Proximal Ventures raises debut fund to back startups bringing AI to drug development
Former SignalFire investor Sahir Raoof raises $27.5 million for new fund targeting AI in pharma.
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Olaf Sakkers is betting he can beat the emerging-manager squeeze
Entering into the world of venture capital has never been easy, especially as a first-time fund manager. But it’s especially daunting right now. Olaf Sakkers has spent the past five years proving that difficult doesn’t mean impossible.
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AI | Fundraising | Venture
Norwest pushes deeper into AI with new $4B fund
This is the investment firm’s largest fund to date.
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Sequoia shutting down its Scouts program marks the end of an era
Sequoia pioneered the scouts model and many VC firms followed suit, but a consensus now seems to be forming that the model has reached its limits in its current form.
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He arrested a hacker, then spent 18 months clearing his own name. Now he’s a cybersecurity VC.
Stephen Ward, a former Secret Service agent and Home Depot CISO, is preparing a second fund of roughly $250 million for Brightmind Partners.
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Sequoia partners reportedly blindsided when Roelof Botha joined SpaceX board
A new report claims Sequoia’s recent changes undo the legacy of the firm’s former steward.
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Pile-ins, payouts, and pacing pressure: the investors behind the VCs open up
The money behind the money is thrilled, mostly.
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Trajectory raises $45M to make AI model training accessible to nontechnical experts
The one-year-old startup is now valued at $300 million.
