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4 Of The Most Inspiring New Startup Founders, According to Silicon Valley Investors
"George is very, very inspirational," Conway said. "[It's] his passion for his product and the know…
Alyson Shontell
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Early Pinterest Investors Are Rich, Thanks To SV Angel's $30 Million Investment*
It's also easy to see how Pinterest could make money. Advertisers would likely pay for featured pho…
Alyson Shontell
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SOCIAL MEDIA INSIGHTS: Is It Time For Companies To Cut Back On Social Media?
It's Time To Cut Back On Social Media (Harvard Business Review) It has become increasingly clear t…
Heather Leonard
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An SV Angel Investor Spent 45 Minutes Building An App That Just Plays 'Turn Down For What' When You Open It
"Most people hear this (since we turn volume to 100 and don't observe mute switch) and start laughi…
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I've been an angel investor in 100 companies in 8 years, including a bunch of unicorns. Here are the most important things I've learned
Observation: most SV gains (probably including my own) are purely because we have been investing in…
Justin Kan, Contributor
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Exclusive: Health startup Roon is raising $15 million from Sequoia to replace 'Dr. Google'
Roon is raising a $15 million funding round at a $65 million pre-money valuation for its site that …
Sri Muppidi,Rebecca Torrence
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Bill Gates says AI could become so powerful that people would never need to use a search engine again
Bill Gates said top AI companies would likely create a personal digital agent, eliminating the need…
Beatrice Nolan
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'This is just the beginning of a revolution': DeepMind cofounder says personal AI assistants will make us better at basically everything
DeepMind's cofounder said personal AIs will evolve to become a "chief of staff for your life," help…
Cadie Thompson
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The former FTX US president just raised money from Anthony Scaramucci and Coinbase Ventures for his new crypto startup
Founder Brett Harrison told Insider that his new startup is in "preliminary talks" to recruit forme…
Morgan Chittum
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Mark Cuban-backed banking app Dave to go public via SPAC merger at a $4 billion valuation
Founded in 2017, Dave said it has helped Americans avoid billions of dollars in overdraft fees char…
Isabelle Lee
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Airbnb will select one startup a year to fund with ‘no strings attached’— founder Brian Chesky dedicates initiative to the company’s earliest investor Ron Conway
Through the award, Chesky and Conway will select one Y Combinator startup that “is working to cr…
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As Airbnb and Instacart gear up for rumored IPOs, here are the VC firms that have made the most early investments in billion-dollar startups
The CB Insights report lays out which investors have staked early claims in the elite group of "uni…
Megan Hernbroth
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The 'Godfather of Silicon Valley's' investment firm, which helped launch Facebook, Twitter, and Airbnb, says it won't raise a new fund
"The investing ecosystem has gone through significant changes over the last 10 years. When we start…
Melia Robinson
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Ron Conway, the 'Godfather of Silicon Valley,' has been sued by his former partner for millions of dollars
"In connection with his departure, the SV Angel funds and David entered into a settlement agreement…
Julie Bort
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See the pitch deck that landed this Y Combinator startup more than $3 million in funding before they took the stage at the accelerator's famed Demo Day
The hubbub and two-day-long pitch event can make it difficult for young companies to stand out. Sie…
Megan Hernbroth
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Check out the pitch deck this 19-year-old founder used to raise $3.2 million in seed funding from legendary investors Sequoia Capital
Evervault promises secure cloud infrastructure for app developers. It isn't publicly available yet,…
Callum Burroughs,Callum Burro…
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What you need to know on Wall Street today
Shareholders peppered Zuckerberg and his fellow executives and board members with questions about t…
Olivia Oran
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Former Google and Instagram engineers got millions to take TV into the future: Here's what it looks like
When you enter Dreams app on your smartphone, you're greeted with a series of a familiar channels…
Zoë Bernard
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Marc Benioff and Stewart Butterfield are now united, with a mutual Microsoft grudge
This week's Insider Tech newsletter takes a look at the Salesforce and Slack mega-deal, as well as …
Alexei Oreskovic
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Amazon will now deliver to containment zones in Mumbai — these are the eligible areas
“Our collaboration with BMC is intended to support those in the containment zones to access esse…