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Join Nataraj on Startup Project as he interviews Jennifer Jeronimo, CEO of Gaingels, a venture capital syndicate that has deployed over $900 million into 2,500 startups.About the Episode:Jennifer shares Gaingels' unique journey from an investment club focused on LGBTQ+ founders to one of the largest venture capital syndicates globally, with a diverse community of over 4,000 accredited investors. Learn about their investment strategy, focusing on co-investing alongside top-tier VC firms like Sequoia and Greycroft, and their mission to democratize venture capital by providing access to high-potential deals.Discover how Gaingels sources deals, conducts due diligence, and supports its portfolio companies. Jennifer also discusses the current venture landscape, offering insights into market trends, diversification strategies, and the importance of building a balanced portfolio over time. She also discusses her mentors and books that inspired her journey.About the Guest and Host:Jennifer Jeronimo: CEO of Gaingels, former banking executive, and advocate for diversity in venture capital.→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-jeronimo1/Nataraj: Host of the Startup Project podcast, Senior PM at Azure & Investor.→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natarajsindam → Twitter: https://x.com/natarajsindam→ Email updates: https://startupproject.substack.com/→ Website: https://thestartupproject.ioTimestamps:00:01 - Introduction and Guest Introduction00:59 - J-Engels: A Venture Capital Syndicate01:28 - How J-Engels Works & Its Mission02:58 - Evolution from AngelList Syndicate04:41 - Deal Flow Sources07:17 - Securing Allocation in Competitive Deals08:39 - J-Engels' Organizational Structure10:38 - Deal Evaluation Process13:47 - The Strength of Community in Venture18:44 - Role of Venture Partners20:09 - Navigating Market Corrections and Trends23:35 - Portfolio Diversification Strategies28:15 - J-Engels' Vision for the Future30:20 - What Jennifer is Consuming Now31:59 - Jennifer's Mentors34:15 - Investing Advice for BeginnersSubscribe to Startup Project for more insightful conversations with leading investors and entrepreneurs!→ Email updates: https://startupproject.substack.com/#StartupProject #VentureCapital #Investing #Syndicate #Diversity #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Podcast #YouTube #Tech #Innovation #PortfolioDiversification #MarketTrends #AngelInvesting
Jen Jeronimo, the CEO of Gaingels Inc., possesses over 20 years of finance and banking experience, with notable leadership roles at Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, and JP Morgan. Since taking the helm at Gaingels in 2021, she has been instrumental in overseeing $900 million in investments across 2,500 portfolio companies, benefiting from the involvement of 4,000 members. Jen's commitment to championing equitable access and representation in venture capital is reflected in her launch of the WAVE program, which has empowered over 200 women in venture capital, and her role as an advisor for Bridge2 Technologies. Her advocacy for underrepresented founders, combined with her extensive financial expertise, positions her as a key figure in driving diversity and inclusion within the venture capital landscape. The key moments in this episode are: 00:01:02 - Mission and Impact of Gaingels Inc. 00:08:01 - Career Trajectory and Transition to Gaingels 00:12:00 - The Data Supporting Diversity in Venture Capital 00:15:12 - Impact of Women in Venture 00:21:44 - Women Achieving Venture Equality (WAVE) Program 00:29:41 - Trends in Diversity and Inclusion in Startups Connect with Jen Jeronimo Website: gaingels.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jennifer-jeronimo1 Connect with Amina AlTai Website: aminaaltai.com Instagram: @aminaaltai TikTok: @theaminaaltai Linkedin: linkedin/in/aminaaltai
In this episode of The Security Podcast of Silicon Valley, a YSecurity production, Host Jon McLachlan talks with Lorenzo Thione, a philanthropist, LGBTQ advocate, and investor. As the co-founder and chairman of StartOut, the only LGBTQ incubator, and managing director of Gaingels, Lorenzo shares his unique insights into the intersection of AI and security. They explore the ethical implications of advanced AI technologies, the importance of diversity in the tech industry, and how inclusive investment strategies can drive innovation. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation on shaping a more equitable future in tech.
In a recent podcast episode, we delved into the world of non-dilutive capital and entrepreneurial ventures with Keith Harrington, a seasoned investor and co-founder of Novel Capital. Keith's journey from a suburban Kansas City upbringing to becoming a key player in the venture capital world is nothing short of inspiring. This blog post captures the highlights and lessons from his remarkable career. His company, Novel Capital, has raised funding from top-tier investors like Ignia Partners, MatterScale, Gaingels, and Ulu Ventures.
As a women's health founder, creativity is the backbone of your company's success. This is particularly true in an industry where less than 4% of all venture capital funding goes towards women's health. Using innovative and community-driven tactics to raise capital, test and launch your product, and earn revenue is essential. In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Catherine Hendy, co-founder of ELANZA Wellness, to walk through her startup journey and the creative paths she's taken to fund her startup and contribute to long-term women's health research. Bethany and Catherine discuss pros, cons, and personal experiences with accelerator programs, raising venture capital funds, and crowdfunding; how to overcome the daily challenges of building a health tech product; how founders can use their product's data to contribute to women's health research; the power of technology to help patients actively manage their health; how to incorporate clinical and scientific voices into product development, and much more. Join us for an exciting episode to hear first-hand advice from a femtech founder whose making significant strides in the endometriosis field. About Catherine Hendy:Catherine Hendy is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of ELANZA Wellness, co-author of the book “Everything Egg Freezing” and an ex-BBC producer and program maker. She is focused on the intersection of technology, behavioral science, and wellbeing, is a member of the British Fertility Society, and judged the European Fertility Awards. Catherine was selected as one of 13 Innovators Shaping the Future of Health 2024 by Fortune Health. About ELANZA Wellness: ELANZA's virtual care platform, EverythingEndo, helps people with endometriosis unlock more symptom free days. Catherine and the founding team graduated Techstars New York in 2021 and are also backed by Human Ventures, Gaingels, the Accel Scout Fund, and leading angels in the digital health space. ELANZA has been named a “health startup to watch” by MedCity and has been featured in Techcrunch, BBC, NPR, Grazia, FemTech Insider, Future of FemTech, Women of Wearables, and more. RELEVANT LINKS: Learn more about ELANZA at this website. Purchase “Everything Egg Freezing” on Amazon. Connect with Our Guest, Catherine Hendy: LINKEDIN Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Lorenzo Thione, Managing Director at Gaingels, shares his journey from Italy to the U.S. and the pivotal life event inspiring his advocacy for inclusive venture capital representation. He delves into Gaingels' investment philosophy, emphasizing its focus on supporting diverse founders and investors. Lorenzo also offers insights for today's founders, spotlighting game-changing technologies like artificial intelligence.In this episode, you'll learn:[3:50] Underrepresented communities of founders and investors significantly influence the growth of the venture capital ecosystem[9:26] How Gaingels provides universal access to the wealth creation potential of venture capital[16:59] Cloud technology revolutionized starting companies in the last decade, while artificial intelligence is the current game changer[24:09] Principles behind Gaingels investment approach[28:53] Why founders should establish relationships with investors before pitchingThe non-profit organization that Lorenzo is passionate about: StartOutAbout Lorenzo ThioneLorenzo Thione is a Managing Director at Gaingels. He is a serial entrepreneur and investor, known for his diverse contributions at the intersection of technology, art, commerce, and social impact. A Tony Award-winning Broadway producer for "Hadestown" and co-creator/producer of the George Takei musical "Allegiance," he also directed/produced its record-breaking 2016 film. Lorenzo co-founded Social Edge and previously co-founded Powerset (acquired by Microsoft in 2008) and Artify. A prominent LGBT advocate, he co-founded and is board chair emeritus of StartOut, a leading non-profit fostering LGBT entrepreneurship. Lorenzo is an active investor, board member, and advisor to numerous startups.About GaingelsGaingels is a Vermont-based LGBTQIA+/Allies private investment syndicate, dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion within the venture capital ecosystem. With over 2000 individual members, including accredited investors, Gaingels actively supports innovation economy companies committed to building diverse and inclusive leadership. Their unique approach involves members contributing beyond financial investment, providing introductions, advice, and connections to portfolio companies. Some of the companies it has backed include: Shimmer, Leap AI, Base Operations, Overplay, Abbey Cross, Zette, Magma, Cambium, kinship among others.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode.
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Jennifer Jeronimo who is the CEO of Gaingels, an LGBTQIA+/Allied private investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors dedicated to supporting diversity and inclusion within the venture capital ecosystem. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in finance and banking working at large institutions such as Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, and JP Morgan earning the coveted position of Executive Director. She has a wide array of local and global experience, servicing institutional and hedge fund clients by running the collateral management, pricing, portfolio accounting, and restricted securities departments. Jennifer was also integral in helping JP Morgan lift the consent order by working in the Compliance Operations organization. Some of her more notable accomplishments include building a KYC organization in India across all the lines of business at JP Morgan, leading the global roll-out of the transaction monitoring system, creating and implementing operational efficiencies for each organization saving millions of dollars a year, and reducing friction for clients. A passionate advocate for underrepresented leaders, innovators, and founders, she is dedicated to growing the businesses and careers of the leaders of tomorrow. Jennifer is also an award-winning athlete and a proud mother residing in New York City. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://gaingels.com/
In der Nachmittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Michael Putz, CEO und Co-Founder von Blackshark.ai, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Erweiterung der Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 15 Millionen US-Dollar.Blackshark.ai ist ein KI-Unternehmen für Geoinformationsdienste, das Petabytes an Satellitenbildern in wenigen Stunden verarbeitet und Objekte, Straßen, Vegetation und andere Infrastrukturen auf der Oberfläche des Planeten erkennt sowie segmentiert. Diese semantischen Informationen werden verwendet, um eine umfassende digitale 3D-Darstellung der Welt zu erstellen. So hat das Startup beispielsweise einen digitalen 3D-Zwilling der Erde für Microsofts Flugsimulator erstellt. Blackshark.ai bedient neben den kommerziellen Unternehmen auch staatliche Kunden mit dynamischen 3D-Kartierungen, die mit hoher Frequenz und geospatialer Intelligenz erstellt werden und die Kunden somit in die Lage versetzt, mit wertvollen Einblicken fundierte sowie strategische Entscheidungen zu treffen. Insgesamt kann ein breites Spektrum globaler Herausforderungen mit den Lösungen des Startups bewältigt werden. Darunter zählen Sicherheit, Umweltschutz, Stadtplanung, Überwachung kritischer Infrastrukturen, Katastrophenschutz und humanitäre Hilfe. Herkömmliche 3D-Kartierungen basieren auf Photogrammetrie, die langsamer und kostspieliger ist, da sie u.a. eine große Menge an Bildmaterial erfordert. Das Startup hat zudem eine Plattform entwickelt, die riesige Mengen an Rohdaten aus Satelliten- und Luftbildern nahtlos in semantisch beschriftete, raumbezogene digitale Zwillinge umwandelt. Diese Software ermöglicht nicht nur eine schnelle und genaue Objekterkennung und -klassifizierung im großen Maßstab, ohne dass umfangreiche, kostspielige und zeitaufwändige Trainingsdaten benötigt werden, sondern auch eine umfassende Analyse von Landnutzung und Landbedeckung. Blackshark.ai wurde im Jahr 2020 von Brad Young, Michael Putz und Thomas Richter in Graz gegründet.Nun hat das österreichische Startup in einer Erweiterung der Series A weitere 15 Millionen US-Dollar eingesammelt, wodurch die Gesamtinvestition in der Series-A-Runde auf 35 Millionen US-Dollar steigt. Zu den bestehenden Investoren Point72 Ventures, M12 Microsoft's Venture Fund und Maxar gesellen sich In-Q-Tel, Safran, der von ISAI verwaltete VC-Fonds von Capgemini namens ISAI Cap Venture, Einstein Industries Ventures, Interwoven Ventures, Ourcrowd, Gaingels und OpAmp Capital. Mit dem frischen Kapital möchte Blackshark.ai seine 3D-Hochfrequenzkartierung und Geospatial Intelligence-Fähigkeiten erweitern und es zudem für strategische Technologieentwicklungen und zur Verstärkung der Vertriebs- und Marketingaktivitäten einsetzen.
In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Tina Dreimann, Co-Founder von better ventures. Tina bespricht die Finanzierungsrunde von 42watt, RED Horticulture und Resistomap.Das Münchner CleanTech 42watt, das sich auf klimaneutrale Sanierung von Bestandsimmobilien spezialisiert hat, erhält eine Investition von OBI, einer führenden DIY-Marke in Deutschland und Europa. Über OBI SQUARED, den Corporate-Venture-Capital-Arm von OBI, steigt die Baumarktmarke als Frühphaseninvestor bei 42watt ein. Die Investition ergänzt die Seed-Finanzierung von Contrarian VC, Bonventure und PropTech1 aus dem August dieses Jahres und ist langfristig angelegt.Das Agrartechnologie-Unternehmen RED Horticulture hat in einer Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde, angeführt vom European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) mit Beteiligung von Demeter IM und Unigrains, 17 Millionen Euro eingeworben. Das in den Niederlanden und Frankreich ansässige Unternehmen entwickelte eine fortschrittliche dynamische Beleuchtungslösung für Hightech-Gewächshäuser. Die Beleuchtungsstrategie von RED Horticulture, basierend auf LED-Leuchten mit dynamischem Spektrum, ermöglicht Landwirten höhere Erträge, eine bessere Pflanzenqualität und Energieeinsparungen. Das eingeworbene Kapital wird für die Entwicklung der Hochleistungsbeleuchtungsstrategien, Forschung im Agronomiezentrum von RED in Nantes und die Steigerung der Akzeptanz der Lösung in verschiedenen Marktsegmenten verwendet.Das in Helsinki ansässige Startup Resistomap hat eine Startfinanzierung von 2 Millionen Euro erhalten, um eine Biosicherheits-Intelligenzplattform zur Überwachung von Antibiotikaresistenzen zu entwickeln. Die Finanzierungsrunde, angeführt von Ananda Impact Venture, Gaingels und Business Finland, stärkt Resistomap als Branchenführer im Bereich antimikrobielle Resistenz (AMR) in der Umwelt. Das Unternehmen plant die Entwicklung einer Informationsplattform mit Frühwarnsystemen, genetischen Ergebnissen, Vorhersagemodellen für die Ausbreitung von Antibiotikaresistenzen und personalisierten Empfehlungen. AMR gilt als globale Gesundheitsnotlage, und Resistomap sieht seine Mission darin, die weltweite Ausbreitung von Antibiotikaresistenzen einzudämmen und die Wirksamkeit von Antibiotika zu erhalten.
In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Peter Specht, General Partner bei Creandum. Peter bespricht die Finanzierungsrunden von blackshark.ai und Artisan.Das Grazer Unternehmen blackshark.ai hat erfolgreich eine Series-A-Erweiterung in Höhe von 13,8 Millionen Euro abgeschlossen, wodurch die gesamte Series-A-Runde auf 32,2 Millionen Euro anwächst. blackshark.ai ist ein führendes KI-Unternehmen im Bereich Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) und ist bekannt für die Entwicklung des ersten digitalen 3D-Zwillings der gesamten Erde für Microsoft's Flight Simulator. Die Investoren in dieser Erweiterungsrunde umfassen Point72 Ventures, M12 Microsoft's Venture Fund, Maxar, In-Q-Tel (IQT), Safran, ISAI Cap Venture, Einstein Industries Ventures, Interwoven Ventures, Ourcrowd, Gaingels und OpAmp Capital. Michael Putz, CEO von blackshark.ai, betonte, dass die neuen Partnerschaften ihre Vision stärken, hochfrequente 3D-Kartierungsanwendungen für Geodatenanwendungsfälle zu demokratisieren.In einem anderen Finanzierungsbereich hat das KI-Startup Artisan erfolgreich 2,3 Millionen Dollar eingeworben, um menschenähnliche digitale Arbeitskräfte namens "Artisans" zu entwickeln. Der erste Artisan namens Ava, eine Vertriebsmitarbeiterin, wurde vorgestellt und automatisiert bereits den Outbound-Verkaufszyklus. Artisan plant, im nächsten Jahr fünf weitere Artisans einzuführen. Das Unternehmen wurde von Carmichael-Jack, einem 22-jährigen CEO und promovierten Astrophysiker, sowie einem 22-jährigen Mitgründer und CTO Dr. Rupert Dodkins gegründet. In nur zwei Monaten hat das Unternehmen ein fünfköpfiges Team aufgebaut und 2,3 Millionen Dollar an Investitionen erhalten. Teilnehmer der Pre-Seed-Runde waren Bayhouse Capital und Oliver Jung, und ab Januar wird Artisan an der Winter-2024-Runde von Y Combinators teilnehmen.
Follow your interests, even if the path is nonlinear.Lorenzo is the Managing Director of Gaingels and a co-founding chairman of StartOut, two of the leading groups dedicated to support and elevate LGBTQ+ leaders in the venture startup ecosystem.In this episode, Lorenzo shares his fascinating career path full of unexpected opportunities, benefits of building strong relationships, how he measures success beyond money, and psychology-backed insights on growth mindset shifts that helped him turn unexpected opportunities into massive growth moments.Lorenzo's wisdom will open your mind to new possibilities and empower you to bring your truest self to everything you do.- - -On the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.Through a process of honest self-reflection of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward, we can lose the ego and build awareness of how to be the best we can be.- - -Connect with Lorenzo:Gaingels (https://gaingels.com/)StartOut (https://startout.org/)Allegiance (https://allegiancemusical.com/)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzothione/)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lorenzosfnyc)Twitter (https://twitter.com/thione)Connect with Sam:Sam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive ThinkingWatch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)Twitter - @samjamharrisInstagram - @SamJam.zenYoutube - @Samjam- - -Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvementEpisode: The Serendipity of SuccessChapters:0:00Defeating the Fear of Failure01:30 Be Open to Unexpected Opportunities and Follow Your Interests03:24 Importance of Being More Present and Living Authentically12:59 Framework of Learning and Evaluating Opportunities 19:19 Lorenzo's Pillars in Helping Companies He Invests In26:53 Kindest Thing28:18 Maintain Work-Life Balance Through Routines30:37 Don't Rigidly Plan - Be Ready to Adapt.31:40 Send Off Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/growth-mindset-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a recent episode of the Dealmakers' Podcast, we spoke with Pavle Jeremic, the visionary founder of Aether. Pavle shared his inspiring journey from a unique upbringing to the forefront of bioengineering, driven by a mission to revolutionize industrial productivity. His startup, Aether, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like BoxGroup, Gaingels, Jay Zaveri, and Dolby Family Ventures.
Confirm, a platform that uses Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) to improve performance reviews, has raised $6.2 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Spero Ventures with participation from SHRMLabs, Elefund, Gaingels, Black Angel Group and several existing customers. https://hrtechfeed.com/performance-reviews-software-lands-6-2m-funding-round/ Oyster®, the employment platform to hire, pay, and care for global teams, today launched Pearl, an AI-powered chatbot that can answer questions about global hiring and remote work regulations. Leveraging Oyster's wealth of knowledge and ability to help anyone, anywhere hire quickly and compliantly in over 180 countries, Pearl revolutionizes how companies gather information, enabling them to make informed decisions that remove traditional barriers to global employment. https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-unveils-pearl-an-ai-powered-chatbot/ Ceipal, the staffing software company has integrated ChatGPT — a form of generative AI technology — into its applicant tracking system (ATS). https://hrtechfeed.com/ceipal-continues-to-lead-ai-driven-recruitment-with-new-chatgpt-integration/ Workstream, a leading HR platform for the hourly workforce, launched a new suite of team management products today to support growing businesses in the quick-service restaurant industry and other hourly industries as they scale operations, helping to provide more efficient and engaging workplace environments. https://hrtechfeed.com/workstream-launches-hr-management-platform-for-the-hourly-workforce/ Chipotle, the popular restaurant chain is launching a new employer brand campaign to attract talent. It will feature employee testimonials and opportunities for growth highlighted in latest advertising campaign for a nationwide hiring push. https://recruitingheadlines.com/chipotle-launching-new-employer-brand-campaign/
Catherine Gray is a producer, author, TEDx speaker, host of the Invest in Her podcast, co-founder of non-profit She Angels Foundation, and founder of She Angel Investors a multimedia platform designed to connect women to funding resources. She also encourages women to become angel investors. She is herself an angel investor in several companies and a member of Wealthing VC Investment Club and Gaingels. Get involved at https://sheangelsfoundation.org/
This week's Espresso covers investment updates and news from Nuvocargo, belo, Glitzi, Kushki, Zuru, Spakio, Platzi, and Pismo. Plus, Deepak Chhugani, Nuvocargo's CEO and founder, joins us for a quick interview on the company's latest investment round.Outline of this episode:[00:27] – Nuvocargo raises $36.5M in Series B round.[00:42] – Interview with Deepak Chhugani, Nuvocargo's CEO and founder.[05:17] – belo joins forces with Payoneer.[05:31] – Glitzi secures $2.8M in an investment round.[05:50] – Kushki receives approval from the CMF in Chile to operate as a non-bank acquirer.[06:04] – Zuru raises a $680K pre-seed round.[06:16] – Spakio secures a $2M seed round.[06:35] – Platzi launches a satellite into Earth's orbit.[06:45] – Visa acquires Pismo for $1B.[06:54] – New episode of Crossing BordersResources & people mentioned:Startups: Nuvocargo, belo, Glitzi, Kushki, Zuru, Spakio, Platzi, and PismoVCs and Investors: QED Investors, Tresalia Capital, Amador Holdings, Act One Ventures, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, Gaingels, Carabela VC, Variv, Cracks Fund, Xochi Ventures, CISA Ventures, Liverpool's investment fund, VisaFounders: Deepak Chhugani and Juan José Leano
Jonathan Chen took his previous company FiscalNote public for $1.3 billion and now has raised $61 million for Nitra which is overhauling the healthcare industry with radically efficient and transparent solutions - starting with spend management. So far the company has raised financing from top tier investors such as New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz, or Gaingels to name a few.
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jennifer Jeronimo, the CEO of Gaingels, an LGBTQIA+/Allied private investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors dedicated to supporting diversity and inclusion within the venture capital ecosystem. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in finance and banking working at large institutions such as Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and JP Morgan earning the coveted position of Executive Director. She has a wide array of experience, both local and global, servicing institutional and hedge fund clients by running the collateral management, pricing, portfolio accounting and restricted securities departments. Jennifer was also integral in helping JP Morgan lift the consent order by working in the Compliance Operations organization. Some of her more notable accomplishments include building a KYC organization in India across all the lines of business at JP Morgan, leading the global roll-out of the transaction monitoring system, creating and implementing operational efficiencies for each organization saving millions of dollars a year and reducing friction for clients. A passionate advocate for underrepresented leaders, innovators and founders, she is dedicated to growing the businesses and careers of the leaders of tomorrow. Jennifer is also an award-winning athlete, proud mother and resides in New York City. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://gaingels.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
In this episode, Rob and Ileana are joined by Cristian Raygoza, Founder and Managing Partner at Illuminar Ventures. Great founders in Latin America will want to meet him, and Limited Partner investors interested in diversifying their holdings will want to as well! He sees a massive talent diversity development and company building opportunity in Latin America. He is a dynamic young Venture Capitalist, and leader in the LGBTQ+ community across the US. He's a self described finance nerd turned great company finder and investor and shares his specific theses on "developing talent and teams" to build better companies, from his own life experience and having worked inside the one of the world's biggest angel investment community, Gaingels. Borne and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles, he built his early professional experience in Big Finance in New York City working in portfolio management at AIG Asset Management. He returned to the West Coast as an early team member at one of the world's largest Angel Investment groups, Gaingels, and has now spun that off into his firm, Illuminar Ventures with it's unique focus on diverse, inclusive investing in Latin America and the US markets. He has also been involved extensively in organizations at the intersection of the LGBTQ identity and business, including serving as a director for Out For Undergrad, the leading LGBTQ undergraduate business conference. Cristian graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in Economics. He plays violin, loves attending the SF Symphony, cycling, Latin American contemporary art, and generally wandering his way into random niches that pique his interest. Iluminar Ventures is a San Francisco and Mexico City based venture firm investing in Spanish-speaking Latin America and is a spinout from Gaingels, one of the most active venture firms in the world today. Iluminar has already invested in over 30 startups in the region, with a strong focus on Seed and Series A. Feel free to follow and engage with CRISTIAN here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristianraygoza/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/crisraygoza_ Website: https://www.iluminar.ventures/ Links related to the organizations discussed on the episode: https://gaingels.com/https://www.outforundergrad.org/https://www.questbridge.org/https://startout.org/Link to join LGBTQ LatAm WA group We're so grateful to you, our growing audience of entrepreneurs, investors, builders, influencers and those interested in the entrepreneurial economies of Latin America and the under-represented entrepreneurial communities in the USA! Plug in, relax and enjoy some Spanish, English and a fun dose of spanglish as always. We're here to help inspire, educate and empower you, so that you can build the future! ¡Salud y gracias!, Mentors Today's Team --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mentorstoday/message
If you want to follow the innovations happening in the blockchain and NFT space then you need Manuela in your network. Manuela Seve is co-founder and CEO of Alpha'a & alphaa.io through which she is changing the way we think of asset ownership by connecting the physical and digital realms via blockchain certification, licensing, and dropshipping. She has been in the tech and art sector for the past 8 years successfully raising funds from industry leaders such as: Metaprop vc, EOS VC, Chingona Ventures, and Gaingels among others funds. With a background in finance, Manuela worked as an equity analyst at GáveaInvestments, one of Brazil's most reputable investment management firms. Alphaa.io gives brands verified proof of who their biggest fans are and provides special access to anything online or offline. Some great intelligence and insights shared with us: - How Alphaa.io is using blockchain for authenticity, resale tracking, and community building for sports teams, luxury brands, and companies. - How this technology allows for ongoing royalty tracking on the resale of products, memorabilia, autographs, and more leading to residual revenue, community tracking, and more. For example, 80% of athletes go bankrupt 18 months after they leave the courts but by putting a resale royalty for articles that they create during their careers they can continue to earn income. - How businesses such as Starbucks are using NFT loyalty programs, which is basically just the evolution of the punch card but on a much more massive scale that can also utilize geofencing and provide loyalty rewards in an entirely new way. These digital wallets are the way of the future. - Other unique aspects of NFTs allow for people to purchase NFTs as a pre-order on products which becomes production on demand and can significantly zero waste. - How the rise of the backend revolution and how it will upset power dynamics and what this could mean in terms of government organizations is massive. Connect with Manuela: Website: https://www.alphaa.io/home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alphaaio/?hl=en Connect with Allison: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsummerschicago/ Website: DisruptiveCEONation.com Twitter: @DisruptiveCEO #CEO #startup #startupstory #founder #founderstory #business #businesspodcast #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Manuela Seve, co-founder and CEO of Alpha'a & alphaa.io through which she is changing the way we think of asset ownership by connecting the physical and digital realms via: blockchain certification, licensing and dropshipping. She has been in the tech and art sector for the past 8 years successfully raising funds from industry leaders such as: Metaprop vc, EOS VC, Chingona Ventures, Gaingels among other funds. She is furthermore one of the few Latinas who has raised over $1MM with a tech start-up. With a background in finance, Manuela worked as an equity analyst at Gávea Investments, one of Brazil's most reputable investment management firms. Manuela was named 33 under 33 entrepreneurs in 2018 in New York city, she has had appearances in entrepreneur reality show, Meet the Drapers and Brazilian reality show Fora da Caixa. She has been a thought leader in the blockchain industry since 2017 and has moderated and led panels on the subject including but not limited to the Bushwick film festival in 2018, LIU Art, the Britely in 2021, and this year at Stanford GSB, NFT LA & NYC. www.sheangelinvestors.com alphaa.io Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
From business opportunities to Broadway, Lorenzo Thione has made it his life's mission to be more inclusive of minorities. Lorenzo is Managing Director at Gaingels, a venture investment group based in NYC focused on investing and supporting LGBTQ+ founded/led startups. He is also the writer with George Takei of Allegiance (2016), a musical about the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during WWII. Listen to episode 46 of BlockSolid with podcast host Yael Tamar. About Lorenzo Thione: Lorenzo Thione is Managing Director at Gaingels, a venture investment group based in NYC focused on investing and supporting LGBTQ+ founded/led startups. He is also the Managing Producer of Sing Out, Louise! Productions, and the co-founder and President of The Social Edge. ______________ Explore our real estate projects: http://marketplace.solidblock.co Become a tokenization expert: https://www.solidblock.co/course Stay connected: https://solidblock.co https://www.linkedin.com/company/solidblock/ https://twitter.com/SolidBlockCo https://www.facebook.com/solidblock.co/ https://www.instagram.com/solidblockco/
Today on Subscribing to Wellness we are joined by Paul Voge, Co-founder and CEO of Aura Bora. Aura Bora is a sparkling water made from herbs, fruits, and flowers for earthly tastes and heavenly feelings. Their products feature innovative flavors, differentiated ingredients, and wild, whimsical branding. This is a super fun conversation that might leave you feeling extra thirsty. Episode Fun Facts: 1) Aura Bora closed its Series A funding round, bringing total financing to more than $10 million in September. The funding round was led by Siddhi Capital, with participation from Consumer Ventures, Gaingels, Seaside Ventures and Simple Food Ventures. 2) Paul co-founded the company alongside his wife, Maddie, who is the creative genius behind the brands funky aura. 3) Today Aura Bora is sold in more than 4,000 stores across the country! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/subtowellness/support
Heute: Runde von Vermut In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Martin Janicki, Partner von Cavalry Ventures. Martin hat die Runde von Vermut kommentiert: Das spanische Startup Vermut hat seine erste internationale Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 1,5 Millionen Euro abgeschlossen. Vermut ist ein AgeTech-Startup mit dem Ziel, die Einsamkeit von Rentnerinnen und Rentnern durch eine soziale App zu bekämpfen. Auf der Plattform können ältere Menschen sich für Aktivitäten anmelden oder einer Gemeinschaft beitreten. Das frische Kapital nutzt Vermut, um das Wachstum der Plattform auf dem spanischen Markt fortzusetzen sowie um den nordamerikanischen Markt zu erobern. Zu diesem Zweck hat das Unternehmen auch einen amerikanischen Hauptsitz in Delaware eingerichtet, der in Vermut Senior Community INC umbenannt wurde und das erste spanische Agetech-Startup mit einer US-Basis ist. Die Runde wurde von BitKraft angeführt mit Beteiligung von Gaingels, Service Providers und Calm/Storm. Vermut wurde 2020 von Fernando Dellepiane und Enric Duran in Barcelona gegründet.
Joonko, the only automated sourcing platform focused solely on underrepresented candidates, today announced $25M in Series B funding led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from Target Global and existing investors Kapor Capital and Vertex Ventures Israel. https://hrtechfeed.com/diversity-recruiting-platform-raises-25-million/ The Predictive Index (PI) announced today a $30 million minority investment from JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JMFE) to accelerate its mission of Better work, better world through product enhancements to the world's only global talent optimization platform. https://hrtechfeed.com/assessment-platform-predictive-index-lands-new-funding/ Ashby, the all-in-one recruiting platform for high-growth startups and enterprise companies launches publicly today with over 500 paying customers and $21.5 million in Series B funding. The round was led by F-Prime Capital with participation from Elad Gil, Lachy Groom, Semper Virens, Base Case Capital, Gaingels, as well as over a 100 customers, partners, and operators. The new injection of capital will be used to scale operations, engineering, and go-to-market teams. https://hrtechfeed.com/a-new-ats-enters-the-fray/ Indeed Flex, the online marketplace for flexible and temporary workers is expanding into California. The tech-first staffing platform, which was acquired by Indeed in 2019, is now available to job seekers and employers in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Bernardino County, with further expansion across the state planned in the coming months.
On this episode of Office Hours, Spencer speaks with entrepreneur and venture investor David Beatty. David is a managing partner and co-founder of Gaingels, an LGBTQ investment syndicate. Started in 2014, Gaingels' mission is to foster social change through their investment portfolios by creating a more diverse, inclusive and accessible venture capital ecosystem. Their network does this by working with accredited investors interested in diversifying the startup world by building leadership among startup founders from traditionally underrepresented groups. David is also co-founder of Digital Irish Angels, a nonprofit organization investing in innovative companies in Ireland. This episode was recorded at the The Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022.
This week's Espresso covers updates from Examedi, MAYA Capital, Clicampo, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:27] -Brazilian startup Clicampo closed a $7.7M round[00:52] -Eva Center received a round of financing for $7M[01:22] -Chilean startup Examedi closed a $17M Series A round[01:48] -MAYA Capital raised a second venture capital fund of $100M[02:20] -Proptech startup Around raised a $3.8M seed round[02:51] -KEO World closed a $20M equity round[03:17] -New episode of How to be the Difference with Lydia Kibandi, CEO at Lensational[3:35] -New episode of Hacking Insurance with Jorge Enrique Gómez, José Luis Marciales, and Andrés Felipe Morales.Resources & people mentioned:Companies & Startups: Clicampo, Eva Center, Examedi, NotCo, Merama, Around, KEO World, Lensational, Sura, Aseguradora Solidaria, Chubb.VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Valor Capital Group, MAYA Capital Fund, MBX, TeleSoft, Browder Capital, Cathexis, Prodigy Fund, General Catalyst, LEAP Global Partners, Latitud Ventures, Ganas Ventures, Gaingels, Unpopular Ventures, August Hill, Andreessen Horowitz, Montreux Growth Partners.People: Monica Saggioro, Lara Lemann, Martin Haiek, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Lydia Kibandi, Rodrigo Alfonso, Jorge Enrique Gómez, José Luis Marciales, Andrés Felipe Morales.
We've all heard the phrase: "work smart, not hard" and this week I had the pleasure of bringing Jennifer Jeronimo onto the podcast to share ways shes learned to work smarter, and not harder. Jennifer is the CEO of Gaingels Inc, the service company of Gaingels which is one of the leading LGBTQIA+/Allies private investment syndicates. Prior to Gaingels, Jennifer worked in the finance / banking industry as an Executive Director at JP Morgan. In this episode, Jennifer shares tips on how to integrate our work and lives together, and why taking care of ourselves shouldn't be seen as something to sacrifice to succeed professionally. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stella-stephanopoulos/support
This week's Espresso covers updates from Marvin, Talently, Elevva, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:28] - The Brazilian fintech Marvin closed a $15M Series A round[00:50] - The Mexican startup Paisa closed a $600K pre-seed round[01:33] - The edtech Talently announced it raised a $3M seed round[01:57] - Interview with Doménica Obando, Talently's CEO and co-founder[07:12] - Argentinian startup Elevva raised a $30M seed round[07:42] - User authentication startup Truora acquired the Brazilian firm ZapSign[07:59] - Interview with Maite Muñiz, co-founder at Truora[10:25] - Alejandro Guízar's featured article on the evolution of the startup ecosystem in Mexico[10:43] -The second episode of Hacking Insurance was releasedResources & people mentioned:Companies & Startups: Paisa, Talently, Elevva, Truora, ZapSign, Marvin, Simplee, MOVii.VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Canaan, Magma Partners, Precursor Ventures, Latitud, Forum VC, Gaingels, 500 Startups Latam, Alaya Capital, Salkantay Ventures, Newtype Ventures, Potencia Ventures, Latin Leap, Asymmetric Capital, MatterScale Ventures, Canary, Redwood Ventures.People: Doménica Obando, Maite Muñiz, Rodrigo Alfonso, Diego Fernández, Alejandro Guízar, Daniel Briceño.
We sat down with one of the most influential people in tech, Lorenzo Thione, who shares his very inspiring journey and how that led him to be where he is today. Lorenzo grew up in Milan, Italy and had a technical background at an early age. He completed his studies at the University of Texas at Austin, from which he holds a M.S. in Computer Engineering. He is now the Managing Director of Gaingels, a leading LGBTQIA+/Allies investment syndicate and one of the largest and most active private investors in North America. He is also the co-founding Chairman of StartOut, Chairman of the Board at Social Edge, and previously co-founded Powerset, a natural-language search engine startup sold to Microsoft for $100 million in 2008. Lorenzo is named one of the most influential LGBT people in tech in 2014 and 2018 and his dedication in supporting and elevating leaders of the LGBTQ+ in the venture startup is amazing. As the Managing Producer at Sing Out, Louis! Productions, he is also a Tony-Award winner (Hadestown, The Inheritance). He produced and co-created the Broadway musical, Allegiance starring George Takei and Lea Salonga. He is currently working in a new original musical, Indigo, as well as The Elephant Whisperer. We covered a lot of ground in this episode, including: Topics Discussed: Where his passion comes from and how Lorenzo found entrepreneurship. Helping others to build a diverse company by providing more than just funding. The different companies that he had a part in building. His mark on Broadway. How your descent can make a difference in your future and your thinking. How the model of angel groups is evolving to syndicates and SPV's. The role of a “Platform” strategy to help Gaingels portfolio companies. What does Lorenzo think about the future of Venture Capital. Quote of the Episode: “Strategic Value, what is all being brought to the table” The Greatest Piece of Advice: His mentor told him to, “ be obsessive, about how you can add value, to your own network and relationships” Links & show notes from this episode: Lorenzo Thione on Bio Lorenzo Thione on LinkedIn Lorenzo Thione on Twitter Gaingels StartOut Shearshare Bryan Janeczko episode ========== Visit Ambition Today on the Web: www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday Follow Kevin Siskar on Twitter: twitter.com/TheSiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Instagram: instagram.com/thesiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Facebook: facebook.com/kevin.siskar Add Kevin Siskar on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/krsiskar Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss Show, How I Built This with Guy Raz, Residual Income, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast with Alex Blumberg by Gimlet Media, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, This Week In Startups with Jason Calacanis, Mixergy, Seth Godin, Joe Rogan Experience, GaryVee, James Altucher, Monocle 24, How to Start a Startup, Crooked Media, and The $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom, and Casey Neistat. Be sure to listen and subscribe to Ambition Today in the iTunes Store for iOS (apple.co/1NRRPzL), on Google Play Music (goo.gl/LmmciJ), or on Stitcher for Android (bit.ly/1Rn01dy).
Moving to the United States from Milan in 2001—mere months before September 11—Lorenzo Thione was quickly forced to reckon with life's lack of guarantees. The only life worth living was an authentic one. Coming out was a must, and he never looked back. Lorenzo Thione is an entrepreneur, technologist, venture investor, and producer making an impact across several organizations: Gaingels, Sing Out, Louise! Productions, The Social Edge, and StartOut. He is a resolute LGBTQ community advocate and dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and stories. In this episode, Lorenzo discusses co-founding StartOut and managing Gaingels, and their respective commitments to LGBTQ entrepreneurs. He reflects on the significance of receiving funding and value from a diverse source and the immense impact of representation. In addition, Lorenzo shares insights into selling a company and assembling a diverse board of directors and leadership team. A true multi-hyphenate, Lorenzo speaks with Eric about his journey developing a Broadway musical alongside George Takei. Weaving his theatrical pursuits alongside his entrepreneurial advice, Lorenzo shares the profound inspiration for Allegiance and an exciting announcement about the future of the musical. (0:39) – Entrepreneur at heart (5:13) – Computer science (7:53) – Feeling different (11:27) – The power of representation (14:59) – LGBTQ advocacy and StartOut (19:18) – Gaingels (26:44) – Going beyond VC (28:46) – Diversifying a board of directors (34:20) – The road to Broadway with Allegiance (47:24) – What's the hardest thing about being an entrepreneur? (49:54) – Selling a company Eric Satz—entrepreneur, serial investor, lover of hot peppers—is the founder and CEO of Alto. The idea behind Alto was born out of a problem. Eric found a clear need to give people more control over their investments (and investment opportunities) in a simple, streamlined way and created Alto to make these opportunities available to all investors, not just the ultra-wealthy or institutional investors. If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to The Altogether Show with Eric Satz in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps others find the show. Podcast episode production by Dante32.
Moving to the United States from Milan in 2001—mere months before September 11—Lorenzo Thione was quickly forced to reckon with life's lack of guarantees. The only life worth living was an authentic one. Coming out was a must, and he never looked back. Lorenzo Thione is an entrepreneur, technologist, venture investor, and producer making an impact across several organizations: Gaingels, Sing Out, Louise! Productions, The Social Edge, and StartOut. He is a resolute LGBTQ community advocate and dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and stories. In this episode, Lorenzo discusses co-founding StartOut and managing Gaingels, and their respective commitments to LGBTQ entrepreneurs. He reflects on the significance of receiving funding and value from a diverse source and the immense impact of representation. In addition, Lorenzo shares insights into selling a company and assembling a diverse board of directors and leadership team. A true multi-hyphenate, Lorenzo speaks with Eric about his journey developing a Broadway musical alongside George Takei. Weaving his theatrical pursuits alongside his entrepreneurial advice, Lorenzo shares the profound inspiration for Allegiance and an exciting announcement about the future of the musical. (0:39) – Entrepreneur at heart (5:13) – Computer science (7:53) – Feeling different (11:27) – The power of representation (14:59) – LGBTQ advocacy and StartOut (19:18) – Gaingels (26:44) – Going beyond VC (28:46) – Diversifying a board of directors (34:20) – The road to Broadway with Allegiance (47:24) – What's the hardest thing about being an entrepreneur? (49:54) – Selling a company Eric Satz—entrepreneur, serial investor, lover of hot peppers—is the founder and CEO of Alto. The idea behind Alto was born out of a problem. Eric found a clear need to give people more control over their investments (and investment opportunities) in a simple, streamlined way and created Alto to make these opportunities available to all investors, not just the ultra-wealthy or institutional investors. If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to The Altogether Show with Eric Satz in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps others find the show. Podcast episode production by Dante32.
We all want to experience freedom, joy, confidence. Many of us also want to keep it simple. When you bring all those desires together, along with burning desire to carve your own path, you meet a woman named Meg He - a clothing brand innovator, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete and a queer, British-Chinese digital nomad. She's here keeping it real simple about living her life uncloseted. About Meg Meg He is the co-founder and co-CEO of Aday, a sustainable capsule clothing brand designed for outfit repeating, so you can do more with less. Aday sources innovative super fabrics and partners only with factories who put people + planet first. Aday has been named one of the Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies and Meg has been named one of Goldman Sachs' 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, Forbes 30 under 30 and Gaingels 100. She's also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete and World medallist. Connect With Meg https://www.meghe.com/ (Website) https://www.facebook.com/thisisaday/ (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/meg.he/?hl=en (Instagram) https://twitter.com/meghe (Twitter) https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghe (LinkedIn) You can also listen to the podcast on… https://apple.co/2RBmUxZ ()https://bit.ly/2UxP9zN () https://spoti.fi/2JpvCfg ()https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rick-clemons/the-coming-out-lounge () http://tun.in/pjtKR ()https://bit.ly/30kT4kL () https://bit.ly/2FVH55j ()
This week on Finding PROOF, our hosts Jennifer Schretter and Thanasis Delistathis sit down with Lorenzo Thione of Gaingels, a leading LGBTQIA+/Allies investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors in North America. Lorenzo shares the story behind the founding of Gaingels and how it supports diversity in leadership at all levels within the venture capital ecosystem. Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about Gaingels' mission and investment philosophy.Subscribe to Finding PROOF on your favorite podcast platform to listen to our weekly episodes. And, as always, enjoy the show... #podcast #venturecapital #technology #startups #entrepreneur #tech
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Lorenzo Thione is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for the intersection of technology, art, design, communication and social value. He's the Managing Director of Gaingels and a co-founding chairman of StartOut, two of the leading groups dedicated to supporting and elevating LGBTQ+ leaders in the venture startup ecosystem. As the Managing Producer at Sing Out, Louise! Productions, Lorenzo is also a Tony-Award and Drama Desk winning Broadway producer (Hadestown, The Inheritance) and the co-creator and lead producer of Allegiance, the Broadway musical starring George Takei and Lea Salonga, of which he also directed and produced the 2016 film. His current theater projects include a new original musical, Indigo, as well as the stage adaptation of The Elephant Whisperer. Join us on Facebook LIVE every Wednesday at NOON PT @SheAngelInvestors. Subscribe on Apple Podcast https://apple.co/3citN1I, Spotify https://spoti.fi/2ZUrFZc, or wherever podcasts are available!
In der Nachmittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Torben Rabe, Country Manager Deutschland bei Qonto, über die Series-D-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 486 Millionen Euro in die europäische Finanzlösung. Qonto möchte das gesamte Finanzmanagement von täglichen Bankgeschäften und Finanzierungen bis zur Buchhaltung und zum Ausgabenmanagement vereinfachen. Mit seinem innovativen Produkt, dem reaktionsschnellen Kundenservice und transparenten Preisen, unterstützt Qonto KMU und Freiberuflerinnen und Freiberufler mit der All-in-One-Finanzlösung. Das 2017 von Steve Anavi und Alexandre Prot gegründete Unternehmen, bedient Unternehmensangaben mehr als 220.000 Kundinnen und Kunden in Frankreich, Deutschland, Italien und Spanien und beschäftigt mehr als 500 Mitarbeitende. Die Finanzierungsrunde wird angeführt von Tiger Global und TCV. Weitere neue Investoren sind Alkeon, Eurazeo, KKR, Insight Partners, Exor Seeds, Guillaume Pousaz, Gaingels und Ashley Flucas. Die Bestandsinvestoren Valar, Alven, DST Global und Tencent haben ebenfalls nachgelegt. Durch das frische Kapital wächst die Bewertung auf 4,4 Milliarden Euro. One more thing wird präsentiert von Sastrify – Die smarte Lösung für das Management eurer Software-Verträge. Erhaltet jetzt eine kostenlose Analyse eurer SaaS Tools und alle weiteren Informationen unter https://www.sastrify.com/insider
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids' activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids' activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids' activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others.What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom company. She co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, an aggregated marketplace for kids' activities and summer camps. It was acquired in 2017 by Thrively, a west coast edtech company. Lisa is also a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT Platform that supports the legal needs of startups and emerging businesses. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups. Stephanie Marshall is the founder & CEO of M3 Advisors, a boutique innovation consultancy focused on the intersectionality of market trends and tech disruption. From leading an innovation team at a Fortune 15 corporation through the challenging process of developing and marketing patented products to refining early-stage offerings at startups, Stephanie is an industry-recognized leader in successfully bringing innovative services to market. A passionate advocate of female entrepreneurship and innovation, Stephanie is co-founder and board president of Citrine Angels, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. She also supports closing the funding gap via Portfolia, W Fund, Backstage, Gaingels, and others. What you will learn from this episode: Why and how to join Citrine Angels is you are a female accredited investor. How Citrine Angels is making betting on women achievable for accredited women to become investors How female angels are closing the funding gap for women (VCs need to catch up!) Men's Role in Gender Lens Investing and Improving Access to Capital for Female Founders Why Storytelling Is Important When Fundraising What is required to build investor trust: authenticity, knowing your business market and understanding your numbers, honesty, etc. Things CA investors consider when evaluating a pitch: is an idea/business scalable? Is it disruptive in a value-added or unique way? What big personal or socio-economic problem is it solving for the market? The importance of giving grace or constructive feedback to promising founders when they miss the mark when pitching. The 3 Risks Citrine Angels look for when evaluating a pitch beyond a good story Capital Risk: is the founder getting funding and how hard has it been to fundraise. Does the business require a ton of capital for execution and to be successful? Is there a chance the business could run out of money before the founder can raise again? Product Risk: Product-market fit - is there a real problem that the business is solving, what is the addressable market for the problem? Is this the solution to that problem? Execution Risk: How strong is the team and do they have what it takes to execute for success? Do the team members have the right background? Once the 3 boxes are checked investors feel confident to move on to due diligence and perhaps ultimately write a check. Join us for the next episode!
Lorenzo is the Managing Director of Gaingels and a co-founding chairman of StartOut, two of the leading groups dedicated to support and elevate LGBTQ+ leaders in the venture startup ecosystem. He is also a Tony-Award and Drama Desk winning Broadway producer and the co-creator and lead producer of Allegiance, the Broadway musical. He previously co-founded startups Powerset, which was acquired later on by Microsoft. He is also an investor, board member, and advisor for startups such as Figure Eight (now Appian), Weights & Biases, CrowdMed, Famo.us, Gobble, Just, and Lucid, and many more. He's an outspoken LGBT advocate and was named one of the most influential LGBT people in tech in 2014 and 2018 by Business Insider. CONNECT WITH LORENZO Gaingels (https://gaingels.com/) StartOut (https://startout.org/) Allegiance (https://allegiancemusical.com/) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzothione/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lorenzosfnyc) Twitter (https://twitter.com/thione) ABOUT THE HOST My name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful. Connect with Sam: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamharris/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/samjamharris) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/) Wiser than Yesterday (https://www.wiserpod.com) ReasonFM (https://reason.fm/podcast/growth-mindset-podcast) Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/) Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset) Subscribe! If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Lorenzo Thione.
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Bay Area-based Diamond Age this week announced that it has raised $8 million. The seed round is led by Prime Movers Lab and Alpaca VC and features a slew of additional firms, including Dolby Family Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, Towerview Ventures, GFA Venture Partners and Suffolk Construction. The startup looks to put a slew of […]
My guests this week are Lauren DeVillier and Paul Pastor, two founding members of a new streaming service called Struum. If you have not yet heard of Struum I can assure you that you will and you are going to want to give it a try.Struum allows using credits to access shows and movies from a growing number of services with one monthly subscription. You can unlock 1000s of stories that match your interests - from travel to true crime. Struum is the brainchild of a group of former Disney and Discovery executives who wanted to give consumers the chance really explore and sample a vast number of streaming options before they commit. The service has some strong backing from former Disney CEO Michael Eisner through his investment firm, Tornante Company. Firstlight Media, a company that provides technology to power video services, is also an investor and collaborator on the new effort. As is a third investor, Gaingels, focuses on backing LGBTQ+ founders and allies.Struum allows using credits to access shows and movies from a growing number of services with one monthly subscription. You can unlock 1000s of stories that match your interests - from travel to true crime. To subscribe to Struum just go to https://www.struum.com/ for all the details. Also, be sure to follow Struum on social media. https://www.instagram.com/onstruum/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onstruum/Twitter: https://twitter.com/onstruumPromotional consideration for Stream On with Jim Williams comes from Sling TV. They are far and away; the best live streaming service on the planet.Cord cutters and cord never want a place to keep up with live TV with sports or news. Well, we have the best possible option at the best cost in the business.Check them out at https://www.sling.com/It doesn't matter if you like sports, or news, or entertainment they have it all in one place at a price that will have you cutting the cord today! Check out www.slingtv.com for their outstanding live service today and start saving money.Have questions or comments?No problem just ask away on social media Twitter @JWMediaDC Instagram – Jimwilliams200 Email at jimwilliamsmedia@gmail.com
Chris Gladwin is a true business builder. It is his craft. He has now launched four startups, including one which raised $100M and sold for over $1B to IBM. His current venture is Ocient, operating out of Great Lakes. It has raised more than $65M from top-tier investors like Gaingels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PSP Capital Partners, and Northwestern University.
Chris Gladwin is a true business builder. It is his craft. He has now launched four startups, including one which raised $100M and sold for over $1B to IBM. His current venture is Ocient, operating out of Great Lakes. It has raised more than $65M from top-tier investors like Gaingels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PSP Capital Partners, and Northwestern University.
Helskini-based Jobilla has raised €2.16 million. Founded in 2015, Jobilla is aiming to stake its claim in a €450 billion industry, often plagued by complicated and/or not-so-user-friendly software packages. The funding round was led by Trind VC, and €700,000 of the investment arrives via loans and government grants. Jobilla is reporting that the funding will be used to further develop its recruiting software as well as drive expansion efforts into Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, and scale up operations in the U.S. They do offer a free version which looks like it has a ton of features so check it out at jobilla.com https://hrtechfeed.com/jobilla-raises-funding/ Infinite Computer Solutions, a global technology company, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire IBM’s Talent Acquisition Suite. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close later this year were not disclosed. Infinite is acquiring IBM Lead Manager, BrassRing, and Onboard. BrassRing supports more than 20 languages and provides candidate lifecycle management and employee onboarding for more than 240 customers, many of whom appear on the Fortune 500. In the past 12 months, the product was used to manage more than 60 million candidate submissions with almost 50 million recruiter logins and over 4 million active users. “This strategic acquisition expands our portfolio of platforms and services with a market-leading product that accommodates the most complex recruitment and onboarding requirements,” said Sanjay Govil, founder and chairman of Infinite Computer Solutions. “With hiring set to scale up post-COVID, we saw an opportunity to provide our global client base a proven SaaS-based platform to attract and recruit candidates as well as onboard employees.” https://hrtechfeed.com/ibm-talent-acquisition-suite-to-be-sold/ Deel, the international payroll company has announced that it has raised $156 million in Series C funding led by the YC Continuity Fund and has welcomed Ali Rowghani to its board. The round was co-led by existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Spark Capital. Dara Khosrowshahi, Lachy Groom, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jeff Wilke, and Anthony Schiller also participated in the round, among others. With a valuation of $1.25 billion, Deel has emerged as a market leader in the global payroll and compliance space. Deel allows businesses to hire anyone, anywhere, in a compliant manner. Hiring and onboarding international employees or contractors takes under 5 minutes, with no local entity required. Paying them in 120+ currencies takes just a click. Deel was co-founded in 2018 by MIT alumni Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang. Deel was already focused on this pain point when the pandemic hit, putting the startup in a prime position to help companies adjust to the dramatic shift in working and hiring norms. The company competes with players such as Remote.com...in the last 2 weeks 3 hr tech companies have raised more than 100 million in funding. To say that investors love hr tech is an understatement. https://hrtechfeed.com/payments-platform-deel-raises-156-million-series-c/ RippleMatch, the leading early career recruiting platform, today announced it raised $23.5M in additional funding. The heavily oversubscribed round was led by Invus Opportunities with participation from Renegade Partners and Gaingels as well as existing investors G20, Work-Bench, Alleycorp, Bullpen Capital and Accomplice. In addition, the company unveiled RippleMatch CRM, the latest addition to its comprehensive platform designed to help employers hire the right early career talent virtually, build diverse, high performing teams, and improve the candidate experience. “This is a special moment in our journey to make early career recruiting more intelligent and efficient, as well as accessible for job seekers from underrepresented educational, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds,” said RippleMatch CEO Andrew Myers. “The new funding will allow us to continue building out our intelligent hiring platform, empowering companies across the country to understand their data and build a recruiting pipeline that more accurately mirrors the demographics of the broader U.S. population.” https://hrtechfeed.com/ripplematch-raises-23m-for-early-career-recruiting/ BioSpace has acquired MedReps, the leading job site for medical sales positions. The acquisition strengthens the Company’s position as the leader in online recruitment for the life sciences industry. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The acquisition of MedReps extends our capabilities and further establishes our position as a leading partner for life sciences organizations,” said Joshua Goodwin, CEO of BioSpace, Inc. “The BioSpace and MedReps services complement each other with BioSpace’s traditional strength in biotech and MedRep’s focus on the medical device and diagnostic sectors. This was also an opportunity to combine two incredible teams that share the same passion and drive to serve the life sciences community at a time when we are experiencing incredible growth. MedReps was founded in 2000 and is a popular job site inside the pharma and medical sales community. Over the past 20 years, MedReps has built a valuable community of over 300,000 members that utilize the platform for medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotech sales jobs and career resources. https://hrtechfeed.com/medical-sales-job-site-acquired/
Enterprise software firm Chargebee raises $125 million at a valuation of $1.4 Billion, making it India's newest unicorn, signaling the funding boom underway in India and continuing the wave of software unicorns.The round was co-led by Sapphire Ventures and existing investors Tiger Global, Insight Venture Partners and Steadview Capital. This also makes Chargebee the 11th unicorn to emerge from India in just four months of 2021.Grip Security raises $6 million seed round led by cybersecurity-focused YL Ventures, with participation from CrowdStrike CEO and co-founder George Kurtz and a group of other angel investors with deep roots in the cybersecurity industry. Grip Security currently has about 15 employees and plans to use the new funding to build out its platform with additional capabilities, especially around providing access governance and data governance to applications. The plan is to grow to 20 to 25 employees within the next year.Tel Aviv's developer of financial planning and analysis tools, DataRails raises $18.5 million in a Series A round.The round was Led by Zeev Ventures Fund along with existing investors Vertex Ventures Israel and Innovation Endeavors , alongside undisclosed private investors. To date, the company has raised $28.5 million.Cape Privacy , a startup that allows companies to share sensitive data in a secure and encrypted way raises $20 million in Series. Evolution Equity Partners led the round with participation from new investors Tiger Global Management, Ridgeline Partners and Downing Lane. Existing investors Boldstart Ventures, Version One Ventures, Haystack, Radical Ventures and a slew of individual investors also participated. The company has now raised approximately $25 million, including a $5 million seed investment.RippleMatch, a career recruiting platform, raises $23.5M funding.The round was led by Invus Opportunities with participation from Renegade Partners and Gaingels along with existing investors G20, Work-Bench, Alleycorp, Bullpen Capital and Accomplice. The company intends to use the funds to continue building out its intelligent hiring platform.
Lorenzo Thione is the Managing Director of Gaingels and a co-founding chairman of StartOut, two of the leading groups dedicated to supporting and elevating LGBTQ+ leaders in the venture startup ecosystem. There is a negative business impact when a gay person is uncomfortable being open about their orientation. The time and attention dedicated to that issue takes away from time building out an idea or company without fear. Gaingels and StartOut help support that movement by increasing awareness and highlighting members of the LGBTQ+ community who hold top tech positions. As Apple CEO, Tim Cook famously came out publicly, after some hesitation, in support of this mission. “He came to the realization that the value of representation is the power of giving people an idea of what's possible for them and seeing themselves reflected as a source of strength and diversity as opposed to just a reason to be called other.” ————————————————————————— To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit *salt.org/talks* ( http://salt.org/talks ) Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci.
In this episode of OutBüro Voices featuring LGBTQ professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders from around the world, host Dennis Velco chats with Lorenzo Thione, Managing Director of Gaingles (https://www.gaingels.com), an LGTQ equality centric venture capital syndicate. Lorenzo is a serial out gay entrepreneur, venture capitalist, writer, Broadway producer, and LGBTQ non-profit founder. Born and raised in Italy, he moved to the United States to attend college in Texas focusing on computational linguistic artificial intelligence. He co-founded his first start-up business right out of college and it's been the entrepreneur's path ever since. Lorenzo Thione is the Managing Producer of Sing Out, Louise! Productions, the co-founder and CEO of The Social Edge, and a Managing Director at Gaingels (https://www.gaingels.com), a venture investment group based in NYC focused on investing and supporting LGBT+ founded/led startups, and socially responsible companies focused on supporting LGBTQ equality. In addition to his work as an entrepreneur, technologist and venture investor, Lorenzo is the co-creator/co-book writer and the lead producer of Allegiance, the 2015 Broadway musical starring George Takei and Lea Salonga. In developing Allegiance, he developed and deployed social-media viral strategies that led to the astounding growth and unprecedented awareness and audience engagement for both George Takei and Allegiance's social media platforms, and – in turn - to the founding of The Social Edge, a social media management and marketing firm based in NYC. His producing credits include The Inheritance, Slave Play, Hadestown (Tony Award), Cher Show, The New One, Catch Me If You Can (Tony Nomination), and American Idiot. Additional IMDB credits: George Takei's Allegiance (Director, Executive Producer), Bandstand – The Boys Are Back (Director, Executive Producer), Allegiance To Broadway (Executive Producer) Besides being an active investor in the LGBT+ startup ecosystem via his position in Gaingels, Lorenzo is a founding board member and Chair Emeritus of StartOut, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering and developing entrepreneurship within the LGBT community. A native of Milan, Italy, Lorenzo holds an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and has co-authored several publications in Software Engineering and Computational Linguistics. He is an active investor, advisor, or board member, in over 80+ startups and a named inventor on over 30 pending and issued patents in the US and worldwide. Connect with Lorenzo on OutBüro at: https://www.outburo.com/profile/lorenzothione/ Join Myles on OutBüro, the LGBTQ professional and entrepreneur online community network for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, allies and our employers who support LGBTQ welcoming workplace equality focused benefits, policies, and business practices. https://www.OutBuro.com Would you like to be featured like this? Contact the host Dennis Velco. https://www.outburo.com/profile/dennisvelco/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/outburo/message
Fintech startup YayPay just raised another $8.4 million for its software-as-a-service solution focused on collecting money from outstanding invoices. The company participated in TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield several years ago. Information Venture Partners led today's funding round with existing investors Birchmere, QED, Fifth Third Capital, Gaingels and 500 Fintech Fund also participating. YayPay targets large companies with an accounting department.
The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses
Paul Grossinger is the Founder of Gaingels, the first investment network backing LGBTQ founders, which has 120 members, and has led to $10 million in investment for LGBTQ founded companies worldwide. He has served as a Board of Governors member for StartOut, advisor to Out in Tech, and Board Member for Marriage Equality USA. A regular speaker and panelist, Paul has spoken for a wide range of organizations including Slush, International CES, and CTIA Wireless. He writes regularly for Inc.com, and is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins University.
The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses
Paul Grossinger is the Founder of Gaingels, the first investment network backing LGBTQ founders, which has 120 members, and has led to $10 million in investment for LGBTQ founded companies worldwide. He has served as a Board of Governors member for StartOut, advisor to Out in Tech, and Board Member for Marriage Equality USA. A regular speaker and panelist, Paul has spoken for a wide range of organizations including Slush, International CES, and CTIA Wireless. He writes regularly for Inc.com, and is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins University.
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