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“Workers are mad and no longer willing to sit idly by being spoon fed ‘we’re family’ b t from bosses:” Logan LaHive is Helping Employees Organize & Collectively Bargain. But Did He Compromise His Own Vision By Taking Venture Capital for the Startup?

Hunter Walk

HW: Frank is venture backed. Frankly, raising capital to work on this problem is and was privilege. Probably a correlation here with why there was more venture funding for golf tech than women’s fertility until very recently…. Look, socialists hate venture capital, and venture capitalists hate unions.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing.

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Melinda French Gates Sets Path to Empower Women Globally

American Entrepreneurship

Overall, improvement in women’s health could add as much as $1 trillion to the global economy by 2040. French Gates executes her vision through Pivo tal which she established in 2015 to fund and advance social progress through venture capital investments, philanthropic grantmaking, advocacy funding, and partnerships.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

Traditional venture investing is challenging. a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. My colleague Victor Wang observes that Union Square Ventures is a particularly good example of the power of a correct thesis.

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Newsletter: Medical selfies are the next big thing + Back on the road in Dubai

OurCrowd

IT trailblazer and OurCrowd portfolio company JumpCloud has more than doubled the total amount of capital raised, after adding $225M in its latest funding round, The Register reports. Atlassian Ventures and the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund played major roles in the latest raise. JumpCloud raises $225M, more than doubling total funds.

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Newsletter: Securing water against cyberattack

OurCrowd

This $5M Series A-1 round is being led by Israeli VC firm HIVE 2040 at a pre-money valuation of $11M. OurCrowd is expanding its operations in the Gulf, led by Dr. Sabah al-Binali, Venture Partner and Head of the Gulf Region. Learn More. UAE: Gateway to half the world. Zippin CEO: Let’s democratize investing with OurCrowd.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Here’s everything you missed at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

We just wrapped up a three-day virtual event that included discussions and interviews with some of the most notable people in technology, media, government and venture capital. The amount of plastic pouring into our oceans is set to triple by 2040, and most un-recycled plastic in the world is generated by consumer packaged goods.