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Re:A messaging app startup that raised $200M shuts down afte... by gizmo on Monday June 26, 2023 @11:39AM (#36481193)
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Re:A messaging app startup that raised $200M shuts down afte... by gfdsgfsdgfs on Monday June 26, 2023 @07:48PM (#36487356)
This is not true. VC general partners do invest their own money.
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Re:A messaging app startup that raised $200M shuts down afte... by fakedang on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @12:22AM (#36488874)
Yeah,like sub-5% of the fund size.
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Re:A messaging app startup that raised $200M shuts down afte... by DonsDiscountGas on Monday June 26, 2023 @08:19PM (#36487587)
My understanding is that VCs with healthcare experience didn't invest in Theranos. Holmes' family was well connected, and they invested in a family friend.
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