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The Cloud 100
September 03, 2025
The Cloud 100
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Harness deploys AI agents to automate every aspect of software delivery after code generation
August 27, 2025
Harness deploys AI agents to automate every aspect of software delivery after code generation

Silicon Angle

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Stealth AI startup Aurasell raised $30 million in seed funding in 28 hours to take on Salesforce
August 26, 2025
Stealth AI startup Aurasell raised $30 million in seed funding in 28 hours to take on Salesforce

Business Insider

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fal is Generative Media – Our $125M Series C
July 31, 2025
fal is Generative Media – Our $125M Series C
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FluidCloud gets $8.1M to reverse-engineer cloud environments and unlock true multicloud agility
July 29, 2025
FluidCloud gets $8.1M to reverse-engineer cloud environments and unlock true multicloud agility
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Helios wants to be the AI operating system for public policy professionals
July 11, 2025
Helios wants to be the AI operating system for public policy professionals
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Exclusive: AI voice startup Rime raises $5.5M seed
May 29, 2025
Exclusive: AI voice startup Rime raises $5.5M seed

Axios

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Databricks to Buy Startup Neon for $1 Billion
May 14, 2025
Databricks to Buy Startup Neon for $1 Billion

Databricks

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Jill Puente joins Unusual Ventures
May 02, 2025
Jill Puente joins Unusual Ventures

Axios

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After selling his startup for a life-changing $3.7 billion, Jyoti Bansal launched a VC firm and two high-value startups. Why?
May 14, 2024
After selling his startup for a life-changing $3.7 billion, Jyoti Bansal launched a VC firm and two high-value startups. Why?

Fortune

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Investing in AI with Wei Lien Dang of Unusual Ventures
February 27, 2024
Investing in AI with Wei Lien Dang of Unusual Ventures
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AI Security: Solving the Problems of the AI Era: A VC’s Insights
November 06, 2023
AI Security: Solving the Problems of the AI Era: A VC’s Insights

Cloud Security Podcast by Google

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6 VCs explain how startups can capture and defend market share in the AI era
October 13, 2023
6 VCs explain how startups can capture and defend market share in the AI era

TechCrunch

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Seed 75: The best seed VC firms for founders looking to raise money in 2023
June 30, 2023
Seed 75: The best seed VC firms for founders looking to raise money in 2023

Business Insider

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Entrepreneurship for Engineers: How to Grow into Leadership
June 29, 2023
Entrepreneurship for Engineers: How to Grow into Leadership

The New Stack

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How AI Is Changing The Future Of Work
June 22, 2023
How AI Is Changing The Future Of Work

Forbes

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Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal: The enterprise needs guardrails to ship code quickly
June 13, 2023
Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal: The enterprise needs guardrails to ship code quickly

Runtime

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The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2023
May 23, 2023
The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2023

Business Insider

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Meet the Disrupt Audience Choice roundtable winners
May 22, 2023
Meet the Disrupt Audience Choice roundtable winners

TechCrunch

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Qdrant, an open source vector database startup, wants to help AI developers leverage unstructured data
April 19, 2023
Qdrant, an open source vector database startup, wants to help AI developers leverage unstructured data

TechCrunch

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Junior VCs reflect on their careers in a downturn
February 06, 2023
Junior VCs reflect on their careers in a downturn

The Wall Street Journal

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VCs try to parse through the ‘noise’ of generative AI
December 23, 2022
VCs try to parse through the ‘noise’ of generative AI

Pitchbook

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Investing in the Future of Commerce with Rachel Star
November 09, 2022
Investing in the Future of Commerce with Rachel Star

Generation Hustle Podcast

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Web3’s complexity a challenge for security as adoption of ‘the new internet’ grows
August 03, 2022
Web3’s complexity a challenge for security as adoption of ‘the new internet’ grows

SC Magazine

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Will remote work help Boston’s startup scene?
June 14, 2022
Will remote work help Boston’s startup scene?

The Boston Globe

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Unusual Ventures just closed a $485M fund by promising hands-on (full-time) help
May 05, 2022
Unusual Ventures just closed a $485M fund by promising hands-on (full-time) help

Tech Crunch

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API security startup Traceable AI raises $60M on $450M valuation
May 04, 2022
API security startup Traceable AI raises $60M on $450M valuation

Silicon Angle

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AppDynamics founder’s Midas touch strikes again as Harness valuation hits $3.7B
April 26, 2022
AppDynamics founder’s Midas touch strikes again as Harness valuation hits $3.7B

Tech Crunch

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Stigg launches to help SaaS companies dabble with different pricing and feature packaging
April 20, 2022
Stigg launches to help SaaS companies dabble with different pricing and feature packaging

Venture Beat

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Lucky is bringing brands, retailers together with its take on product merchandising
April 08, 2022
Lucky is bringing brands, retailers together with its take on product merchandising

Tech Crunch

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Endgame grabs another cash infusion as product-led growth momentum builds
February 08, 2022
Endgame grabs another cash infusion as product-led growth momentum builds

Tech Crunch

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Success of web3 hinges on remedying its security challenges
January 31, 2022
Success of web3 hinges on remedying its security challenges

Tech Crunch

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Unusual Ventures adds Lars Albright as GP
January 19, 2022
Unusual Ventures adds Lars Albright as GP

Venture Capital Journal

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Purple Dot, a waitlist and preorder platform for the fashion industry, raises $4M
December 24, 2021
Purple Dot, a waitlist and preorder platform for the fashion industry, raises $4M

Tech Crunch

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Meet the 55 rising-star VCs who shook up the industry in 2021, according to other VCs
December 10, 2021
Meet the 55 rising-star VCs who shook up the industry in 2021, according to other VCs

Business Insider

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20VC 20Growth: Top Growth Lessons from the early Facebook, Twitter and Quora days with Andy Johns
November 17, 2021
20VC 20Growth: Top Growth Lessons from the early Facebook, Twitter and Quora days with Andy Johns

The Twenty Minute VC

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Why Zero Trust Must Be Extended To APIs
November 02, 2021
Why Zero Trust Must Be Extended To APIs

Forbes

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Unusual Ventures adds Wei Lien Dang as GP
October 25, 2021
Unusual Ventures adds Wei Lien Dang as GP

Venture Capital Journal

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Relyance AI scores $25M Series A to ensure privacy compliance at the code level
September 15, 2021
Relyance AI scores $25M Series A to ensure privacy compliance at the code level

Tech Crunch

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Privacy and data governance startup Relyance launches from stealth with $30M in funding
September 15, 2021
Privacy and data governance startup Relyance launches from stealth with $30M in funding

Silicon Angle

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Robinhood surges more than 24%, blows past $38 IPO price
August 03, 2021
Robinhood surges more than 24%, blows past $38 IPO price

CNBC

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Orum raises $25M to automate outbound sales workflows
July 27, 2021
Orum raises $25M to automate outbound sales workflows

Venture Beat

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Designing PLG for Enterprise with Sandhya from Unusual Ventures
June 29, 2021
Designing PLG for Enterprise with Sandhya from Unusual Ventures

Product Led Podcast

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These 14 influential ex-Amazon Web Services employees are making waves at startups and companies like Square, Twilio, and Red Hat
May 27, 2021
These 14 influential ex-Amazon Web Services employees are making waves at startups and companies like Square, Twilio, and Red Hat

Business Insider

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Unusual Ventures Partner Sandhya Hegde On Entrepreneurship And Breaking Into Venture Capital
April 15, 2021
Unusual Ventures Partner Sandhya Hegde On Entrepreneurship And Breaking Into Venture Capital

crunchbase

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Contra wants to be the community that independent workers are missing
February 23, 2021
Contra wants to be the community that independent workers are missing

TechCrunch

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API security startup Traceable partners with Silicon Valley CISO Investments
February 11, 2021
API security startup Traceable partners with Silicon Valley CISO Investments

siliconANGLE

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Presale Platform Vivun Lands $35M
February 10, 2021
Presale Platform Vivun Lands $35M

crunchbase

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Unusual Ventures hires Sandhya Hegde as partner
December 10, 2020
Unusual Ventures hires Sandhya Hegde as partner

PitchBook

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Arrikto raises $10M for its MLOps platform
November 17, 2020
Arrikto raises $10M for its MLOps platform

TechCrunch

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TCT Exclusive: Dakota McKenzie, Senior Associate, GTM @ Unusual Ventures
October 23, 2020
TCT Exclusive: Dakota McKenzie, Senior Associate, GTM @ Unusual Ventures

The CapTable

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Founders don’t need to be full-time to start raising venture capital
October 21, 2020
Founders don’t need to be full-time to start raising venture capital

Extra Crunch

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How Unusual Ventures uses a unique web design to stand out
October 20, 2020
How Unusual Ventures uses a unique web design to stand out

webflow

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Vivun announces $18M Series A to keep growing pre-sales platform
October 14, 2020
Vivun announces $18M Series A to keep growing pre-sales platform

TechCrunch

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HBCUs are missing an investment opportunity reserved for predominately White universities
October 08, 2020
HBCUs are missing an investment opportunity reserved for predominately White universities

CNN

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147 Sarah Leary: Nextdoor’s Co-founder Becomes a VC
September 30, 2020
147 Sarah Leary: Nextdoor’s Co-founder Becomes a VC

SomethingVentured

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John Vrionis on a New Approach to Venture Capital and Building Businesses
September 20, 2020
John Vrionis on a New Approach to Venture Capital and Building Businesses

Conversations with Bacon

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Cofounder Of Neighborhood App Nextdoor Turns VC, Joins Unusual Ventures As Partner
June 02, 2020
Cofounder Of Neighborhood App Nextdoor Turns VC, Joins Unusual Ventures As Partner

Forbes

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How one stealth AI company that just raised $5 million is trying to make the workplace safer for essential employees with its facial scanning technology
June 01, 2020
How one stealth AI company that just raised $5 million is trying to make the workplace safer for essential employees with its facial scanning technology

Business Insider

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Pandemic puts the brakes on micromobility
April 03, 2020
Pandemic puts the brakes on micromobility

TechCrunch

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How 6 top VCs are adapting to the new uncertainty
April 02, 2020
How 6 top VCs are adapting to the new uncertainty

TechCrunch

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New Unusual Ventures VC sees increased competition for best seed startups
March 02, 2020
New Unusual Ventures VC sees increased competition for best seed startups

Silicon Valley Business Journal

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How to Build a Recruiting Brand
March 01, 2020
How to Build a Recruiting Brand

Hackernoon

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The Funded: Founders Fund raises $3B and 11 startups score over $260M
February 19, 2020
The Funded: Founders Fund raises $3B and 11 startups score over $260M
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BluBracket scores $6.5M seed to help secure code in distributed environments
February 19, 2020
BluBracket scores $6.5M seed to help secure code in distributed environments

TechCrunch

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So much data, so little time? Kloudio’s platform can help gather it all on one place
February 03, 2020
So much data, so little time? Kloudio’s platform can help gather it all on one place
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The Funded: 6 Bay Area startups get over $160M at week’s end
January 31, 2020
The Funded: 6 Bay Area startups get over $160M at week’s end
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New funding fuels startup analytics vendor Kloud.io’s growth
January 30, 2020
New funding fuels startup analytics vendor Kloud.io’s growth
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Ex-Amazon, Oracle engineers raise $4M for robotic process automation startup Kloud.io
January 30, 2020
Ex-Amazon, Oracle engineers raise $4M for robotic process automation startup Kloud.io
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The State of Startups: An extensive survey of startups and their employees reveals what founders need to think about in 2020 when it comes to fundraising
December 20, 2019
The State of Startups: An extensive survey of startups and their employees reveals what founders need to think about in 2020 when it comes to fundraising

Business Insider

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Term Sheet Readers Predict a Bigger Focus on Profitability, Inclusivity, and Ethics in 2020
December 17, 2019
Term Sheet Readers Predict a Bigger Focus on Profitability, Inclusivity, and Ethics in 2020

Fortune

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The Funded: Cisco vet who sold Viptela to networking giant is leaving SoftBank Vision Fund
December 11, 2019
The Funded: Cisco vet who sold Viptela to networking giant is leaving SoftBank Vision Fund
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Ordr Raises $27.5M in Series B Funding
December 11, 2019
Ordr Raises $27.5M in Series B Funding
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IoT cybersecurity startup Ordr raises $27.5M
December 11, 2019
IoT cybersecurity startup Ordr raises $27.5M
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20VC: Unusual Ventures’ John Vrionis on Why We Need to Raise the Bar in Venture, Why Taking Multi-Stage Money at Seed Is Not in the Best Interest of Founders
December 09, 2019
20VC: Unusual Ventures’ John Vrionis on Why We Need to Raise the Bar in Venture, Why Taking Multi-Stage Money at Seed Is Not in the Best Interest of Founders

20MinuteVC

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The Funded: Zume Pizza co-founder’s new job and $110M in startup deals
November 27, 2019
The Funded: Zume Pizza co-founder’s new job and $110M in startup deals
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Vivun snags $3M seed round to bring order to pre-sales
November 26, 2019
Vivun snags $3M seed round to bring order to pre-sales
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Banyan Security Closes $17 Million In Funding
November 24, 2019
Banyan Security Closes $17 Million In Funding
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The Funded: YC shutters China outpost, Bay Area startups haul in more than $580M in funding
November 22, 2019
The Funded: YC shutters China outpost, Bay Area startups haul in more than $580M in funding
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Zero-trust security platform provider Banyan Security raises $17M
November 21, 2019
Zero-trust security platform provider Banyan Security raises $17M
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Banyan Security Raises $17M in Funding
November 21, 2019
Banyan Security Raises $17M in Funding
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Unusual Ventures raises $400 mln second fund
November 19, 2019
Unusual Ventures raises $400 mln second fund

Venture Capital Journal

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Unusual Ventures races to $400m final close for Fund II
November 19, 2019
Unusual Ventures races to $400m final close for Fund II

AltAssets

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Unusual Ventures Closes Second Fund, at $400M
November 18, 2019
Unusual Ventures Closes Second Fund, at $400M

Finsmes

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SoftBank’s Saudi ties put a spotlight on where VC firms get their money. Unusual Ventures is betting $400 million that socially conscious founders are wising up
November 18, 2019
SoftBank’s Saudi ties put a spotlight on where VC firms get their money. Unusual Ventures is betting $400 million that socially conscious founders are wising up

Business Insider

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Seed firm Unusual Ventures steps up to big-league fund size
November 18, 2019
Seed firm Unusual Ventures steps up to big-league fund size

PitchBook

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The Funded: Two hefty rounds lead $800M in Bay Area startup funding at midweek
November 13, 2019
The Funded: Two hefty rounds lead $800M in Bay Area startup funding at midweek
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Cloud-Native Authorization Company Styra Closes $14 Million In Funding
November 13, 2019
Cloud-Native Authorization Company Styra Closes $14 Million In Funding
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Styra Raises $14M in Series A Funding
November 12, 2019
Styra Raises $14M in Series A Funding
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It’s convenient to look the other way’: Here’s why startups are starting to ask tough questions about where VC money comes from
November 04, 2019
It’s convenient to look the other way’: Here’s why startups are starting to ask tough questions about where VC money comes from
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The DNA of Startup Success
October 30, 2019
The DNA of Startup Success

The Full Ratchet

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VCs to Start Taking a Tougher Stance on Ethics, Unusual Ventures’ Vrionis Says
October 29, 2019
VCs to Start Taking a Tougher Stance on Ethics, Unusual Ventures’ Vrionis Says
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Only 40% of venture firms say investing in underrepresented founders is a priority. A rising star at Unusual Ventures wants to change that.
October 26, 2019
Only 40% of venture firms say investing in underrepresented founders is a priority. A rising star at Unusual Ventures wants to change that.

Business Insider

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The Funded: 10 Bay Area companies score more than $900M in VC funding at midweek
October 23, 2019
The Funded: 10 Bay Area companies score more than $900M in VC funding at midweek
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Winnie Raises $9M Series A For Childcare, Preschool Platform
October 22, 2019
Winnie Raises $9M Series A For Childcare, Preschool Platform
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Crunchbase Spotlight: Megan Holston-Alexander, Unusual Ventures
October 22, 2019
Crunchbase Spotlight: Megan Holston-Alexander, Unusual Ventures

crunchbase

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Job hopping: This is how long employees typically stay at Tesla, Apple, Facebook, Cisco, Nvidia, Oracle and more
October 17, 2019
Job hopping: This is how long employees typically stay at Tesla, Apple, Facebook, Cisco, Nvidia, Oracle and more

Silicon Valley Business Journal

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Silicon Valley’s founder-led startups have lost their shine with IPO investors. But the obsession with direct listings won’t fix the bigger problem.
October 12, 2019
Silicon Valley’s founder-led startups have lost their shine with IPO investors. But the obsession with direct listings won’t fix the bigger problem.
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Shujinko Secures $7.5M in Series A Funding
October 08, 2019
Shujinko Secures $7.5M in Series A Funding
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Shujinko Raises $7.5M to Take the Headache out of Cloud Compliance
October 08, 2019
Shujinko Raises $7.5M to Take the Headache out of Cloud Compliance
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Shujinko raises $7.5M to help companies comply with regulations as they shift to the cloud
October 08, 2019
Shujinko raises $7.5M to help companies comply with regulations as they shift to the cloud
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Seattle Tech Startup Shujinko Raises $7.5M a Year After Successful $2.8M Seed Round
October 08, 2019
Seattle Tech Startup Shujinko Raises $7.5M a Year After Successful $2.8M Seed Round
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What Every Serious Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Raising Venture Capital Funding
September 25, 2019
What Every Serious Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Raising Venture Capital Funding
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BallerTV Buys FieldVision
September 22, 2019
BallerTV Buys FieldVision
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Read This List of Books to Succeed in Business and Life
September 17, 2019
Read This List of Books to Succeed in Business and Life
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The myth of ‘stage agnostic’ investing
August 23, 2019
The myth of ‘stage agnostic’ investing
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How to drum up the courage to make an audacious request
July 29, 2019
How to drum up the courage to make an audacious request
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Business Insider: 25 rising stars in venture capital who control millions of dollars in Silicon Valley and decide which startups will blow up
July 29, 2019
Business Insider: 25 rising stars in venture capital who control millions of dollars in Silicon Valley and decide which startups will blow up
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Investors from Comcast Ventures, Lightspeed, and others name 11 hot media companies they think will blow up this year
July 15, 2019
Investors from Comcast Ventures, Lightspeed, and others name 11 hot media companies they think will blow up this year
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John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures
July 09, 2019
John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures
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Slack: Why Did The App Catch Fire?
June 20, 2019
Slack: Why Did The App Catch Fire?
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The Funded: 14 Bay Area funding deals score over $350M at midweek
April 24, 2019
The Funded: 14 Bay Area funding deals score over $350M at midweek
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Harness Raises $60M To Accelerate The Pace That Engineers Push Code
April 23, 2019
Harness Raises $60M To Accelerate The Pace That Engineers Push Code
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Harness raises $60 million to automate continuous app delivery with machine learning
April 23, 2019
Harness raises $60 million to automate continuous app delivery with machine learning
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Harness hauls in $60M Series B investment on $500M valuation
April 23, 2019
Harness hauls in $60M Series B investment on $500M valuation
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CloudBees acquires software automation startup Electric Cloud
April 18, 2019
CloudBees acquires software automation startup Electric Cloud
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Diversity in Tech: How One VC Firm Is Partnering With Historically Black Colleges To Address The Pipeline Issue
March 13, 2019
Diversity in Tech: How One VC Firm Is Partnering With Historically Black Colleges To Address The Pipeline Issue
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Transposit raises $12.2 million to manage your cluttered APIs
March 07, 2019
Transposit raises $12.2 million to manage your cluttered APIs
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This former engineer at Apple, Google, and Twitter explains the big problem for developers she just got $12 million in funding to solve
March 07, 2019
This former engineer at Apple, Google, and Twitter explains the big problem for developers she just got $12 million in funding to solve
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Pioneer Square Labs is invigorating Seattle’s startup ecosystem
March 06, 2019
Pioneer Square Labs is invigorating Seattle’s startup ecosystem
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Ordr raises $16.5 million for network-level cybersecurity
February 26, 2019
Ordr raises $16.5 million for network-level cybersecurity
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VC Interview: John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures
February 22, 2019
VC Interview: John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures
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John Vrionis on his unusual approach to venture capital
February 08, 2019
John Vrionis on his unusual approach to venture capital

Venture Capital Journal

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Meet Andy Johns, General Partner at Unusual Ventures
February 06, 2019
Meet Andy Johns, General Partner at Unusual Ventures
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How a heart attack scare turned Wealthfront’s former president into a VC
February 04, 2019
How a heart attack scare turned Wealthfront’s former president into a VC
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Andrew Johns to help build consumer-focused portfolio at Unusual Partners
February 01, 2019
Andrew Johns to help build consumer-focused portfolio at Unusual Partners
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11 Books to Become a Smarter, Stronger Version of Yourself
January 23, 2019
11 Books to Become a Smarter, Stronger Version of Yourself
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Venture Funds Raised Most in 2018 Since Dot-Com Boom
January 10, 2019
Venture Funds Raised Most in 2018 Since Dot-Com Boom
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23 Tech Predictions for 2020
January 07, 2019
23 Tech Predictions for 2020

Inc.

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Pitching a VC: How to Size The Market Opportunity
January 06, 2019
Pitching a VC: How to Size The Market Opportunity
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Start-Ups Ask, ‘ Are We Making Money for Saudi Arabia?’
November 01, 2018
Start-Ups Ask, ‘ Are We Making Money for Saudi Arabia?’
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AppDynamics founder Jyoti Bansal and longtime VC John Vrionis are now taking applications for their new accelerator program
August 15, 2018
AppDynamics founder Jyoti Bansal and longtime VC John Vrionis are now taking applications for their new accelerator program
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These investors say venture capital is broken—and they’ve started an ‘Unusual’ new fund to fix it
May 15, 2018
These investors say venture capital is broken—and they’ve started an ‘Unusual’ new fund to fix it
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AppDynamics founder launches Unusual Ventures, a new $160M seed-stage fund
May 15, 2018
AppDynamics founder launches Unusual Ventures, a new $160M seed-stage fund
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