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Cox buys VC-backed Axios for reported $525mThis acquisition follows a previous investment by Cox Enterprises in the fall of 2021.
Friday Letter: Here are some simple strategies to tackle the complex issue of diversityVenture Capital Journal identified six strategies GPs or LPs are using to increase diversity. Each is a real-world solution that other GPs or LPs can replicate without much difficulty.
Six bright ideas to boost diversity in VCThere is no easy fix for the industry’s lack of diversity. Here are six things GPs and LPs are doing to open their doors wider to under-represented groups.
- Craft Ventures leads $6.9m round for Pando
Pando, a career development platform, has raised $6.9 million in funding.
- Lerer Hippeau leads seed round for Novel
Novel, a no-code platform for Web3 commerce, has raised $6 million in seed funding.
- Palmetto gathers about $375m
Palmetto, a clean energy marketplace and technology services platform, has raised about $375 million in funding.
- F-Prime Capital leads Series A round for Expressable
Expressable, a provider of virtual speech therapy solutions, has closed $15 million in Series A financing.
- The Equity Alliance wraps up inaugural fund at $28m
The fund's backers include Schusterman Family Investments, Bank of America, Ford Foundation, LionTree, Women Moving Millions co-founder Jacki Zehner, and Celo co-founder Rene Reinsberg.
Gen Z is 'pushing the boundaries' on what's traditional in VCAs they enter the workforce, members of Gen Z see venture capital as a viable career path. And it seems they have already started to shake up the industry.
Cannabis hiring platform Vangst procures $19m Series BVangst, a job hiring platform for the cannabis industry, has raised $19 million in Series B funding.