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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. Private equity firms used to be composed almost entirely of ex-bankers; now it is much more common for them to include former CEOs and consultants.

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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. recalls Gil Meron when he told friends he was moving to New Zealand to head Sprout , OurCrowd’s agritech incubator created in partnership with Finistere, Fonterra and the New Zealand government. Learn More. Top Tech News. seed round.