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| |  Image Credits: eleonora galli / Getty Images (Image has been modified) | | For our latest VC survey, we reached out to several top investors in consumer and social apps to get their thoughts on a number of pressing topics, including: - How has COVID-19 impacted social startups operationally?
- Are M&A prospects strong now versus two years ago?
- Has your degree of concern about incumbents copying social startups changed?
Here are the 17 investors who participated: - Olivia Moore, CRV
- Justine Moore, CRV
- Connie Chan, Andreessen Horowitz
- Alexis Ohanian, Initialized Capital
- Niko Bonatsos, General Catalyst
- Josh Coyne, Kleiner Perkins
- Wayne Hu, Signal Fire
- Alexia Bonatsos, Dream Machine
- Josh Elman, Angel Investor
- Aydin Senkut, Felicis Ventures
- James Currier, NFX
- Pippa Lamb, Sweet Capital
- Christian Dorffer, Sweet Capital
- Jim Scheinman, Maven Ventures
- Eva Casanova, Day One Ventures
- Masha Drokova, Day One Ventures
- Dan Ciporin, Canaan
At 9,134 words, this is one of the most comprehensive surveys we’ve ever produced; big thanks to reporter Arman Tabatabai and Editor-at-Large Josh Constine! Thanks very much for reading — have a safe, relaxing weekend. Walter Thompson
Senior Editor, TechCrunch
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