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Companies in Seattle raised a record $3.5B in VC funding this year.

In the shadow of Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle startups are having a moment

What founders need to know about pro rata rights Pro rata used to be reasonably simple. Venture investors who bought preferred shares in startups had the right to lock in…

Pro rata rights, immigration, the sharing economy, AWS, Ray Dalio, and China’s smartphones

In this week’s newsletter: Slack’s direct listing, Juul’s conundrum and Facebook’s new cryptocurrency.

Startups Weekly: The scooter cash desert