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America in force, but things were finalized for the Brooklyn startup in late March
Siegler, the general partner at GV (and former A Technology News Room writer) who led the deal, about how the crisis was affecting his
investment work and how he was balancing portfolio work with sourcing new deals.This interview has edited for length and clarity
A Technology News Room: This deal sounds like it was in the works before pandemic concerns really hit America, but when you saw this
situation arise, did it change your thinking about this deal at all?M.G
I think Universe is in an interesting spot; they have a tool that can potentially help some of these struggling businesses move online
situation, and it seems like they have different opportunities now.
