A16z Pauses Its Famed Txo Fund for Underserved Founders, Lays Off Staff
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A16Z has paused its TxO Fund for underserved founders and laid off staff, raising questions about the firm's commitment to diversity and the challenges faced by non-traditional startups.
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bediger4000
2 months ago
I did not find this article informative. Did TxO not bring in the amount of rewards to justify the risk and expense? Is A16Z only going to back traditional, albeit hard-working, white, upper-crust startups with Stanford, MIT and Berkeley grads at the helm? Are there not many people with good ideas in traditionally under served populations? This article left me wondering. I suppose that's the nature of unbiased, factual reporting - you only get the verifiable, boots on the ground information.
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