Unshackled Ventures

Unshackled Ventures secures another $35M to invest in immigrant founders

Fund III more than doubles Unshackled Ventures’ assets under management with some proceeds going toward a founder-in-residence program.

Masa Finance gets $3.5M pre-seed to build its decentralized credit protocol

Masa Finance, a hybrid credit protocol and decentralized credit bureau founded by Pngme CEO Brendan Playford in late 2020, has raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding. According to a statement, the co

Pod Foods bags additional funding to overhaul the grocery supply chain

The company offers a data-driven approach to streamlining the retailer procurement process with brands while connecting consumers to a wider variety of products.

Amid controversy, Dispo confirms Series A funding, high-profile advisors and investors

It’s only been nine months since Dispo rebranded from David’s Disposable. But the vintage-inspired photo-sharing app has experienced a whiplash of ups and downs, mostly due to the brand’s origin

Inspirit launches to bring Minecraft creativity to biology class

Aditya Vishwanath, the founder of Inspirit, wants to bring the creativity associated with Minecraft to the day-to-day schoolwork of students around the world. “These students are coming from TikTok

One Way Ventures, a firm focused on immigrant founders, closes second fund

One Way Ventures, a venture capital firm that backs immigrant founders, has closed its second fund at $57.5 million. The close comes three years after One Way announced its debut fund, a $28 million i

Venture capital LPs are the missing link to solving Silicon Valley’s diversity problem

LPs have the power and the responsibility to invest in more diverse fund managers to keep them and their investment teams accountable.

Afore Capital raises second pre-seed venture capital fund

In the last year alone, nine new funds have closed on an aggregate $200 million to invest in pre-seed startups.

Pod Foods gets VC backing to reinvent grocery distribution

How a failed cookie startup paved the way for next-gen logistics and distribution software.

Startups Weekly: Will the Seattle tech scene ever reach its full potential?

In this week's newsletter: WeWork files confidentially for IPO, Lyft loses scooter head and Magic Leap raises MORE money.

Unshackled Ventures has $20M to invest exclusively in immigrant founders

With a new $20M fund, the Unshackled team will invest in immigrants and help them secure visas.