Alastair Goldfisher

In a new program on YouTube, VCs from Eniac, Plexo, Supernode and Bullpen vie for random points as they discuss the relevant topics of the day.

San Francisco-based Ridge Ventures named Yousuf Khan a partner. He most recently was CIO of Automation Anywhere.

Online broker Robinhood has raised $200m in a Series G round from D1 Capital, according to its blog post.

Lever VC,, founded by partners who have invested in Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and other alternative protein companies, has raised $23m in a first close for Lever VC Fund I.

Brazilian gaming company Wildlife Studios raised $120m led by Vulcan Capital with participation from existing investor Human Capital, bringing its valuation to nearly $3bn.

Initialized Capital raised $230m for its fifth fund and added Brett Gibson as a GP. The new fund does not include co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

Mark Sherman of Telstra Ventures found that investing in Springboard in a virtual deal could be done. It just required a lot of phone calls.

Industry Ventures has raised $180m for Industry Ventures Direct II to invest in early- and mid-stage tech companies.

Clearstep Health has raised $1.3min a pre-seed round from RRE Ventures, Newark Venture Partners and OCA Ventures.

As more venture firms become accustomed to virtual pitches, they’re emphasizing reference checks and setting up multiple Zoom calls as a way to verify their investments and better get to know the founders.