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Marina Temkin

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Marina Temkin covers technology and startups for PitchBook News in San Francisco. Previously with Venture Capital Journal, Marina wrote about the venture industry, and she was a reporter with Mergermarket in New York and San Francisco. She also has been a financial analyst and is a CFA charterholder. Marina received an economics degree from the University of California, Davis, and she attended the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
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Venture industry's mega-fund blizzard goes on as Founders Fund stocks up

Founders Fund, a firm that has backed the likes of Facebook, Airbnb and Palantir, has raised $5 billion across two funds as US venture capital firms continue to raise gigantic funds at an unprecedented pace.

Mar 7, 2022

5 questions about women's health and women with Lux Capital's Deena Shakir

As the world marks International Women's Day, we sat down with Shakir to discuss how VCs' approach to women's health and female founders is changing, how she discovered her investment thesis and the challenges of balancing an investment career with being a mother.

Mar 7, 2022

Exclusive: California VC firm backed by Russia navigates a global crisis

Fort Ross Ventures, a Silicon Valley firm with strong ties to Russia, discusses the risk that further international sanctions could cut off its ability to call capital from its limited partners.

Mar 4, 2022

Options for options: New products emerge to help employees take control of their equity

Employee stock options are becoming a pervasive form of compensation, as startups stay private longer and fight to attract talent. But options are expensive to exercise, leading new companies and funds to create paths for employees to handle vested shares.

Feb 28, 2022

Insight Partners collects $20B+ for largest fund in firm's history

Insight Partners, one of 2021's most active venture investors, has raised over $20 billion for its 12th flagship fund, the firm's largest vehicle since its inception 27 years ago.

Feb 24, 2022