About time - "Mary Meeker raises $1.25B for Bond, her debut growth fund...With Bond, Meeker makes history in launching the first female-founded, female-led venture capital fund to cross the billion-dollar threshold."
tcrn.ch/2DywX19 via @TechCrunch
Lily Lyman
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General Partner @UnderscoreVC | Seed B2B. Prev growth @facebook. all about people. mama to ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
- Lots of things Iโm proud of in the past 12 months but tonight we celebrated the 1st bday of my little caboose and it feels like a milestone. I get asked all the time on how I โdo it all.โ My only reflections are 1) just Find a Way, and 2) self forgiveness
- So grateful for the chance to work alongside the inspiring founders and our great team at @UnderscoreVC and across the Boston ecosystem. Excited for the many adventures building great companies together ahead!๐ข As one of our entrepreneurs put it, "Lily has the rarest combination of razor-smarts and empathy." That's just one of the reasons @lilylyman is Underscore's newest Partner. Read the others here: underscore.vc/blog/announcinโฆ
- When I joined @UnderscoreVC 3 years ago, I was the only woman (and ๐คฐ) Today our team is 50% women, over half of team is parents with young kids + dual working households. Very energized + grateful every day for what we are building here. Especially this group of _U ladies
- Very grateful to all the founders, community members, and LPs for making this next chapter happen. We are excited to have fresh capital, new leadership, and the opportunity to keep underscoring the next gen of ambitious founders.If you read @FortuneMagazineโs TermSheet newsletter this morning, then youโve heard the news! Weโve officially launched our firmโs next chapter with a fresh Fund 3, new leadership, and a lot of excitement to double-down on our community-driven approach! underscore.vc/blog/the-next-โฆ
- Replying to @SamirkajiBe generous with first meetings, discerning with second meetings. Always try to add value. Quick no > long maybe. Itโs all about people.
- Having babies (during pandemic) makes me extra appreciative of community. It indeed takes a village. Grateful for the time to welcome our daughter & focus on these little humans. Even more convinced of our community driven approach to vc @UnderscoreVC & excited to keep building.
- This week I'll have the honor to interview @tobi , co-founder and CEO of @Shopify, alongside board member & entrepreneur @Gail_Goodman at the @UnderscoreVC #CoreSummit19. What would you like to hear about? Soliciting questions for this incredible founder. #FutureofCommerceIs your trust battery running low? This "No-Nonsense" teaser with @tobi, Co-Founder & CEO of @Shopify, breaks down the non-binary and evolving level of our #trust in our colleagues. You can learn more from Tobi at #CoreSummit19 and in our "No-Nonsense" series launching 10/10!
00:00 - Another billion $ exit for Boston.Boston data backup company Carbonite sold for $1.42b bostonglobe.com/business/2019/โฆ via @BostonGlobe
- Very excited to share the official launch of @macro_HQ and our re-backing of @ankithharathi and @rjkeck2. Macro is defining the next-gen Zoom meeting experience. We are proud to co-lead their $4.3m Seed alongside โฆ@FirstMarkCapโฉ and โฆ@gcvpโฉ. techcrunch.com/2020/07/14/macโฆ
- Just came across this doc I so earnestly started back in January ๐คฃ๐คทโโ๏ธ Anyone have good tips for getting into a writing habit? Clearly itโs going well over here.











