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