Storied venture capital firm Sequoia Capital announced today that leader Doug Leone would be stepping aside from his role as “Senior Steward” to be replaced
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For Freestyle’s newest fund, the growth hack is staying the same
Freestyle, a venture capital firm that has cut early checks into companies such as Airtable, Patreon, BetterUp and Narvar, has closed its sixth fund at
Read moreSeries B is the attention-seeking middle child of financing rounds
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Read moreIf Tiger Global shows up, will there be new stripes in early-stage?
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Read moreSoftBank turns fund for diverse entrepreneurs into an ‘evergreen’ opportunity
SoftBank, a Japanese conglomerate, announced today that it has an uncapped, evergreen fund made explicitly to back Black, Latinx and Native American entrepreneurs within the
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Tiger’s stamp of approval is coming for the early stage
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