Tag: Venture Capital

Airship wants to build better sales tools for HVAC contractors

The HVAC industry is going through a transformation. The old guard of tradespeople are on the cusp of retiring while private equity firms...

Why Index Ventures is bulking up its investment team in NYC

While online discourse would make it seem that venture has retreated to the Bay Area, with San Francisco being the most important place...

AI dominated both YC Demo Day and startup news

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13 companies from YC Demo Day 1 that are worth paying attention to

Famed Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator on Wednesday kicked off its two-day “Demo Day” event that showcases what the most recent YC...

How one female VC is teaching kids about startups and women in tech

Deena Shakir, an investor at Lux Capital, struggled to explain to her three young kids what exactly her job was. She first tried...

Venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs

From Keith Rabois to Ethan Kurzweil, a lot of VCs have switched firms or spun out of storied VC institutions to launch their...