Flock has now added to its war chest with a $38 million Series B funding, led by Octopus Ventures (via Octopus partner Malcolm Ferguson) , with CommerzVentures. Also participating were existing investors including Social Capital (led by Chamath Palihapitia), Dig Ventures (the family office of MuleSoft Founder Ross Mason), Anthemis, and Foresight Ventures. Flock’s Series A was led by Palihapitia in 2021.
Not to be outdone, fintech investor Sheel Mohnot shared his own topless selfie in Hawaiian swim trunks and sneakers.
Not everyone was impressed
Other tweets admonished the investor for posting a shirtless selfie on Twitter, the industry s virtual water cooler. 2021 is hard enough let s just not with the shirtless VCs, Kim Taylor, founder and chief executive officer of Cluster, an online marketplace for mechanical and electrical engineers looking for jobs, tweeted. Men of VC: let s stop posting topless photos of ourselves on this website, Hustle Fund cofounder Eric Bahn added.
Chamath adheres to a strict diet and fitness regime
Still, it s hard to knock the routine that s responsible for Palihapitiya s bod, which he also shared in a follow-up tweet.