VISIBLE NEWS
July 29, 2022
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that supports overlooked talent in building technology startups.
Dear VH Community,At VH, we are dedicated to supporting our founders and employees as whole people. This means we focus not only on hands-on company building support and capital allocation, but also on mental health, community, and well-being.We hope you've been following us along on social media as we've been sharing more stories around the experiences of founders and how they prioritize their wellbeing. Please join the conversations we're having on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram! This week, we want to give a HUGE shoutout to the AWS for Startups Team for executing their Inaugural AWS Impact Accelerator for Black Founders. Kudos to Visionary and Founder of CareCoPilot, Alyse Dunn, who finished her 8-week program participation this week where she received $125K in cash, $100K in AWS credits, a technical mentor, and more! Read about her experience here. Our team was energized and proud to participate in the concluding week in NYC!Next week we are excited to announce our first VHLX cohort in partnership with Google For Startups. Stay tuned to learn more about our upcoming cohort of founders...Be well,The VH Team
ANNOUNCEMENTS 🗞
Check out this medium blog from Vice President and Marketing Lead at Visible Hands, Sumia Shaikh, on her reflections of how companies can support mothers returning to work from maternity leave.
Earlier this week, we announced our Well Founded Retreat in collaboration with Afro Yoga as a space for founders of color to unwind, connect, and prioritize themselves. Interest in this opportunity has been so phenomenal that the reduced rate spots have already been filled! We still have some community rate tickets left, so if you’re interested in attending, please visit our website for more information or start your application here.
VISIONARIES
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For this week's Friday Founder Reflection, we hear from Luis Suarez of Sanarai and Noelle Acosta of Noula on how they achieve work-life balance while launching a startup.
Founder Updates, Asks, and Wins:
Founded by Visionary Jessica Chao, LingoHealth is launching their Community Advisory Council and looking for 60+ year-old, Mandarin-speaking Americans interested in advising them on their experience with healthcare and providing feedback on their services. Advisors are expected to attend six Zoom meetings in Mandarin and English between August 2022 - June 2023, and will be compensated $50/hour in gift cards. Interested applicants need to complete this 5-minute application.
Visible Hands has partnered with The Power Room, an arm of the creative agency Hill Holliday that provides pro-bono strategy and creativity for one woman from our cohorts each year. We’re happy to announce that Alyse Dunn, CEO of CareCopilot, has been selected as the first founder! Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and help them learn more about your needs as a woman founder.
Founded by Visionary Irene Li, Prepshift joins MassChallenge's 2022 US Early-Stage Cohort along with 200 startups. The programming, community, and residency opportunity have already proven incredibly valuable!
Pico Velásquez, Metaverse Visionary, Architect & CEO at Viira is an official speaker at the Blockchain Futurist Conference!
Check out Visionary Shannan Clarke's new podcast: Sis, Who Told You That? Listen for how they deconstruct myths surrounding Black maternal health.
WHAT WE HAVE OUR EYES ON 👀
➕ Founder Resources and Events:
Please join Human Ventures and BBG Ventures for a virtual masterclass on Navigating Parental Leave as a Founder on 8/1 with Arianna Taboada, author of The Expecting Entrepreneur.
Our friends at Mogul Millienial recently created an e-book that breaks down product-market fit and has case studies on venture-backed startups like Calendly, Squire, and Slack. Check it out here!
Check out this Live Interview + AMA starring Parfait (A Visible Hands PortCo): Parfait is a Black and female-owned company that's disrupting the beauty/hair industry. Tune in on 8/9 with their CMO to learn how they built a 10K+ waitlist and secured investors before launching.
🌎 Ecosystem Spotlights:
Last call: Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 is looking for startups to be a part of its new cohort of 200 companies. There’s a $100K prize! Learn more and apply by 7/31!
Applications are still open for the Hello Alice's Accelerate(HER) Fund, sponsored by Tiger Global Impact Ventures. This accelerator will provide grants up to $50K to support women entrepreneurs building breakthrough technologies or tech-enabled companies. Apply here - the application deadline is 8/5!
LinkedIn has its applications open for its U.S. LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program which is a 6-week program designed to support creators who are passionate about technology & innovation. Learn more and apply by 8/10.
Startup Runway is hosting its next virtual Startup Runway Showcase on 8/11, where they will be distributing $10K non-dilutive grants to 3 startups! Applications are open here.
🧑🏽💻 Reading + Listening + Watching List:
We're reading about "Inclusive design at the intersection of immigration, aging, and healthcare" by Erika Ai-wen Johnson who recently joined the LingoHealth team as their Founding Product Designer.
Crunchbase News: Funds are still raising massive funds in this economy
Movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
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
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