Startups Weekly: YC grad Revel’s plan to connect women over 50

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venture capital
Last week, I was tired from Disrupt
Before that, I wrote about up and coming telemedicine company Alpha Medical.Remember, you can send me tips, suggestions and feedback to
which means my inbox is beginning to fill with pitches from companies ready to talk about the first rounds of fundraising
recent grad from the hot accelerator network that plans to create a nationwide subscription-based network tailored to women over the age of
50
For now, the service is free, though the company plans to charge a $100 annual fee in the coming months
women
Once those introductions have been made, women can discontinue their membership and develop relationships outside the service
Forerunner Ventures, however, is known for backing successful and prominent brands, like Glossier, Warby Parker and Outdoor Voices
a short number of years because we feel there is a need and opportunity to build this strong community for women of this age; venture
Cornershop
The Chilean startup was founded in 2015 by Oskar Hjertonsson, Daniel Undurraga and Juan Pablo Cuevas
It will continue to operate under that leadership in its current form for now, says Uber.To beat Amazon Go, Standard Cognition is buying
DeepMagic, a pioneer in autonomous retail kiosks
customers grab and charge them
subscribers have a lot to chew on this week
a culture expert on staff at a venture capital firm
Increasingly, startups are being judged for their cultures, diversity of staff and more
One firm, True Ventures, has taken a big step toward holding their companies accountable for culture and giving them real resources to help
them improve things early
Alex Wilhelm was in studio with IPO expert James Clark