While Eric, the CEO of Groupon and
cofounder of venture fund Lightbank, may be the more well - known of the two, Liz has had a respected career in Chicago's not - for - profit sector.
Not exact matches
Jennifer Fonstad is the rarest
of finds in Silicon Valley:
cofounder of a woman - run
venture capital
fund.
Lerer Hippeau, the New York - based early - stage
venture firm, is taking over the $ 125 million debut
fund created by Binary Capital, a young San Francisco - based
venture firm whose
cofounder's misdeeds became the talk
of Silicon Valley last summer.
With the exception
of Tri Alpha, which secured $ 40 million in private
funding (some
of it from Microsoft
cofounder Paul Allen) three years ago, fusion has proved too risky for even the most daring
venture capitalists.
Kim Smith,
cofounder of the NewSchools
Venture Fund says, «The KIPP model works as long as you have really exceptional leaders to replicate the network's high quality.
Lerer Hippeau, the New York - based early - stage
venture firm, is taking over the $ 125 million debut
fund created by Binary Capital, a young San Francisco - based
venture firm whose
cofounder's misdeeds became the talk
of Silicon Valley last summer.