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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

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Bobby Franklin is the president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association and previously served as an executive vice president for the CTIA – The Wireless Association. A new foreign investment bill will impact venture capital and the US startup ecosystem. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: VC robotics survey, Visa Bulletin update, SaaS engagement metrics

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“These deals were traditionally harder to track than primary venture capital deals, as they don’t generally get announced, but a new fleet of startups is shining light on them,” such as Caplight, Notice, Birel and Hive Markets. A robotic taxi drove me home a few nights ago, and it was just fine. Is robotics mainstream now?

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How public markets can help address venture capital’s limitations

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British venture capital firm Draper Esprit recently moved its listing from the AIM to the main board in London, the LSE. The investing group also moved its secondary listing from Dublin’s Euronext Growth Market to its larger sister exchange, Euronext Dublin, which makes sense given its long connection to Irish capital.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. That said, a paradigm shift of the broader venture landscape could be on the horizon. the free YC Startup School courses).

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These 5 VCs have high hopes for cannabis in 2021

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We expect capital flows to pick up massively from pent-up demand, good public markets bringing more IPOs, lots of M&A and new innovative startups coming on scene. We see opportunity with social equity for the first time, driven by private markets rather than poorly constructed regulations. It’s going to be fun!”

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Fund Investing Versus Fund Management

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Over the years, that check size grew slowly to $50K, then a few $100Ks, and I followed-on into a few at the $250K level, with two outsized pile-ins at $400K and $600K total exposure, respectively. That escalation from $25K back in 2013 took a little over four years. Fund investing is easy — fund management is not.

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When a startup’s founders are pretty much its board

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For some context, I have been covering Pipe since it raised $6 million in a seed round led by Craft Ventures back in 2019. Welcome to The Interchange ! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. Silver linings.).

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