VenturefromBusiness Insider2 weeks agoReid Hoffman asks founders to seek out his negative references before letting him investAn investor requires founders to vet his background and contact both positive and negative references before accepting his investment.
VenturefromTechCrunch1 month agoThis French VC went from posting on YouTube to raising a $12M fund for Y Combinator startups | TechCrunchGabriel Jarrosson invests exclusively in Y Combinator alumni, believing YC's higher unicorn and Series A rates justify paying premium valuations.
VenturefromTechCrunch1 month agoRobinhood plans to launch a startups fund open to all retail investors | TechCrunchRobinhood filed to launch a publicly traded closed-end fund to let retail investors buy startup shares before those companies go public.