Bill Gates’s former chief science advisor has formed a $200M fund with another longtime colleague

 Biomatics Capital Partners, a new health care and life sciences venture firm, has closed its debut…

Jason Goldberg raises $400K more to turn Pepo into “the best place to host live conversation”

 Serial entrepreneur Jason Goldberg has famously had his ups and downs, most notably with the e-commerce…

Wanted: Founders in favor of tenured voting

 It’s hard to get too worked up about unequal voting rights, which are seen by public…

RealConnex, a platform connecting real estate pros with projects and each other, raises $3.5 million

 RealConnex, a four-year-old, Miami and New York-based platform connecting real estate professionals to capital, investments, and…

A new, affordable naming startup for startups

 A few years ago, I launched a daily email newsletter, and I was ecstatic to be striking…

Invite-only accelerator NFX takes the wraps off 21 new startups; here they are

 Last week, two-year-old, NFX Guild, a Silicon Valley-based, invite-only accelerator program, hosted its newest demo day…

NextGen Venture Partners just raised a $22 million fund from 83 investors

 NextGen Venture Partners,  a young, Washington, D.C.-based venture firm that’s quarterbacked by a handful of investors but…

Millennial lender Upstart just raised $32.5 million to license its tech to other companies

 Upstart, a nearly five-year-old online lending company that prides itself on quickly identifying people who are less likely to…