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Venture FundConcerning38/100low confidence · 3 issues

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Equal partnership VC firm. Known for Uber, Twitter, Snapchat investments.

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Mixed👷Worker TreatmentJan 2024

Invested in Uber, supported Travis Kalanick initially then pushed him out. Mixed record on portfolio company labor practices.

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Mixed👷Worker TreatmentJan 2024

Benchmark smaller fund, less influence over portfolio layoffs. But Bill Gurley supported Uber Kalanick era.

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Mixed🤖AI EthicsJan 2024

Benchmark smaller AI portfolio. Less involved in AI ethics debates. Traditional VC.

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Opposed🤝Founder TreatmentAug 2017

Sued co-founder Travis Kalanick in 2017 for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty after leading effort to force him out as Uber CEO. Sought to remove him from board and rescind his 3 board seats. Kalanick called it "public and personal attack."

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What they funded (1)

Documented funding relationships. A cheque is a fact, not a verdict — these do not affect the grade above.

FUber3 rounds · from 2011 · 10 receipts