Venture

Peter Thiel-backed venture debt firm Tacora raises $268.7M for new fund

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Tacora Capital, a Texas firm that specializes in venture debt, has raised $268.7 million for its second fund, according to a new SEC filing. Tacora’s inaugural fund in 2022 raised about $350 million, including $250 million from Peter Thiel — the prominent Republican billionaire and investor — in what was considered an “unusually large investment” […]

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Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs

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Bench, a Canada-based accounting startup that offered software-as-a-service for small and medium businesses, has abruptly shut down, according to a notice posted on its website.   “We regret to inform you that as of December 27, 2024, the Bench platform will no longer be accessible,” the notice reads. “We know this news is abrupt and may

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Executive assistants, high salaries, and other ways early-stage founders will trigger a seed VC

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VC Jenny Fielding, co-founder of Everywhere Ventures and former Techstars managing director, was basically trolling on X when she posted, “Y’all have strong opinions about pre-seed founders who have EAs to help them schedule? Just checking.” Fielding knew the post was “a little bit snarky,” she told TechCrunch, but it sparked a big conversation. Some

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From Lauri Moore to Vic Singh, venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs

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From Keith Rabois to Matt Miller, a lot of VCs have switched firms or spun out of storied VC institutions this year. These employment changes are surprising because unlike in many other fields, venture capitalists don’t traditionally move around very much — especially those who reach the partner or general partner level. VC funds have

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Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem

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On November 15, Peter Wang posted a message requesting ideas for a new incubator and fund to support experimental projects built on the burgeoning Bluesky/AT Protocol ecosystem. Four weeks later, Skyseed emerged with an initial commitment of $1 million. This turnaround, a speed underscored by the fact that the fund doesn’t even have a website

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Sam Altman disputes Marc Andreessen’s description of AI meetings with Biden administration

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Famed investor Marc Andreessen recently talked about meetings with Biden administration staff who gave him the impression they wanted to control AI by working closely with two or three big AI companies, shutting everyone else out through burdensome regulations. Andreessen didn’t name OpenAI, but it was implied it would have been a beneficiary of this

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