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Time of India
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
League of Legends 25.14 update patch notes: Fiora buffed, Kled skills bug fixed, item power adjustments, and more changes every player should know
The League of Legends patch 25.14 is finally here. The recent update was released on July 16, 2025, bringing multiple notable adjustments to champions like Briar, Fizz, among others. Over that, fans have been anticipating the launch of a new ADC (Attack Damage Carrier), Yunara. This is the first update since the inception of LoL MSI 2025, nerfing overpowered champions to bring balance to the in-game meta for the finals of the tournament. Additionally, they have buffed champions who had been forgotten by the players of the game. Find out all the details regarding the adjustments made in the League of Legends update 25.14 below. Full Patch Preview 25.14!Firstly today, losers queue is not true, we're not intentionally making you lose more games while you're losing (it doesn't even remotely make sense why we would even spend compute time and increase queue times to do that). We're not matching you on… Champions buffed in the League of Legends update 25.14 1. Azir Base Stats Base Health: 550 ⇒ 575 W (Arise!) Damage: (+ 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% AP) ⇒ (+ 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65% AP) 2. Briar R (Certain Death) CC Cleanse: CC is cleansed when the missile hits ⇒ Briar is cleansed when the missile hits and is now immune to CC for the 1.25s cast animation that plays after the missile hits. Bug fix Fixed a bug where W Frenzy would sometimes prioritize minions if Briar cast Q on an enemy champion standing near an allied minion. 3. Darius Q - Decimate Missing Health Heal: 15 / 30 / 45% (1 / 2 / 3+ targets) ⇒ 17 / 34 / 51% (1 / 2 / 3+ targets) 4. Fiora R - Grand Challenge Heal per Second: 40 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 100% based on vitals ⇒ 100% always Obvious Healing: Healing circle effects now persist for the full 5-second duration (no gameplay change) 5. Fizz W - Seastone Trident Cooldown: 7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5 ⇒ 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 seconds E - Playful / Trickster Damage: 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+ 90% AP) ⇒ 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+ 95% AP) 6. Ziggs Q - Bouncing Bomb Damage: 85 / 135 / 185 / 235 / 285 (+ 65% AP) ⇒ 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+ 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80% AP) E - Hexplosive Minefield Damage per Mine: 30 / 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 (+ 30% AP) ⇒ 30 / 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 (+ 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% AP) R - Mega Inferno Bomb Maximum Center Damage: 300 / 450 / 600 (+ 110% AP) ⇒ 300 / 500 / 700 (+ 100% AP) Champions nerfed in League of Legends update 25.14 1. Braum Base Stats Base Armor: 47 ⇒ 42 2. Lee Sin Base Stats Base AD: 69 ⇒ 66 3. Riven Passive - Runic Blade AD Ratio: 30-60% (based on level) ⇒ 30-50% (based on level) 4. Sett Base Stats Armor Growth: 5.2 ⇒ 4.7 5. Twisted Fate Q - Wild Cards Damage: 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 (+ 50% bonus AD) (+ 85% AP) ⇒ 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+ 50% bonus AD) (+ 85% AP) 6. Yasuo Base Stats AD Growth: 3 ⇒ 2.5 7. Yuumi R - Final Chapter Heal per Hit: 30 / 40 / 50 (+ 15% AP) ⇒ 30 / 40 / 50 (+ 10% AP) 8. Zoe Q - Paddle Star Damage: 7 – 50 (based on level) (+ 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170) (+ 60% AP) ⇒ 2 – 50 (based on level) (+ 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170) (+ 60% AP) W - Spell Thief Total Damage: 75 / 105 / 135 / 165 / 195 (+ 40% AP) ⇒ 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 45% AP) YUNARA ABILITIES RUNDOWN ‼️Yunara, the Unbroken Faith, joins the League of Legends champion roster as a new traditional auto attack-based ADC in patch 25.14 on July 16. Adjustments made to Champions in League of Legends update 25.14 Kled Passive - Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard Dismounted Kled Autoattack Damage Against Champions: 80% ⇒ 85/90/95/100%, at levels 1/6/11/16 Skaarl Health: 400-1550 (linear scaling) ⇒ 400-1400 (stat progression multiplier scaling) (Note: This update will just mean Skaarl's health will follow the same rules other champions' stats do) Courage Gained from Minion Last Hits: 4 ⇒ 5 Dismounted Speed Boost Acquisition Range: 1000 ⇒ 1200 Dismounted Movement Speed Reduction: -60 ⇒ -40 Dismounted Bonus Movement Speed Toward Enemy Champions: 100-185 (based on level) ⇒ 70-155 (based on level) Skarl Health Gained on Remount: 45-75% ⇒ 40-70% Courage from Takedowns: 20 ⇒ 0 Skaarl's health is now granted at the beginning of the remount sequence upon gaining 100 Courage, rather than at the end of the remount sequence Dismounted Kled now gains 1% bonus HP as Armor and Magic Resist, increased by 20% for each nearby enemy champ (up to 2% bonus HP) Dismount dash time is now consistently 0.75 seconds every time Q (Mounted) - Bear Trap on a Rope Initial Hit Bonus AD Ratio: 65% ⇒ 60% (Note: Total damage from initial hit and pull reduced from 195% bonus AD to 180% bonus AD) Slow: 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% ⇒ 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% Slow Duration: 1.5 ⇒ 2.5 seconds Now calculates pull damage on pull, rather than when the tether is attached Now checks a small area around Kled's zero point before the missile is fired No longer applies Grievous Wounds on pull Pull timer is now consistently, exactly 1.75 seconds every time Q (Dismounted) - Pocket Pistol Ammo Charge Time: 20-7.5 seconds (based on level) ⇒ 18 / 16 /14 / 12 / 10 seconds (based on ability rank) Damage per Pellet: 35-95 (+ 80% bonus AD) ⇒ 35-95 (+ 65% bonus AD) Now checks a small area around Kled's zero point before the missile is fired to hit champions Damage to champions is now recognized as single-target rather than AoE damage W - Violent Tendencies Damage: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5% (+ 1% per 20 bonus AD) of target's maximum health) ⇒ 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5% (+ 1% per 50 bonus AD) (+ 1% per 250 bonus health) of target's maximum health) Cooldown: 11 / 9.5 / 8 / 6.5 / 5 ⇒ 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 seconds Attacking enemies while Violent Tendencies is on cooldown now reduces the remaining cooldown. 1.5-second reduction for champion attacks, 0.5-second reduction for non-champions. No longer starts the W sequence when attacking wards. Instead, attacking wards matches plant behavior and maintains the attack speed without consuming W. E - Jousting Damage: 35 / 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 (+ 65% bonus AD) ⇒ 35 / 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 (+ 55% bonus AD) Now has a HUD tracker to indicate how long you will have to recast E2 Now has a range indicator while E2 is active R - Chaaaaaaaarge!!! Minimum Damage: 4 / 5 / 6% (+ 4% per 100 bonus AD) of target's maximum health ⇒ 4 / 6 / 8% (+ 3% per 100 bonus AD) of target's maximum health Maximum Damage: 12 / 15 / 18% (+ 12% per 100 bonus AD) of target's maximum health ⇒ 12 / 18 / 24% (+ 9% per 100 bonus AD) of target's maximum health Damage Type: Physical ⇒ Magic Now has a ping override for pinging the ultimate's range Bug fixes R charge rechecking on targets that entered the R zone while not visible to Kled should now be much more consistent. Renata W reviving Kled no longer ruins Kled's health bar for the rest of the game. Renata W reviving Kled no longer incorrectly uses Skaarl's health coloring. Kled no longer destroys incoming allied missiles when dismounting, including Triumph. HP Regen is now correctly calculated on remount rather than sometimes being slightly off for 0.25 seconds. R no longer sometimes removes the Elixir of Iron trail if you have an active Elixir of Iron. Lulu R no longer heals mounted Kled multiple times. Added an additional check to R to ensure that targets in range when cast are locked onto immediately. Dismounted W4 damage will now be correctly applied while taunted or silenced. E can no longer damage enemies twice if they move back into the E area trigger (such as if they are minions that were pushed back into it by the E knockback). Kled no longer loses an extremely small fractional amount of AD while dismounted. Fixed a bug where Courage would only turn yellow if Kled had 50-59 Courage after gaining Courage. Courage will now always be correctly yellow above 50%. Fixed a bug where, under some conditions, Kled would visually show an incorrect amount of Kled health after remounting until being dismounted again. Fixed a bug where, when Kled moved near his ultimate's end point, his ultimate Unstoppability would be removed early, even if he was still charging towards a target. Fixed a bug where Kled's model would reduce player FPS while looking at him after remounting under certain conditions. Fixed a bug where Kled's dismounted HP could be damaged by some damage instances applied at the same time as the damage that dismounted Kled. Item power changes in League of Legends update 25.14 Blade of the Ruined King Current Health On-Hit: 8% melee, 5% ranged ⇒ 9% melee, 6% ranged Haunting Guise Maximum Haunting Guises in Inventory: 6 ⇒ 1 Kraken Slayer Price: 3100 ⇒ 3000 Damage Amp based on Missing Health: 0-50% ⇒ 0-75% Phantom Dancer Attack Speed: 60% ⇒ 65% Movement Speed: 8% ⇒ 10% Rod of Ages Mana: 400 ⇒ 500 Mana per Stack: 20 ⇒ 30 Maximum Mana: 600 ⇒ 800 Runes adjustments in League of Legends update 25.14 Guardian Shield: 45-120 (+ 12.5% AP + 8% bonus HP) ⇒ 45-150 (+ 15% AP) (+ 5% bonus HP) Minimum Damage Threshold for Trigger: 90-250 ⇒ 50-165 Unsealed Spellbook (Smite) Smite Damage based on Swaps: 600/900/1200 ⇒ 600/600/900 Bounty changes in League of Legends update 25.14 Check out the bounty changes here: Bounty from Farming: 1 per 17.5 gold ⇒ 1 per 20 gold Bounty Suppression Thresholds: Made wider by 25% The new update is bound to bring significant changes to the PvP matches, and players can expect the MSI 2025 to play a role in the upcoming season.
Express Tribune
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Justin Bieber officially launches Skylrk clothing brand with debut collection
Justin Bieber has officially launched his sophomore clothing brand, Skylrk, on Thursday, marking a significant milestone in his fashion journey. The pop star's long-awaited line, which has been teased for over a year, is now live on its official website, offering a range of candy-colored apparel, eyewear, and footwear. Skylrk's first collection includes pieces that Bieber has personally worn, such as beanies ($40), hoodies ($140), tank tops ($60), molded slide sandals ($80), and mules ($180). The items are available in playful, vibrant colors like 'Fizz,' 'Gum,' and 'Jelly,' along with futuristic bubble-framed sunglasses priced at $200. The line's fun, energetic designs are attracting the attention of fans, with many already purchasing items like the "Forest" green slides. Bieber first hinted at Skylrk in December 2023, when he was seen wearing neon slides and basketball-style sneakers featuring the Skylrk logo. Following that, Bieber and his wife, Hailey, have been spotted wearing pieces from the collection, and the singer shared glimpses of the brand's behind-the-scenes production on social media. Skylrk is Bieber's first fully independent venture into the streetwear scene after distancing himself from Drew House, the brand he co-founded in 2019. He publicly severed ties with Drew House in April 2025, sharing his decision on Instagram, stating the brand no longer aligned with his personal life. The brand's launch comes after Bieber's creative collaboration with Finn Rush-Taylor, Skylrk's lead designer. With an emphasis on vibrant colors and bold designs, Skylrk marks a fresh chapter for Bieber in the fashion world.
Daily Record
04-07-2025
- Daily Record
New Scottish steam train journey with 'fine dining and spectacular views' announced
Prices for the journey start at £120 per person. A new steam train journey in Scotland has been unveiled. The experience will include "fine dining and spectacular views". The newly announced Forth Bridge Lunchtime Tour will travel through the picturesque region of Fife and its surrounding historic villages. It has been described by operator Steam Dreams Rail Co. as a "truly unforgettable rail journey". Departing on November 29 from Edinburgh Waverley, the Forth Bridge Lunchtime Tour will hug the scenic coastline. It will then cross over the Forth Bridge, described as "one of the great engineering masterpieces of the world". Organisers state: "Seamlessly blending the grandeur of historic steam travel with charming vintage carriages and a truly exquisite Pullman Dining experience, it is the perfect early Christmas gift or special gourmet treat to share with a loved one or friends." The 4.5-hour circular tour will head from Edinburgh Waverley into Fife and along the coast towards Kirkcaldy. It will pass the Castle and beach at Aberdour and the beaches at Burntisland and Kinghorn, before turning back inland via Dunfermline. The locomotive will then head along the Forth Estuary onto a rarely used goods-only line, with stunning views along more than five miles of coastline. Travellers will pass the historic village of Culross and the edge of Torry Bay Local Nature Reserve. The journey will continue through Alloa and along the reopened route to Stirling. Finally, it will head south through Falkirk and then return to Edinburgh Waverley. According to the Steam Dreams Rail Co., the trip will form part of its four-day holiday from London to Edinburgh Christmas Market. This will take place between November 27 and 30. Head of Communications at Steam Dreams Juliet Soley commented: "We are thrilled that the legendary 60532 Blue Peter, one of the most powerful express steam locomotives ever built will be hauling our four-day holiday as well as the Forth Bridge lunchtime tour which departs from Edinburgh Waverley Station. "This is a rare opportunity to witness a true icon of British engineering as it steams through some of Scotland's most breathtaking landscapes." Passengers on the Forth Bridge Lunchtime Tour will be able to choose between three classes of travel. These are: Pullman Dining, First Class (non-dining) and Premium Standard (non-dining). Organisers state that Pullman Dining will offer an "exquisite onboard culinary experience". Inspired by the route, the menu will be crafted from locally sourced seasonal produce. Seated in armchair-style seating at "elegantly set" tables for two or four with white linens, fine china, glassware, and fresh flowers, it aims to replicate the opulence of the luxury travel era. Pullman Dining is priced at £285 per person. Meanwhile, First Class passengers will relax in cushioned seats around tables for two or four with large picture windows will offer scenic views. Priced at £175 per person, a glass of Fizz and freshly brewed coffee and tea will be provided. Finally, Premium Standard costs £120 per person and offers a journey onboard a "beautifully restored carriage that embodies the charm of a bygone era". Passengers can enjoy complimentary tea and coffee, while there will also be a Buffet Car with a selection of hot and cold snacks and a selection of wine, beer, spirits, and cold drinks.
Powys County Times
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Meet the Powys cat up for a National Cat of the Year award
A ginger cat from Powys that has become a famous face in its home town has been named a finalist for a national award. Four-year-old ginger cat Fizz from Llandrindod Wells has been named as a finalist in the Cats Protection National Cat Awards 2025, beating hundreds of other entries to take a place in the final alongside two other entries. Fizz has been shortlisted in the Connected Cats category, recognising cats who play a big part in their community and are well regarded by people in the area. With a Facebook page racking up 1,600 followers, Llandrindod Wells residents regularly get updates of his treks all over town as he visits the local landmarks like the newsagents, gym, bank, job centre, library and even strolled onto the stage at the local theatre during an appearance by Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper. His owner, 58-year-old property manager Briony Loder, said: 'Fizz started disappearing when he was nine months old. We were driving around looking for him everywhere, so we set up a Facebook page asking people to post a photo if they saw him. My phone is never silent. 'Fizz just loves to follow people. It doesn't matter if they're going five minutes or four miles, he'll follow them. He pulled a three-nighter once and ended up in a pub five miles away. "We've had the postman drive up with the post before and drop off the cat. Fizz has no fears and no boundaries. As far as Fizz is concerned, the town is his." He gets up at five in the morning, meows like mad until one of us gets up and lets him out, then he's off. He does what he wants, when he wants, I've just got to accept he's a natural born wanderer. He adores people and loves attention.' Fizz will now go through to a public vote to find winners in four categories – Connected Cats, Family Cats, Incredible Cats and Senior Cats, with the public being able to vote for their favourite finalist until 31 July. Category winners and the overall National Cat of the Year – chosen by a panel of judges – will be announced during a ceremony hosted by writer and presenter Dawn O'Porter in London on 24 September.
Business Insider
13-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Why consumer tech founders are choosing SoHo over Silicon Valley
In March, Teddy Solomon said goodbye to Silicon Valley and moved across the country to New York City. The 23-year-old founder of the Gen-Z social app Fizz had spent most of his life in the Bay Area, but was eager to move to what he saw as a buzzy hub for consumer tech. "We realized over the years that New York was becoming hotter than the Bay Area," Solomon told Business Insider. He took the company with him. Fizz moved its 20-plus staffers from Palo Alto to Manhattan's bustling SoHo neighborhood. Around the corner, on one of SoHo's famous cobblestone streets, is the 22,000-square-foot office for events platform Posh. Steps away is La Cabra, a café across the street from OpenAI's New York office that has become a hot spot for tech workers. Meanwhile, across the bridge in Brooklyn, startups like digital goods marketplace Whop — which was valued at $800 million in 2024 — and Gen Z's go-to party invite service Partiful have set up shop. New York's consumer tech scene — startups building tech for everyday people rather than businesses — is having a moment. But it's not the first time. The city has long played host to breakout consumer darlings like Glossier, ScentBird, and AptDeco, brands that helped define the VC-backed direct-to-consumer boom of the 2010s before the model began to show cracks. And with the rise of a crop of prominent new consumer startups, New York is experiencing a "consumer renaissance,' as Derek Chu, a principal investor at FirstMark Capital (which backed Posh), put it. "There's a community of founders that builds together in person here in New York," he said. "People want to be here, together, in person, where it's one of the best places in the world — if not the best — to do that. The surge has even reignited one of tech's favorite fights: New York vs. San Francisco. This month, the discourse pulsed through the air at New York Tech Week. "People want to be in New York right now," said Julie Samuels, CEO of Tech:NYC, a nonprofit that works with tech leaders in the city. "One of the most important things I love about working in tech in New York is that people are New Yorkers first. To build in the tech industry here, you really have to love New York." That said, the San Francisco Bay Area still holds the crown in venture funding. According to a report by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Associate, the Bay Area continued to far outperform New York in the first quarter of 2025, with 658 VC deals totalling $58.7 billion compared to 441 deals totalling $7.1 billion, respectively. The same report also found New York to be the city most friendly to female founders, with 372 deals in the first quarter. Consumer tech's comeback Remember Warby Parker, Glossier, and Casper? These consumer brands were the face of a new wave of startups in the 2010s. They were design forward, digitally native, and ready to spar with dusty incumbents — and they were also New York born and bred. Thanks to the success of these companies and others, the city became a magnet for direct-to-consumer startups across fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and other categories. The momentum didn't last, however. Customer acquisition costs soared, supply chains got complicated, and many of these companies struggled to turn buzz into profits. The pandemic heightened the troubles facing many brands as it exposed the fragility of global logistics and hammered consumer spending. At the same time, investors started chasing other shiny objects. The stalwart enterprise software industry promised steady returns. Crypto and Web3 were capturing investor imagination. In comparison, a lot of VCs retreated from consumer tech. It was a tough sell: capital-intensive, with thin margins and operational headaches. At first, the rise of artificial intelligence seemed like another death knell for consumer investing. According to Crunchbase data, investments in consumer-focused social companies slumped to $900 million across just 128 deals in 2024, down from a $3.1 billion peak across 487 deals in 2021. Only 6% of top VC firms' bets went to consumer startups in 2024, according to an analysis of PitchBook data by Silicon Valley Bank. But what was once viewed as a setback for consumer startups is now shaping up to be their biggest opportunity, investors and analysts say. AI, which initially pulled investor attention away from the space, is now powering a fresh wave of innovation. A new class of savvy startups is seizing on the technology to rethink how consumer businesses are built, from product development to operations and customer experience. They're positioning themselves to lead in this next chapter. If consumer tech was previously defined by direct-to-consumer plays and mobile apps, this next generation will be shaped by AI. "AI remains the top investment theme for the consumer and is the largest opportunity since the internet," Bank of America's Justin Post wrote in a recent analyst note. "Business models around AI are progressing faster than historical norms, and are high quality as consumers are more willing to pay for services." New York, New Consumer If they're not at a coffee meeting at either La Cabra in SoHo or Devocion in Flatiron, you may spot some of New York's consumer tech founders at social hot spots like coworking space Verci, working out at the SoHo Equinox location, or sweating it out at the Othership sauna that's right around the corner from many of the city's VC offices. "If we leave the office at 10 p.m., you still have hours to be able to go do whatever you want, from a comedy show to a bar to anything else going on here," Solomon said. Run clubs, poker nights, and rooftop happy hours on any given weekday night overlap with the vibrant arts, music, and social scenes that give life to the city. "It's human," said Alexandra Debow, CEO of photo-sharing app Swsh. "New York is culture. New York is TV. New York is Gossip Girl." Consumer tech founders also have access to adjacent industries that provide a symbiotic relationship, like marketing and advertising firms, content creators, and several of the largest banks. And just like any other 20-something starting out adulthood in New York, the city offers its own challenges that build grit for those running startups. Posh CEO Avante Price said keeping up with the pace of New York was like keeping up with the pace of a startup. Peter Boyce II, the Brooklyn-based founder of Stellation Capital and a former partner at General Catalyst, described New York's current generation of consumer founders — many of whom are Gen Z — as "building new ways to connect with each other" through novel and niche social networks in a post-pandemic world. (Boyce is an investor in Swsh.) For instance, Sitch, a dating app with an AI-powered matchmaking experience, has ads plastered all over the city. New York is also home to IRL ('in real life') social startups like 222 (which moved from LA to NYC in 2024) and Kndrd. "Founders in New York that are really successful in consumer social are successful because they have this ability to be tapped into the world," said Anant Vasudevan, a cofounder of Verci. Michelle Yin, the cofounder of social app Housewarming, said she felt everyone doing consumer social in New York knows each other. Meet some of NYC's new consumer startups Startup Category Year Founded Doji AI 2024 Sitch Dating 2024 Swsh Social 2022 Pickle E-commerce 2022 Whop E-commerce 2021 Dub Fintech 2021 Partiful Social 2020 Posh Social 2019 Kalshi Fintech 2018 There will always be San Francisco Now, we come to the thorniest question: Will New York supersede San Francisco and Silicon Valley as a tech hub? Probably not. The West Coast is still a go-to for engineering talent, deep tech, and AI. "If you're doing B2B SaaS, SF is the place to be. If you're doing deep AI tech, SF is the place to be," said Michael Giardino, CEO of AI consumer app startup Oleve, who is based in New York. SF has also produced many, many consumer success stories. DoorDash, Airbnb, Instacart, and Uber were all built in the Bay Area, as were direct-to-consumer darlings Everlane and Allbirds and consumer telehealth juggernaut Hims and Hers. But even some of tech's most venerated venture capital firms, like Menlo Park-headquartered Andreessen Horowitz, are singing New York's praises. "NYC has become the best tech hub if you're not on the West Coast," A16z's Andrew Chen recently wrote on LinkedIn ahead of New York Tech Week. Katia Ameri, another A16z partner, echoed this as Tech Week wrapped. "Since the pandemic, NYC has become the top tech hub outside the Bay Area, and that momentum was clear at NY Tech Week," Ameri wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in June. "The city is now a global leader in key industries like SaaS, digital health, e-commerce, fintech, and proptech, and is a fast-rising hub for AI," she said. At the end of the day, however, successful founders will continue their bicoastal ways, jetting off between NY and SF. "That's kind of always been the case," Boyce said, especially as New York's venture scene leans pre-seed and seed. "When these teams need $30 and $50 million checks, it's very productive to make sure to go see Sequoia and Lightspeed and NEA in SF." On the flip side, Boyce added, as SF-based consumer companies mature, they'll find themselves back on the East Coast to meet their "customer community." "It's honestly mutually beneficial," he said about the back-and-forth between the two hubs. "And something I practice myself."
