Finding Language/Market Fit; Delicious Fake chicken that has skin and bones! Hello Kitty Is Becoming an NFT.
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Excited to announce my most recent personal angel investment into the $4 million seed round of Sundial Foods!
INSIGHTS
Finding Language/Market Fit: How to Make Customers Feel Like You’ve Read Their Minds
-Matt Lerner / Startup Core Strengths
Running list of climate tech startup programs in Europe
-Eutopia
Study: Digital tools don’t improve physical activity for people with low socioeconomic status
-International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Access to Capital Directory-A comprehensive database designed to help women entrepreneurs learn about sources of funding, including equity, loans and grant capital.
-Bank of America x SenecaWomen
Seed Rounds At $100mm Post Money
-Fred Wilson / Union Square Ventures
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
Incubateur HEC Paris program! A tailored, à la carte and participative startup support program. Its ambition is to make entrepreneurs achieve in 12 months, the goals they would have reached in 3 years being on their own. Apply by November 22, 2021.
REI's Embark Program for Founders building in the outdoor space! A 3-month program that fuels aspiring founders with a $10k equity-free grant and guidance to turn early-stage ideas into viable businesses. They work with entrepreneurs from historically marginalized and underrepresented communities who are building products, services, or experiences that inspire and equip people in their outdoor lives. Apply by November 28, 2021.
Year Here Social Innovation Fellowship 2022-The programme is completely free and focused on launching social businesses with potential for huge impact. Apply by December 5, 2021.
Newton Venture Program at London Business School opens applications for its first on-campus investor training course on a mission to make VC more representative. Apply by January 13, 2021.
Cleo Capital Office Hours. 30 min sessions with Sarah Kunst & Matt Pauker for PRE COMPANY operators who are thinking about a space or idea & want feedback from founders turned VCs. Apply now.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
SOSV China Accelerator Demo Day 20 Livestream. Meet the 10 startups pioneering blockchain, insurtech, fintech, and agritech from Asia and Africa. November 24, 2021.
Pinterest Black Gold Accelerator (Information Session), November 24, 2021.
Flat6Labs Fall 2021 Demo Day in Cairo, November 24, 2021.
Identifying and Investing in exceptional entrepreneurs: An Antler Perspective | Meetup, November 25, 2021.
The Future of Food Conference-A high-level platform to discuss future trends and priorities in food innovation in Europe, in the broader context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Farm to Fork Strategy. Nov. 30 -December 1, 2021.
Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, 2021. Deep Tech Days @CENTQUATRE-PARIS. Nov 30-December 3, 2021.
Enterprise Rising Conference Underestimated Founder Program. 20 full conference passes are being set aside for 20 under-represented founders to attend the entire 2 full-day event, December 1-2, 2021.
Better Together Demo Day by Impact Hub Berlin. Better Together is a circular economy-focused startup incubator for impact-driven entrepreneurs that puts partnerships at the core of its programme. December 2, 2021.
Alternative Proteins and Smart Farming for Europe's food production, December 2, 2021.
Africa Tech Summit at London Stock Exchange, December 8, 2021.
ON OUR RADAR
Hello Kitty Is Becoming an NFT.
Tiger Global: How to Win.
It’s easier to invest in an NFT than a startup. Party Round wants to change that.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Erika James elected to Morgan Stanley’s Board of Directors. She is the first woman of color to sit on the Board and the first woman and first person of color to become Dean of The Wharton School.
Balderton raises $600 million, its largest-ever fund for early-stage startups.
UAE’s Swvl expands into Latin America by acquiring Argentina's Viapool.
Brit Morin launches Offline Ventures to Invent And Invest In Humanist Technology That Will Change The World.
L.A.’s Iconic Staples Center to Be Renamed as Crypto.com Arena.
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