Supersized seed rounds: The earliest stage of the startup market is getting out of control

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Some seed rounds are getting bigger due to an investor gold rush by larger multi-stage firms.

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For young, promising venture capitalists, the path to partner has suddenly become much steeper

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As funding to startups stagnates, tech investors are putting fewer points on the board, making it harder to get promoted.

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Lucy Guo's second act: After the 29-year-old left Scale AI, she has the 'itch to build' something new

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Lucy Guo, CEO of Passes and co-founder of Scale AI
Lucy Guo, CEO of Passes and cofounder of Scale AI.

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Apheros helps data centers cool down. Check out the pitch deck it used to secure $1.85 million.

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The cofounders of Apheros, Gaëlle Andreatta and Julia Carpenter.

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Here are 16 books VCs are reading this summer

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Lisa Bubert started a book list in 2013 that grew to over 500 books.

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Inside The Engine Accelerator, the anti-Y Combinator for 'tough tech' startups

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The Engine Accelerator provides startups in "tough tech" areas like climate, human health, and advanced systems with office space, equipment, and community.

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Check out the pitch deck AI startup EliseAI used to raise $75 million in Series D funding

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Minna Song, CEO of EliseAI

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Felicis Ventures leads $10 million round in AI startup MemGPT at a $70 million valuation, sources say

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Felicis founder and managing partner Aydin Senkut

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I landed a job in venture capital at 24 after changing my career path twice. Here's how I got the coveted job with a varied résumé.

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Lucia Polverino, analyst at Playfair.

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Read the pitch decks from media and entertainment startups that have raised millions to disrupt Hollywood

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Sonoro's pitch deck.

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