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Oscar Pedroso (Thimble), Lyn Johnson (West Tenth), Iman Abuzeid (Incredible Health), Sara Sparhawk (West Tenth), Kelly Ifill (Guava)
While the world is a bit ridiculous, and we’re experiencing the VC-LP summer, I am focusing on the positive and my favorite things about the startup world: founders and our community. So, to do this, I paused proactive fundraising activities for Ganas Ventures (though, you can still apply to invest here), started focusing on investing in the best early-stage community-driven startups (Ganas made its 3rd investment!), and put out a community survey. Hundreds submitted (thank you!), and I am starting to take action on what you asked for. And...
Based on community survey submissions, many of you want to collaborate with Ganas Ventures and me as a:
scout to help identify the cos Ganas should invest in
mentor to help support our portfolio cos via sector & functional expertise
perk partner to help our portfolio cos save money
You asked for this. So, there are now three new Ganas Ventures programs that allow us to collab and allow you to become a scout, mentor, or perk partner! I invite you to learn more and get involved using the links below.
I am excited to collaborate with you, back the best founders and companies, support them and create generational wealth, in community!
✨ Lolita Taub
twitter | luma | Recently featured on Nasdaq’s Tower, Forbes, and Fast Company
PS Thank you for being you! You and our community give me the motivation and inspiration to create a different kind of venture capital fund and change the world.
Congrats
Iman Abuzeid for raising $80M for Incredible Health and taking it to unicorn status. Martin Haiek, Alfonso Tinoco, and Gerardo Vallarta raised $3.8M for Around (port co). Kelly Ifill raised $2.4M for Guava. Oscar R. Pedroso and the Thimble (port co) team raised $100k from Google's Latino Startup Fund. Lyn Johnson and Sara Sparhawk received funding for West Tenth (port co) from Hearst Lab. Arlan Hamilton, Christie Pitts, and Brittany Davis received funding for Backstage Capital from Bank of America.
Sponsored | The Capital Readiness Program prepares founders for a successful capital raise within six months. The program will give you a deal-ready diligence deal room, simulate capital-related stress scenarios, and provide direct, candid feedback from industry-relevant investors.
Funders
Pitchbook | VC friends: share your thoughts on how we can increase the percent of VC deals for women founded and led startups
HacktuStartup | LATAM VCs: discover the top 2022 10 startup deals in Latin America
Startup-Investor Matching Tool | VCs: meet thesis-aligned underrepresented founders
GP-LP Matching Tool | LPs: get thesis-aligned intros to underrepresented GPs
Sponsored | Founders, funders, & friends: take ~3 mins of your day to tell us what you want for you and our community from us by Fri, 8/27. PS We read every submission and plan to take action. Survey prizes include: 2 pitch deck reviews and 1 thirty minute consult to help you with your startup, fund, or VC career.
Founders
Pitchbook | LATAM founders, funders, & friends: check out all the Q1-Q2'22 unicorns
Houck | Founders struggling with metrics: learn about founder key metrics and how to track them
Asking for a founder | Founders: get perspective on whether you should raise on a SAFE or a convertible note
LaaS | Underrepresented founders: get resources made for you
Sponsored | Did you hear?! You can now collab with Ganas Ventures as a scout via the Ganas Deal Partner program. Perks include: building an investor track record, getting compensated & repping our community! Learn more and apply.
Money
BGE | BGE customers & founders: apply for $20k in grants by 8/26
UC Berkeley | UC student & alum founders: apply for $200k by 8/31
Santander X | US and LATAM tech founders: apply for $120k by 9/8
Fearless Fund | Black female founders: apply for $10-$20k in grants
SoGal Foundation | Black female founders: apply for $5-$10K in grants
1863 Ventures | Black founders: apply to get a 3Rs $5K grant
Non-dilutive capital | Create a profile to find non-dilutive capital
Equity Crowdfunding | Raise up to $5 million
Startup-Investor Matching Tool | Founders: get intros to investors
Jobs
Hillfarrance VC | Head of Platform (Auckland, New Zealand)
Ganas Ventures | PT Associate (Remote, US)
Ganas Ventures | PT Community Manager (Remote, US)
💥 See all open roles and post yours here.
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