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Venture capital’s 2023 Rising Stars (4 of 4)

Oana Olteanu, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Pocket Sun and Rosie Wardle are among the 40 Rising Stars under the age of 40 in Venture Capital Journal's fourth consecutive list.

7 min read · 03 January 2023

The rising star of platform services

Providing value-add services to founders has become a key differentiator in an increasingly crowded venture market.

9 min read · 03 January 2023

Former Salesforce exec says now is the right time to be in start-ups

Super{set}, which is raising its second fund, has poached an executive away from Salesforce to bolster its start-up studio. Jon Suarez-Davis, formerly senior vice-president of marketing strategy and innovation at Salesforce, has joined the San Francisco firm as chief commercial officer.

3 min read · 07 December 2022

Ex-Candy Crusher turned VC is playing a new game

EQT partner Lars Jörnow, who oversaw development of Candy Crush, explains why he is no longer excited about gaming, but instead focuses on companies serving the creator economy and electrification of traditional industries.

5 min read · 21 November 2022

Sofinnova Partners taps Eklund as partner and COO

European life sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has named Mats Eklund as partner and chief operating officer.

1 min read · 10 November 2022

Distributed Ventures hires Flanagan as growth partner, Carvalho as associate

Distributed Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm in New York, has hired Joe Flanagan as a growth partner and Alex Carvalho as an associate.

1 min read · 08 November 2022

Bringing top-notch venture training to female investors

Columbia Business School professor Angela Lee speaks to VCJ about what’s holding women back in the venture industry and how she’s trying to prepare them for an expanded role.

5 min read · 08 November 2022

Getting personal with Adam Draper

Boost VC's founder, a fourth-generation venture capitalist, invests at the pre-seed stage in things that may one day bring his love of Iron Man to reality.

3 min read · 03 November 2022

New partner Palmeri will help NextView Ventures deepen ties with West coast investors

The new female partner will help the firm continue to attract diverse founders and improve their access to 'deep pocket' investors in major markets for follow-on rounds.

3 min read · 19 October 2022

New mentorship service for female founders quickly gains traction

Female Founder Collective and Webex have launched a service to mentor female founders on everything from raising capital to NFTs.

4 min read · 19 October 2022

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