BoxGroup, run by David Tisch and fueled (presumably) by his family money, has made investments into firms like GroupMe, Flatiron Health, Glossier, Harry’s, Oscar, Vine and Warby Parker. Now they’re taking outside capital for the first time. | learn more
From Brent Beshore who’s building a different sort of investment firm at adventur.es. “An essay on what investors should learn from small and midsize business operators in the trenches, and on what operators should learn from professional investors.” | learn more
They had raised $133MM. They’re returning the majority of capital raised to investors who included Bain Capital Ventures, GV, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Ventures. | learn more
Bloomberg takes up the question, discussing the search for a sustainable model for modern food delivery. | learn more