How a 1,200-member crypto group plans to raise billions, buy their own NBA team, and then collectively run it
The Krause House is a group of basketball fans raising money to buy an NBA team with crypto. If successful, the group plans to collectively run it. TechHow Gen Z crypto VCs are quietly rebuilding the internet — and making a fortune in the process
Gen Z VCs are leading the charge at important crypto funds. They are making money on crypto, while fixing their disillusionment with Big Tech. TechA crypto VC known as 'SEVEN' founded a company that can prevent Big Tech from gathering data on you. Here's how he's trying to create an uncensored internet.
Dr. Steven "SEVEN" Waterhouse cofounded Orchid Labs with a host of big name programmers to provide a private, uncensored internet. TechHere's an exclusive look at the pitch deck counterfeit detection startup MarqVision used to raise a $5 million seed round from SoftBank and Y Combinator
MarqVision uses AI and photo recognition software to scan online listings for counterfeit products. Its process has a 95% success rate. TechCopy.ai can write your emails, website and love letters for you. Here's the pitch deck it used to nab $11 million from VCs like Wing, Sequoia, and Tiger Global.
Copy.ai raised $11 million Series A from firms like Wing Venture Capital, Sequoia, and Tiger Global. Here's the pitch deck they used to sway top VCs. TechA 23-year-old analyst at Underscore VC made over $150,000 mining altcoins. Here's how he did it.
In the last two years, a 23-year-old VC made over $150,000 by mining Helium tokens. He says it's not too late for people to capitalize on the altcoin. TechDoorDash ceased a pilot program to deliver free rape kits to college students. Here's the inside story.
The DoorDash cofounder Stanley Tang helped arrange the program. When DoorDash's communications and legal team discovered it, they suspended it. TechLux Capital's Deena Shakir has risen to become one of the few Arab American women in VC. She shares how 9/11 shaped her career and what investors are overlooking.
The Lux Capital partner Deena Shakir tells Insider about her path to becoming a top VC and what areas of healthcare she thinks VCs are overlooking. TechA wild party and a COVID outbreak are forcing Launch House — where young founders pay to live and work in mansions — to face scrutiny over safety
Launch House operates luxury homes where founders live, work, and socialize. Prior cohorts describe rocky early days. Launch House says it's changed. TechA crypto social club that costs $8,000 to join just got a $100 million valuation from Andreessen Horowitz and other top VCs. Here's why.
Friends With Benefits started as an informal crypto social club. But now, top VCs are taking notice and see huge benefits from backing the group. TechStartups can now rent the 'luckiest' office in Silicon Valley: The site where Twitter and Instagram were born
The 6,400 square-foot office in San Francisco where Twitter and Instagram got their start has some "good juju," the building's leasing company said. TechAn Andreessen Horowitz partner explains why the firm is turning over major crypto decisions to college students
Andreessen Horowitz now has vast crypto organization influence with its huge investments. This new strategy allows platforms to remain decentralized. TechHere's an exclusive look at the pitch deck startup Chili Piper used to land $33 million in 20 minutes led by Tiger Global
Sales software startup Chili Piper closed a $33 million Series B led by Tiger Global after a 20-minute call. Here's the pitch deck that won over VCs. TechInterview: Y Combinator's Geoff Ralston on the 'superpower' that makes the accelerator successful as nearly 400 startups pitch investors on Demo Day
As hundreds of YC startups pitch investors on Demo Day, Ralston answers critics who say YC has become too big in this exclusive interview. TechThe 20 best seed-stage investors outside of Silicon Valley and New York who specialize in consumer tech
Tech entrepreneurs are raising money for their startups from investors beyond Silicon Valley, in cities like Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Chicago. TechVenture capitalists say Y Combinator startups are getting expensive. Leaked fund data shows how YC valuations have shot up since 2018.
Y Combinator's upcoming Demo Day has brought the usual grumbles about rising startup valuations. Leaked data shows exactly how much more expensive startups have become. Tech377 startups and the largest Demo Day ever — How Y Combinator is super-sizing its startup school to become a global unicorn factory
Y Combinator was once an enclave where aspiring tech founders rubbed shoulders with billionaires. Then the coronavirus forced the accelerator online. TechA partner at Andreessen Horowitz reveals some of the secrets behind its big strategy to take crypto mainstream
A16z has a huge $2.2 billion crypto fund. A partner tells Insider about the strategies it uses to get a leg up investing in crypto startups. TechHow a crypto startup raised $12.5 million in 31 seconds and won over Andreessen Horowitz
Yield Guild Games made $12.5 million in 31 seconds by selling YGG tokens. Famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz believes it's the future of crypto. TechMeet 9 Gen Z VCs who raised millions for their own venture funds
Gen Z VCs, age 26 or younger, are redefining venture capital. Here are nine who have raised millions for their own funds to invest in Gen Z founders.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7o8HSoqWeq6Oeu7S1w56pZ5ufonyiwdOhpqtnnZa%2FqK3UsWSmmZOYvK24