When seed-focused Pear VC raised a $ 432 million fund last year, the firm co-founder Pejman Nozad said that it meant his firm had reached its “own product-market-fit.” That fourth fund was nearly three times larger than its previous $ 160 million fund. The 11-year-old firm wants to help emerging venture funds follow in Pear’s […]
The Thing All Of HYBE’s Idol Managers Have In Common
Unsurprisingly, being good-looking is one of the most common attributes netizens associate with idols. Recently, it seems as if it isn’t just the idols gaining attention for their visuals but also the managers. In particular, a spotlight was shone on the managers of HYBE idols after the HYBE family episodes of The Game Caterers were […]
EliseAI lands $75M for chatbots that help property managers deal with renters
EliseAI, a company developing a suite of AI-powered property management tools for landlords, has raised $ 75 million in a Series D round that values the startup at $ 1 billion. EliseAI is the brainchild of co-founder and CEO Minna Song, who met the company’s second co-founder, Tony Stoyanov, while the two were undergraduate students […]
Tezi is building an AI agent for hiring managers
AI agents are all the rage right now, and Tezi, an early stage startup is working on one to help HR teams find the perfect candidates for a job opening. The startup claims this bot will sift through resumes to find the ones that match the hiring criteria, find time on the recruiter’s calendar to […]
Anonymous Managers Speak Up In Defence Of Red Velvet’s Seulgi Following Her Controversy
In the wake of Red Velvet Seulgi’s recent controversy and subsequent apology, several anonymous managers have come forward to defend the idol, shedding light on the situation and offering their own perspectives. | @28reasons_210/X (formerly known as Twitter) Seulgi faced criticism after a video surfaced showing her switching shoes with her manager at the airport […]