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Sidney Scott has decided to take himself out of the venture capital rat race and is now jokingly auctioning off his vests – starting at $500,000.…
Husband and wife former Olympians target $50M for new fund to invest in influencer-led consumer brands
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Samyr Laine and his wife, Ayanna Alexander-Laine, started Freedom Trail Capital in 2023 and are working toward a $50 million fund. Both are former Olympians who…
Ashley Beckwith has spent years of her academic and professional career focused on the intersection of biology, materials and manufacturing to create medical solutions more efficiently.…
When Til Klein and Jochen Beutgen met Gaingels, the US-based angel investor syndicate that supports LGBTQ+ founders, they wondered why there wasn’t a company that wanted…
When Paul Hedrick left his career in private equity to start Tecovas in 2015, he knew he wanted to sell the brand’s signature cowboy boots a…
Austin-based Ironspring Ventures has raised $100 million to invest in the industrial revolution
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When Ironspring Ventures launched in 2020 to back startups in industry sectors like construction and manufacturing, it was one of the few early-stage venture firms paying…
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we look at a Brex executive jumping ship to join venture firm a16z, Klarna selling its payments unit and some…
When former YouTube product manager Kevin Xu, known as “Sir Jack A Lot” on Reddit, turned $35,000 into $8 million in trading stocks between 2020 and…
Venture firms raised $9.3 billion in the first quarter according to PitchBook datameaning this year likely won’t match or surpass 2023’s $81.8 billion total. While emerging…
The US is facing a shortage of accountants. Fewer first-time candidates took the CPA exam in 2022 compared to 2006, according to the American Institute of…