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☆ How one rising Miami VC raised more money for his first fund. Other emerging investors haven't been so lucky.
  + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Vishal Persaud | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Evans is the founder of Exceptional Capital, which launched in 2022 among the many emerging VC firms that sprouted during the fundraising boom years. Before pursuing a life in venture capital and tech, Evans hoped to make it to the NFL as a linebacker at the University of Michigan. And then in 2022, Evans decided to launch Exceptional Capital and invest as a solo VC. Exceptional CapitalBecause he's been able to increase the size of his fund, Evans has been able to expand his team. "I could see that for Marell as well, just his work with Exceptional Capital and kind of his determination there."
Persons: —, Marell Evans, Evans, he's, Dave Brandon, Brandon, Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz, Horowitz, A16z, Okta, Owen Van Natta, Hustling, Melissa Morano Aurigemma, Graham Stoddard, Andrew Van Nest, I've, Cody Coleman, Coleman, what's Organizations: Service, Exceptional, Business, NFL, University of Michigan, NCAA, IBM, Facebook, Vision, SV Angel, A16z, Exceptional Capital Locations: Miami, Michigan, San Francisco, Okta, Silicon Valley, SoftBank, —, Bessemer
☆ Exclusive: Ex-Truepill CEO just scored $6 million to help health plans and pharma companies ditch middlemen and work closely with patients
  + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
He's launched a new company, Foundation Health, to help them do that quickly and at a low cost. Foundation aims to make it easy for insurers to set up their own online pharmacies and pharma companies to sell drugs directly to consumers. "The main focus area for us is to help health plans disintermediate PBMs," Afridi said. Foundation Health wants to help customers ditch big PBMsFoundation's software enables a few different things. Finally, direct-to-consumer health companies can plug into Foundation's technology to power their services, instead of building their own pharmacies and hiring doctors.
Persons: Umar Afridi, disruptors, Afridi, He's, disintermediate, Garry Tan, Y, they've, pocketing, Eli Lilly's, Jack Altman Organizations: California, Cuban, Plus, Business, Foundation Health, Foundation, pharma, Alt, Liquid Ventures, Exceptional, Storm Ventures, PageOne Ventures, Federal Trade Commission Locations: drugmakers
☆ Buffett-backed Nubank reports record revenue on steady user growth
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
May 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's Nubank (NUN.MX) on Monday reported record revenue for the first-quarter as the digital bank benefited from steady growth in users and higher average revenue per customer. Nubank added 4.5 million customers in the first-quarter ended March 31, taking the total count globally to 79.1 million, a 33% growth from last year, the bank said. Monthly average revenue per active customer (ARPAC) increased to $8.6, expanding 30% from a year earlier on FX-neutral basis. The bank's gross profit rose 124% to $650.9 million in the reported quarter on FX-neutral basis, while total revenue nearly doubled to hit an all-time record high of $1.6 billion from a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the bank reported a net income of $182.4 million, compared with $10.1 million a year earlier.
☆ Investing in Space: Temper your expectations
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. One that repeatedly comes up is the need for tempered expectations when it comes to schedule targets across the industry. Take, for example, an unabashed thread by ABL Space on its progress toward the debut launch of its RS1 rocket. Company leadership should be ambitious and optimistic about deadlines – but expectations need to be managed clearly and realistically, as well. The best space companies set targets that are achievable, and keep cushion on their balance sheet for when they aren't.
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