INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kate was in SF, Alex was in Providence and there was a mountain of news to shovel through
former corporate venture fund Sapphire Ventures announced a whopping $1.4 billion fundraise this week
Sapphire may be one of or the most successful CVC spinouts to date.Moxxie: Katie Jacobs Stanton, known for co-founding #ANGELS, just closed
her debut fund on $25 million
Kate chatted with her about her experience fundraising her very own fund, some of her previous investment and her plans for Moxxie Ventures,
so there was plenty to unpack here.From there we turned to the gender imbalance in the world of venture capital
This year, companies founded by women raised only 2.8% of capital
These not-so-stellar statistics are always worth digging into.We then took a quick look at two different venture rounds, including
The company has $2 million in ARR and is growing quickly
Pepper, formed by former Snap denizens, is working to help other startups lower their CAC costs in-channel
Smart.And finally, Alex wanted to bring up his series on startups that reach the $100 million ARR threshold (Extra Crunch membership
A first piece looking into the idea led to a few more submissions
There seem to be enough companies to name the grouping with something nice
