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Article Summary TLDR: Funding gap between female- and male-founded companies remained substantial in 2023. Female-founded companies generated a record high proportion of total US VC deal value at 22.8%. Across the nation,

TLDR: Hunger games: Investors at the table with appetite for food startups Key Points: A slew of homegrown food and beverage brands across categories such as pizzas, bubble teas, and burgers are

TLDR: ASX-listed VC Touch Ventures and its CEO, Hein Vogel, have decided to part ways after 4.5 years. The company, initially backed by BNPL fintech Afterpay, went through a tumultuous time under

TLDR: Key Points: California bill SB 54 requires VC firms to report diversity of founding members of businesses they invest in Mandate aims to increase transparency and funding opportunities for underrepresented groups

Article Summary TLDR: Key Points: Lily Lyman appointed as new leader of Underscore VC Known for supporting enterprise startups and driving scalability for tech entities Lily Lyman, a partner at Boston-based venture

TLDR: Monad Labs is in talks to raise over $200 million in a round led by Paradigm, valuing the startup at $3 billion. The raise would be the largest in the crypto

TLDR: Baby food pouch brand Serenity Kids secures $52 million in Series B funding with Stride Consumer Partners as the investor. The funding will help support the growth and expansion of the

TLDR: Key, a community and networking platform provider based in Palo Alto, CA, raised $4.3M in funding. The funding round was led by Felicis and included participation from various investors and industry

TLDR: The Artemis Fund has closed its second fund, totaling $36 million, to support female-founded startups in various industries. The women-led venture capital group has invested in over 20 female-led startups, with

TLDR: Liquid Death, a beverage company based in Los Angeles, raised $67M in funding The funding round included new investor SuRo Capital and follow-on investors Live Nation, Science, Inc., and Creek Capital