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☆ It's becoming insane again in venture capital: A tiny AI startup wants investors to pay $100 to book a meeting with its founder.
  + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
A couple of days ago, startup founder Dan Siroker set his sights on meeting new investors. Siroker closed the process with 170 bids to sift through. Siroker told Business Insider this week that he isn't actively fundraising. Advertisement"When deals get hot, there is extreme interest," Ben Lerer, managing partner of Lerer Hippeau, an early-stage venture firm, told Business Insider's Ben Bergman late last year. "If you're not there long before the raising, you're not part of the conversation."
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☆ Wouldn't worry too much about the first few days of trading in recent IPOs: Ben Lerer
  + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWouldn't worry too much about the first few days of trading in recent IPOs: Ben LererBen Lerer, Lerer Hippeau managing director, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the recent spate of initial public offerings, whether there's a reason recent IPOs have stumbled after first-day pops, and more.
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☆ Scoop: The founders of PopSugar raise $33 million for their second VC fund, and launch a bespoke investment bank to advise startups on M&A
  + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Brian and Lisa Sugar, the married founders of PopSugar, have raised a second venture capital fund. The $33 million fund will invest in consumer brands and software powering the future of retail. The eponymous firm, Sugar Capital, began to raise the sophomore fund a year ago and closed in May, Brian Sugar told Insider. For her part, Lisa stepped back from managing PopSugar in 2021 and joined Sugar Capital as a partner in 2022. Sugar Capital set out to raise $75 million for its second fund and reduced the target size last summer, Sugar said.
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☆ VC investing has slowed but there's still 'spectacular' opportunity with late-stage companies, says Ben Lerer
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailVC investing has slowed but there's still 'spectacular' opportunity with late-stage companies, says Ben LererBen Lerer of Lerer Hippeau joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss his thoughts on funding, early stage investing and tracking investment trends.
☆ Lerer Hippeau's Ben Lerer: SVB has been an incredible partner to the VC ecosystem for a long time
  + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLerer Hippeau's Ben Lerer: SVB has been an incredible partner to the VC ecosystem for a long timeBen Lerer of Lerer Hippeau joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss his thoughts on the collapse of SVB.
☆ Vox Media is in talks to raise $200 million as it considers asset sales and acquisitions
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Claire Atkinson | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Private equity giant CVC Capital is discussing a $200 million investment into Vox Media. Vox Media, which owns New York magazine, Recode, The Verge and more, recently laid off more than 100 staffers. Both CVC Capital and Group Black had talks aimed at acquiring the digital media company, according to reports. Vox Media, the digital media venture that houses assets including New York magazine, The Verge, Eater, and SB Nation, is looking to raise around $200 million, according to two people familiar with talks. The sources said they believe Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff wants to use the money to acquire new assets while also potentially putting some Vox Media properties on the block.
☆ Meagan Loyst, the 25-year-old founder of Gen Z VCs, is leaving her investing role at Lerer Hippeau to focus on the online community full-time
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Meagan Loyst, an associate at VC firm Lerer Hippeau, is leaving to focus on Gen Z VC full-time. After investing in dozens of founders over the past two years as an associate at venture-capital firm Lerer Hippeau, Meagan Loyst is stepping away to focus on Gen Z VCs, the online community she founded. After getting flooded with responses, she set up a Slack channel to connect around 700 Gen Z founders and investors, and the group has continued to grow since. Through Gen Z VCs, Loyst plans to host networking events in major cities, much like the group's summits in Chicago and Los Angeles last month. She also intends to monetize her own online following as a Gen Z expert through her online newsletter, "The Gen Z POV," video content on TikTok and YouTube, and speaking at summits.
☆ The last decade has shown early stage venture capital is a great asset class, says Ben Lerer
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe last decade has shown early stage venture capital is a great asset class, says Ben LererBen Lerer, Lerer Hippeau managing director, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss why the company closed $230 million in two new funds, how the current rate environment has impacted deal-making and more.
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