olympics

Winning a Gold medal is a lot like being a VC, according to Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner

Kristen Faulkner astonishing Olympic success of two gold medals stems from lessons learned from her former career as a venture capitalist. Faulkner was an associate investor at Threshold Ventures, and at Bessemer Venture Partners before that, leaving the VC world in 2021 to pursuing cycling. She wasn’t initially scheduled to ride in the 158-kilometer (98-mile)

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Husband-and-wife former Olympians target $50M for new fund to invest in influencer-led consumer brands

Samyr Laine and his wife, Ayanna Alexander-Laine, started Freedom Trail Capital in 2023 and are working their way toward a $50 million fund. Both are former Olympians who competed for Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively, in the triple jump. Now they put their grit and determination to work for founders wanting to launch and

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