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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? First Round Capital found that among its portfolio companies, startups with female founders outperformed those without by 63%.” . Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. .

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Support Your Fellow Entrepreneurs, Vote in SXSW 2020 Panel Pickers!

Austin Startup

This past month, SXSW called on the community to enter proposals for conference sessions at all SXSW 2020 events— and so the buzz begins. Now is the time to show your support for the innovative and creative thinkers we are lucky to work with at Capital Factory. Venture Associate at Capital Factory Emily Reiser , PhD.,

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It’s the Company you keep

Eric Friedman

These things are right up my alley because it’s what I love doing and align with my goal to be the best advisor to early-stage founders. Matt Harrigan (cofounder Company ; CEO Company Ventures) reached out when I set out on my own, and he was kind enough to lend me a desk in the building.

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Your cloud data needs a reality check: our investment in Cyera

Cracking the Code

Yotam Segev (left) and Tamar Bar-Ilan (right), cofounders of Cyera The complex equation of data reality With AWS, Azure and GCP growing 40-50% YoY at massive scale (AWS’ run rate is more than $70B!), Latest estimates are that the 65 zettabytes (1 zettabyte = 1 billion terabytes) of global data in 2020 will have nearly tripled by 2025**.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Pierce Burnette knows the meaning of “humble beginnings” and has combined her intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), entrepreneurial spirit, and technical knowledge to forge successful careers in engineering, information technology, and education. Previously, she was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence (“EIR”) for Dell Inc.