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These 16 companies just became the first unicorns of 2018 by landing valuations of $1 billion or more

These are the very first companies to receive billion-dollar valuations or more in the first few months of 2018, according to PitchBook.

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Bedrock Capital raises $122M to fund startups that reject conventional wisdom | TechCrunch

Most investors don’t like to admit that they’re chasing the latest buzzwords or fads or hot companies, but a new firm called Bedrock Capital says it’s on a mission to do the exact opposite — founders Geoff Lewis and Eric Stromberg told me they’r

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30 Under 30 Venture Capital 2018: Meet The Young Investors Finding The Next Great Tech Companies

These young investors of the 30 Under 30 Venture Capital are helping to disrupt tech industry stereotypes, one savvy deal at a time.

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Swiggy hires former Reckitt Benckiser exec as CEO of New Supply biz – VCCircle

Bengaluru-based Bundl Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which operates online food ordering platform Swiggy, has appointed former Reckitt Benckiser executive Vishal Bhatia as the chief executive of its new supply business vertical, a company statement said. In his n

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Female Founded Startups to Join in 2018 – AngelList Blog

We live in a time where women receive less than 2.19% of all venture capital funding. But within this tiny percentage, there lives a group of startup founders who are poised to generate outsized…

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Y Combinator quietly launched Series A, a program that helps startups pitch the right VC, at the right time | VentureBea

Y Combinator (YC) recently launched a program to help its startups improve their series A fundraising, VentureBeat has learned. YC partner Aaron Harris, who is overseeing the program, confusingly named Series A, confirmed that it debuted in November.

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This reaction to a venture capitalist's rejection proves that some start-ups have lost their minds

It's probably easier now than ever to raise money for your start-up. One Silicon Valley investor even said he hears start-ups complaining when they can "only raise $1 million seed rounds."