Happy Wednesday, and thank you for reading! —– Top News in the A.M. Tim Draper is leaving Draper Fisher Jurvetson, but not forever, he says, as was reported by Fortune yesterday afternoon. In an email to StrictlyVC last night, Draper said that Fortune “got it wrong. I am not leaving DFJ. Ever. I am just skipping a fund to do […]
Cindy Padnos
In VC, Going it Alone, with Plenty of Company
A growing number of venture firms have been springing up around a single general partner, including PivotNorth, led by Tim Connors; Acero Capital, led by Rami Elkhatib; Cowboy Ventures, led by Aileen Lee; and K9 Ventures, led by Manu Kumar. Now add to the list Cindy Padnos, the lone GP of Illuminate Ventures, an Oakland, Calif.-based outfit […]