Lynn: Most exited autonomous driving startups had few proof points
Rebecca Lynn · 20VC: Learnings From Mary Meeker & Larry Summers, Missing Out On Uber & The Changing World of VC with Canvas Partner, Rebecca Lynn · Dec 19, 2016 · at 30:27
Rebecca Lynn is a General Partner at Canvas Ventures. She discusses Canvas's recent unannounced investment in an autonomous driving startup.
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“A lot of the companies that have exited thus far have done so on very little proof points.”
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