe and the United States, and has about 1,400 employees. US CHIPMAKER PMC SIERRA ACQUIRES ISRAELI WINTEGRA.