Ben Narasin has joined the Silicon Valley office of venture capital giant New Enterprise Associates, Axios has learned. No comment yet from the firm, but he already has a listing in its voicemail directory.
Who? Narasin is a dotcom vet (founded FashionMall.com) who later served as president of TriplePoint Capital and spent two years as a general partner with Canvas Ventures. He also has been an active angel investor, having been involved in seed rounds for companies like Zenefits and Kinnek.
President Trump was escorted out of a coronavirus press briefing by a Secret Service agent on Monday after law enforcement reportedly shot an armed suspect outside of the White House.
The state of play: Trump returned to the podium approximately ten minutes later and informed reporters of the news. He said the suspect has been taken to the hospital, but was unable to provide more details and said Secret Service may give a briefing later.
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Five states set new highs last week for coronavirus infections recorded in a single day, according to the COVID Tracking Project and state health departments. Only one state — North Dakota — surpassed a record set the previous week.
Why it matters: This is the lowest number of states to see dramatic single-day increases since Axios began tracking weekly highs in June, and marks a continued decrease from late July.