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Why We Invested in @FerrisApp – A New Kind of Video Sharing App

Both Sides of the Table

So Why Did We Invest? The backend services to enable scrolling, click-and-watch, scroll forward with minimal buffering, etc. Imagine if your friends could all contribute the Burning Man 2015 album and create a group story. Mark Suster (@msuster) April 23, 2015. Yes, we’ve only launched on iOS for now. L1I6RUWYJu.

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Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

Both Sides of the Table

We remain confident in the long-term trend that software enables and the value accrued to disruptive startups; we also recognized that in a strong market it is important to ring the cash register and this doesn’t come without a concentrated effort to do so. The answer is: not much.

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The Uber that Never Was

This is going to be BIG.

Using the proliferation of newly GPS-enabled mobile devices to enable taxi hailing and beat out stagnant incumbent providers was always going to be a big win for consumers. It provided a better service than existing cabs were going to be able to do for at least several years—cutting out lots of unnecessary overhead in the system.

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Used-car marketplace Carro scores investment from insurtech major ZA Tech

AsiaTechDaily

Register Carro , Southeast Asia’s largest used car marketplace, has received an undisclosed amount of investment from insurtech major ZA Tech Global Limited (ZA Tech), according to an announcement. Fusion will also enable Carro to easily embed and control insurance journeys for customers.

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Packback Announces Strategic Investment from PSG Equity

HPA

We are thrilled to share that Packback , an AI-driven writing and discussion platform within the HPA Portfolio, has received a strategic majority investment by PSG Equity , a prominent growth equity firm. Packback’s AI-enabled platform helps students build and master foundational skills such as critical thinking, writing, and research.

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Why We Invested in CLEAR

Revolution

In 1989, the second part of the blockbuster Back to the Future trilogy introduced a version of 2015 where individuals could use fingerprints to unlock doors, pay for taxis, and make donations to save broken clock towers. This market growth is one of the many reasons why Revolution was excited to announce our investment in CLEAR last week.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

From 2003-2022 the River Valley Investors operated as a traditional angel group, investing in nearly 100 startups. For posterity, here are some of the more recent investments… 2022 Hubly Surgical Hubly Surgical has an advanced drill, complete with auto-stop and visual feedback, to make medical drilling safe across underserved settings.

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