Pivotal Ventures
STRONG EVIDENCE evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-03400 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0193. Master record source: User-supplied list 2026-10-16 (UrbanGeekz 50, curated by Kunbi Tinuoye) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Existence + industry confirmed: Pivotal Ventures, investment and incubation firm created by Melinda French Gates (article; also Milken, fetched); stored city 'Columbia' NOT established by any fetched source — see conflicts
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Existence + industry confirmed: Pivotal Ventures, investment and incubation firm created by Melinda French Gates (article; also Milken, fetched); stored city 'Columbia' NOT established by any fetched source — see conflicts
The record
- City: Columbia
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- Erin Harkless Moore — affiliated with → this record
Sources
- http://urbangeekz.com/2025/12/urbangeekz-50-2025-venture-capital/ (verification source · master store)
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Existence + industry confirmed: Pivotal Ventures, investment and incubation firm created by Melinda French Gates (article; also Milken, fetched); stored city 'Columbia' NOT established by any fetched source — see conflicts
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