On this week’s dose, (2:05) we start with a breakdown of Andreessen Horowitz’s $350M vote of confidence in Adam Neumann’s newest startup, Flow, which hopes to disrupt the residential rental real estate market. (8:02) Next, we discuss Clutch, a creator economy startup that aims to connect the world’s best underrepresented creators with businesses looking to share their stories, fresh off its $1.2M pre-seed round. (11:47) Then, we talk about Farther’s recent $15M Series A, and how the company is combining fintech with a human touch to shake up the financial advisory industry. (16:33) Last, we finish off this week’s dose with a discourse on Overtime’s ambitions to strengthen its brand by expanding its sports leagues, as the sports-media conglomerate just closed a $100M Series D.

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/business/dealbook/adam-neumann-flow-new-company-wework-real-estate.html

https://a16z.com/2022/08/15/investing-in-flow/

https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/04/digital-marketplace-clutch-closes-1-2m-pre-seed-round-led-by-precursor-ventures/

https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/11/farther-wealth-tech-series-a/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFydGhlci5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGdHMggUxM7QXwYHe9K0ZJYwCcOJqk9P1m7Q00GhnWBLlwaH5oc_3yHAX8MQ6vhKiVUKkx_HD-FVKv0lMpEMPS7dHFKF1WRQNvLwtH9RQCKa-HSyi7I4s2i_Z0RtjXBWBmJ7XKlyNlmz4vnaPTjufNOCl3hh8cd4ofkBSK_HE49U

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2022/08/09/Finance/Overtime-series-D-funding-$100-million.aspx

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/09/overtime-100-million-series-d