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@slow

2 years

Announcing our newest $325M in new Slow Ventures funds led by @KevinColleran , @lessin , and @wquist with the new additions of @mmlightcap , @yrechtman , and @crabbylions

Slow Ventures’ Newest Seed and Opportunity Funds… More Of The Same!

Slow Ventures Raises $325M for Slow V Seed and Slow Opportunity II Funds

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At our annual meeting, we shared our list of ideas that are and are not exciting to invest in for the next year(s).

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We are proud to announce our two new @slow funds enabling us to invest an additional $220M to support founders for many more years to come!

The Journey Continues — $220M Slow IV and Slow Opportunity Fund

Slow Ventures announces a combined $220M of new venture capital for Slow’s fourth Seed Fund and first Opportunity Fund.

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5 years

We could not be more excited to have you join the Slow team @jillruthcarlson !!

jill gunter

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5 years

Some news! 🚀 I'm thrilled to share that today is my first day as the newest member of the investment team at @slow !

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Slow is doing our part to innovate traditional venture capital models by making direct investments in people.

Investing Directly in People Is the Future of VC. Here’s How to Do It.

Earlier this year I wrote about the idea of investing directly in people versus companies—something my venture capital firm, Slow Ventures, has started doing. For us, this is a form of real VC, as...

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2 years

Thanks for telling the story of @slow 's new funds @meliarobin !!

Slow Ventures made so much money on solana, it paid for its $145 million fund 'many times' over,...

Founded in 2011 by early Facebook employees, the venture-capital firm Slow Ventures has banked returns by making savvy bets before other investors.

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5 years

@slow is looking to hire a Research Analyst based in SF. If interested please email us!

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5 years

Slow Ventures raises $220M across two new funds | TechCrunch

Co-founder Dave Morin will no longer be making new investments.

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9 years

Announcing Slow Ventures 4

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3 years

Great insights on the state of crypto from @jillruthcarlson

Jill Carlson of Slow Ventures on the bitcoin boom

Jill Carlson, Slow Ventures partner, joins "Squawk Alley" to discuss the popularity of bitcoin, NFT and more. Subscribe to CNBC PRO for access to investor an...

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3 years

Slow mourns the loss of Aaron Hirschorn ( @aaronwh ), the founder of DogVacay and Gallant. He was an inspiration to many and a visionary entrepreneur who cared deeply about pets. Our deepest sympathies to his family, his team, and everybody close to him.

Miami Beach entrepreneur, husband and father of three killed in a crash with a boat

Aaron Hirschhorn, entrepreneur and founder of DogVacay, was 42

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6 years

Amazon invests in @June .

Amazon gives Alexa more cooking chops, invests in June Oven

Amazon just gave Alexa more kitchen appliance skills and invests in June Oven.

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6 years

Houseparty: the teen video chat app taking on Facebook

Founder Ben Rubin on the lessons learnt from battling Big Tech

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6 years

Nice to see @otter_ai - the voice recording app - at the top of mashable's list of great apps of 2018

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8 years

We are excited to announce Slow Ventures 3 at $145M and welcome our new partner Scott @Marlette .

The Next Evolution of Slow Ventures

Announcing Slow Ventures 3, a $145 million venture capital fund, and the addition of Scott Marlette as the newest Partner.

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8 months

2023 @slow annual Limited Partner meeting in NYC with the team.

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8 years

"Bold successes are always better." - @lessin in @theinformation

Why Tech Needs Epic Failures

If you were to read the headlines about big technology company launches over the last few years, things might look pretty bleak. There have been a lot of epic failures.Apple’s Watch, the Amazon’s...

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3 years

Congrats @ZReitano , @saman , @rob and the whole @Ro team for executing on such an ambitious vision. It has been an incredible journey and Slow is honored to be along for the ride.

Z Reitano

@ZReitano

3 years

1/ The current healthcare system is working beautifully for insurance companies, but terribly for patients; to pretend otherwise is absolutely ridiculous. It’s time to give patients power.

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2 years

Thanks to @Cookie at @TechCrunch for sharing our story about our new funds and focus @slow

Slow Ventures picks up the pace with two new funds and some experimental strategies | TechCrunch

Slow Ventures, a 12-year-old, generalist venture firm that's headed up by former Facebook execs Kevin Colleran and Sam Lessin, along with Will Quist,

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9 years

One of our favorite @slow companies just came out of stealth. This drone is pure magic. Never seen anything like it: http://t.co/M5KCSkkCMk

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3 years

congrats to the Eco team!

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2 months

Psyched to have supported Ian, Josh and the sublime team from day 1. congrats guys on a great next step - you are building an important and highly disruptive company.

Josh Kamdjou

@jkamdjou

2 months

And thank you to our earliest investors for believing in Ian and me before anyone else did. You're the real ones: @lessin @justinlabel @michaelawsutton @dropalltables Jerry Perullo @sounilyu @koomen @lpolovets Oliver Friedrichs @mroesch @DecibelVC

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6 years

Snailmail: Blockchain, Softbank and moar - Want in on the action? Subscribe at

Slow Venture's Snail Mail | Notion

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7 years

We are delighted to announce that @bcimbecca is joining the Slow team as our Vice President of Brand and Community

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2 years

Congrats to @slow partner @lessin for being included in the Forbes Midas Seed list for the incredible seed round investment in @solana

Sam Lessin

#12 Sam Lessin on the 2023 The Midas Seed List - Lessin founded Slow Ventures in 2015 alongside Kevin Colleran and Dave Morin (who has since left). The

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5 years

@ashleymayer We are just as confused as you are... now resolved. Sorry about that! Nobody at Slow uses this account other than for occasional business related announcements. Apologies! - Kevin

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9 years

We are delighted to welcome @wquist to the @slow team today.

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9 years

A Business Vision That Steve Jobs Would Envy via @Forbes http://t.co/7lTtmOYJ3s

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6 years

Front raises $66 million to replace Microsoft Outlook | TechCrunch

Front is raising a $66 million Series B round led by Sequoia with DFJ and existing investors also participating. There are now 2,500 companies using Front

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9 years

One of our favorite @slow companies just came out of stealth. This oven is pure magic: IDs food & cooks it for you http://t.co/K3aYAPpF5z

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7 years

The true democratization of goodness has arrived. @Brandless is open for business! @TinaSharkey @idoleffler

$3 Goodness: Meet Brandless

For the past few years, my Brandless co-founder, Ido Leffler, and I have been relentlessly pursuing a dream: to make it possible for…

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9 years

Postmates Raises $80 Million in Push Toward $1 Deliveries, via @WSJD http://t.co/aSP2O0EBFO

Postmates Raises $80 Million in Push Toward $1 Deliveries

Postmates has an ambitious goal: $1 deliveries in under an hour. To help it get there, the on-demand courier service has raised more capital.

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9 years

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius

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9 years

Congrats to the @JoinNiche team!

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8 years

congrats to Verifly on the launch! on demand drone liability insurance is now a thing :)

Verifly launches drone insurance by the flight, and on-demand in the US | TechCrunch

A startup called Verifly is making insurance on-demand, and per-flight, available to drone users today with a new mobile app and service that’s been in the works since late 2014. The service launches...

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3 months

Our portfolio company @Teamshares is on Fast Co's most innovative companies list for helping keep small businesses independent

Teamshares is one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies

Here's help for retiring small biz owners who want to pass on their companies.

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9 years

Congrats to @pierrevalade and the @sunrise team: http://t.co/DlVx1RgNq6

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6 years

Snailmail Edition #1 -

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2 years

Welcome to the team!

yoni rechtman

@yrechtman

2 years

Some news! Today is my first day w the @Slow team. I’ve gotten to know @wquist @lessin @KevinColleran @crabbylions and the gang over the last year and I’m so stoked to join. I’ll be supporting seed stage companies across fintech, healthcare, marketplaces - and following my nose

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9 years

. @RobinhoodApp wins the Apple Design Award at #WWDC2015 , first financial app ever. Congrats @bprafulkumar and team!

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7 years

Congratulations @carterac and the @Artsy team on raising $50M and welcoming board members @rich_barton @pittmanradio

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6 years

Snailmail #3 : Quality, Culture and Standards by Eran Shir (Founder & CEO, Nexar) is Live! Check it out here -

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7 years

Congrats @bprafulkumar and the team at @RobinhoodApp . $500M saved for customers.

Robinhood stock-trading app confirms $110M raise at $1.3B valuation | TechCrunch

Zero-fee stock-trading app Robinhood has joined the unicorn club. That's thanks to it reaching 2 million total monthly users, and 17 percent month-over-month growth of its revenue-driving Robinhood...

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Requests for startups for us to collab on with our @ColosseumOrg friends

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Added a few requests for product on @ColosseumOrg that friends are interested in incubating...know we just wrapped a hackathon, but never too early to start kicking the tires on a new thing 🤠👇

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9 years

Congrats to @MikeatTile & team at @thetileapp on 2 million tiles & new funding from @khoslaventures http://t.co/RbAos6Tzeq

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8 years

We are proud to be partnered on @brandless with the extraordinary @TinaSharkey and @idoleffler :

Investors Bet on Brandless as the Next Procter and Gamble for Millennials

Its founders hint consumers don't necessarily want all the familiar brands anymore.

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10 years

Photo: (via It doesn’t always end in tears: Inside Wealthfront’s second orderly CEO switch | PandoDaily) http://t.co/X8rfxf9Ye1

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10 years

What Would Happen if you Built the Reverse of Amazon? It Might Look Something Like MakeSpace http://t.co/N9sF6jtDDa

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9 years

Lockitron Announces The $99 Bolt, A Deadbolt You Can Unlock With Your Phone, via @techcrunch http://t.co/pzYG6svMyw

Lockitron Announces The $99 Bolt, A Deadbolt You Can Unlock With Your Phone | TechCrunch

Y Combinator alum Lockitron is today launching the Bolt, a $99 follow-up to its original crowdfunded keyless-entry gadget.

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9 years

Apple Store Now Offers Postmates Same-Day Delivery http://t.co/ar8mpe0yXJ

Apple Store App Gains Postmates Integration With Same-Day Delivery

Apple is now offering same-day delivery of certain products in its Apple Store app, through a partnership with Postmates. In the San Francisco Bay...

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14 years

Hello World.

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9 years

Delighted to partner with @MeetEarnest to build the modern bank for the next generation. Up first - student loans: http://t.co/ReC96K7IKO

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10 years

Welcome Aboard, Tonx and Handsome Coffee! - Blue Bottle Coffee - bluebottlecoffee: Friends, We’re thrilled... http://t.co/C6CmStb42L

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7 years

Why Steph Curry, Randi Zuckerberg, and Jessica Seinfeld Invested in This Generic Grocery Store

All of its products sell for $3.

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2 years

@yrechtman careful now.. its only your first day....

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2 years

@yrechtman @wquist @catherinegildea @crabbylions @caro_cline Get back to work!

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10 years

Photo: With $7.9 Million In Funding, Workpop Launches As A Job Marketplace For Hourly Workers - TechCrunch http://t.co/k0ocJK94Ye

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9 years

Visa Founder Hock, former Citibank Chairman Reed and former Secretary of the Treasury Summers join @Xapo as Advisors

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10 years

Perseus, Atlas Launch Global Bitcoin Trading Platform - WSJ http://t.co/k3vGSSmmrQ

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10 years

Outbox is Shutting Down--A Note of Gratitude - outboxmail: Dear loyal customers and Outbox supporters: We... http://t.co/7zmrZvNBpV

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10 years

Vamo Start-Up Simplifies Booking of Complex Trips, via @nytimesbits http://t.co/EhxFzc3ZJ2

Vamo Start-Up Simplifies Booking of Complex Trips

The start-up, whose name plays off of vámonos, Spanish for “let’s go,” is designed to be a marriage of the convenience of Web travel booking with the insight of a travel agent.

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10 years

One Week With Whistle’s New Activity Tracker For Dogs | TechCrunch http://t.co/w2d3JWETZD

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10 years