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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2022 · 22 MIN

New VC Funds, TurboTax for Student Loans, Pet Telemedicine, and Solar Adoption is Heating Up

from Venture Pill · host Sam Gordon

(1:48): Sahil Bloom just announced his new venture fund, SRB Ventures (https://www.sahilbloom.com/#Hero). We talk about the rise of media-based venture investing. (6:12): Serena Williams launched the inaugural fund for Serena Ventures (https://www.serenaventures.com/), a firm which aims to invest in underrepresented founders. (9:08): We also highlight Chipper (https://www.chipper.app/), an Austin-based seed stage startup helping people more easily manage their student loans. (12:40): Dutch (https://www.dutch.com/), an online veterinarian subscription platform for pet owners, just raised a $20M Series A led by Eclipse Ventures and Forerunner Ventures. (15:15) Lastly, Aurora Solar (https://www.aurorasolar.com/) just announced their $200M Series D to expand their platform which streamlines the solar installation process at scale. Song credit: Dean Keeton's "That Sound" Sources: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/17/dutch-raises-20m-to-scale-its-telemedicine-platform-for-pets/, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-28/aurora-solar-gets-4-billion-valuation-on-backing-led-by-coatue

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(1:48): Sahil Bloom just announced his new venture fund, SRB Ventures (https://www.sahilbloom.com/#Hero). We talk about the rise of media-based venture investing. (6:12): Serena Williams launched the inaugural fund for Serena Ventures (https://www.serenaventures.com/), a firm which aims to invest in underrepresented founders. (9:08): We also highlight Chipper (https://www.chipper.app/), an Austin-based seed stage startup helping people more easily manage their student loans. (12:40): Dutch (https://www.dutch.com/), an online veterinarian subscription platform for pet owners, just raised a $20M Series A led by Eclipse Ventures and Forerunner Ventures. (15:15) Lastly, Aurora Solar (https://www.aurorasolar.com/) just announced their $200M Series D to expand their platform which streamlines the solar installation process at scale. Song credit: Dean Keeton's "That Sound" Sources: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/17/dutch-raises-20m-to-scale-its-telemedicine-platform-for-pets/, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-28/aurora-solar-gets-4-billion-valuation-on-backing-led-by-coatue

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(1:48): Sahil Bloom just announced his new venture fund, SRB Ventures (https://www.sahilbloom.com/#Hero). We talk about the rise of media-based venture investing. (6:12): Serena Williams launched the inaugural fund for Serena Ventures...

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