Lensabl, the company that has built a business putting prescription lenses into any style of glasses frame, has raised $3.7 million in a new round of funding. Lensabl makes it easy to put new lenses in a favorite pair of shades or glasses Based in Los Angeles, Lensabl already has an agreement inked with the […]
View More Investors see an opportunity framed in Lensabl’s prescription lens fulfillment businessCategory: Aspect ventures
DFINITY raises $102M from a16z and Polychain for a decentralised ‘Internet Computer’ to rival AWS
Since blockchain technology appeared, there has been a persistent problem in its development: how to make it scale to billions of users. Bitcoin was famously never really designed for this, and today other platforms like Ethereum are also struggling. If you could crack this problem, the thinking goes, you’d end up with the hottest property […]
View More DFINITY raises $102M from a16z and Polychain for a decentralised ‘Internet Computer’ to rival AWSAspect Ventures raises $181 million fund
Aspect Ventures has finalized its second fund. The team led by Jennifer Fonstad and Theresia Gouw has closed $181 million, up from $150 million it raised at its inception three years ago. An SEC filing last year alerted us that the team was fundraising, but now it’s officially official. Aspect is also adding Melinda Gates and Cisco to its roster of LPs. The team is “looking… Read More
Aspect Ventures promotes Lauren Kolodny to partner
Aspect Ventures has another lady atop its female-led venture investment team.
Lauren Kolodny has been promoted to partner after spending 3.5 years at Aspect. She joined shortly after the firm started.
In her role as principal, Kolodny led or co-led investments in The Muse, Chime, Gusto, TalkIQ and others.
She’s particularly interested in blockchain, fintech and SaaS. Kolodny tells… Read More