@flightvc
 San Francisco, CA
flight.vc
Joined December 2014
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Shawn Merani@smerani7 Jul 2020
Check out ⁦@HOOKED⁩ — climbing up those app charts again with their new video app. Let’s go!!! ⁦@prernagupta⁩ ⁦@indianmusic⁩
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Prerna Gupta
@prernagupta15 Jul 2017
Achievement unlocked: @aplusk pitches @HOOKED on @colbertlateshow! Hey @StephenAtHome you really in for $40? :) youtu.be/gYD07kGeNAM?t=6m5s
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Parabol@parabol14 Jul 2017
Many thanks to our newest round of investors: @brianp @svangel, @jcspinell @SlackHQ, @smerani @flightvc #LevelUp buff.ly/2un0wPE
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We @flightvc #cosign #DecencyPledge xitter.cf/reidhoffman/status/878…
Reid Hoffman
@reidhoffman23 Jun 2017
VCs must hold the same moral position to entrepreneurs as manager/employee or professor/student #DecencyPledge linkedin.com/pulse/human-rig…

The Human Rights of Women Entrepreneurs

I don't often write immediate reactions to recent news. However, after reading an article published by The Information regarding sexual harassment allegations against venture capitalist Justin...

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AngelList
@AngelList13 Jun 2017
New Post: How chat fiction app Hooked got 20M teens reading on their phone blog.angel.co/how-chat-ficti…
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Shawn Merani@smerani13 Jun 2017
Awesome interview with @prernagupta about @HOOKED (with a little shoutout to @smerani) @indianmusic xitter.cf/angellist/status/87472…
AngelList
@AngelList13 Jun 2017
New Post: How chat fiction app Hooked got 20M teens reading on their phone blog.angel.co/how-chat-ficti…
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Andy Rankin@arankin19 Apr 2017
Thankful for our supportive investors @tonsing @smerani + welcome @speechu techcrunch.com/2017/04/19/sa…

Sapho gets $14M more to make legacy software more useful with 'micro apps' | TechCrunch

In recent years, Microsoft, Facebook and Slack (and many more) have all built new productivity platforms for workers to integrate and communicate about

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Shawn Merani@smerani18 Apr 2017
Must read! @hooked -- “How We Got 10 Million Teens to Read Fiction on Their Phones” by @prernagupta medium.com/@prernagupta/how-…

How We Got 10 Million Teens to Read Fiction on Their Phones

The story of Hooked

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Prerna Gupta
@prernagupta18 Apr 2017
Many of you have asked how we came up with the idea for @HOOKED. Here's our story :) medium.com/@prernagupta/how-…

How We Got 10 Million Teens to Read Fiction on Their Phones

The story of Hooked

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Shawn Merani@smerani9 Apr 2017
On 🔥! Great work @prernagupta + @HOOKED team. Thanks for letting me tag along. :) xitter.cf/prernagupta/status/850…
Prerna Gupta
@prernagupta8 Apr 2017
.@HOOKED is back to #1 in the App Store!!! Second time to hit the top in 4 months 😱 #twotimechamp #justgettingstarted
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Shawn Merani@smerani26 Mar 2017
People pay for content, right @prernagupta? @HOOKED -- Why We’re Paying for Content These Days | @hunterwalk hunterwalk.com/2017/03/26/wh…

Why We’re Paying for Content These Days

In a recent New York Times column, Farhad Manjoo celebrated the fact that more consumers seem to be paying for content, which A Good Thing. Patreon’s CEO Jack Conte says “I do think som…

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GREAT drone related content - "The Drone Revolution Conference Call" 3/21 at 2pm est, hosted @flightvc and @geektime goo.gl/5dMM9y
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Meet our speaker @gilpenchina founder of @flightvc & investor, he has invested in companies like Linkedin, Paypal, buff.ly/2ndQltc
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LAUNCH
@LAUNCH11 Feb 2017
.@LAUNCH Festival Speaker Spotlight: @gilpenchina @flightvc! Apr6-7, Palace of Fine Arts & iHangar. Free founder tix launchfestival.com/tickets
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We are excited to be investors! xitter.cf/smerani/status/8299532…
Shawn Merani@smerani10 Feb 2017
Let's do this @AmyErrett + team! -- The Warby Parker of hair color, Madison Reed, scores new funding and a CMO techcrunch.com/2017/02/09/th…

The Warby Parker of hair color, Madison Reed, scores new funding and a CMO | TechCrunch

Hair color startup Madison Reed is on a tear. Over the past year, the San Francisco-based company quietly raised $13 million in new venture funding,

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Arcgate@ArcgateInc29 Nov 2016
26 innovative #VentureCapital firms @stefanobernardi medium.com/startup-grind/the… @AngelList @flightvc @SOSVvc @efLDN @upsidevc @bullpencap @DCVC

The 26 most innovative venture capital firms

A look at who’s innovating the business of funding innovation

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Shawn Merani@smerani17 Nov 2016
Excited for @dpteran + team. Proud to be a part of this journey. @satyap xitter.cf/techcrunch/status/7992…
TechCrunch
@TechCrunch17 Nov 2016
Managed By Q inks exclusive deal with Staples tcrn.ch/2fA1MY8 by @jordanrcrook
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Amplify.LA
@amplifyla6 Oct 2016
Thanks @AngelList for featuring us on the front page for AngelList syndicates this week! angel.co/syndicates
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TechCrunch
@TechCrunch3 Oct 2016
Gil Penchina on angel investing, market timing, and his ambivalence to venture capital tcrn.ch/2dyw3SW
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We're excited to have @loukerner speak at The #Crowdfunding Conference 2016! bit.ly/2dgWVaW @flightvc #CFC16 #VC
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