San Francisco-based TenSixteen Bio, co-founded by Foresite Labs, launched Thursday with a $40 million Series A. The company specializes in precision medicine—more specifically, a relatively new science that analyzes cells, their divisions over time and mutations that can occur when those human cells divide.
Public market tumult may impact venture—but not yet
While it’s likely the recalibration we are now seeing in the public market will eventually hit Silicon Valley and other venture hubs, its effects—and intensity—may take some time.
Metafy’s Josh Fabian gets real about first-time founder challenges
Shifting from just the person who started a company to the actual leader of it can be one of the hardest transitions for any founder of a startup—especially a first-time founder. In this latest installment of our Something Ventured series, Metafy’s founder and CEO Josh Fabian gets real about the challenges.
Former NBA player turned investor shares insights
Getting to the core of a founder’s personality is key to helping investors ensure they’re building a good team. In this guest commentary, former NBA player and U.S. Olympic team member Michael Redd provides three techniques to get beyond a founder’s work persona.
FTX raises $400M, o9 Solutions hits $2.7B valuation
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX raised $400 million in a funding round from investors including SoftBank and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings. In other news, Dallas-based o9 Solutions received a $295 million equity investment from General Atlantic, Generation Investment Management and existing investor KKR.
VC funding to early-stage Latinx-founded startups in U.S. has stalled
While funding to Latinx startups in the U.S. has grown, it remains a sliver of the overall venture capital investment pie. In this addition to our Something Ventured series, we dive into the data behind the disparities.
8 virtual sales techniques your team should be mastering
Virtual selling is here to stay. Whether you are well-versed in sales or are relatively new to the game, this article dives into eight techniques you need to know to master virtual selling so you can sell more effectively to a wider audience.
