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Noa Khamallah was a street kid and convict. Now his $10 million fund is taking on mega-VCs

Noa Khamallah grew up without a microwave or a car, dropped out of school, and did time in prison before he ever wrote a check to a startup. When he wanted access to Yann LeCun, the researcher widely credited as the godfather of modern AI, he skipped the warm intro and cold-emailed him instead, subject line: “former convict, street kid, turned IPO, turned VC.” LeCun replied within hours: “You are a statistical anomaly. Welcome in.” He used the same tactic cold-writing to rapper Fetty Wap, who later became a supporter of his fund alongside former NFL player Penny Hart.

That anomaly is now a $10 million fund with real numbers behind it. Khamallah’s Don’t Quit Ventures announced the........

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