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  3. Travis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: ‘1% are helpful’

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Travis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: ‘1% are helpful’

After raising $1.7 billion for his new robotics company Atoms, Travis Kalanick is introspective about the role VCs have played in his career.

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By Julie Bort

19 August 2026|1 min read|TechCrunch
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