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“I need to find a industry or product I’m passionate about.”

Firebase began as a backend-as-a-service for app developers, providing real-time functionality, and has expanded into Google’s app development platform since Google acquired it in 2014.

VC used to be a marriage between an investor and a founder. Now, for some, it’s a series of one-night stands.

General Medicine raises $120 million in a Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Matrix, VXI Capital, Eli Lilly, Mercy Health through Granger Management, and BoxGroup. The startup’s online marketplace lets consumers compare care options and prices, get guidance from licensed clinicians, and access services including prescriptions, lab tests, telehealth, and in-person visits. Its catalog includes more than 2,900 products and services, and the company says it serves hundreds of thousands of customers across every state.

Oct 2026 · Fierce HealthcareNews article

Akooda raises $11 million in seed funding to help companies understand their operations with fewer meetings. Its software analyzes information from workplace tools such as Slack, Confluence, Salesforce, HubSpot, and JIRA, then lets employees query the resulting organizational picture using generative AI. The company says it personalizes its analysis using each customer’s internal terminology rather than training models on private company data; investors include NFX, Atlassian Ventures, Village Global, and Founder Collective.

Jul 2023 · TechCrunchNews article

Odyssey Energy Solutions closes a $15 million Series A seven months after raising its seed round. Union Square Ventures leads the financing, joined by Equal Ventures and other investors. The company’s platform helps renewable energy developers in emerging markets launch and manage mini- and microgrids, procure equipment, and use project data to support investor diligence. Product milestones and key hires help the company accelerate its fundraising timeline.

May 2023 · TechCrunchNews article