New VC Funds, TurboTax for Student Loans, Pet Telemedicine, and Solar Adoption is Heating Up from Venture Pill

New VC Funds, TurboTax for Student Loans, Pet Telemedicine, and Solar Adoption is Heating Up

22 minutes Posted Mar 3, 2022 at 4:59 am.

): Sahil Bloom just announced his new venture fund, SRB Ventures (https://www.sahilbloom.com/#Hero). We talk about the rise of media-based venture investing.

): Serena Williams launched the inaugural fund for Serena Ventures (https://www.serenaventures.com/), a firm which aims to invest in underrepresented founders.

): We also highlight Chipper (https://www.chipper.app/), an Austin-based seed stage startup helping people more easily manage their student loans.

): Dutch (https://www.dutch.com/), an online veterinarian subscription platform for pet owners, just raised a $20M Series A led by Eclipse Ventures and Forerunner Ventures.

) Lastly, Aurora Solar (https://www.aurorasolar.com/) just announced their $200M Series D to expand their platform which streamlines the solar installation process at scale.

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Sources: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/17/dutch-raises-20m-to-scale-its-telemedicine-platform-for-pets/, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-28/aurora-solar-gets-4-billion-valuation-on-backing-led-by-coatue

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