I'm a VC, and I hired my first staff after he offered to set up payroll for free. He showed me just how far people are willing to go for a VC job.

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Nichole Wischoff standing in front of a white wall.
Nichole Wischoff, 34, is the founder of Wischoff Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm.

Nichole Wischoff

AI sales startup Clay is raising a new funding round at a $1.3 billion valuation, sources say

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This startup uses AI to predict wildfires. Check out the 10-slide deck OroraTech used to raise a $27 million Series B.

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The OroraTech management team.
The OroraTech management team.

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Meet the Silicon Valley billionaires, corporate CEOS, and founders backing Kamala Harris

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Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla
Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman, and Vinod Khosla are among the dozens of Silicon Valley leaders backing Kamala Harris.

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I landed my dream job at a VC fund after I offered to set up payroll for free. People called me a try-hard but that's just what it takes.

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Neal Mintz wearing a suit and standing in front of a vase.
Neal Mintz, 26, landed a job at Wischoff Ventures after three weeks of interviews with the fund's founder Nichole Wischoff.

Neal Mintz

Business Insider is seeking nominations for the 2024 rising stars of venture capital

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From left: 2023 VC Rising Stars Vivien Ho, Toby Koker, Adina Tecklu, and Alysaa Co.

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Boomers had Jobs. Millennials had Zuck. Where are Gen Z's tech founders?

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Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg

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Silicon Valley has long obsessed over the young, disruptive founder. So where are Gen Z's tech founders?

OpenAI backer Vinod Khosla on why all the executive departures may be a good thing, taking on Elon Musk, and fixing AI's image problem

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Exclusive: AI cloud startup Ori is in talks to raise up to $80 million in funding, sources say

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Ori builds infrastructure using Nvidia GPUs for companies to train and deploy AI applications via the cloud.

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How Sri Pangulur went from building his own syndicate to co-leading Mayfield's Series B investing practice

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Sri Pangulur, partner at Mayfield
Sri Pangulur, partner at Mayfield

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