Visible News
August 23, 2024
Happy Friday, Visionaries!We hope you all have been having a great start to cooler weather!Speaking of cool, we had an awesome kickoff to our VHBOS programming with our resident Go-To-Market Coach and Founder of The Extra Group, Caroline Fay! Caroline led our cohort in a workshop titled "How to Win your First Ten Sales," where she covered topics ranging from assessing real demand to defining and confirming your ideal customer through sales conversations, and more.Additionally, some of our VH team members were able to attend BaddieCon 2024 in NYC, hosted by our friends over at Baddies in Tech! VH Chief of Staff & Investor Monica Roman served as a judge on Day 1 for the founder pitch competition, and VH Director of Brand & Marketing Kerry Ingram moderated a panel on Day 2 around managing mental health and wellness in the workplace. You can watch the recording of the panel here!We're excited to share more of what our team will be up to in the upcoming fall season - in the meantime, you can read below for the latest founder updates, resources and more.Be well,
The Visible Hands Team
VISIONARY UPDATES
Featured Founder:
Di Ye, Talent Companion
Di Ye is the Founder & CEO of Zhennovate, a platform that scales personal growth and executive coaching resources for everyone, & Talent Companion, a suite of AI tools tailored for organizational talent enablement initiatives. Di was recently accepted into our 2024 cohort for our VHBOS fellowship program, and was also recently on the red carpet and featured in the Oscar-qualified film, Icons, which focuses on the journey of women in tech! Learn more about Di and Zhennovate here.
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Struggling with the challenges of entrepreneurship?
In honor of National Black Business Month, Mogul Millennial has partnered with BetterHelp to offer Black founders a month of free therapy. Limited spots available. Apply here by September 9th to claim your offer and prioritize your mental health.
WHAT WE HAVE OUR EYES ON
➕ Founder Funding, Community Resources, and Events
💸 Funding Opportunities
For: Latine founders in the beverage/alcohol services/sales/hospitality industries
$$$: $10K
Deadline: August 25
For: LGBTQ+ small businesses
$$$: $10K
Deadline: August 31
For: any founder
$$$: $10K
Deadline: August 31
For: impact startups
$$$: $1K
Deadline: August 31
For: independent retail founders
$$$: $5K
Deadline: August 31
For: women founders
$$$: $10K
Deadline: August 31
The HBCU Founders Initiative Pre-AcceleratorFor: Early-stage entrepreneurs who are HBCU students/alumniDeadline: September 2nd
LegalZoom small business grantsFor: both established and budding business ventures$$$: $10K grants and/or up to $500 in LegalZoom products and servicesDeadline: September 13Galaxy of Stars Galaxy GrantsFor: women and historically marginalized-owned small businesses$$$: $4,250 grantsDeadline: September 30Gucci Changemakers Impact FundFor: community-based organizations$$$: $25KDeadline: September 30Her Culture Micro GrantFor: African and Caribbean women $$$: $500Deadline:
rolling deadline
⚡️ Accelerators, Programs & Competitions
For: any tech founder
Deadline: August 27
For: Latine-led startups
$$$: $35K
Deadline: August 28
For: any founder
Deadline: August 29
For: founders
building innovative products & technologies addressing challenges in sustainability & climate adaptation$$$: $5K
Deadline: August 30
For: LGBTQIA+ founders
Deadline: September 20
For: veteran founders$$$: $50K
Deadline: October 6
For: Black businesses
$$$: $25K
Deadline: October 11
For: Black women and non-binary founders
Deadline: October 13
For: Black and Brown women founders$$$: $15K
Deadline: November 6
🎪 Events
For: founders & investors in life sciences
Date & Time: September 12 at 9:30am, Cambridge, MA
GHC 24 Me + WeFor: women and non-binary technologistsDate & Time: October 8-11, Philadelphia, PA/Virtual
💼 Featured Jobs
Share Ventures is hiring a Chief of Staff.
Our friends over at Liberty Mutual are hiring for multiple innovation-related positions - learn more about the available roles and apply here!
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What we are loving lately
Watching: Emily in Paris, Season 4, Netflix
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