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February 11, 2022

Visible Hands is a VC fund with a fellowship program

that supports overlooked talent in building technology startups.

Happy Friday, VH Community!

We hope you crushed another great week. This past week, our team focused on supporting our portfolio companies updating their pitch decks, creating mock-ups for their MVPs, providing talent support, and gearing up for our upcoming application season launch this spring for our next cohort. Furthermore, we're excited to announce that the New England Patriots are donating $100,000 to support our Visible Hands Fellowship. Check out this article and a video where you see Justin and Daniel visibly shocked to have QB Mac Jones surprise them via Zoom call with the news!

Lastly, as we hope to continue to provide content and updates that are the most interesting to you, we'd love to hear thoughts and ideas about the Visible Hands' brand and marketing initiatives from our community. Please take this 5-minute survey and be entered to win a $50 gift card of your choosing. The survey will be closing next Friday, February 18th!

Best,Visible Hands Team

VISIONARIES

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  • Noula Health is hiring! They are looking for a Lead Software Engineer as their first technical hire to collaboratively execute the product vision of Noula’s mobile app. They are also looking to hire a board-certified Health Coach and/or doula. 

  • Beatmatch is hiring a Marketing Intern. Please share with anyone who might be interested or apply directly here!

  • LingoHealth launched a podcast! As the team conducted research, they realized that finding more ways for us to share our stories can help other families feel closer to what they're working towards. They also released a new blog post that encapsulates the family dynamic that they're seeing in many of their early users -- the balancing act of helping loved ones prepare for aging in the US.

  • Let's Get Set has launched its tax-time tools to support new parents earning less than $40k in claiming their full tax refunds this tax season ($8,500 on average). They have 900+ parents on their platform and are seeking connections to organizations serving low-income parents who could benefit from their tax-time tools. Share their tax-time tools directly or reach out to Clare if you have leads for more formal partnerships!

  • Jahde Eve is building a new app for kids to invest and learn about money. He’s doing user research and would love to have a casual conversation with any US-based parents of kids ages 8-18. Use this link to sign up for a discussion, a $10 gift certificate will be provided!

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  • Last weekend, Visible Hands’ Co-founder and General Partner, Yasmin Cruz Ferrine spoke on the State of VC panel at the 28th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference hosted by Harvard Business School. Check out some takeaways from the panel here!

  • This past week, Visible Hands’ Co-founder and General Partner, Daniel Acheampong spoke on two panels. The Boston Globe and UBS hosted a panel on Scaling Black-Owned Businesses and Kellogg's VCPE conference hosted a DE&I in PE and VC Panel. 

WHAT WE HAVE OUR EYES ON 👀

➕ Founder Resources, Community News, and Events:

  • Apply to MassTLC's Board-Ready Bootcamp! This program focuses on preparing underrepresented tech leaders (women, tech leaders of color, openly LGBTQ+ folks) for board roles. Learn more here!

  • Project W is hiring a program manager! Join their mission to support women entrepreneurs and women funders in building the next generation of great companies. Apply here!

  • The USPAACC's CelebrASIAN conference is hosting a pitch competition! Apply here if you are an entrepreneur with an innovative and sustainable business idea, product, or service that is working to improve environmental, economic, or social challenges and win up to $20,000!

  • Braze is calling for applications to accept 15 Tech for Black Founder companies into their program. Participants will receive free access to Braze services: a comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and brands. Apply here!

  • Noula Health founder, Noelle Acosta is speaking on a panel at the Reproductive Health Innovation Summit in Boston on 2/16 to raise awareness and improve access to chronic women's health conditions. Learn more here!

  • BLCK VC is hosting the “State of Black Venture” event on 2/17. They have invited Black leaders in venture to share their journeys as well as the ways they have navigated systemic barriers. Register here!

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 Ecosystem Spotlights:

  • Visible Hands’ investor, Flybridge is hiring! They are looking for a Head of Community to join their seed-stage VC. Check out this article to learn more about the team and apply!

  • Visible Designer, Natalie Cantave, shares her insights on how she is honoring this year's Black History Month theme, Health, and Wellness. Check out her thoughts here!

🧑🏽‍💻 Reading + Listening + Watching List:

  • BLCK VC published its inaugural State of Black Venture report. This report addresses important questions such as why and how the Black venture ecosystem is changing despite systematic barriers in the industry. Check it out here!

  • Check out Echoing Green's Documentary special "Unwavering: The Power of Black Innovation" in partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal. The special celebrates the long legacy of Black innovation through portraits of nine Black leaders supported by Echoing Green’s Black Male Achievement Fellowship. Click here to find viewing details!

  • TV Show: Euphoria Season 2

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