Dropbox, once a darling of VCs, has raised Series B at a $4B valuation and Series C at a $10B valuation.

8 years later today, $DBX is valued at $8.69B in the public market.

The last 18 months in the VC world were bonkers, and as a result, we will see many more Dropboxes.

I wrote about Jeremy Strong and why 'careerist' as a slur only gets deployed against working class people who move up. We talk about class resentment as a one-way phenomenon--the poor resent the rich--but it runs both ways: nytimes.com/2022/01/09/opi…

Dbt Labs raises $150M to help analysts transform data in the warehouse wp.me/p8wLEc-bkEr by Paul Sawers

Congratulations to @StriveHealth60, part of the Echo Health Ventures portfolio! We're proud to participate in this new funding round to advance Strive Health's innovative solutions for kidney disease. Read more: hubs.ly/H0JkjBg0

Gain an investor’s perspective surrounding diversity and inclusion initiatives with Anahita Nakhjiri and Matt Parmett in a virtual roundtable discussion, October 23. More info here: eventbrite.com/e/dei-investor…
#healthcare #diversityandinclusion #investment #venturecapital

Snowflake completes largest-ever software IPO on.ft.com/33wlaN9

Pivot or stay on course? A common question in the #startup world that luckily, Anahita Nakhjiri Echo Health Ventures & Dr. Will Canestaro Washington Research Foundation & WRF Capital address in a new guest post on the blog. Look at funding through a #COVID -19 lens and more. Full post here: bddy.me/33lQygZ

We took #TheBoardChallenge pledge to add a Black director to our board in the next 12 months. Black leaders are significantly under-represented in America’s boardrooms, including ours. It’s time to accelerate change. Learn more: bddy.me/32bvV7S

Too many in healthcare are asking for how we can “get things back to normal” rather than work to use this crisis to create a new, better normal for patients.

Bravo 👏🏽👏🏽

The #COVID19 pandemic has forced the #healthcare innovation ecosystem to turn its focus from funding hype to the patient & provider experience, Read more about this critical moment for #digitalhealth transformation by jessica.zeaske Anahita Nakhjiri bddy.me/31Du3TV

Welcome Dr. Sotunde! 👇👇👇 Thrilled to have you on the Board of Directors as we continue to push the impact of our strategic investment model at Echo Health Ventures. Echo Health Ventures Blue Cross NC

Thank you to the more than 3700 people who joined #WeWontWait today! There's more work to be done, so keep supporting. Here' the video: youtube.com/watch?v=7b1ZhI…

We invite you to our 'We Won’t Wait' event on Thurs., 6/4 at 12pm PST where we will share stories from within our community that showcase the struggles that Black founders, investors, and employees face throughout the tech community. Please RSVP here:

wewontwait.splashthat.com

All 50 states and worldwide 🌎 #RIPGeorgeFloyd #NoJusticeNoPeace

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'[Dr. Anthony Fauci] is a man who has been offered promotions and undoubtedly the most high paying jobs in the private sector. He’s turned them all down to serve. His only reward is to continue serving us.' —Andy Slavitt 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 read.medium.com/W8NnD8c

60% of #COVID19 deaths are in majority Black counties.

Dismissing 'some lost lives' as some necessary inconvenience to open up the economy, means dismissing Black lives.

Knowingly or not, it builds on a long tradition of devaluing Black life in our country.

#BlackLivesMatter

#Covid_19 will find every social crevice in our society & crack it open.

Homelessness, healthcare inaccess, gig work, debt, childcare inaffordability, inadequate worker support, inaccessible longterm care.

#Coronavirus will exacerbate every single one. Time to fix them.