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FTX's Amy Wu says crypto could enhance gaming experiences and urges developers to 'respect' fans' voices
Amy Wu, head of FTX Ventures Fund, told Decrypt that developers should respect their fans' voices w…
Isabelle Lee
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Lightspeed Venture Partners raised $4.2 billion in fresh funds just as the coronavirus began putting startups out of business. Here's how the 20-year old VC firm is adjusting to investing amid the downturn.
"Our strategy is always to try to find these founders who have disruptive and transformational idea…
Bani Sapra
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Crypto exchange FTX is launching a $2 billion venture capital fund
FTX Ventures, to be helmed by Amy Wu, will focus on investing across social, gaming, fintech, softw…
Isabelle Lee
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A prominent Silicon Valley VC was 'terminated' from Lightspeed Venture Partners after admitting a link to the college admissions scandal
"Lightspeed Partner Chris Schaepe recently made the firm aware of a personal matter. We determined …
Becky Peterson
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Zetwerk raises $120 million from Greenoaks Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners
This Series D round comes after the company's $21 million Series C round in July 2020, bringin…
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This Startup Investor's Teen Daughter Helped Him Turn $500,000 Into $31 Million In 18 Months
This guy named Jeremy Liew, who works at Lightspeed Ventures, one of his partners, Barry Eggers had…
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How Snapchat's First Investor Found Snapchat Before Anyone Else
"E-commerce startups shouldn't work," Liew says. "They don't have brand-names and they don't have s…
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Apple's 'Shark Tank' for apps just signed up a top-tier Silicon Valley VC
"For us, it's less about making a documentary about what Silicon Valley is about. It's more about e…
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OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal sets a new benchmark – invests $2 billion into his own company to increase his stake
In a first for the Indian startup community, OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal invested $2 billion into hi…
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Snapchat's first VC convinced his daughter's high school to invest $15,000, worth tens of millions' today
Almost exactly five years ago today, I came home from work and walked into my kitchen. My daughter …
Julie Bort
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The 19 Best Enterprise Tech Venture Capitalists
To come up with our list of we looked at factors like past success and experience, recommendations …
Julie Bort
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Ex-Snap exec Imran Khan has raised an additional $12.5 million for his e-commerce startup Verishop
Rakuten Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group, and real estate company Simon…
Tanya Dua
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How Snapchat's first investor found Snapchat when it had less than 100,000 users
When Liew sent the Facebook message, Spiegel finally replied. He wasn't looking to raise a round of…
Alyson Shontell
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Artificial intelligence startup ThoughtSpot grabs another $145 million as it ramps towards an IPO - it's now worth $1 billion
ThoughtSpot is a data analytics company, which means it uses artificial intelligence to sift throug…
Becky Peterson
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This is what Snapchat's first investor looks for in the next big app
The rest is history. Lightspeed contributed $485,000 in seed funding to Snapchat, and Liew is still…