Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the surge in micro VCs over the past decade.
Food
- Amazon ($AMZN) led a $575 million round in UK-based food delivery firm Deliveroo. (reuters.com)
- Impossible Foods is building a platform, not just burgers. (engadget.com)
- VCs are now focusing funding "dark kitchens" that provide food for delivery companies like Uber Eats and Deliveroo. (ft.com)
Companies
- Startups are taking aim at the business of conception. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Will luxury home buyers (and sellers) go for iBuying? (wsj.com)
- GetYourGuide raises $484 million to expand its ticketing services from Softbank Vision. (techcrunch.com)
- TransferWise is now the most valuable European fintech. (fortune.com)
Venture
- Lessons a VC learned from serving as an interim CEO for four months. (venturebeat.com)
- On the trials and tribulations of a VC with social anxiety. (abergseyeview.com)
- An example of another big time hedge fund, Lone Pine Capital, making significant venture investments. (geekwire.com)