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Revolution Ventures Invests in Oula, the Maternity Care Startup Combining the Best of Obstetrics…

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Revolution Ventures Invests in Oula, the Maternity Care Startup Combining the Best of Obstetrics and Midwifery Oula will use the $28M Series B to open additional clinics and launch new services. We are thrilled to partner with Oula as it scales its care model and reimagines the way maternal healthcare is delivered.

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The Pros and Cons of Rando Rich People Investing in Your Startup

This is going to be BIG.

These are people that didn’t make their money through a tech startup or startup investing. Some of these folks are founders and CEOs, but not at high-growth tech startups. They might not understand how a pre-revenue startup could be worth anything, let alone be valued at $5mm. Perhaps they inherited it.

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Investing in a More Inclusive Innovation Economy

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Since the beginning of modern venture capital investing — a relatively nascent asset class — the industry has been biased toward funding what it knows best: founders with familiar demographics (white, male) in familiar geographies (Silicon Valley).

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South Korea Launches Startup Fund to Supercharge Venture Investments

AsiaTechDaily

On Wednesday, South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups unveiled a startup fund to strengthen venture investments. The initiative, named the Startup Korea Fund, emerged from a collaboration between the government and various entities such as large corporations, financial institutions, and small to medium-sized enterprises.

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HPA Announces Key Leadership Promotions in Investment Team

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CHICAGO, Illinois – March 13, 2024: Hyde Park Angels (HPA) is excited to announce the promotion of four outstanding investment professionals. Collectively, Goodfellow, Ross, and Sachaj have been pivotal in shaping HPA’s distinctive People First approach to early-stage investments over the past decade.

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Japanese Web3 Startup Joba Network Secures Investment from Decima Fund

AsiaTechDaily

Joba Network, a Web3 startup headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has secured an investment from Decima Fund, a Web3 investment firm based in Japan. The exact amount of the investment remains undisclosed. The investment is intended to support Joba Network’s change of traditional work […]

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The Globalization Of Venture Capital Investing

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I’ve written a bunch about the globalization of the startup economy. But until very recently, raising capital for your startup was significantly easier if it was located in the major startup hubs, most notably Silicon Valley. What makes it easier for USV is our thesis-driven model of investing.