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February 6, 2023

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As Deals Dry Up, Junior VCs Fret About Their Careers

The Wall Street Journal

November 9, 2022

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GHP #89 - VC #11 - Investing in the Future of Commerce with Rachel Star!

Generation Hustle Podcast

August 3, 2022

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

Will remote work help Boston’s startup scene?

API security startup Traceable AI raises $60M on $450M valuation

AppDynamics founder’s Midas touch strikes again as Harness valuation hits $3.7B

Stigg launches to help SaaS companies dabble with different pricing and feature packaging

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

Endgame grabs another cash infusion as product-led growth momentum builds

Success of web3 hinges on remedying its security challenges

Unusual Ventures adds Lars Albright as GP

Venture Capital Journal

December 24, 2021

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

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

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

Why Zero Trust Must Be Extended To APIs

Unusual Ventures adds Wei Lien Dang as GP

Venture Capital Journal

September 15, 2021

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Privacy and data governance startup Relyance launches from stealth with $30M in funding

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

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

Orum raises $25M to automate outbound sales workflows

Designing PLG for Enterprise with Sandhya from Unusual Ventures

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

Contra wants to be the community that independent workers are missing

API security startup Traceable partners with Silicon Valley CISO Investments

Presale Platform Vivun Lands $35M

StackRox Acquisition By Red Hat Underscores The Significance Of DevSecOps

Unusual Ventures hires Sandhya Hegde as partner

Experts share tips on how to get prepared for Kubernetes jobs

Arrikto raises $10M for its MLOps platform

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

Founders don't need to be full-time to start raising venture capital

How Unusual Ventures uses a unique web design to stand out

Vivun announces $18M Series A to keep growing pre-sales platform

HBCUs are missing an investment opportunity reserved for predominately White universities

147 Sarah Leary: Nextdoor’s Co-founder Becomes a VC

John Vrionis on a New Approach to Venture Capital and Building Businesses

Conversations with Bacon

June 2, 2020

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

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

Pandemic puts the brakes on micromobility

How 6 top VCs are adapting to the new uncertainty

The Funded: Founders Fund raises $3B and 11 startups score over $260M

January 31, 2020

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The Funded: 6 Bay Area startups get over $160M at week's end

December 20, 2019

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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

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

The Funded: Cisco vet who sold Viptela to networking giant is leaving SoftBank Vision Fund

December 11, 2019

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Ordr Raises $27.5M in Series B Funding

November 27, 2019

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The Funded: Zume Pizza co-founder's new job and $110M in startup deals

November 22, 2019

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The Funded: YC shutters China outpost, Bay Area startups haul in more than $580M in funding

November 13, 2019

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The Funded: Two hefty rounds lead $800M in Bay Area startup funding at midweek

November 4, 2019

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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

October 23, 2019

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The Funded: 10 Bay Area companies score more than $900M in VC funding at midweek

October 17, 2019

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

Silicon Valley Business Journal

October 12, 2019

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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.

September 25, 2019

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What Every Serious Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Raising Venture Capital Funding

September 17, 2019

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Read This List of Books to Succeed in Business and Life

July 29, 2019

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How to drum up the courage to make an audacious request

July 29, 2019

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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 15, 2019

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Investors from Comcast Ventures, Lightspeed, and others name 11 hot media companies they think will blow up this year

June 20, 2019

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Slack: Why Did The App Catch Fire?

April 24, 2019

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The Funded: 14 Bay Area funding deals score over $350M at midweek

March 6, 2019

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Pioneer Square Labs is invigorating Seattle's startup ecosystem

February 26, 2019

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Ordr raises $16.5 million for network-level cybersecurity

January 23, 2019

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11 Books to Become a Smarter, Stronger Version of Yourself

January 7, 2019

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23 Tech Predictions for 2020

Pitching a VC: How to Size The Market Opportunity

November 1, 2018

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Start-Ups Ask, ' Are We Making Money for Saudi Arabia?'

As Deals Dry Up, Junior VCs Fret About Their Careers

The Wall Street Journal

November 9, 2022

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GHP #89 - VC #11 - Investing in the Future of Commerce with Rachel Star!

Generation Hustle Podcast

August 3, 2022

Unusual

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

Will remote work help Boston’s startup scene?

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

Success of web3 hinges on remedying its security challenges

Unusual Ventures adds Lars Albright as GP

Venture Capital Journal

December 10, 2021

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

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

Why Zero Trust Must Be Extended To APIs

Unusual Ventures adds Wei Lien Dang as GP

Venture Capital Journal

June 29, 2021

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Designing PLG for Enterprise with Sandhya from Unusual Ventures

Unusual Ventures Partner Sandhya Hegde On Entrepreneurship And Breaking Into Venture Capital

Unusual Ventures hires Sandhya Hegde as partner

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

Founders don't need to be full-time to start raising venture capital

How Unusual Ventures uses a unique web design to stand out

HBCUs are missing an investment opportunity reserved for predominately White universities

147 Sarah Leary: Nextdoor’s Co-founder Becomes a VC

John Vrionis on a New Approach to Venture Capital and Building Businesses

Conversations with Bacon

June 2, 2020

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

How 6 top VCs are adapting to the new uncertainty

New Unusual Ventures VC sees increased competition for best seed startups

Silicon Valley Business Journal

March 1, 2020

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How to Build a Recruiting Brand

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

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

Unusual Ventures races to $400m final close for Fund II

Unusual Ventures raises $400 mln second fund

Venture Capital Journal

November 18, 2019

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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

Unusual Ventures Closes Second Fund, at $400M

It's convenient to look the other way': Here's why startups are starting to ask tough questions about where VC money comes from

October 30, 2019

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The DNA of Startup Success

VCs to Start Taking a Tougher Stance on Ethics, Unusual Ventures' Vrionis Says

October 26, 2019

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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.

Crunchbase Spotlight: Megan Holston-Alexander, Unusual Ventures

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

Silicon Valley Business Journal

October 12, 2019

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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.

September 25, 2019

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What Every Serious Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Raising Venture Capital Funding

September 17, 2019

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Read This List of Books to Succeed in Business and Life

August 23, 2019

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The myth of 'stage agnostic' investing

July 29, 2019

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How to drum up the courage to make an audacious request

July 29, 2019

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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 15, 2019

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Investors from Comcast Ventures, Lightspeed, and others name 11 hot media companies they think will blow up this year

July 9, 2019

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John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures

June 20, 2019

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Slack: Why Did The App Catch Fire?

March 13, 2019

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Diversity in Tech: How One VC Firm Is Partnering With Historically Black Colleges To Address The Pipeline Issue

February 22, 2019

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VC Interview: John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures

February 8, 2019

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John Vrionis on his unusual approach to venture capital

Venture Capital Journal

February 6, 2019

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Meet Andy Johns, General Partner at Unusual Ventures

February 4, 2019

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How a heart attack scare turned Wealthfront's former president into a VC

February 1, 2019

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Andrew Johns to help build consumer-focused portfolio at Unusual Partners

January 23, 2019

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11 Books to Become a Smarter, Stronger Version of Yourself

January 10, 2019

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Venture Funds Raised Most in 2018 Since Dot-Com Boom

January 7, 2019

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23 Tech Predictions for 2020

Pitching a VC: How to Size The Market Opportunity

November 1, 2018

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Start-Ups Ask, ' Are We Making Money for Saudi Arabia?'

August 15, 2018

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AppDynamics founder Jyoti Bansal and longtime VC John Vrionis are now taking applications for their new accelerator program

May 15, 2018

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AppDynamics founder launches Unusual Ventures, a new $160M seed-stage fund

May 15, 2018

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These investors say venture capital is broken—and they've started an 'Unusual' new fund to fix it

API security startup Traceable AI raises $60M on $450M valuation

AppDynamics founder’s Midas touch strikes again as Harness valuation hits $3.7B

Stigg launches to help SaaS companies dabble with different pricing and feature packaging

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

Endgame grabs another cash infusion as product-led growth momentum builds

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

Privacy and data governance startup Relyance launches from stealth with $30M in funding

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

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

Orum raises $25M to automate outbound sales workflows

Contra wants to be the community that independent workers are missing

API security startup Traceable partners with Silicon Valley CISO Investments

Presale Platform Vivun Lands $35M

Arrikto raises $10M for its MLOps platform

Vivun announces $18M Series A to keep growing pre-sales platform

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

Pandemic puts the brakes on micromobility

BluBracket scores $6.5M seed to help secure code in distributed environments

The Funded: Founders Fund raises $3B and 11 startups score over $260M

February 3, 2020

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So much data, so little time? Kloudio's platform can help gather it all on one place

January 31, 2020

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The Funded: 6 Bay Area startups get over $160M at week's end

January 30, 2020

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Ex-Amazon, Oracle engineers raise $4M for robotic process automation startup Kloud.io

January 30, 2020

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New funding fuels startup analytics vendor Kloud.io's growth

December 11, 2019

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The Funded: Cisco vet who sold Viptela to networking giant is leaving SoftBank Vision Fund

December 11, 2019

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Ordr Raises $27.5M in Series B Funding

December 11, 2019

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IoT cybersecurity startup Ordr raises $27.5M

November 26, 2019

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Vivun snags $3M seed round to bring order to pre-sales

November 24, 2019

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Banyan Security Closes $17 Million In Funding

November 22, 2019

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The Funded: YC shutters China outpost, Bay Area startups haul in more than $580M in funding

November 21, 2019

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Zero-trust security platform provider Banyan Security raises $17M

November 21, 2019

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Banyan Security Raises $17M in Funding

November 13, 2019

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The Funded: Two hefty rounds lead $800M in Bay Area startup funding at midweek

November 13, 2019

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Cloud-Native Authorization Company Styra Closes $14 Million In Funding

November 12, 2019

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Styra Raises $14M in Series A Funding

October 23, 2019

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The Funded: 10 Bay Area companies score more than $900M in VC funding at midweek

October 22, 2019

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Winnie Raises $9M Series A For Childcare, Preschool Platform

October 8, 2019

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Seattle Tech Startup Shujinko Raises $7.5M a Year After Successful $2.8M Seed Round

October 8, 2019

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Shujinko raises $7.5M to help companies comply with regulations as they shift to the cloud

October 8, 2019

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Shujinko Secures $7.5M in Series A Funding

October 8, 2019

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Shujinko Raises $7.5M to Take the Headache out of Cloud Compliance

September 22, 2019

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BallerTV Buys FieldVision

April 24, 2019

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The Funded: 14 Bay Area funding deals score over $350M at midweek

April 23, 2019

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Harness hauls in $60M Series B investment on $500M valuation

April 23, 2019

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Harness Raises $60M To Accelerate The Pace That Engineers Push Code

April 23, 2019

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Harness raises $60 million to automate continuous app delivery with machine learning

April 18, 2019

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CloudBees acquires software automation startup Electric Cloud

March 7, 2019

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Transposit raises $12.2 million to manage your cluttered APIs

March 7, 2019

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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 6, 2019

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Pioneer Square Labs is invigorating Seattle's startup ecosystem

February 26, 2019

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Ordr raises $16.5 million for network-level cybersecurity

January 23, 2019

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11 Books to Become a Smarter, Stronger Version of Yourself

November 1, 2018

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Start-Ups Ask, ' Are We Making Money for Saudi Arabia?'

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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

As Deals Dry Up, Junior VCs Fret About Their Careers

GHP #89 - VC #11 - Investing in the Future of Commerce with Rachel Star!

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

Will remote work help Boston’s startup scene?

API security startup Traceable AI raises $60M on $450M valuation

AppDynamics founder’s Midas touch strikes again as Harness valuation hits $3.7B

Stigg launches to help SaaS companies dabble with different pricing and feature packaging

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

Endgame grabs another cash infusion as product-led growth momentum builds

Success of web3 hinges on remedying its security challenges

Unusual Ventures adds Lars Albright as GP

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

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

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

Why Zero Trust Must Be Extended To APIs

Unusual Ventures adds Wei Lien Dang as GP

Privacy and data governance startup Relyance launches from stealth with $30M in funding

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

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

Orum raises $25M to automate outbound sales workflows

Designing PLG for Enterprise with Sandhya from Unusual Ventures

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

Contra wants to be the community that independent workers are missing

API security startup Traceable partners with Silicon Valley CISO Investments

Presale Platform Vivun Lands $35M

StackRox Acquisition By Red Hat Underscores The Significance Of DevSecOps

Unusual Ventures hires Sandhya Hegde as partner

Experts share tips on how to get prepared for Kubernetes jobs

Arrikto raises $10M for its MLOps platform

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

Founders don't need to be full-time to start raising venture capital

How Unusual Ventures uses a unique web design to stand out

Vivun announces $18M Series A to keep growing pre-sales platform

HBCUs are missing an investment opportunity reserved for predominately White universities

147 Sarah Leary: Nextdoor’s Co-founder Becomes a VC

John Vrionis on a New Approach to Venture Capital and Building Businesses

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

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

Pandemic puts the brakes on micromobility

How 6 top VCs are adapting to the new uncertainty

The Funded: Founders Fund raises $3B and 11 startups score over $260M

The Funded: 6 Bay Area startups get over $160M at week's end

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

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

The Funded: Cisco vet who sold Viptela to networking giant is leaving SoftBank Vision Fund

Ordr Raises $27.5M in Series B Funding

The Funded: Zume Pizza co-founder's new job and $110M in startup deals

The Funded: YC shutters China outpost, Bay Area startups haul in more than $580M in funding

The Funded: Two hefty rounds lead $800M in Bay Area startup funding at midweek

It's convenient to look the other way': Here's why startups are starting to ask tough questions about where VC money comes from

The Funded: 10 Bay Area companies score more than $900M in VC funding at midweek

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

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.

What Every Serious Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Raising Venture Capital Funding

Read This List of Books to Succeed in Business and Life

How to drum up the courage to make an audacious request

Business Insider: 25 rising stars in venture capital who control millions of dollars in Silicon Valley and decide which startups will blow up

Investors from Comcast Ventures, Lightspeed, and others name 11 hot media companies they think will blow up this year

Slack: Why Did The App Catch Fire?

The Funded: 14 Bay Area funding deals score over $350M at midweek

Pioneer Square Labs is invigorating Seattle's startup ecosystem

Ordr raises $16.5 million for network-level cybersecurity

11 Books to Become a Smarter, Stronger Version of Yourself

23 Tech Predictions for 2020

Pitching a VC: How to Size The Market Opportunity

Start-Ups Ask, ' Are We Making Money for Saudi Arabia?'

As Deals Dry Up, Junior VCs Fret About Their Careers

GHP #89 - VC #11 - Investing in the Future of Commerce with Rachel Star!

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

Will remote work help Boston’s startup scene?

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

Success of web3 hinges on remedying its security challenges

Unusual Ventures adds Lars Albright as GP

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

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

Why Zero Trust Must Be Extended To APIs

Unusual Ventures adds Wei Lien Dang as GP