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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

TechCrunch

When we penned the intro for this piece last year , little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. 2021 also largely lacked the kind of blockbuster crashes we saw last year, courtesy of names like Quibi and Essential. Abundant Robotics (2016-2021).

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Return/Hybrid/Remote

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

They both reference the writing of Dror Poleg on this topic so I will link to his blog as well. And I expect that to start to happen in the second quarter of this year as I explained in my Jan 1st 2021 blog post. Office hours (9 to 5) did that for us. We’re Never Going Back – Packy McCormick.

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Ukraine One Year Later: Insights and Entrepreneurship in Action

Entrepreneurs' Organization

More than 9 million of them crossed the border into Poland alone. and more articles from the EO blog. Since February 2022, the UN High Commission on Refugees reports that nearly 14 million people have been displaced from their homes in Ukraine—most of them seeking safety and shelter in other countries.

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Robinhood cuts 23% of staff, CEO Vlad Tenev says, ‘This is on me’

TechCrunch

The layoff comes just three months after Robinhood cut 9% of full-time staff. Robinhood did not comment directly on the latest layoffs, pointing TechCrunch only to a blog post by CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev. In the post, Tenev took responsibility for Robinhood’s apparent over-hiring in the frenzy that was 2021.

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H1’s LinkedIn for the healthcare industry raises $58 million

TechCrunch

H1 is looking to expand to Europe and Asia in 2021, and counts 13 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies as its clients. As of its last tally, the company already had profiles on more than 9 million healthcare professionals worldwide. The company now has 250 employees after launching from Y Combinator just 12 months ago.

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Indonesian D2C insurance marketplace Lifepal raises $9M Series A

TechCrunch

The startup, which says it is the country’s largest direct-to-consumer insurance marketplace, announced today it has raised a $9 million Series A. The company says its site, including its blog, now has about 4 million monthly visitors, creating a funnel for its marketplace.

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Funding Friday: The Walk

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

From July to November 2021, a giant puppet of a 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl called ‘Little Amal’ will walk from the Syria-Turkey border, across Europe to the UK, travelling 8,000km to focus awareness on the refugee crisis. USV TEAM POSTS: John Buttrick — May 4, 2021 alt.bank.

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