Category: MIT
The MIT Banana Lounge
I’ve co-founded or been an early investor in many things. One of my favorites is the MIT Banana Lounge. I will be hanging out there Tuesday afternoon and doing an AMA from 2pm to 4pm. It began with an email from Zoe Sheill. I met Zoe at PSL when she was an intern the summer…
Remote hiring startup Deel raises $156M at a $1.25B valuation after 20x growth in 2020
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Many of the world’s organizations shifted to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But even as more people are vaccinated and offices are planning re-openings, it’s clear that for some organizations, remote work is here to stay. Deel, a startup which…
How Pilot charted a course of not raising too much money
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch A few weeks ago, we wrote about fintech Pilot raising a $100 million Series C that doubled the company’s valuation to $1.2 billion. Bezos Expeditions — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ personal investment fund — and Whale Rock Capital joined the round, adding…