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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. But it was an attractive time to enter because the successful internet companies were scaling and in need of capital. 11:40-14:15). 37:00-40:30).

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A theory about the current IPO market

TechCrunch

Namely, certain elements of the venture capital community who would prefer to keep all outsized gains in their own pockets. And the late-stage venture capital markets, along with the changing value of tech stocks and the huge boom in consumer (retail) investing. But, no matter.

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Flora poised to bloom as sustainable brand marketplace launches this year

TechCrunch

E-commerce roll-up startup Flora emerged from stealth mode with $9 million in seed funding from an investor group that included Lux Capital, Correlation Ventures, Climate Capital and Gokul Rajaram. Kaya was also in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, focused on consumer retail M&A.

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The Fantastical, Stupendous, Wonkariffic Tale of How Ample Hills Creamery Raised a $4 Million Venture Capital Round

This is going to be BIG.

I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing. I was researching consumer focused funds, building and fixing brands, and talking to just about every consumer minded investor I could find.