ERA LGBTQ+ Founders Pitch Night (Virtual)
Applications are open for ERA’s Winter 2025 Accelerator Program!
We’re actively seeking diverse applicants for our Winter 2025 cohort, and this will be a great event whether you’re a founder thinking about an accelerator or either a member or supporter of the LGBTQ+ community.
For this event, a select group of Founders will pitch their startups, and the event will feature a discussion with our Venture Partner and serial entrepreneur Brian Hecht.
RSVP above and apply to pitch here.
ERA invests $150,000 on a post-money SAFE in return for 6% of each company.
Since its founding in 2011, ERA alumni companies have raised more than $2 billion in investor capital and collectively exceed $10 billion in market capitalization.
Our portfolio includes some of NYC's fastest growing companies and has four unicorns: TripleLift (Acq’d), Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT), Thirty Madison ($1B+ Valuation), and Glia ($1B+ Valuation).
Press:
Forbes: ERA is one of the top 10 most-active seed investors globally
Crunchbase: ERA is one of the top 10 seed investors for female founders worldwide
Inc: ERA companies rank in the top 10 fastest-growing companies in New York
Seed 75: ERA is ranked #16 in best seed VC firms for founders looking to raise money in 2023