Top news of the week: 23.10.2022.
‘We do our own research’: a16z GP on investing billions in Adam Neumann
a16z's Chris Dixon explained why the firm invested billions in WeWork founder Adam Neumann's new venture at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022.
HubSpot’s Brian Halligan launches $100 million investment fund focused on climate change
This week, Halligan is taking the wraps off a new investment fund, Propeller Ventures, that has $100 million to invest in ocean-related technologies that will address climate change.
Black startup founders raised just $187 million in the third quarter
Black startup founders raised just 0.12% of the $150.9 billion in venture dollars deployed in Q3.
Stanford Wants a Bigger Piece of Silicon Valley’s Top VC Funds: Endowment Chief
Stanford University’s $37.8 billion endowment raked in nearly $1 billion from its venture capital portfolio’s bets on Airbnb and DoorDash after the startups went public in late 2020. Now ...
Will Ventures closes second fund with $150M to invest in sports technologies
Venture capital funds focusing on niche sectors are “in,” and Will Ventures is here for it. This low-flying, Boston-based venture outfit just tripled the size of its second fund to $150 ...
Are venture capitalists giving Boston the cold shoulder?
Plenty of money is still being invested here, but the region faces rising competition from cities such as New York and Los Angeles.
VC Twitter Ghostwriters (w/Logan Bartlett)
Listen now (62 min) | Redpoint's Logan Bartlett defends the integrity of his tweets on Dead Cat.
V3 Ventures launches to put €100M into startups in health, beauty and food
V3 Ventures launches to put €100M into startups in health, beauty and food