Venture Capitalist Faces Challenges Fundraising Because of Past Conduct
- Potential investors question Fred Destin about 2013 incident
- Female founder says she told Destin to back off at a party
Fred Destin speaks during the Web Summit in Lisbon.
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The ongoing fallout around allegations of sexual harassment and other mistreatment of women by some venture capitalists is jeopardizing one venture fund before it even gets off the ground.
A new $100 million fund being raised by Fred Destin, formerly of Accel in London and Atlas Venture in Boston, is receiving extra scrutiny from potential investors due to questions about his time in Boston.