Madrona Venture Group has long been one of the premier early-stage venture firms in the Pacific Northwest and in recent years, it has done a good job of recruiting former industry executives. In recent years, those included the former Microsoft developer tools chief S. Somasegar, now a managing director, and former Windows and Xbox exec […]
View More Former King Digital CFO Hope Cochran becomes Madrona’s first female managing directorCategory: VC
China is funding the future of American biotech
Silicon Valley is in the midst of a health craze, and it is being driven by “Eastern” medicine. It’s been a record year for US medical investing, but investors in Beijing and Shanghai are now increasingly leading the largest deals for US life science and biotech companies. In fact, Chinese venture firms have invested more this […]
View More China is funding the future of American biotechFacebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital Group closes first fund at $360M
B Capital Group, the VC fund founded by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, has closed out its first fund at $360 million. Read More
View More Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital Group closes first fund at $360MDorm Room Fund has built a CRM for founders raising a seed round
First Round Capital’s Dorm Room Fund just released VCWiz, a tool to help founders find investors and raise money from them. The platform is one part VC directory and one part CRM tool, essentially letting you find the best investors for your startup then begin the process of reaching out to them. New users input some basic information about their startup including a description, industry… Read More
Natural home products startup Grove Collaborative bets niche wins over the Amazonization of everything
Who needs Amazon when you can make your own online distribution channel? At least, that’s the idea behind Grove Collaborative, a natural home care products company that ships natural cleaning brands like Method and Mrs. Meyer’s. Co-founder Stuart Landesberg started the company in 2014 after working with retail brands during his time as an investor at TPG. He noticed how limited… Read More
Crunch Report | Sequoia Capital’s Next Fund Could Be $5 Billion
Daimler acquires a majority stake in an Uber competitor in France, Sequoia Capital’s next fund could be a $5 billion one and an iced tea company changes its name to Long Blockchain and its value skyrockets. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
Kairos’ $25M venture fund will invest in ideas that help the middle class
Kairos, the organization for young entrepreneurs founded in 2008 as Kairos Society, has lifted the veil on its first venture fund that it teased earlier this year.
The $25M fund will focus on companies that are working to solve real-world issues facing the middle class in America and abroad. Essentially the fund and its investment thesis is a response to the often heard complaint that while… Read More