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Female Founders: What the numbers mean and what they don't

This is going to be BIG.

Last week, there was a Business Insider article measuring the percent of female founded companies that NYC seed funds invest in. Take the most widely used number--that way fewer women are getting venture funding than guys. Why so many mixed teams? Brooklyn Bridge Ventures came in first, with a whopping 61%.

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Extra Crunch’s top 10 stories of 2020

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But, speaking as someone who’s worked at several startups, Extra Crunch stories contain actionable information you can use to build a company and/or look smart in meetings — and that’s worth something. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. ” The VCs who founders love the most.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten VC

Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? VC Josh Kopelman makes the analogy of jet fuel vs. motorcycle fuel. VCs sell jet fuel which works well for jets; motorcycles are more common but need a different type of fuel. . Absolutely not. So what is Revenue Based Investing?

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The IRS’s crypto tax partner, ZenLedger, raises $15 million Series B

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New investor ParaFi Capital led the round alongside existing investor Bloccelerate VC, which led ZenLedger’s Series A last August. “That turns out to be extremely useful for an individual when you do accounting and tax. It also turns out to be very useful for accounting firms.”

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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten VC

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. In addition, their portfolios look far more diverse than VC industry norms. Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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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

and yes, I’m intentionally not throwing DAOs or web3 in the mix here as just doesn’t yet deserve implied parity). Building tools for unions is certainly not a category or product that most VCs want to exist, let alone see grow. Lot of people I’ve known for many years certainly aren’t returning emails the way they used to.

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Extra Crunch roundup: B2B marketplaces, edtech M&A, breaking into the $1M ARR club

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These articles are only available to members, but you can use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one or two-year subscription. “It’s been written over several years, and I’m hoping to use this to inspire a generation of entrepreneurs.” 4 takeaways from fintech VC in Q3 2020. Details here.