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Happy Friday, VH community,

Can you believe that we are past the halfway point in February already? We hope that you are excited as we are to approach the Spring season for new events, opportunities to connect with founders, and more!This week at VH, we continued our celebrations of our ACES founders (aka Alumni from our different accelerator and fellowship programs) in San Francisco with an ACES founder dinner. A huge thank you to the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) team for partnering with us to support the ACES community! We enjoyed catching up with West Coast founders and hearing from Christa Williams, Principal at Citi Impact Fund.Additionally, we're thrilled to announce our upcoming event at SXSW in partnership with WeWork and Silicon Valley Bank! Join us on Monday, March 13th at WeWork SXSW Center for our “Building Wellness and Wealth”! Scroll down to read for more information on the event and to register. Spots are limited so sign up today! We can’t wait to see you there.Be well,

The VH Team 

First on the left: Our GPs and Co-Founders Yasmin Cruz Ferrine (second from left) and Daniel Acheampong (fourth from left) with Miceal Chamberlain (first from left) and Erin Sutherland (third from left) at a Bank of America event. The second picture on the right: Daniel with Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr., a legendary American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker.

Please join us for “Building Wellness and Wealth” a half-day event on Monday, March 13th where we offer authentic community-building opportunities, panels, and talks ranging from “From Day 0 to Seed Stage Founder Journey” and “Reducing Founder Burnout.” We’re co-hosting this event at WeWork SXSW Center in partnership with Visible Hands, WeWork, SVB, and amazing co-organizers like Goodie Nation, Inicio Ventures, VCFamilia, and LBAN! Please register to attend today!

Event details:⏰ Monday, 3/13 between 9-2 PM CST📍 WeWork Austin - SXSW Center🔗 Register here: https://lu.ma/q20jvkpq 

We will also host a Happy & Well Hour with Visible Hands at the same location from 1-2 PM CST if you are around! It will be a casual networking reception with some networking stations and fun/functional beverages. Sign up here; space is limited.

Founder Updates, Asks, and Wins:

➕ Founder funding, community resources, and events:

  • The MBDA is seeking applications for its new $93.5 million program grant competition to assist minority and other underserved entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses. Check here for more details and to apply by February 28th.

  • Applications are open for the Access Mode MVP Lab Accelerator. Access Mode has programming that is available to exceptional tech-driven BIPOC founders who are at the prototype stage. They provide $20K in equity-free funding to accepted startups, as well as mentoring that is customized to each company. Learn more and apply here by February 28th.

  • Join Daily and AWS at the SF AWS Startup Loft for an exciting event about the future of interactive live video. Learn more and sign up here to attend on February 28th.

  • Showcase your business at F3 Ventures' inaugural American F3ST in Atlanta on March 31, 2023 - April 2nd, 2023! Pitch at F3ST will feature 9 female founders, 3 of whom will receive their share of $30K in funding. Learn more and apply here by February 28th.

  • Do you know how to design a parental leave that works for you, your family, and your business—without sacrificing entrepreneurship success? Join the Planning Parental Leave w/ the Expecting Entrepreneur workshop with Arianna Taboada, MSW, MSPH, and founder of The Expecting Entrepreneur on March 2nd at 6 PM EST - Learn more and RSVP here!

  • UVFC Founder's Lab is hosting a virtual office hour event connecting female and minority founders with venture investors. Apply to attend and learn more here by March 15th. 

  • Camelback Ventures is looking for BIPOC, women, & non-binary entrepreneurs making a positive impact in their communities through education and/or technology. The Camelback Fellowship provides $40k in funding, a dedicated venture coach, a tight-knit community, and an entrepreneurial curriculum. Apply here by March 20th. 

  • Applications are open now for The Workers Lab: Innovation Fund, which funds early-stage ideas centered around making the ways our country serves workers more modern and inclusive. Learn more and apply here by March 27th.

 🌎 Ecosystem Spotlights:

  • Applications are open and rolling for the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab! It is an in-house startup accelerator promoting financial inclusion and providing underrepresented entrepreneurs of tech and tech-enabled startups with much-needed access to capital - along with the tools, resources, and connections they need to grow and thrive. Learn more and apply here.

  • Applications are open now for the Barclays Small Business Big Wins Contest - tell the story of your small business and win a prize from $2K-$60K! This opportunity is for any founder in the U.S. w/ less than 100 employees. Learn more and apply here by February 28th.

  • Our friends at Republic are launching a newsletter to share their founder resources, events, and more - sign up to subscribe here!

  • MassChallenge has opened applications for the 2023 Early Stage Program! Founders who are looking to scale their startups to the next level should apply here by March 1st.

  • Applications are open for the Make it In Brooklyn Female Founders Pitch Contest! Apply for one of the 5 spots to showcase your company as a top selection of NYC’s female-led startups, and a chance to win $5K, community support, media coverage, and visibility to some of the top tech industry leaders and venture capitalists. Learn more and apply here by March 3rd.

  • Our friends at AWS are opening applications for the AWS Impact Accelerator: Latino Founders program! Click here to learn more about the accelerator and how you can apply starting on March 8th.

  • SPARK Accel, the nation’s first virtual accelerator and network for Taiwanese American entrepreneurs and leaders, is gearing up for its second program in April 2023! Applications are now LIVE for our spring cohort founders! Learn more and apply here by March 13th!

  • Graham & Walker is thrilled to bring their most impactful program for women founders to Seattle! Founder Day is a half-day of high-impact high-substance programming designed to help early-stage founders meaningfully move their businesses forward. Up next is Seattle on March 15th. Learn more and register here.

  • Raise Forum is now accepting applications from post-revenue startups based in the Southeast seeking funding between $500,000 and $5 million. Learn more and apply here by March 20th.

  • MIT Solve’s Global Challenges seek social entrepreneurs who are using technology to solve today’s most pressing problems. Those selected as a Solver team join a nine-month support program, receive access to over $1 million in funding, grants, and investments, join a powerful network of impact-minded leaders, receive coaching and strategic advice from experts, and gain exposure in the media, among many other benefits. Learn more and apply here by May 9th. 

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If you'd like your founder resource or event/conference to be featured in our weekly newsletter, shoot us a message at kerry@visiblehands.vc

"We celebrate the bold, the curious, and the irrational. We applaud those with big dreams, and who choose the harder, riskier path in relentless pursuit of pushing forward what is possible."

— Visible Hands Manifesto

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