Venture

Sidney Scott, deep tech, venture capital, Driving Forces

Why deep tech VC Driving Forces is shutting down

vi.sasori.vi July 3, 2024

Sidney Scott decided to take himself out of the venture capital rat race and...

Sensorita, venture capital, AI, artificial intelligence

Sensorita uses digital twins to help waste management companies streamline construction waste

vi.sasori.vi July 3, 2024

The amount of waste produced by the construction industry adds up to more than...

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Industry Ventures raises a $900M fund for investing in small, early-stage VCs and their breakout startups

vi.sasori.vi July 3, 2024

The venture fundraising trend in 2024 is fairly clear by now: Large, established VC...

20GROWTH secures $5M to invest in early-stage startups, provide growth strategies

Husband-and-wife former Olympians target $50M for new fund to invest in influencer-led consumer brands

vi.sasori.vi July 2, 2024

Samyr Laine and his wife, Ayanna Alexander-Laine, started Freedom Trail Capital in 2023 and...

Foray Bioscience, startups, climate, biomanufacturing, plants

Foray Bioscience is breaking down the barriers of bringing biomanufacturing to plants

vi.sasori.vi July 1, 2024

Ashley Beckwith spent years of her academic and professional career focused on the intersection...

Why Tecovas sought out physical sales first despite its DTC dreams

Why Tecovas sought out physical sales first despite its DTC dreams

vi.sasori.vi July 1, 2024

When Paul Hedrick left his private equity career to launch Tecovas in 2015, he...

Defense tech and 'resilience' get global funding sources: Here are some top funders

Defense tech and ‘resilience’ get global funding sources: Here are some top funders

vi.sasori.vi June 30, 2024

We live in a very different world since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in...

Pitch Deck Teardown: MegaMod's $1.9M seed deck

Pitch Deck Teardown: MegaMod’s $1.9M seed deck

vi.sasori.vi June 30, 2024

Welcome to our 100th pitch deck teardown! This week, I’m taking a look at...

Matrix rebrands India, China units over 'organizational independence'

Matrix rebrands India, China units over ‘organizational independence’

vi.sasori.vi June 29, 2024

Matrix is rebranding its India and China affiliates, becoming the latest venture firm to...

Ludlow Ventures partners

All VCs say they are founder friendly; Detroit’s Ludlow Ventures takes that to another level

vi.sasori.vi June 29, 2024

VCs Jonathon Triest and Brett deMarrais see their ability to read people and create...