VISIBLE NEWS
September 23, 2022
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that supports overlooked talent in building technology startups.
Dear VH Community,A week ago our team gathered in Tulsa to meet our ~50 Visionaries and kick off our 2022 Visionary Accelerator Orientation. We kicked off programming with impactful tours at the Greenwood Rising Black Wall St. History Center and the Greenwood District. We started orientation by highlighting the historical significance of the Black Wall Street Massacre and the inspirational stories of the entrepreneurs and community members who rebuilt Tulsa; which set a powerful tone. The Orientation program featured workshops led by our team, alumni founders, and partners (shoutout to Mintz, Bolster, Build In Tulsa, and Atento Capital) and community-building events (i.e. tours of local Black-owned businesses, a fun minor league baseball game, and lots of authentic connections)!Check out the reflections on last week from one of our 2022 Visionaries, Luke Lennon, here. We want to give a special thanks to our partners—Ashli Sims, Kye Harris, Kadijah Jones, and Desiree Frieson from Build in Tulsa and Michael Basch and his team at Atento Capital—for organizing a truly memorable and transformative week. Special shout out to our partners at Mintz Levin, Bolster, and our board member, Devin Nash, for joining us. Major props to our Team, namely: Nashaira, Amanda, Yulkendy, Sarina, Hannah, Vivian, Tia, and Shauyna for all of their hard work to make last week a success.Stay tuned - as we are only getting started. This week kicked off our official programming in supporting our founders in building their startups, fundraising, and product-market-fit.Be well,The VH Team
VH ANNOUNCEMENTS 🗞
We had an amazing orientation in Tulsa, OK, last week, meeting up with current cohort founders and '21 Visionaries, and some of our partners and collaborators to make for a fantastic week! Be sure to follow us on socials (linked at the bottom) for more fun content from our week in OK!
On 9/23 & 9/24, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA) will host its annual 2022 Mass Black Expo (MBE), a two-day hybrid event that features 100 Exhibitors, 20+ sessions and curated experiences, speed networking, and more. Register here and join us. VH GP & Co-Founder Daniel Acheampong will be speaking on the panel for the "Is Your Business Ready for Funding?" session today!
Love our startups? Interested in investing? Our Fall 2022 This is a Visionary showcase is approaching! Register now to tune in on 10/6 and hear pitches from some of our '21 Visionaries who are currently fundraising for their startups!
We launched a cool line of printed goods in partnership with Kwohtations last week! These goods are full of advice and affirmations that draw from the experiences of our Visible Hands Visionaries and the Kwohtations community. Check out our curated line of stickers, card, and zine for entrepreneurs here because they make the perfect gifts for your entrepreneur friends, yourself, or anyone who needs a little reminder of how awesome and magical they are!
VISIONARIES
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Visionary Updates, Asks, and Wins:
'21 Visionary startup Beautyocracy is going to be at this month's Project Beauty Expo at the Hudson Mercantile in NYC! Join them on 9/25!
'21 Visionary Alyse Dunn is looking for professionals who help friends and family caregivers manage the emotional challenges of caregiving to contribute to an upcoming blog post about how to have tough conversations with family about their care. If you're interested, connect with Alyse here.
Congrats to ’21 Visionaries, Kelsey Willock and Courtney Cardin and their company Aura Finance for getting into Techstars and J.P. Morgan’s Founder Catalyst Program!
VHLX Fellow Christy Fernandez Cull of Davinci Wearables recently pitched at MIT's Delta V 2022 Demo Day! Check out Christy's pitch here!
VHLX Fellow, Chris Ferrer, is hosting SuChef Sessions, an online cooking class series on Hopin! Follow SuChef here so you don't miss out!
VHLX startup, Pickups Technologies, was recently featured in El Espanol, Spain's largest newspaper source! Read the article to learn more about the startup here.
'22 Visionary George Holmes, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of Hire Henry recently was featured on Manufacturing Happy Hour's podcast. Take a listen here.
Congratulations to '22 Visionary Allie Burger Founder of ETTA, for being featured as a Future 5 Built in LA company, one of the five most innovative tech companies in Los Angeles this quarter!
'22 Visionary, Tania Kottoor pitched in The Female Founder Collective pitch competition and won $10K as a runner-up! Read more on her company, WESTxEAST, featured on Bloomberg News!
WHAT WE HAVE OUR EYES ON 👀
➕ Founder Resources and Events:
The team at Seed to Harvest Ventures is hosting in-person office hours and happy hour for founders and investors in Oakland, CA on 9/29! Sign up for a FREE 45-minute office hour session and RSVP for the panel and happy hour where you can ask all your product and design questions! Sign up here.
EdTech Startups in the Pre-Seed/Seed Round, apply for the GSV Cup by September 30!
On 10/5 in Brooklyn, NY, ’22 Visionary Denisha Kuhlor, Founder/CEO of Stan, is hosting StanCon is the music industry’s first fandom conference. Check it out and buy tickets here!
Join '22 Visionary Shannon Morales on 10/6 at Momentum Coffee and Coworking in Chicago, where Shannon, Founder & CEO of Tribaja™️, will share how Chicago's talent marketplace and community is reimagining how applicants start and grow careers in the tech industry. Learn more and register here.
Want $10K for Your Business? Join Create&Cultivate at the Small Business Summit in New York City on 10/15, where three finalists will pitch their ideas live to a panel of judges. The winner walks away with a $10K small business grant—apply today!
Join us on 10/20-10/21 for the Unicorn Ambition conference; a two-day conference in Miami for Black founders and tech investors hosted by Black Men Talk Tech! Get your discounted ticket here!
Project W’s signature program, Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB), returns to Seattle on 11/7 for an immersive day of workshops and activities for female founders of seed-stage tech companies. Learn more and apply here by 10/11!
Get Sh!t Done just launched a Traction Library for entrepreneurs! It’s a free resource center to help founders gain traction and get sh!t done by different growth categories. You can check it out here.
A few spots are left for our upcoming Well Founded Retreat in Tulum, Mexico for founders of color, in partnership with Afro Yoga! Be sure to apply now before spots are gone!
🌎 Ecosystem Spotlights:
Apply now for Grid 110's Friends & Family Accelerator! Founded by Slauson & Co in partnership with Grid110, this accelerator is geared toward helping early-stage entrepreneurs strengthen their business, attract capital investment and build community with other founders living a similar experience. Apply here by 9/30.
Hispanic Heritage Month is here! Join VCFamilia's kickoff dinners in TEN cities, a $50k Latinx pitch competition, & a keynote featuring one of the biggest Latinx venture titans! Learn more here.
Verizon Forward for Good Accelerator application is now open! They're supporting startups working to close the gaps in health access and outcomes. Learn more and apply here before 11/11.
💼 Cool Jobs:
'21 VH Portfolio Company, Let's Get Set, offers a mobile app to guide the 90M low-wage households on paths to financial security. They are hiring a Chief of Staff and a Tax Specialist to improve and scale their product to 40k parents this year.
Our friends at AllRaise are hiring four new team members! If you’re a brilliant professional who is passionate about supporting the success of women and non-binary investors, founders, and operators, apply today!
5th Century Partners is hiring a Community and Events Manager! This is a unique opportunity to work on a differentiated part of their strategy and join a dynamic, next-generation firm at the ground level. Learn more and apply here.
🧑🏽💻 Reading + Listening + Watching List:
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