How VC firm Lightbox’s partners grew disillusioned before breaking up

Lightbox was the face of a brave style of early-stage venture investing—fewer but bigger cheques. With funding for its fourth fund nowhere in sight, it seems the strategy has failed to deliver returns.

14 December, 202311 min
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