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Founders from MIT With a Plan to Change How We Grow and Eat Food

Both Sides of the Table

Today we’re proud to talk more about Grove Labs – we really hope you’ll quickly check out this innovative product and we think many of you will be as impressed with Grove as we have been. It’s something Yves Sisteron & I have been talking about for years at Upfront Ventures. eliminating herbicides & pesticides.

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Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals

TechCrunch

With 2050, Ekeland is going back to the drawing board with a different vision when it comes to investment thesis, fund structure and the firm’s own values. What we’re doing is quite innovative, so we’re learning by doing,” Ekeland said. Her investments include Shine , Swile , Holberton School and Lifen.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

I grew up here, went to school here, and have worked hard over the last 5+ years to help build up the NYC innovation community. It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. I was there, too. They’re not “dumb Wall Street money”.

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