ALL HANDS
February 18, 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 took time this week to find moments of calm and self-care while pursuing all of your goals. At VH, we’re gearing up for our new cohort and finding ways to support our alumni cohort. Stay tuned for upcoming dates on when our new application process will launch!One of the top values of our fellowship and programs has been creating community. As we are looking to build upon our success from year one, we are looking for a Community Specialist to formalize and grow the communities that exist to support our portfolio companies. We are seeking a detail-oriented relationship manager to cultivate these networks--ranging from our entrepreneurs, investors seeking to fund them, and designers and engineers aspiring to work at a startup. This is an evolving role, and we see this position as a critical part of our organizational growth. Know someone who is a great fit? Have them apply here.Last chance to take this 5-minute survey and be entered to win a $50 gift card of your choosing. The survey will be closed EOD today; we’d love to hear your thoughts! Best,Visible Hands Team
VISIONARIES
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Shelby Schrier and Kristina Hu are joining Candoor! Founded by VH fellow, Abdelwadood Daoud, Candoor helps diverse college students and professionals book free 1-on-1 conversations with Advisors in their dream jobs. Do you know someone who would make a great Advisee or Advisor? Have them click here to sign up for early access!
Savina Hawkin's pre-seed Startup is seeking a Data Scientist to design and deploy an NLP algorithm for MVP. Learn more here and apply here!
Alyse Nicole Dunn, CEO and founder of CareCopilot, is offering free, 30-minute discussions with caregivers who are taking care of loved ones and are in need of an extra ear. Learn more and book here.
Founded by Chudi Iregbulem, Beatmatch is hiring a Full Stack Engineer. Please share with anyone who might be interested or apply directly here!
Co-founded by Mei-Lin Ng, Hearth Display is looking for a full-stack software engineer to develop multiple applications that make Hearth Display work. Apply here!
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Last week, Visible Hands’ GP and Co-Founder, Daniel Acheampong spoke as a panelist for Boston Globe Media's Leadership Lunch Series. Daniel and fellow panelists, Nicole Obi of BECMA and Keith Chaney of City Sealcoating, spoke on Scaling Black-Owned businesses. Check out takeaways from the event here!
On Tuesday, Visible Hands Associate, Jackie Byun spoke at an Upstream social virtual event: Investing In Under Represented Founders.
Today, Daniel Acheampong is speaking at the AASU's conference, Rise Up: Bolstering Momentum Around Black Excellence as a part of the Black Tech Master Series. Get tickets here, events are happening all day today and tomorrow!
WHAT WE HAVE OUR EYES ON 👀
➕ Founder Resources, Community News, and Events:
New England Venture Capital Association is looking for a Manager of Platform and Community to help develop member programming, digital presence, and community brand! Apply here.
Forum Ventures is hiring a Managing Director to be responsible for sourcing, investment decisions, founder experience, and fundraising! Check out more about their team and the role here.
Envision Accelerator is looking to hire a Venture Ops Lead, Community & Platform Lead, and Growth & Content Lead. Learn more and apply here!
Nicole DeTommaso of Harlem Capital made a template to calculate dilution and exit numbers, so you don't have to! Check it out here.
Congrats to Noelle Acosta, Noula Health founder, for speaking as a panelist at the Reproductive Health Innovation Summit in Boston to raise awareness and improve access to chronic women's health conditions! Check out more about Noula here.
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Ecosystem Spotlights:
Visible Designer, Natalie Cantave, is hosting Black History Month: Being Black in Tech panel with Hexagon UX on 2/24 from 7 PM - 9 PM EST. The panelists will be sharing their journeys across various technology industries. Register here!
Join ERA at 5:30 PM EST on 3/1 for their BIPOC Pitch Night and learn about applying to their Summer 2022 Program. The event also features a panel with some of NYC's top founders and investors. Register here!
🧑🏽💻 Reading + Listening + Watching List:
Melanence has compiled a list of 100+ no code tools by founders and business builders. Also check out their list of accelerators, fellowships and incubator programs!
NFX shares this video with their 5 Core Startup Metrics. They cover retention, growth rate, and CAC as part of the 10-Minute Startup Series. Watch here!
Visible Hands Associate, Javier Correa, walks us through 7 strategies that the most successful startups today have used to get off the ground. Check it out here!
TV Show: Inventing Anna, Netflix
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