{"id":2,"date":"2021-12-10T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/2021\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:45:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:45:02","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Pillar VC\u2019s 2021 Year in Review: $192M Fund III + 29 New Cos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbe87df elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbe87df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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1536w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/team-photo-2048x947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac7c00 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac7c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/team\/\">Meet Our Team<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b9db1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33b9db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d82ddd0\" data-id=\"d82ddd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3512870 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3512870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We couldn't have imagined the growth the past 12 months would bring.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4db8149 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4db8149\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ca0788\" data-id=\"3ca0788\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cf205 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12cf205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From new company creation to new venture funding to newly burgeoning sectors, 2021 was truly a banner year. Thousands of founders joined us to help catalyze the <a href=\"https:\/\/founderledbio.com\/\">Founder-Led Bio Movement<\/a>, we expanded our interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/focus-area\/crypto\/\">crypto and Web3<\/a> with 11 new investments, and we continued to invest in inspiring founders <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/investment-tag\/university-spinout\">spinning out of the university ecosystem.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p>We feel grateful to be surrounded by such a supportive community, and we wish you and your families a happy and healthy new year!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03510ee\" data-id=\"03510ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e36d73 animated-fast 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7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/slider-3-768x863.jpg\" alt=\"slider-3\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1630e5b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1630e5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93e7b74\" data-id=\"93e7b74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49850a0 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49850a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by the<br \/>numbers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f24787c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f24787c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f182bf animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3f182bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84a145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d84a145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crypto<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcc83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6fcc83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493bc3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"493bc3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+ 11 investments<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4668258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4668258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">38%<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1523a24 animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1523a24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae00b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fae00b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biotech<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed928c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ed928c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d8766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44d8766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+ 7 investments<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d843402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d843402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">24%<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeb074f animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"eeb074f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f67386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f67386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tech <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb899a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb899a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enterprise, Manufacturing, <br>FinTech &amp; Consumer<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5177fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5177fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deea0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deea0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+ 11 investments<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7714a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7714a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">38%<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25cd46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b25cd46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddc6c94 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddc6c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b3139a\" data-id=\"4b3139a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3c66b animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe3c66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar<br>Stats<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81975a2\" data-id=\"81975a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2f0d2c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b2f0d2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0ac08\" data-id=\"0b0ac08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bd22c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22bd22c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portfolio companies<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8433d9f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8433d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">78<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0f81ff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c0f81ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd5b764\" data-id=\"bd5b764\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2c180 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e2c180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-seed \/ seed investments<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252139c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"252139c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">68<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db6fe24 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"db6fe24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a917b3\" data-id=\"9a917b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1e42b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f1e42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First capital in<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02a806 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b02a806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">68%<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-502d69f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"502d69f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9a13fe\" data-id=\"b9a13fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78c2ef elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f78c2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New investments in 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276de14 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"276de14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-40b921e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"40b921e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce9cbc3\" data-id=\"ce9cbc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333f1f7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"333f1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unicorns to date<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e759203 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e759203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c244982 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c244982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/sparkle.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f6cde7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f6cde7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96913af\" data-id=\"96913af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5256a2 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5256a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">$192M<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1248a15 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1248a15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2db0c15\" data-id=\"2db0c15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5577bf\" data-id=\"c5577bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232caab animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"232caab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In July, we closed <b>$192 million<\/b> of capital for Pillar III ($169M) and Pillar Select ($23M), our firm\u2019s latest venture funds.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f98fc2 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f98fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The added capital enables us to amplify our mission of building important, lasting companies \u2014 the future \u201cpillars\u201d of our economy. Pillar III will continue to invest in founders at the earliest stages, with a particular emphasis on <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/focus-area\/biotech\/\">biotech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/focus-area\/crypto\/\">crypto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/focus-area\/enterprise\/\">enterprise SaaS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/investment-tag\/university-spinout\/\">university spinouts<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dd9a59 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dd9a59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-441bd3f\" data-id=\"441bd3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a96e3d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a96e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The<br>Decentralized<br><div style=\"text-align:left\">decade<\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6632b animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d6632b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2021 has been a significant year for the crypto markets. Maturing infrastructure paired with broader market acceptance has helped drive values across the space to all time highs. At Pillar, we recognize we\u2019re in a period of exuberance, but believe the ground under the hype represents a significant technological and cultural shift. The caliber of founders flowing into the space and the pace of building strengthen our conviction that the future is decentralized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2d27f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b2d27f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/full-blocks.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7f1731 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7f1731\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98a58d3\" data-id=\"98a58d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08dfeea elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08dfeea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" 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class=\"content-container\">\r\n                                <div class=\"image-side\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3078\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/silvio-algorand.png\" alt=\"Algorand\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                            <strong>Silvio Micali<\/strong>\r\n                                            <em>Founder of Algorand<\/em>\r\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Algorand-black-1.svg\" alt=\"Algorand\" \/>\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"content-side\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pre-title\">Investing in the Algorand Ecosystem<\/div>\r\n                                    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algorand.com\/resources\/ecosystem-announcements\/el-salvador-signs-agreement-with-koibanx-to-develop-its-blockchain-infrastructure-on-algorand\" target=\"_blank\">Algorand powers El Salvador digital currency <\/a><\/h2>\r\n                                    <p>The government of El Salvador is developing its blockchain infrastructure on top of Algorand\u2019s technology in partnership with Koibanx, a leading Latin American asset tokenization and blockchain financial infrastructure company.<\/p>\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algorand.com\/resources\/ecosystem-announcements\/el-salvador-signs-agreement-with-koibanx-to-develop-its-blockchain-infrastructure-on-algorand\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/li>\r\n                                            <li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                            <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n                                <div class=\"image-side\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3073\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/jeremy-allaire.png\" alt=\"Circle\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                            <strong>Jeremy Allaire<\/strong>\r\n                                            <em>Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO<\/em>\r\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/circle-black.svg\" alt=\"Circle\" \/>\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"content-side\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pre-title\">Web 3.0 is Here<\/div>\r\n                                    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/08\/digital-currency-company-circle-to-go-public-via-spac-at-4point5-billion-valuation.html\" target=\"_blank\">Circle plans to go public via SPAC at $4.5B valuation<\/a><\/h2>\r\n                                    <p>Circle issues and provides services around a stablecoin cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar called USD Coin.<\/p>\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/08\/digital-currency-company-circle-to-go-public-via-spac-at-4point5-billion-valuation.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/li>\r\n                                    <\/ul>\r\n                <div 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class=\"filter\"  data-slider=\"swiper-12\">Algorand Ecosystem<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-filter=\"non-algorand\" class=\"filter\"  data-slider=\"swiper-12\">Non-Algorand<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-filter=\"raises\" class=\"filter\"  data-slider=\"swiper-12\">Raises<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-filter=\"new-in-2021\" class=\"filter\"  data-slider=\"swiper-12\">New in 2021<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right\">\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter active flip-news\"  data-slider=\"swiper-12\">Flip to News<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter flip-founder\"  data-slider=\"swiper-12\">Flip to Founders<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-12 overflow-y-visible\">\r\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"swiper-wrapper portfolio-horz-slider-headshots\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  non-algorand raises \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Spac<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#4F3D60;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/circle-black.svg\" alt=\"Circle\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/08\/digital-currency-company-circle-to-go-public-via-spac-at-4point5-billion-valuation.html\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $4.5B                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Valuation<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Circle issues and provides services around a stablecoin cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar called USD Coin.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/08\/digital-currency-company-circle-to-go-public-via-spac-at-4point5-billion-valuation.html\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #4F3D6000 0%, #4F3D60 50%, #4F3D60 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Circle\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jeremy-Allaire-2-800x727.png\" alt=\"Jeremy Allaire Circle\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/circle-black.svg\" alt=\"Circle\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3073\" target=\"_blank\">Circle<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  raises algorand-ecosystem new-in-2021 \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#6163FF;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Algofi-03.baf91344-1600x572.png\" alt=\"AlgoFi\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/pressarticle\/90495\/algofi-raises-28m-to-build-decentralised-lending-market\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $2.8M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Seed<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Algofi is a fast, low-cost lending market and stablecoin protocol built on the Algorand blockchain. <\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/pressarticle\/90495\/algofi-raises-28m-to-build-decentralised-lending-market\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #6163FF00 0%, #6163FF 50%, #6163FF 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"AlgoFi\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/owen-colegrove.png\" alt=\"Owen Colegrove AlgoFi\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Algofi-03.baf91344-1600x572.png\" alt=\"AlgoFi\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Owen Colegrove, Co-Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3340\" target=\"_blank\">AlgoFi<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  new-in-2021 algorand-ecosystem \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#0F6A40;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tinyman-1.png\" alt=\"Tinyman\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyman.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Tinyman is a decentralized trading protocol                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Tinyman is a decentralized trading protocol which utilizes the fast and secure framework of the Algorand blockchain, creating an open and safe marketplace for traders, liquidity providers, and developers.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyman.org\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #0F6A4000 0%, #0F6A40 50%, #0F6A40 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Tinyman\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stealth-head-800x783.png\" alt=\"Kaan Eryilmaz (Image Soon) Tinyman\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tinyman-1.png\" alt=\"Tinyman\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Kaan Eryilmaz (Image Soon), CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3064\" target=\"_blank\">Tinyman<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  algorand-ecosystem new-in-2021 \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#0030FD;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/aorist-logo-1.png\" alt=\"aorist\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfacemag.com\/articles\/aorist-nft-platform-miami\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Aorist launches in Miami                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Aorist is a next-generation cultural institution supporting a climate-forward NFT marketplace for artists creating at the edge of art and technology built on the Algorand blockchain.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfacemag.com\/articles\/aorist-nft-platform-miami\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #0030FD00 0%, #0030FD 50%, #0030FD 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"aorist\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pablo-rodriguez-fraile-800x749.png\" alt=\"Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile aorist\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/aorist-logo-1.png\" alt=\"aorist\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3569\" target=\"_blank\">aorist<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  new-in-2021 non-algorand \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#1560FA;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/republic-black.svg\" alt=\"Republic\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/12\/01\/republic-acquires-the-uks-seedrs-in-100m-deal-to-push-into-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Republic acquires Seedrs to expand into UK market                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Republic is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to invest in crypto offerings. The acquisition will allow them to expand past the US market.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/12\/01\/republic-acquires-the-uks-seedrs-in-100m-deal-to-push-into-europe\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #1560FA00 0%, #1560FA 50%, #1560FA 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Republic\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kendrick-nguyen.png\" alt=\"Kendrick Nguyen Republic\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/republic-black.svg\" alt=\"Republic\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Kendrick Nguyen, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3554\" target=\"_blank\">Republic<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  new-in-2021 non-algorand \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#18404D;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/game-jam-protocol.png\" alt=\"Game Jam Protocol\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/gamejamprotocol.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            The future of the Loot Box                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>The Loot Box economic model is broken. People spend ~$20B a year and they have nothing to show for it. Game Jam fixes this.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gamejamprotocol.com\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #18404D00 0%, #18404D 50%, #18404D 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Game Jam Protocol\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stealth-head-800x783.png\" alt=\"Stealth Game Jam Protocol\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/game-jam-protocol.png\" alt=\"Game Jam Protocol\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Stealth,  of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3561\" target=\"_blank\">Game Jam Protocol<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  non-algorand \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#F66C3F;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5cdb1953a28089a2fbd85791_LBRY-Logo.png\" alt=\"LBRY\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Odysee is a video sharing platform on the blockchain                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Odysee is a video sharing alternative to Youtube powered by the LBRY blockchain<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #F66C3F00 0%, #F66C3F 50%, #F66C3F 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"LBRY\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jeremy-kauffman.png\" alt=\"Jeremy Kauffman LBRY\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5cdb1953a28089a2fbd85791_LBRY-Logo.png\" alt=\"LBRY\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Jeremy Kauffman, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3044\" target=\"_blank\">LBRY<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  non-algorand new-in-2021 \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#F45747;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reach-logo.png\" alt=\"Reach\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/reach.sh\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Reach allows developers to easily code blockchain applications                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Reach language allows developers to easily code blockchain applications without needing to learn a new development language.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reach.sh\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #F4574700 0%, #F45747 50%, #F45747 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Reach\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/chris-swenor.png\" alt=\"Christopher Swenor Reach\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reach-logo.png\" alt=\"Reach\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Christopher Swenor, Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3578\" target=\"_blank\">Reach<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  new-in-2021 algorand-ecosystem \">\r\n              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                                            <p>A decentralized capital market powered by a cross-margin cross-collateralization clearing engine protocol.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c3.io\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #0A233D00 0%, #0A233D 50%, #0A233D 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"C3\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michel-Dahdah-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"Michel Dahdah C3\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/C3-Logo-white.png\" alt=\"C3\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Michel Dahdah, Co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3577\" target=\"_blank\">C3<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  algorand-ecosystem \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n   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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Future of Biotech is Founder-led<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bce92 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7bce92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There has been an incredible surge in technologies and discoveries in the life sciences, and a record amount of capital is now available to biotech startups. 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class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dan-mandell-800x773.png\" alt=\"Dan Mandell GRO Biosciences\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gro-biosciences-black-1.png\" alt=\"GRO Biosciences\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Dan Mandell, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3037\" target=\"_blank\">GRO Biosciences<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led petri sustainability new-in-2021 \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                         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                       <p>Compound Foods creates beanless coffee with microbes in the lab, mimicking the flavor and taste of coffee beans to tackle the impact climate change is having on the coffee industry.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/31\/business\/coffee-climate-change.html\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #1800FF00 0%, #1800FF 50%, #1800FF 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note petri\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Minus Coffee\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/maricel-sanez.png\" alt=\"Maricel Saenz Minus Coffee\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/minus-coffee-black-1600x606.png\" alt=\"Minus Coffee\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Maricel Saenz, Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3032\" target=\"_blank\">Minus Coffee<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led petri raises \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#D36900;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nabla-bio-black.svg\" alt=\"Nabla Bio\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211206005050\/en\/Nabla-Bio-Closes-11M-Seed-Financing-led-by-Khosla-Ventures-and-Zetta-Venture-Partners\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $11M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Seed<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Nabla Bio is developing a platform to enable AI-first protein design and antibody therapeutics.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211206005050\/en\/Nabla-Bio-Closes-11M-Seed-Financing-led-by-Khosla-Ventures-and-Zetta-Venture-Partners\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #D3690000 0%, #D36900 50%, #D36900 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note petri\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Nabla Bio\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/surge-biwass.png\" alt=\"Surge Biswas Nabla Bio\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nabla-bio-black.svg\" alt=\"Nabla Bio\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Surge Biswas, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3050\" target=\"_blank\">Nabla Bio<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led pillar \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#1679FA;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adaptilens-black.svg\" alt=\"Adaptilens\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslifesciences.com\/baker-polito-administration-announces-awards-for-massachusetts-life-sciences-center-initiative-for-women-entrepreneurs-3\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_d9wHc9j9JHwCQANW0OmIIdhvnR60N9_dsvjlD-dadrVet6bmhycMQTMe5K_f03VlmmSSQ\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Adaptilens received the MA Life Science Center\u2019s MassNextGen Award                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Founded by Dr. Liane Clamen, a Harvard-trained ophthalmologist, Adaptilens is developing an intraocular lens mimicking the natural human lens.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslifesciences.com\/baker-polito-administration-announces-awards-for-massachusetts-life-sciences-center-initiative-for-women-entrepreneurs-3\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_d9wHc9j9JHwCQANW0OmIIdhvnR60N9_dsvjlD-dadrVet6bmhycMQTMe5K_f03VlmmSSQ\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #1679FA00 0%, #1679FA 50%, #1679FA 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note pillar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Adaptilens\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liane-clamen.png\" alt=\"Liane Clamen Adaptilens\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adaptilens-black.svg\" alt=\"Adaptilens\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Liane Clamen, Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3027\" target=\"_blank\">Adaptilens<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led pillar \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#A011A4;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/asimov-black.svg\" alt=\"Asimov\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asimov.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Asimov is a mammalian synthetic biology platform                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Asimov is developing a mammalian synthetic biology platform \u2014 from cells to software \u2014 to enable biotechnologies with outsized impact, with an initial focus on gene therapies, cell therapies, and protein therapeutics.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asimov.com\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #A011A400 0%, #A011A4 50%, #A011A4 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note pillar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Asimov\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/alec-nielsen-257x300.png\" alt=\"Alec Nielsen Asimov\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/asimov-black.svg\" alt=\"Asimov\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Alec Nielsen, Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3076\" target=\"_blank\">Asimov<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led petri sustainability new-in-2021 \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#ED3237;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/galy-black.png\" alt=\"Galy\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/galy.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Galy wins 2021 LVMH Innovation Award                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Galy uses synthetic biology to create lab-grown cotton at 10x the rate of normal production while using 20% of the resources.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/galy.co\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #ED323700 0%, #ED3237 50%, #ED3237 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note petri\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Galy\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/luciano-bueno.png\" alt=\"Luciano Bueno Galy\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/galy-black.png\" alt=\"Galy\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Luciano Bueno, Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3036\" target=\"_blank\">Galy<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led raises pillar \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#69BF5C;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/guardian-black.svg\" alt=\"Guardian Agriculture\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rebeccaszkutak\/2021\/04\/06\/guardian-agriculture-raises-105-million-for-its-crop-dusting-drone-service\/?sh=5705491c14f3&utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--0iKJeVwIOzmkN3Vywm0mFx46jM4QAJHxh9u-_y831_cK0CiyH0_sVPwg4YUt7o_Gza3Qs\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $10.5M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Seed<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Guardian Agriculture has developed an autonomous vehicle called the eVTOL to fertilize crops with a drone and update the traditional crop-dusting process.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rebeccaszkutak\/2021\/04\/06\/guardian-agriculture-raises-105-million-for-its-crop-dusting-drone-service\/?sh=5705491c14f3&utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--0iKJeVwIOzmkN3Vywm0mFx46jM4QAJHxh9u-_y831_cK0CiyH0_sVPwg4YUt7o_Gza3Qs\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #69BF5C00 0%, #69BF5C 50%, #69BF5C 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note pillar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Guardian Agriculture\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/adam-bercu-1-800x711.png\" alt=\"Adam Bercu Guardian Agriculture\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/guardian-black.svg\" alt=\"Guardian Agriculture\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Adam Bercu, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3038\" target=\"_blank\">Guardian Agriculture<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led sustainability raises pillar \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#37B76C;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kulabio-black.svg\" alt=\"Kula Bio\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/agfundernews.com\/kula-bio-raises-10m-seed-funding-to-fix-nitrogen-runoff-on-farms.html?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_hMs0cH2cQRjKOSpxd7fbSlj5YvdoT8Z1oKXkqX3XQngxlGuV2BOIyEw6luFhPjykcSnG9\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $10M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Seed<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Kula Bio creates sustainable nitrogen biofertilizers that reduce nitrogen runoff, improves crop yields and reduce the environmental impact of agriculture.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agfundernews.com\/kula-bio-raises-10m-seed-funding-to-fix-nitrogen-runoff-on-farms.html?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_hMs0cH2cQRjKOSpxd7fbSlj5YvdoT8Z1oKXkqX3XQngxlGuV2BOIyEw6luFhPjykcSnG9\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #37B76C00 0%, #37B76C 50%, #37B76C 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note pillar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Kula Bio\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bill-brady.png\" alt=\"Bill Brady Kula Bio\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kulabio-black.svg\" alt=\"Kula Bio\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Bill Brady, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3043\" target=\"_blank\">Kula Bio<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led petri sustainability new-in-2021 \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#F4B334;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/yardstick-black.png\" alt=\"Yard Stick\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.useyardstick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Yard Stick helps farmers measure carbon soil                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Yard Stick helps farmers measure the amount of carbon stored in their soil to accelerate soil carbon sequestration efforts and fight climate change.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.useyardstick.com\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #F4B33400 0%, #F4B334 50%, #F4B334 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note petri\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Yard Stick\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chris-tolles.png\" alt=\"Chris Tolles Yard Stick\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/yardstick-black.png\" alt=\"Yard Stick\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Chris Tolles, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3069\" target=\"_blank\">Yard Stick<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  founder-led raises pillar \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#D82332;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PathAI-black.svg\" alt=\"PathAI\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/pathai-announces-completion-of-165-million-financing-for-advancing-medicine-with-ai-powered-pathology-301293418.html\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $165M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Series C<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Led by Andy Beck and Aditya Khosla, PathAI creates AI-powered technology for pathology research in laboratories and biopharmaceutical companies.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/pathai-announces-completion-of-165-million-financing-for-advancing-medicine-with-ai-powered-pathology-301293418.html\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #D8233200 0%, #D82332 50%, #D82332 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"note pillar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"PathAI\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                           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data-id=\"1b4f2d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53b9263\" data-id=\"53b9263\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d4d77 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3d4d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder-led Biotech Summit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebffef6 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebffef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Earlier this year, Pillar\u2019s Tony Kulesa published, <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/venture-capital\/the-future-of-biotech-is-founder-led\/\">The Future of Biotech is Founder-Led<\/a> \u2014 a commentary on the changing early-stage biotech landscape. The post was a reflection on the work we\u2019ve been doing at Petri for several years \u2014 backing PhD students and scientists at formation \u2014 and it struck a chord with the wider biotech ecosystem, catalyzing a conversation about founder-led companies in biotech.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a73ee9d\" data-id=\"a73ee9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75da1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d75da1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/reshma-featire-834x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/reshma-featire-834x1024.png 834w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/reshma-featire-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/reshma-featire-768x943.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/reshma-featire.png 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a479b11 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a479b11\" 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class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1600\" data-from-value=\"900\" data-delimiter=\",\">900<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6e4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc6e4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summit Attendees<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f32436f animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f32436f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55295d8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"55295d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"255\" data-from-value=\"100\" data-delimiter=\",\">100<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18570a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18570a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pitch Competition <br \/>Submissions<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad75f9d animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ad75f9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c30462 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6c30462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2145\" data-from-value=\"1000\" data-delimiter=\",\">1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db67bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db67bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Audience-Choice Votes<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a65c7ad animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a65c7ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48417a8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"48417a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"200\" data-from-value=\"100\" data-delimiter=\",\">100<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff701ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff701ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-dilutive grant funding<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-277cf12 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"277cf12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80c6610\" data-id=\"80c6610\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0303e5b animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0303e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"54\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/quotes.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d0409 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08d0409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The spirit of community, possibility, and impact really shined through... a perfect balance between science and entrepreneurism.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54d377 elementor-widget__width-auto animated-fast elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d54d377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/bram.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ffa83 elementor-widget__width-auto animated-fast elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2ffa83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bram Frankel, The Abraham Group\n<br \/><span>Founder-led Biotech Summit Attendee<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59f31ff elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"59f31ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2b949 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f2b949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"54\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/quotes.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed9ea6 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed9ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thank you Pillar VC team for putting together such a meaningful session. I learned and felt connected with fellow biotech leaders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6111883 elementor-widget__width-auto animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6111883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/danae-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-77\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c16178 elementor-widget__width-auto animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c16178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Danae Moya,  DelphiStem<br>\n<span>Founder-led Biotech Summit Attendee<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0327553 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0327553\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-id=\"5bc5e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"featured-portfolio-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div id=\"feature-portfolio-slider-wrapper\">\r\n            <div class=\"feature-portfolio-slider black\">\r\n                <ul class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n                                            <li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                            <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n                                <div class=\"image-side\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3075\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/Rectangle-428.png\" alt=\"Desktop Metal\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                           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Desktop Metal acquired ExOne earlier this year to cement its leadership position in the additive manufacturing and 3D printing industry.<\/p>\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.desktopmetal.com\/news\/press-releases\/detail\/68\/desktop-metal-to-acquire-exone-cementing-its-leadership-in\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/li>\r\n                                            <li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                            <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n                                <div class=\"image-side\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3082\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/andrew-lau.png\" alt=\"Jellyfish\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                            <strong>Andrew Lau<\/strong>\r\n                                            <em>Co-Founder & CEO<\/em>\r\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jellyfish-black.svg\" alt=\"Jellyfish\" \/>\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"content-side\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pre-title\">The Future of Work<\/div>\r\n                                    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/jellyfish-secures-31-5m-series-b-to-grow-platform-sales\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8MYyfR0LJPGF46oWuHXaBKEpm9SLVY8HoIIYZT0EzTBxIQ21Q8TOfZahn3ezzoMzTjB0V_\" target=\"_blank\">Jellyfish secures $31.5M Series B<\/a><\/h2>\r\n                                    <p>Jellyfish was co-founded by Andrew Lau, Phil Braden and David Gourley to drive engineering team productivity and align engineering resources with business priorities.<\/p>\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/jellyfish-secures-31-5m-series-b-to-grow-platform-sales\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8MYyfR0LJPGF46oWuHXaBKEpm9SLVY8HoIIYZT0EzTBxIQ21Q8TOfZahn3ezzoMzTjB0V_\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/li>\r\n                                    <\/ul>\r\n                <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <script>\r\n    \t\twindow.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n                var swiper = new Swiper(\".feature-portfolio-slider\", 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neural-magic-black.svg\" alt=\"Neural Magic\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Nir Shavit, Co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3080\" target=\"_blank\">Neural Magic<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  manufacturing raises \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#B39A57;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Higharc-black.svg\" alt=\"Higharc\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/higharc-raises-21-million-series-a-led-by-spark-capital-301274920.html\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $21M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Series A<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Higharc automatically generates 3D home plans based on your needs, letting you access a custom home design without hiring an architect.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/higharc-raises-21-million-series-a-led-by-spark-capital-301274920.html\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #B39A5700 0%, #B39A57 50%, #B39A57 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Higharc\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mark-minor.png\" alt=\"Marc Minor Higharc\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Higharc-black.svg\" alt=\"Higharc\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Marc Minor, Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3081\" target=\"_blank\">Higharc<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  enterprise raises \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#0161A9;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jellyfish-black.svg\" alt=\"Jellyfish\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/jellyfish-raises-31-5-million-series-b-funding-to-expand-reach-of-engineering-management-platform-301203419.html\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $31.5M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Series B<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Jellyfish was co-founded by Andrew Lau, Phil Braden and David Gourley to drive engineering team productivity and align engineering resources with business priorities.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/jellyfish-raises-31-5-million-series-b-funding-to-expand-reach-of-engineering-management-platform-301203419.html\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #0161A900 0%, #0161A9 50%, #0161A9 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Jellyfish\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/andrew-lau-269x300.png\" alt=\"Andrew Lau Jellyfish\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jellyfish-black.svg\" alt=\"Jellyfish\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Andrew Lau, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3082\" target=\"_blank\">Jellyfish<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  enterprise \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            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style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #30C09000 0%, #30C090 50%, #30C090 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Zapata AI\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/christopher-sovie.png\" alt=\"Christopher Savoie Zapata AI\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Zapata-new-logo.png\" alt=\"Zapata AI\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Christopher Savoie, Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3070\" target=\"_blank\">Zapata AI<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  manufacturing raises \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#FF3333;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/verve-motion-black.svg\" alt=\"Verve Motion\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/07\/15\/verve-motion-raises-15m-following-exosuit-pilot-with-grocery-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $15M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Series A<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Verve Motion was founded by Harvard PhD student Ignacio Galiana to empower the way people move in the world.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/07\/15\/verve-motion-raises-15m-following-exosuit-pilot-with-grocery-workers\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #FF333300 0%, #FF3333 50%, #FF3333 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Verve Motion\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ignacio-galiana.png\" alt=\"Ignacio Galiana Verve Motion\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/verve-motion-black.svg\" alt=\"Verve Motion\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Ignacio Galiana, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3065\" target=\"_blank\">Verve Motion<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  manufacturing \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#7E7E7F;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fluent-metal-black.png\" alt=\"Fluent Metal\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentmetal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Fluent Metal brings 3D printing to small metal parts                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Fluent Metal will make metal 3D printing economical, efficient, and safe. Led by Peter Schmitt, Fluent Metal is reinventing the way we print metal parts.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentmetal.com\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #7E7E7F00 0%, #7E7E7F 50%, #7E7E7F 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Fluent Metal\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/peter-schmitt-1.png\" alt=\"Peter Schmitt Fluent Metal\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fluent-metal-black.png\" alt=\"Fluent Metal\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Peter Schmitt, Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3035\" target=\"_blank\">Fluent Metal<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  enterprise manufacturing \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#70CBCF;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/simbe-black.svg\" alt=\"Simbe Robotics\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/08\/26\/simbes-robots-will-be-deployed-across-midwestern-grocery-chain-schnucks\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9DvaAtIDFbVZoKCkam3BzDr5maxBqRGGKdLvC-mPaFV7BxaSdAmpjEVcswsLl73uTeVqNP\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Simbe Robotics expands to 111 stores                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Simbe Robotics has developed Tally, an autonomous robot that wanders grocery store aisles to monitor product levels and detect misplaced items.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/08\/26\/simbes-robots-will-be-deployed-across-midwestern-grocery-chain-schnucks\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9DvaAtIDFbVZoKCkam3BzDr5maxBqRGGKdLvC-mPaFV7BxaSdAmpjEVcswsLl73uTeVqNP\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #70CBCF00 0%, #70CBCF 50%, #70CBCF 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Simbe Robotics\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/brad-boolega.png\" alt=\"Brad Bogolea Simbe Robotics\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/simbe-black.svg\" alt=\"Simbe Robotics\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Brad Bogolea, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3060\" target=\"_blank\">Simbe Robotics<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  manufacturing \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#2F3992;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quadratic3D-black-1600x328.png\" alt=\"Quadratic 3D\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quadratic3d.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            New commercial and industrial applications for 3D printing                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Quadratic is revolutionizing the entire concept of 3D printing to open up new commercial and industrial applications.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quadratic3d.com\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #2F399200 0%, #2F3992 50%, #2F3992 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Quadratic 3D\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/throop-wilder.png\" alt=\"Throop Wilder Quadratic 3D\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quadratic3D-black-1600x328.png\" alt=\"Quadratic 3D\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Throop Wilder, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3053\" target=\"_blank\">Quadratic 3D<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  enterprise consumer \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#013F72;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jobget-black.svg\" alt=\"JobGet\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobget.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            JobGet helps hospitality workers find a job without a resume                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>JobGet is the job platform for hospitality workers to find a job without a resume.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobget.com\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #013F7200 0%, #013F72 50%, #013F72 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"JobGet\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Tony_Liu-120-Edit-Original-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"Tony Liu JobGet\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jobget-black.svg\" alt=\"JobGet\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Tony Liu, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3074\" target=\"_blank\">JobGet<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  enterprise manufacturing \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#FF3334;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/desktop-metal-black.svg\" alt=\"Desktop Metal\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.desktopmetal.com\/news\/press-releases\/detail\/68\/desktop-metal-to-acquire-exone-cementing-its-leadership-in\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Desktop Metal Acquires ExOne                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Led by Ric Fulop, Desktop Metal is a metal 3D printing company reinventing the way engineering and manufacturing teams produce metal parts, from prototyping through mass production.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.desktopmetal.com\/news\/press-releases\/detail\/68\/desktop-metal-to-acquire-exone-cementing-its-leadership-in\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #FF333400 0%, #FF3334 50%, #FF3334 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    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                         <p>Sofar Sounds hosts concerts in intimate and unique spaces. Founded in 2009 by Rafe Offer in London and now led by Boston-based CEO Jim Lucchese, it has since expanded to over 400 cities worldwide.<\/p>\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/li>\r\n                                            <li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                            <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n                                <div class=\"image-side\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3083\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/hometap.png\" alt=\"Hometap\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                            <strong>Jeff Glass<\/strong>\r\n                      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src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/knox-financial-logo.png\" alt=\"Knox Financial\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/19\/knox-financial-raises-10m-to-take-the-pain-out-of-being-a-landlord\/?hss_channel=tw-1081235035183816704&guccounter=1&utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=2&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_P3tXX56cY4qTwxNPa0N7gqrxzP7IYzNTudH_-iMbIrNYlmu-kEpNXK2CbwqO1Yh4bwBDX6YJ0SyYKaA7-XfiZm4pfIQ&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $10M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Series A<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Knox provides a smart and frictionless way to turn a home into an investment property.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/19\/knox-financial-raises-10m-to-take-the-pain-out-of-being-a-landlord\/?hss_channel=tw-1081235035183816704&guccounter=1&utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=2&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_P3tXX56cY4qTwxNPa0N7gqrxzP7IYzNTudH_-iMbIrNYlmu-kEpNXK2CbwqO1Yh4bwBDX6YJ0SyYKaA7-XfiZm4pfIQ&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #70BD4100 0%, #70BD41 50%, #70BD41 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Knox Financial\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/david-friedman-800x688.png\" alt=\"David Friedman Knox Financial\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/knox-financial-logo.png\" alt=\"Knox Financial\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>David Friedman, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3041\" target=\"_blank\">Knox Financial<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  consumer \">\r\n                        <div 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                                                        <p>Waeve was co-founded by Williams grads Mary Imevbore, Tiiso McGinty and Susana Hawkens to give Black women a place to buy beginner friendly and trend-forward wigs.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/waeve-is-changing-the-way-black-women-experiment-with-wigs\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #BD9BF500 0%, #BD9BF5 50%, #BD9BF5 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Waeve\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mary-imevbore-230x300.png\" alt=\"Mary Imevbore Waeve\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/waeve-logo.png\" alt=\"Waeve\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Mary Imevbore, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3068\" target=\"_blank\">Waeve<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  consumer raises \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#7899C2;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5cc0abe394b1fa66ea2128ee_cake-logo.svg\" alt=\"Cake\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/see-death-planning-startup-cake-37-million-seed-pitch-deck-2021-7\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $3.7M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Seed<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Founded by MIT PhD graduate Suelin Chen, Cake is the leading platform for end-of-life planning, helping over 30 million people navigate death planning and services.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/see-death-planning-startup-cake-37-million-seed-pitch-deck-2021-7\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #7899C200 0%, #7899C2 50%, #7899C2 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Cake\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/suelin-chen.png\" alt=\"Suelin Chen Cake\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5cc0abe394b1fa66ea2128ee_cake-logo.svg\" alt=\"Cake\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Suelin Chen, Co-Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3030\" target=\"_blank\">Cake<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  consumer \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3_Conjure_Logo_Reduced_125x125@3x.png\" alt=\"Conjure\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/furniture-rental-review\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Conjure featured in Architectural Digest                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Conjure lets people who move frequently rent designer curated furniture. Available exclusively in New York City, Conjure was featured in Architectural Digest, Thingtesting and Domino this year.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/furniture-rental-review\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #00000000 0%, #000000 50%, #000000 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Conjure\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Daniel-Ramirez-800x765.png\" alt=\"Daniel Ram\u00edrez-Yunqu\u00e9 Conjure\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3_Conjure_Logo_Reduced_125x125@3x.png\" alt=\"Conjure\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Daniel Ram\u00edrez-Yunqu\u00e9, Founder & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3033\" target=\"_blank\">Conjure<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  fintech raises \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"flag\"><span>Raise<span><\/div>                            <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#386DED;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hometap-black.svg\" alt=\"Hometap\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"big\">\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/12\/06\/hometap-closes-on-60m-to-let-people-tap-into-their-home-equity-without-taking-out-a-loan\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=2&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_MW8saK_PjQTzCDqEu7l-JB064eTOZhMUyMM7bw0ZwQWjt-VxUUI1APTApg2yxZl2olXYEfvPA4YF2I3SVix9b_EMZ5Q&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            $60M                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                    <div class=\"sub-title\">Operating Capital<\/div>\r\n                                                                <p>Led by Jeff Glass, Hometap provides alternative financing solutions for homeowners looking to tap into their home equity to liquidity without taking on debt.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/12\/06\/hometap-closes-on-60m-to-let-people-tap-into-their-home-equity-without-taking-out-a-loan\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Pillar%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=2&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_MW8saK_PjQTzCDqEu7l-JB064eTOZhMUyMM7bw0ZwQWjt-VxUUI1APTApg2yxZl2olXYEfvPA4YF2I3SVix9b_EMZ5Q&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #386DED00 0%, #386DED 50%, #386DED 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Hometap\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jeff-glass.png\" alt=\"Jeff Glass Hometap\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hometap-black.svg\" alt=\"Hometap\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>Jeff Glass, President & CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3083\" target=\"_blank\">Hometap<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide all  consumer new-in-2021 \">\r\n                        <div class=\"news-faces-container\">\r\n                                                        <button class=\"flip\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/flip-1.svg\" alt=\"flip card\" \/>\r\n                            <\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"news\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff \">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sofar-black.svg\" alt=\"Sofar Sounds\" \/>\r\n                                                                    <h2>\r\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                            Sofar Sounds hosts concerts in intimate and unique spaces                                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/h2>\r\n                                                                <p>Sofar Sounds hosts concerts in intimate and unique spaces. Founded in 2009 by Rafe Offer in London and now led by Boston-based CEO Jim Lucchese, it has since expanded to over 400 cities worldwide.<\/p>\r\n                                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(-180deg, #00000000 0%, #000000 50%, #000000 100%);\" class=\"footer\">\r\n                                    <span>Read More<\/span>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Read More\" \/>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"faces\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Sofar Sounds\" class=\"bg\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"logo-name\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sofar-black.svg\" alt=\"Sofar Sounds\" \/>\r\n                                    <span>,  of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3072\" target=\"_blank\">Sofar Sounds<\/a><\/span>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tvar swiper = new Swiper(\".swiper-70\", {\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfreeMode: true,\r\n\t\t\t\t\tslidesPerView: 'auto',\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdirection: 'horizontal',\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdraggable: true,\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmousewheel: {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\treleaseOnEdges: true\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t$('.nav-70 .left .filter').click(function(){\r\n\t\t\t\t\tvar $this =  $(this),\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfilter = 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffbe802\" data-id=\"ffbe802\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0018af8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0018af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A growing<br \/>community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadc50e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cadc50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We were happy to find a way to gather safely with vaccinated friends to talk about life and leadership at The Exchange.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e2c6a4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e2c6a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9959298\" data-id=\"9959298\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6369a animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f6369a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We were seeking human connection this year and felt fortunate for the chance to finally find safe ways to connect face to face. <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fd58f animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0fd58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While it\u2019s clear that we\u2019re all still spending plenty of time on Zoom, we were so happy to spend time with so many of you IRL.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d20a93\" data-id=\"6d20a93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e071d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49e071d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/em-cas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/em-cas.jpg 866w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/em-cas-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/em-cas-768x857.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edb2fd4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edb2fd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a723368\" data-id=\"a723368\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ecafc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39ecafc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/waeve-ladies.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-90\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/waeve-ladies.jpg 868w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/waeve-ladies-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/waeve-ladies-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/waeve-ladies-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad3bebc\" data-id=\"ad3bebc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f05690 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f05690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/wave-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-96\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/wave-logo.png 495w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/wave-logo-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21acd94 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21acd94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A free virtual event spotlighting and supporting women and under-represented genders in bio.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wave.petri.bio\/recordings\/\">Watch videos<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7266aef\" data-id=\"7266aef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445a256 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"445a256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">90<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f936f1b animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f936f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In-person and virtual events hosted in 2021<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-112bbb3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"112bbb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a493c7\" data-id=\"1a493c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6611c animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d6611c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/exchange-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-95\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f737a8c animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f737a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We brought together 100 leaders from the Boston community for a relaxing two-day mountain retreat. Unplug. Unwind. Connect.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/the-exchange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d732d8\" data-id=\"1d732d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbed364 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbed364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20,000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284bc5f animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"284bc5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People reached all over the world.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf746f\" data-id=\"1bf746f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5d6c0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e5d6c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39d2e4c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39d2e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fca46bf\" data-id=\"fca46bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7252ca4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7252ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/chats.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-93\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/chats.jpg 868w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/chats-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/chats-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/chats-768x766.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b6ce96\" data-id=\"5b6ce96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca63879 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca63879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/frequency-bio.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/frequency-bio.png 392w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/frequency-bio-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fd2c6 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4fd2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Frequency Bio is a flexible and free virtual program designed to help future founders explore launching a startup.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/frequency-bio\/\">Apply to Frequency<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc902c2\" data-id=\"bc902c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7662a38 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7662a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cb89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11cb89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summits supporting first-time founders.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-217f624 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"217f624\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8e978d\" data-id=\"d8e978d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc30873 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc30873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/petri.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7abe1a animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7abe1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Petri makes pre-seed investments in companies developing at the frontier of biology and engineering.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petri.bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-488c194\" data-id=\"488c194\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1ff92 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff1ff92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/Rectangle-405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/Rectangle-405.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/Rectangle-405-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/Rectangle-405-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/Rectangle-405-768x770.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0848512\" data-id=\"0848512\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd3bb6 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbd3bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/founder-led-bio.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-91\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2987aa animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2987aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A week-long, free virtual summit convening founder-led biotech founders, PhDs, scientists, investors and leaders.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/founderledbio.com\/videos\/\">Watch videos<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a0186 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a0186\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d3891d\" data-id=\"5d3891d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbeaf21 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbeaf21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founding <br>Pillar <br>News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01856d4 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01856d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re pleased to welcome our newest Founding CEOs:\u00a0Chad Laurans (SimpliSafe),\u00a0Lisa Dyson (Air Protein), Jennifer Holmgren (LanzaTech), Matt Kalish (DraftKings), Paul Lieberman (DraftKings), Bill Brady (Kula Bio), Andras Forgacs (Modern Meadow), Paul Bleicher (Optum), and Doug Cameron (Apeel)\u00a0to the team.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/team-tags\/founding-pillar\/\">View all Founding Pillars<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7faa6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-founding-pillar-card-slider\" data-id=\"7faa6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"founding-pillar-card-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper fp-slider\">\r\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"swiper-wrapper founding-pillar-card-slider\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=2988\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chad-laurans.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Laurans\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Chad Laurans<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder & Chairman at \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimpliSafe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3006\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/lisa-dyson.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Dyson\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Lisa Dyson<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO at \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAir Protein\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3001\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jennifer-holmgren.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Holmgren\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Jennifer Holmgren<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO at \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLanzaTech\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3007\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/matt-kalish.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Kalish\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Matt Kalish<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Founder at \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDraftKings\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3011\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Paul-Liberman.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Liberman\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Paul Liberman<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Founder & President at \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDraftKings\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=2987\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bill-brady.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Brady\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Bill Brady<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO at \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKula Bio, Monolith Materials, Mascoma Corporation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=2983\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/andras-forgacs.jpg\" alt=\"Andras Forgacs\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Andras Forgacs<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Founder & Board Director at \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tModern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=3010\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Paul-Bleicher.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Bleicher\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Paul Bleicher<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Partner at \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOptum, Humedica, Phase Forward\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/?p=2994\" class=\"person\" target=\"_blank\">                            \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/doug.jpg\" alt=\"Doug Cameron\" class=\"headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Doug Cameron<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApeel, Geltor, Nature's Fynd\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\twindow.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n\t\t\t\tvar swiper = new Swiper(\".fp-slider\", {\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfreeMode: true,\r\n\t\t\t\t\tslidesPerView: 'auto',\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdirection: 'horizontal',\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdraggable: true,\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd37b11 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd37b11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc559ef\" data-id=\"fc559ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb6ae9 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adb6ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ginkgo Goes Public<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7e1481 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7e1481\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fea1a0\" data-id=\"0fea1a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdee049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bdee049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec97d9 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ec97d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Congratulations to Founding Pillar, Reshma Shetty and the entire Ginkgo Bioworks team on its $15 billion debut on the NYSE via SPAC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Photo courtesy of Ginkgo Bioworks<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1992b0d animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1992b0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf8ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bf8ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/iora-health.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-106\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70fb5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d70fb5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Iora Health Merger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14179c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a14179c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Congratulations to Founding Pillar, Rushika Fernandopulle, and Iora Health on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiercehealthcare.com\/practices\/one-medical-to-acquire-iora-health-2-1b-all-stock-deal\">$2.1 billion merger with One Medical<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-358ef49 animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"358ef49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c85f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52c85f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/draft-kings.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-107\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4be71 elementor-widget 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