| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.08.2026 | FriskAI launches with $3.6M to show enterprises what their AI agents are doing | Runtime intelligence startup FriskAI Inc. launched today with $3.6 million in pre-seed funding to give enterprises a record of what their artificial intelligence agents actually do once they go into production.
FriskAI is aiming at a proble... |
| 16.07.2026 | Pure Raises $8 Million To Build Compliance-First Platform For Real-Money Peer-To-Peer Games | Pure has raised $8 million in seed funding to expand its compliance-first platform for real-money peer-to-peer games. The financing was raised across multiple rounds led by Hidden Capital. Additional investors included MaC Venture Capital, ... |
| 15.07.2026 | Pure Raises $8M in Seed Funding | Pure, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a social, compliant-first, financial infrastructure platform for peer-to-peer games, raised $8M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Hidden Capital. Additional participants included MaC Venture C... |
| 26.06.2026 | ETtech Deals Digest: Credâs mega round lifts startup funding to $1.09 billion this week, up 290% on-year | Synopsis
Indian startups secured a significant $1.09 billion in funding across 14 deals, with fintech giant Cred leading the charge with a massive $900 million round. This surge, primarily driven by late-stage investments, marks a substanti... |
| 22.06.2026 | Swsh Raises $4M in Seed Funding | Swsh, a New York City-based developer of a digital fan engagement and photo-sharing platform for live experiences, raised $4m in seed funding.
The round was led by Game Changers Ventures, with participation from Stellation Capital, SignalFi... |
| 21.06.2026 | Critical Energy Secures $22 Million for Modular Geothermal Power Revolution | Critical Energy secured $22 million in seed funding. This capital fuels the deployment of modular turbine power systems. Former SpaceX engineer Spencer Jackson founded the firm. Its factory-built systems accelerate clean energy deployment. ... |
| 19.06.2026 | Critical Energy Raises $22 Million Seed Round To Scale Modular Turbine Power Systems | Critical Energy announced that it has raised $22 million in seed funding to accelerate deployment of its modular, factory-built turbine power generation systems.
The funding rounds were led by Susa Ventures and Upfront Ventures. The company... |
| 18.06.2026 | Critical Energy Systems Raises $19M in Seed Funding | Critical Energy Sistems, a Hawthorne, California-based developer of modular turbine systems for geothermal power plants, raised $19m in seed funding.
The investment round was co-led by Susa Ventures and Upfront Ventures, with participation ... |
| 28.05.2026 | Cypher AI: $2 Million Seed Raised To Build AI-Native Infrastructure For Life Science R&D | Cypher AI, a company building AI-native digital infrastructure for life science research and development, announced it has raised $2 million in seed funding led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation from Epsilon Ventures, Connecticut I... |
| 27.05.2026 | Cypher AI Secures $2M to Scale AI-Native Infrastructure for Life Science R&D
Beyond the Spreadsheets: Why Cypher AI Raised $2M to Re-Engineer the Biotech R&D Stack | What You Should Know
Life science infrastructure startup Cypher AI has emerged from stealth, announcing a $2M seed funding round led by MaC Venture Capital.
The financing includes strategic participation from Epsilon Ventures, Connecticut I... |
| 20.04.2026 | Antioch Raises $8.5M in Seed Funding | Antioch, a NYC–based startup building simulation tools for robot developers, raised $8.5m in seed funding at a $60m valuation.
The round was led by A* and Category Ventures, with participation from MaC Venture Capital, Abstract, Box Group, ... |
| 13.04.2026 | Pipe Raises $16m as Embedded Finance Push for Small Businesses Gains Ground | Pipe, a Fintech firm offering embedded financing tools for small businesses, has raised $16 million in a funding round led by investors including Fin Capital and MaC Venture Capital, the company said.
The deal marks Pipe’s first equity fund... |
| 13.03.2026 | Swarm Aero Secures $35M for Advanced UAV Swarm Technology | Swarm Aero secured $35 million in Series A funding. This boosts its total capital to $59 million. The company pioneers large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms. Funds fuel accelerated development and deployment of its innovative platform.... |
| 12.03.2026 | Swarm Aero: $35 Million Series A Raised For Large UAV Swarm Aircraft And Software | Swarm Aero, a developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, announced that it has raised $35 million in a Series A funding round led by Two Sigma Ventures and Silent Ventures. The round also included participation from existing i... |
| 11.03.2026 | Taya: $5 Million Raised For AI Jewelry Designed To Capture Personal Thoughts | Taya, a startup developing AI-powered jewelry focused on intentional voice capture, announced it has raised $5 million in seed funding. The round was led by MaC Venture Capital and Female Founders Fund, with participation from a16z speedrun... |
| 11.03.2026 | Swarm Aero Raises $35M in Series A Funding | Swarm Aero, an Oxnard, CA-based developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, raised $35M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Two Sigma Ventures and Silent Ventures with participation from its Seed investors Khosla Ventures... |
| 11.03.2026 | Taya Raises $5M in Seed Funding | Taya, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of jewelry‑first AI hardware, raised $5m in seed funding.
The round was led by MaC Venture Capital and Female Founders Fund, with participation from a16z speedrun.
Founded by Stanford‑trained design... |
| 14.01.2026 | Haiqu Secures $11M Seed Funding for Quantum Software Breakthrough | Quantum startup Haiqu recently closed an $11 million seed funding round. The Ukrainian-American firm develops crucial software for quantum computers. Its platform dramatically boosts efficiency and mitigates errors. This capital will fast-t... |
| 13.01.2026 | Quantum software startup Haiqu raises $11M to launch hardware-aware operating system
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Cookies | Quantum software startup Haiqu Inc. announced today that it has raised $11 million in new funding to accelerate the launch of its operating system for quantum applications, which will include a hardware-aware quantum software stack for runn... |
| 13.01.2026 | Украино-американский стартап Haiqu привлек $11 млн на развитие ПО для квантовых компьютеров | Украино-американский стартап Haiqu, разрабатывающий программное обеспечение для квантовых компьютеров, привлек $11 млн инвестиций в seed-раунде. Об этом компания сообщила 13 января. Лид-инвестором раунда выступил американский фонд Primary V... |
| 10.12.2025 | Enttor Launches the Only Outbound Messaging Software Startups Need | Enttor, the company building a unified AI layer for outbound messaging, announces its next-generation platform. Enttor’s technology identifies high-intent prospects across social platforms, crafts personalized outreach messages that match b... |
| 23.10.2025 | Janta Power Closes $5.5M Seed Funding | Janta Power, a Dallas, TX-based developer of innovative three-dimensional solar tower systems, closed a $5.5m seed funding round.
The round was led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation from Collab Capital.
The company intends to use t... |
| 05.08.2025 | Raise Robotics Raises $7.8M in Seed Funding | Raise Robotics, a San Francisco, CA-based startup that builds robots that automate hazardous tasks on vertical construction sites, raised $7.8m in seed funding.
The round was led by MaC Ventures, with participation from Undivided Ventures a... |
| 12.07.2025 | Blok Raises $5M in Seed Funding | Blok, a San Francisco, CA-based startup that builds AI agents to improve product experimentation, raised $5m in seed funding.
The round, which brought total funding raised to date to $7.5m, was led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation... |
| 09.07.2025 | Blok raises $7.5M to build AI agents that simulate human behavior to accelerate software testing
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Cookies | A startup called Blok Intelligence Inc. today said it has raised $7.5 million to transform the software testing process with artificial intelligence agents that simulate the behavior of human users.
The money comes via a seed funding round ... |
| 18.06.2025 | Quilt Health Secures $6M to Transform Clinical Trials for Complex Diseases | In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, Quilt Health emerges as a beacon of hope. This Boston-based digital health company has just secured $6 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $8 million. The round was led by MaC... |
| 17.06.2025 | Quilt Health Raises $6M to Modernize Clinical Trial Access for Complex Diseases | Founders Andy Ellner, MD & Jazmine Coleman, MBA
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– Quilt Health, a digital health company dedicated to bridging gaps in treatment access for complex diseases secures $6M in seed funding round, bringing its total fun... |
| 01.04.2025 | India: Chef Robotics raises $43.1m funding led by Avataar Ventures | San Francisco-based Chef Robotics, a company that uses robotics and machine learning to increase food production, has raised $43.1 million in its Series A funding round led by Avataar Ventures, it announced on Tuesday.
The funding also saw ... |
| 20.03.2025 | Mark Kleinman: CMA revamp to spur boom for M&A bankers | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week, he tackles changes at the CMA, Achilles’ new target, and a logistics funding boost.
Will there even be a competitio... |
| 19.03.2025 | Timber Meets Tech: The Rise of Cambium in Wood Recycling | In a world where trees fall like dominoes, Cambium emerges as a beacon of hope. Each year, 36 million trees succumb to decay, disease, and development. Most of this wood ends up as waste—burned, buried, or ground into mulch. Cambium is here... |
| 17.03.2025 | This startup is creating a global tech platform for recycled wood | Each year 36 million trees fall due to decay, disease, natural disasters or clearing for new development.
Cambium’s technology helps find, recycle and then deliver the wood across the United States and to parts of Canada.
While there are lo... |
| 19.02.2025 | Era: $6.2 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Financial Intelligence Platform | Era, an AI-based financial intelligence platform reimagining personal wealth management, announced $6.2 million in seed funding co-led by MaC Venture Capital, Third Kind Venture Capital, and Protagonist.
The company also revealed a notable ... |
| 17.10.2024 | FullyRamped: Revolutionizing Sales Training with AI Role-Play | In the fast-paced world of sales, time is money. Companies are always on the lookout for ways to sharpen their teams' skills without sacrificing valuable leads. Enter FullyRamped, a Silicon Valley startup that’s changing the game. With a fr... |
| 16.10.2024 | FullyRamped raises $2.3M to train sales reps faster with AI role-play | In an era where companies are rushing to automate customer interactions, FullyRamped is going against the grain. The Silicon Valley startup has raised $2.3 million to upskill sales representatives with AI role-play using Practice Prospects.... |
| 15.10.2024 | FullyRamped’s AI role-play platform seamlessly up-skills sales reps | FullyRamped’s AI role-play platform seamlessly up-skills sales reps
FullyRamped, the AI role-play platform for sales teams, is announcing that it has raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding led by BoxGroup, MaC Venture Capital, and NOMO Ven... |
| 21.09.2024 | Safire Group: Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Technology Company Raises $8 Million (Pre-Series A) | Safire Technology Group announced $8 million in new financing led by Canaan Partners, with participation from Correlation Ventures, Higher Life Ventures, Ajinomoto, Automotive Ventures, Outpost Ventures, Potomac Angel Capital, and MaC Ventu... |
| 13.08.2024 | Buzz Solutions Wins at The 2024 SaaS Awards in the Energy & Utilities Category | Buzz Solutions
International Software-as-a-Service Awards Program Reveals its Winners
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Buzz Solutions, an AI company that enables a smart, stable and resilient energy infrastructure has ... |
| 29.05.2024 | Buzz Solutions Announces Momentum as Power Utilities Accelerate Adoption of AI-based Solutions for Infrastructure Inspections and Security | Buzz Solutions
The company's growth underscores the power utility industry's digital transformation and rise of AI for efficient and accurate infrastructure inspections and substation security
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRW... |
| 22.05.2024 | Autodesk Acquires Serbian-Hollywood Collaboration Wonder Dynamics | Serbia, USA ~
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In a nutshell Autodesk, Inc. has announced its acquisition of Wonder Dynamics (with a Serbian co-founder at the helm), the creators of Wonder Studio, a cloud-based 3D animation and VFX platform that integrates artific... |
| 14.05.2024 | Chris Halkyard, Former C-Level Executive of Gilt.com and Blue Apron, joins Ox as Chief Operations Officer | Bringing over three decades of expertise to Ox, Chris Halkyard's storied career also includes transformative roles at Toys"R"Us, L'Occitane en Provence and Marc Ecko Enterprises.
BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ox,... |
| 22.03.2024 | Buzz Solutions: $5 Million Raised To Protect Energy Infrastructure | Buzz Solutions, an AI company that inspects and protects critical energy infrastructure, announced it closed a $5 million growth funding round. GoPoint Ventures led the round, with Blackhorn Ventures and MaC Venture Capital also participati... |
| 07.02.2024 | Time for kitchen staff to upshift: robots are coming | Chef Robotics seeks to resolve labor shortage in US food prep market
We’ve all heard of robots coming to the fast-food chains. McDonald’s has been running its roboticized spot in Texas and Chick-fil-A has been testing robot servers. But a l... |
| 21.11.2023 | Weekly economic index: Showmax dethrones Netflix, Crypto ATMs in SA and Nigeria settles oilfield deal suit with Eni. | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week: Netflix is no longer number 1 in Africa
Netflix, the world’s largest paid video streaming service, is facin... |
| 07.06.2023 | US-Ukrainian startup Haiqu secures €3.7M to speed up adoption of quantum computing | US and Ukrainian-based Haiqu, a startup building software to enhance the performance of quantum processors, announced on Tuesday, June 6, that it has raised $4M (approximately €3.74M) in a pre-seed round of funding.
The round was led by MaC... |
| 06.04.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Hardee Fresh grabs $56m, Upward Farms shuts down, Wine that tastes like climate change | Vertical farming saw good and bad news this week, as Hardee Fresh raised new funds, Upward Farms ceased operations and Kalera filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Elsewhere, digital-first burger delivery service VICIO secured new cap... |
| 01.11.2022 | Nigeria: Serena Williams' Investment Shows That Nigeria's Technology Sector Is Attractive - but Things Can Be Better | Nigeria is the leading African destination for foreign direct investments in technology startup businesses. Between 2015 and 2022, Nigerian technology startups have secured funding totalling just over US$2 billion. This is the highest amoun... |
| 12.10.2022 | Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M | Share this:
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| 16.09.2022 | Season 3 of Award-Winning Interactive Series The Mic: Africa Premieres this Sunday | Season 3 The Mic: Africa
The top talent competition on the Continent reaches new heights with MTN
The Mic: Africa harnesses the power of artistry and technology to uplift a new generation of creative voices at tbtm.app,”
— Ghana-born TBTM S... |
| 17.08.2022 | How to do Cultural Investing in Africa, according to MaC Venture Capital | In 2015, California-based Marlon Nichols left Intel Capital, the corporate venture capital arm of Intel Corporation, where he’d worked for over 4 years, to set out on his own.
So he co-founded Cross Culture Ventures with Troy Carter, a succ... |
| 10.08.2022 | AMP Global Partners With MaC Venture Capital Raising $5.6 Million To Expand Its Blockchain-Based Video Platform | Derrick N. Ashong, AMP Global's founder and CEO, created the Take Back the Mic (TBTM) platform Amp Global |
| 30.06.2022 | MaC Venture Capital Raises $203M Fund II | MaC Venture Capital team, from left to right: Marlon Nichols, Managing General Partner; Michael Palank, General Partner; Charles D. King, General Partner; and Adrian Fenty, Managing General Partner. (Graphic: Business Wire)
MaC Venture Capi... |
| 27.06.2022 | MaC Venture Capital, a majority Black-owned VC firm, raises $203M Fund II to invest in tech startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors | Venture capital funding in technology startups has grown in recent years. But investments in minority and female-led startups still are still lagging behind. The disparity in funding to minority startups is at an all-time high. In the last ... |
| 27.06.2022 |
MaC Venture Capital Raises $203M In Second Fund
| Los Angeles-based MaC Venture Capital, a majority Black-owned venture capital firm, has raised $203M in its second fund, the fund said today. According to MaC Venture Capital, its Fund II nearly doubled its original seed-stage fund, which w... |
| 27.06.2022 | The new Palo Alto? Europe’s VC scene is heating up as unicorns surge in the region | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 25.05.2022 | Blockchain entertainment company, AMP Global, raises $5.6 million to expand its watch-to-earn offering | AMP Global Technologies, a blockchain-based video entertainment platform, has raised a $5.6 million seed round, with a $2 million investment from MaC Venture Capital, according to a statement from the LA-based VC firm on Tuesday. |
| 24.05.2022 | Blockchain entertainment company, AMP Global, raises $5.6 million to expand its watch-to-earn offering | AMP Global Technologies, a blockchain-based video entertainment platform, has raised a $5.6 million seed round, with a $2 million investment from MaC Venture Capital, according to a statement from the LA-based VC firm on Tuesday.
Founded by... |
| 31.03.2022 | Reema Health Secures $8M for Personalized, Community-Based Health Platform | What You Should Know:
– Reema Health, a Minneapolis, MN-based community-based health technology platform raises $8M in seed funding led by MaC Venture Capital and DNA Capital. Combined with a previous $1.25 million pre-seed round and earlie... |
| 23.02.2022 | Black Futures Month: Four Black Leaders Who Walk The Talk | Black History Month is referred to by many as “Black Futures Month,” which the Movement for Black Lives defines as “time to both consider and celebrate our Black radical history and to dream and imagine a world in which we are free and self... |
| 03.02.2022 | Kenyan healthtech startup, Afya Rekod, raises $2M in seed funding | Kenyan based healthtech startup, Afya Rekod, has raised $2 million (R30 608 600,00) in seed funding. The round was led by Mac Venture Capital, a US based seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts ... |
| 03.02.2022 | Kenyan healthtech startup, Afya Rekod, raises $2M in seed funding | Kenyan based healthtech startup, Afya Rekod, has raised $2 million (R30 608 600,00) in seed funding. The round was led by Mac Venture Capital, a US based seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts ... |
| 02.02.2022 | Kenya’s Afya Rekod raises $2m seed funding to digitise health record | In Africa, health records and information are still recorded using pen and paper and locked away in files and storage rooms. In most cases, patients can only access their personal files during hospital visits and don’t have the power to wal... |
| 31.01.2022 | MaC Venture Capital Eyes $200 Million For Its Second Fund | MaC Venture Capital, the Black-led seed-stage venture firm based in Los Angeles, intends to raise as much as $200 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing published Monday.
The filing implies that Hollywood-based MaC has not ... |
| 17.01.2022 | Wyvern Brings Business Intelligence to New Markets Using Compact Satellites | Wyvern’s funding round secures their first three satellite launches and paves the way for commercial access to cost-effect imaging capabilities like 5m SWIR in coming years. “Wyvern will entirely change the way we use satellite imagery on E... |
| 28.07.2021 | Platform Capital’s “Africa Walk” is changing common misconceptions about Africa | Like most developing regions across the world, Africa suffers from bad publicity.
While coverage by Western media is often focused on issues of insecurity, conflicts, political unrest, and corruption on the continent, Africa is bustling wit... |
| 08.06.2021 | Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian Leads $50 Million Series B Funding In Plant-Based Meat Startup SIMULATE | Alexis Ohanian (left) has led the $50 million series B funding in plant-based meat company SIMULATE ... [+] founded by Ben Pasternak (right). SIMULATE / Romina Hendlin |
| 18.04.2021 | MaC Venture Capital Closes $103 Million Inaugural Seed Fund | MaC Venture Capital — a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in tech startups — announced recently it has raised its inaugural $103 million seed-stage fund
MaC Venture Capital — a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in tech... |
| 29.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital Raises $103 Million Fund | MaC Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm launched in 2019, announced March 25 that it had raised an inaugural $103 million fund for investments in early stage startups. |
| 28.03.2021 | Data-driven cancer care platform Preveta raises US $ 2 million | Preveta, a California (United States) based startup, announced on 26th March 2021 that it has raised US $ 2 million in its seed funding round. The round was co-led by TSVC and MaC Venture Capital. |
| 26.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital raises $103M for inaugural seed fund | Los Angeles-based MaC Venture Capital has closed its first fund on $103 million. The firm, which was created through the 2019 merger of Cross Culture Ventures and M Ventures, plans to invest in seed-stage tech companies that are leveraging ... |
| 26.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital Raises Inaugural $103 Million Seed Fund | Majority Black-owned firm founded by Adrian Fenty, Marlon Nichols, Michael Palank, and Charles D. King applies cultural investment thesis to invest in technology startups
MaC Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests i... |
| 25.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital Raises Its First Fund Of $110M To Invest In Seed-Stage Companies | 10 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
MaC Venture Capital has raised an inaugural seed fund of $110 million. The Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based firm will invest in 40 seed-stage companies across the globe, targeting $1 million for eac... |
| 25.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital Closes $110M Fund Aimed at Diverse Founders | MaC Venture Capital, one of the few majority Black-owned venture firms to focus on increasing the woefully slim number of non-white founders, closed its first $110 million fund.
The two-year-old firm came into being when Cross Culture Ventu... |
| 25.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital Raises Inaugural $103 Million Seed Fund | LOS ANGELES & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, MaC Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups, announced it has raised its inaugural $103 million seed-stage fund. A majority Black-ow... |
| 25.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital raises $103m for debut seed fund | - |
| 25.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital Closes $101M Fund Aimed at Diverse Founders | MaC Venture Capital, one of the few majority Black-owned venture firms to focus on increasing the woefully slim number of non-white founders, closed its first $110 million fund.
The two-year-old firm came into being when Cross Culture Ventu... |
| 25.03.2021 | MaC Venture Capital : Raises Inaugural $103 Million Seed Fund | Today, MaC Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups, announced it has raised its inaugural $103 million seed-stage fund. A majority Black-owned firm based in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, the ... |
| 25.03.2021 | Closing on $103M, MaC VC is changing the face of venture capital | The partners at MaC Venture Capital, the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has just closed on $103 million for its inaugural fund, have spent the bulk of their careers breaking barriers.
Formed when M Ventures (a firm founded by former... |
| 25.03.2021 |
MaC Venture Capital Launches $103M Seed Fund
| Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based MaC Venture Capital has launched a new, $103M seed stage investment fund today, saying it plans to invest in technology startups across the fintech, e-commerce and marketplaces, interactive media, connectivi... |
| 25.02.2021 | Black Futures Month: 8 Black Entrepreneurs To Watch | Top row, left to right: Sabrina Hersi Issa, Tai Beauchamp, Ashley Edwards, Eda Henries. (Bottom row, ... [+] left to right: Eunique Jones Gibson, Aaron Clanton, Tracey Pickett, Zuleyka Strasner. Jasmine Rashid |
| 26.01.2021 | 10 VCs say interactivity, regulation and independent creators will reshape digital media in 2021 | The digital media industry will give us plenty to talk about this year.
When we last surveyed venture capitalists about their media investments, the big topic was the impact that the pandemic would have on the industry, and on the prospects... |
| 07.10.2020 | Crunchbase data shows dismal funding landscape for Black and Latinx founders | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Black and Latinx founders aren’t receiving an equ... |
| 07.10.2020 | Crunchbase data shows dismal funding landscape for Black and Latinx founders | Black and Latinx founders aren’t receiving an equitable share of venture capital funding, according to a Crunchbase report. The report highlights just how drastic the funding disparity is: Since 2015, the top 10 venture firms have invested ... |
| 29.09.2020 | Here's How MaC Venture Capital Plans to Invest in the Expanding 'Metaverse' | Gaming is eating the world.
So says a new report issued Tuesday by L.A.-based investment firm MaC Venture Capital.
The report mentions the recent explosion of gaming companies – including Epic Games' $1.78 billion raise that valued it at $1... |
| 16.07.2020 | CTA Invests in Entertainment Tech Fund as Part of $10M Diversity Initiative | The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® – owner and producer of CES® –announced it will invest in MaC Venture Capital as part of CTA’s $10 million commitment to venture firms and funds that invest in women, people of color and other und... |
| 16.07.2020 | CTA Invests in Entertainment Tech Fund as Part of $10M Diversity Initiative | The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® – owner and producer of CES® –announced it will invest in MaC Venture Capital as part of CTA’s $10 million commitment to venture firms and funds that invest in women, people of color and other und... |
| 15.07.2020 | 'Diversity is an Interesting Thing': MaC Venture Capital's Marlon Nichols on 'Diversity Theater' and What He'll Do with New Funds | Marlon Nichols has lately been wading through a lot of what he calls "diversity theater" - the performance that well-intentioned people do when they want to look "woke" without spending the money or doing the hard work t... |
| 23.06.2020 | Crunchbase adding diversity spotlight data to listings | An image of how Crunchbase will look with diversity data.
Image: Crunchbase
Crunchbase will now show diversity data on its company profiles in an effort to help better promote businesses run by women and minorities, according to CEO Jager M... |
| 16.06.2020 | As venture firms struggle with diversity, the Kauffman Fellows program is grooming candidates to help | Recognizing the need for a more diverse venture capital industry, the Kauffman Fellows program is looking to take steps to train its most diverse class of would-be investors and is adding to its board to foreground diversity and inclusion g... |
| 02.06.2020 | Venture firms rush to find ways to support Black founders and investors | As protests against police brutality and economic manifestations of systemic racism in the U.S. continue, venture capital firms are joining the chorus of technology industry advocates lending their support to the cause.
For the past three d... |
| 11.04.2020 | Startups Weekly: Where social startups will get funding in the future | [Editor’s note: Want to get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that startups can use by email? Subscribe here.]
While consumer tech has matured as a startup category in recent years, many investors continue to be bullish on specific ... |
| 26.01.2020 | LA tech industry mourns Kobe Bryant | The Los Angeles startup community is joining the rest of the world in mourning the death of NBA superstar, entrepreneur and investor Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Re... |
| 02.08.2019 | MaC Ventures, the brainchild of Adrian Fenty and Marlon Nichols, is quietly making its first investments | MaC Ventures, the new Los Angeles-based investment firm formed from the merger of Cross Culture Ventures and M Ventures, has quietly started deploying capital from its fund.
One of the firm’s first disclosed investments is Edge Delta, which... |
| 24.05.2019 | MaC Venture Capital to Raise $100M Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund | MaC Venture Capital, a Los Angeles, CA-based early-stage venture capital firm, is to raise a $100m fund.
According to a regulatory form with the SEC, MaC Venture Capital 2019, LP, has not raised funds, yet.
Created by the combination of Cro... |
| - | MaC Venture Capital Raises $203M for Its Second Fund | While venture capital funding has taken a hit this year, that hasn’t stopped MaC Venture Capital from raising $203 million for its second fund.
The Los Angeles-based, Black-led VC firm said Monday that it had surpassed its initial $200 mill... |
| - | The memo a 23-year-old used instead of a pitch deck to raise $4.5 million for her startup | Phoebe Yao. Courtesy of Phoebe Yao This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Phoebe Yao is the founder of Pareto, a data-collection tool run with the help of virtual assistants. She... |
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🤝 ... | Good Morning Los Angeles,
We want to acknowledge that it has been a long difficult week for many and we hope that everyone is taking care of themselves.🔦 Spotlight
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 54, the first U.S. law t... |
| - | Opportunity missed: Why there are no Black CEOs on this year’s Disruptor 50 list | Silicon Valley’s vast networks of capital exist in a community that traditionally has excluded Black entrepreneurs.
More than 80% of venture capital firms don’t have a single Black investor, while just 1% of venture-funded start-up founders... |
| - | 🌎🏛️ Overture raises $60M debut fund to help climate startups navigate bureaucracy
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Picture a VC who just successfully raised a $60M fund in the icy funding environment of 2023-2024. What do you see?
You might imagine a former investor from Sequoia or a16z with a stellar track record. Maybe you imagine a former... |
| - | 📦 Crate: Get Your (Online) Life in Order
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📙 What We’re Reading | Hi folks,
We have another founder profile for you this week. It’s a fascinating early stage consumer business with just about the strongest LA ties possible. Read on below for more!🏃♀️ Quick hits
The Founder: Anna Bofa is an LA native and D... |
| - | Venture Firm Backstage Capital Laid Off Nine Employees, Reducing Its Staff to Just Three | Venture firm Backstage Capital laid off nine employees, reducing its staff to just three.
Managing partner and founder Arlan Hamilton announced the layoffs Sunday on her “Your First Million” podcast. General partners Christie Pitts and Brit... |
