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Theodore Schleifer

Theodore Schleifer

Former Senior Reporter, Money and Influence, Recode

    Latest articles by Theodore Schleifer

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    Why are big VCs opening up crypto funds?Why are big VCs opening up crypto funds?
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    Tech investors agree there is money to be made in cryptocurrency. They just don’t agree on how to make it.

    By Theodore Schleifer
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    Khosla Ventures’ newest partner worries for too-young CEOs when they have too-appeasing venture capitalistsKhosla Ventures’ newest partner worries for too-young CEOs when they have too-appeasing venture capitalists
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    Dan Levin, the former No. 2 at Box, has joined Khosla. He talks to Recode in his first interview.

    By Theodore Schleifer
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    The home-flipping startup Opendoor requires a lot of money. It now has $325 million more. And SoftBank could come next.The home-flipping startup Opendoor requires a lot of money. It now has $325 million more. And SoftBank could come next.
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    Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is also disclosing his first venture capital investment.

    By Theodore Schleifer
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    Evan Spiegel encourages Facebook to ‘copy our data protection practices also’Evan Spiegel encourages Facebook to ‘copy our data protection practices also’
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    Spiegel pours salt on the wound in his long-simmering fight with Instagram.

    By Theodore Schleifer
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    SoftBank is in talks to lead a $150 million investment in clinical trial startup Science 37SoftBank is in talks to lead a $150 million investment in clinical trial startup Science 37
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    The company connects researchers with participants for medical studies.

    By Theodore Schleifer
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    Andreessen Horowitz is pocketing a huge win in the $7.5 billion GitHub acquisitionAndreessen Horowitz is pocketing a huge win in the $7.5 billion GitHub acquisition
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    The firm returns more than $1 billion in the Microsoft deal.

    By Theodore Schleifer
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    Here’s how a Pentagon cybersecurity expert imagines the U.S. could respond to a North Korean cyber attackHere’s how a Pentagon cybersecurity expert imagines the U.S. could respond to a North Korean cyber attack
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    Eric Rosenbach asks us to role-play.

    By Theodore Schleifer
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    Here’s what SoftBank’s investment into GM’s Cruise means for the self-driving raceHere’s what SoftBank’s investment into GM’s Cruise means for the self-driving race
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    Some takeaways from the deal and interviews with SoftBank, GM and Cruise execs.

    By Johana Bhuiyan and Theodore Schleifer
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    There’s so much money in early-stage investing these days that Ron Conway’s firm is scaling backThere’s so much money in early-stage investing these days that Ron Conway’s firm is scaling back
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    It’s a telling moment since it shows how messy the investing scene has become to fund brand-new startups.

    By Theodore Schleifer
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    Facebook still doesn’t know what user data Cambridge Analytica actually hadFacebook still doesn’t know what user data Cambridge Analytica actually had
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    Did the Trump campaign have suspicious-looking data sets? “No, not really.”

    By Kurt Wagner and Theodore Schleifer