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Startups
Why Felix Williams, who started a VC firm at 19, believes his youth gives him an advantage as an investor

Why Felix Williams, who started a VC firm at 19, believ...

Felix WIlliams is the founder and managing director of Lagomaj Capital. Since st...

Startups
Agtech robotics firm FarmWise just raised another $45 million

Agtech robotics firm FarmWise just raised another $45 m...

The rest of the startup universe may be struggling to bring in funds, but it’s s...

Startups
Precursor Ventures’ first hire just spun out to start her own venture firm

Precursor Ventures’ first hire just spun out to start h...

Sydney Thomas, who was the first hire at Precursor Ventures, a seed and early-st...

Startups
Sequoia is the latest VC firm telling you to take the downturn seriously

Sequoia is the latest VC firm telling you to take the d...

Sequoia’s advice largely followed the same script that other venture firms have ...

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Legl, a SaaS for law firm workflows, tops up with $18M

Legl, a SaaS for law firm workflows, tops up with $18M

While valuations of public software-as-a-service businesses have been taking a h...

Startups
Meet Valia, an early-stage VC firm backed by Tiger that wants to back founders who are ‘breaking the mold’

Meet Valia, an early-stage VC firm backed by Tiger that...

Former investment banker Khaled Jalanbo was working with emerging artists when h...

Startups
Home energy monitoring firm Sense just raised $105M

Home energy monitoring firm Sense just raised $105M

I assumed there was some sort of typo the last time I checked my energy bill. Ho...

Startups
Fresh from controversy, contact center analytics firm Loris raises $12M

Fresh from controversy, contact center analytics firm L...

While some surveys show that people prefer to talk to a human as opposed to a ch...

Startups
Fresh from controversy, call center analytics firm Loris raises $12M

Fresh from controversy, call center analytics firm Lori...

While some surveys show that people prefer to talk to a human as opposed to a ch...

Startups
Recycling robotics firm Glacier emerges from stealth with $4.5M

Recycling robotics firm Glacier emerges from stealth wi...

I’ve got to admit, the respective pedigrees of Glacier’s founders are a bit unex...

Startups
How to find a job as a scout for a VC firm

How to find a job as a scout for a VC firm

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a scout, getting comp...

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Gupshup acquires cloud communications firm Knowlarity

Gupshup acquires cloud communications firm Knowlarity

Conversational messaging platform Gupshup has acquired cloud communications firm...

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it be...

Husk Power Systems, a clean energy company that has been at the forefront of fue...

Startups
Paris-based VC firm Partech unveils Chapter54 accelerator to help European startups cross into Africa

Paris-based VC firm Partech unveils Chapter54 accelerat...

Partech Shaker, the innovation division of the Paris-based VC firm Partech, has ...