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3 days after hitting a key milestone of 1,000 Investor <> Founder Introductions, we hit 1,100...
The raw stoke from
@max_comolli
represents all the hard work that has led us here. 2024 is going to be epic.
@theORCAnetwork_
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We have 30+ Venture Capitalists signed up to our beta.
If you are a founder or know of a founder that wants their startup shown to these investors every two weeks let me know and I will send you the link to sign up!
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Completely agree! Any founders raising let us know in the comments!
If you see a Pre-Seed/Seed founder raising capital, given them a RT.
Founders need to help founders, it’s the only way.
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We have 460+ startups on our platform and growing fast.
Today we are launching a program to send investors highly curated deals 2x per month.
Tag early-stage investors who might be interested and I'll share how to sign up!
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I have chatted with over 100 Venture Capital Investors from firms of all sizes as they onboarded to The ORCA Network over the last 3 months about sourcing pre-seed and seed stage deals. Here are my key findings but share your thoughts please:
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We just hit 700+ Investor <> Founder Introductions 🤝 big milestone but we keep going 😤
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Founders seeking a VC partner to help launch your startup from the ground up:
@AntlerGlobal
just launched a $250K opportunity!
They back founders from day 0 & provide amazing resources.
@theORCAnetwork_
partnered with Antler to help them find the best founders. Apply below!
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ORCA:
First offices of:
Amazon
Apple
Coca-Cola
Dell
Disney
Facebook
Google
Harley-Davidson
HP
Kraft
Marriott
Mattel
Microsoft
Nike
P&G
Salesforce
Samsung
Starbucks
UPS
YouTube 🧵
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Investors looking for curated deal flow -> We have 590+ startups on our platform and growing fast so we built a CRM/deal sourcing tool to send investors curated deals. 120+ introductions were made in our first month.
Tag early-stage investors and I'll create you a dashboard!
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399 Investor Intros in 8weeks… which investor and startup will be number 400 🤔
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Today only: for each founder who tags another founder in the comments, they will earn an ORCA Investor Review for themselves + their referral (read below):
We are open-sourcing our database of 150+ investors (complete with A.I. matching)... but it gets even better:
You can now
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A tier 1 Investor Based out of NYC focused on Enterprise SaaS came onto ORCA and saw 11 deals that fit their thesis...
They added 9/11 deals to their CRM and requested intros to 3 of them in 20 Minutes.
We are at 865 Startups and 529 Intros...
Who NEEDS curated deal flow?
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Super stoked to announce our biggest capital opportunity for founders to win $100,000 at a live event in NYC!!
Founders pitch live in front of an audience of 200+ and a panel of investors. The top startup is granted the $100k live!! Application link is below...
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399 Investor Intros in 8weeks… which investor and startup will be number 400 🤔
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Wild – our first cohort had 24 startups. Our second cohort had 31 startups. Now our 3rd has 99 startups and there is still 3 days left to register... If anyone wants to see what students from the top schools are building, dm me. We have unique insight
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From cold DMing a founder on Twitter to landing him 2 investor meetings in less than 48 hours. Here’s how it went down – a thread:
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214 founder-investor meetings later, we're launching a newsletter highlighting all the insights we see at the pre-seed to seed stage. Here's a sneak peak of the insights you can expect on the newsletter:
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ORCA just hit 940 Startups on our platform. Here is a breakdown of the stage of startups:
15% Angel
55% Preseed
25% Seed
5% Seed
346 of the startups are founded by Cal and Stanford Alumni and have recieved 250 Investor Intros via ORCA
Which Investors would want to see them?
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Excited to be collaborating with
@AIEBerkeley
for an AI demo day showcasing 15-20 of
@UCBerkeley
most promising Startups!
2-3 minute presentations from founders sharing the killer products they are building.
We already have top investors attending but want to open the room to
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Every startup has the option to request a review of their profile/pitchdeck on
@theORCAnetwork_
to improve their chances of landing investor meetings. Here’s a Timelapse of me giving 15 startups feedback. DM your deck and I’ll record a
@loom
providing feedback
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Update… 🤝🏼 📈
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The $50k
@foundationcap
x
@theORCAnetwork_
x Berkeley Startup Competition Winner is...
Cair Health! Thank you to the amazing panel on selecting the winner
@CindyBiSV
,
@joannezchen
,
@nicostainfeld
,
@KurtKeutzer
,
@jennykaehms
shoutout to the other 8 startups that pitched!
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ORCA's NYC competition was a great display of entrepreneurship and innovation! Congrats to Spring for their $50k win with a cutting-edge matchmaking service. Lots of exciting news coming from
@theORCAnetwork_
so stay tuned!! 🚀
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Excited to see these amazing founders pitch!! Who will win the $50k check from
@contrary
and
@Maveron
? See it live this wednesday at
@Google
's office! Drinks and catered food for an awesome mixer afterwards.
6 finalist startups out of 105 applicants have been chosen to pitch live for a chance to win $50k investment at
@theORCAnetwork_
's Wednesday event!
Here are the teams:
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We are excited to announce that we are doing another $50,000 live pitch competition with
@FoundationCap
for
@UCBerkeley
students! Registration is now live on
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Our $100k NYC Startup Competition is tonight!!! 5 Startups pitching in front of an audience comprised of 50 investors and 125+ founders!
2 teams will win $50k checks!!
Starts @ 6:15pm EST at Rise, created by Barclays! Free food and drink!
In person and stream links below :)
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Does anyone know any startups with an epic product demo? Looking for inspo
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Exciting opportunity for NYC consumer-focused startup founders:
@theorcanetwork_
is hosting a competition to win $50k investment from top VC firms! Finalists will be selected to pitch live in NYC. DM for details
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I've seen hundreds of pitch decks over the last year with building ORCA.
Founders email me your pitch deck and I will record a loom offering my feedback on how to improve it!
charlie
@theorcanetwork
.com
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Check your email inbox in the morning.
🤝🏼
Would love to back a founder to make an AI-powered/modern version of
@PitchBook
.
At $40,000 a year it's ripe for disruption.
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What Investors are saying about our NYC event next week!! We have over 110+ investors and founders already rsvp'd.
5 startups pitching. 2 separate $50k checks invested LIVE. Plenty of time for networking afterwards over food and drinks!
Let me know if you want to come :)
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Just hit a huge milestone of 800 startups on
@theORCAnetwork_
!
When I joined in April we were below 350.
1,000 is just around the corner 🚀
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Excited for our massive event tomorrow
@UCBerkeley
with 8 startups pitching in front of:
@joannezchen
@nicostainfeld
@jennykaehms
@CindyBiSV
@KurtKeutzer
for a $50k Check!!
🔥 Preview Alert 🔥 check out a few of the 8 startup teams Foundation Capital has handpicked out of 72 applicants.
Live pitches @ Berkeley tomorrow to compete for a $50k investment prize
RSVP to be in the audience
More founder features to come 👀
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What if there was a platform that centralized all startup activity in one place for founders and investors to connect… sorta like a LinkedIn but for Innovation/startups
So many great tweets, resources, and activity gets lost on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Founder & angel thread: About 25,000 angels/investors follow me
If you’re looking to meet with investors reply with a long tweet including some basics like: your team, the product and customers (problem, TAM, etc less important here).
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Putting together a "user journey" for early stage entrepreneurs (especially first time founders).
What are all the places founders go for resources, education, funding, networking etc. along the way?
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Your first hire is your most important.
We didn't hire
@max_comolli
because he was a growth and marketing expert.
We hired him for his work ethic, passion for the problem we are solving, and intellectual curiosity.
In my opinion, the three most important characteristics of
Metrics update on ORCA, since I started as Head of Growth 6 months ago:
- 350 -> 870+ startups
- 0 -> 100+ investors
- 0 -> 535 founder<>investor meetings
- ~200K LinkedIn impressions
Next step: figure out twitter distribution
#buildinpublic
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ORCA Early Stage VC/Startup Newsletter Update:
112 Subscribers
Avg open rate 72%
16% CTR (as high as 24% on some editions)
568 total impressions
Link to this week's version:
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Love get messages from founders like this.
Creating meaningful connections between founders and investors - the reason
@theORCAnetwork_
exists.
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We just launched our first cohort of 33 top university builders showcasing their ideas to the world through our 'product hunt + tinder + shark tank' $2k competition. Here are a few facts of the initial cohort:
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We have 891 Startups with founders from 200+ universities. 550 are pre-seed, 200 are seed and the rest are growth stage on ORCA.
100% of the Data is Opted in by the Founder.
Pitch Deck
Product Links
Team Info
Key Metrics
Please share with any investors that I can onboard :)
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Is the relationship with the VC the most critical?
The information on
@PitchBook
and all third party data aggregators are scraped online leading to out-dated, inaccurate info.
By building for founders rather than Investors, you ensure quality, accurate data.
@theORCAnetwork_
Have gotten 3-4 viable teams reach-out already to take on
@PitchBook
We will incubate this idea if we can find a team with a developer & data scientist/hacker
The relationship w/VCs is critical & I’ve got the perfect model to get them on board.
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@justingordon212
low-touch ways to connect with investors have been hugely valuable to early founders on
@theORCAnetwork_
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Very brilliant founder I know is wrapping up their seed round. $2M already committed and only $500k Left.
They're addressing the GPU shortage problem by enabling supply partners to turn unused computing power into a source of passive income.
DM if you want to chat or learn
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Big shoutout to all the university students that are pursuing an idea this summer instead of interning @ FAANG!
Let’s celebrate them in the comments. I’ll start…
@anshulpaul30
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- 24 Startups
- Building in AI, Web3, Sustainability, E-commerce, Ed-Tech, Healthcare, Consumer, Creator economy,
- 6 Women Founders
- 10 grad students
- founders from Stanford, Harvard, Cal, Brown, UMich, UT Austin, NYU, Yale, Penn State, Georgia Tech
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@ShaanVP
Theres a Stanford MBA building the tik-tok of adult content. Happy to make the intro just shoot me a DM.
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In flight to NYC with
@max_comolli
and
@ardab99
. Crazy its the first time all three of us will be in the big apple.. Any recs???
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Another $50,000 is now available for University Founders and Recent Grads on
@theORCAnetwork_
!
We have teamed up with Honors Fund to throw another epic live shark tank competition in LA this October 25th!
Share with any university founders and recent grads that are looking
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The 1st ORCA newsletter just dropped. Here's a quick taste:
- 60+ startups got investor intros this month – check out Eztia which had 5
- ORCA now has over 100+ investors – find out who requested 30+ founder intros in July
You can find it all out here:
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If you want to check out what they are building, create an account on and engage with each of their ideas!
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ORCA Startup Spotlight
#2
___________
Prometheus Data, Inc
AI-powered risk management solution for businesses dealing with foreign nationals and global trade.
Raising $500,000 Pre-Seed
Comment if you want an intro!
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One fascinating problem we uncovered is that many founders do not end up reaching out to investors because they do not have a 'warm intro.' Therefore, investors are missing out on potential deals that they never would've see even though they are interested. See this example 🧵
Cold emailing us
@UnshackledVC
works. Some of our best investments started with a cold email. So, don't wait for a warm intro & reach out us if we can be a partner in your entrepreneurial journey.
That said, a few pointers to make it efficient & effective for everyone:
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@CindyBiSV
is one of the many investors sourcing high quality founders through ORCA! Always looking to help other investors get deal flow! Let me know!
🤝Invested in 2 Berkeley students via
@chay_moneyman
's startup pitch event.
👍They then got into YC S23, made great progress, attracted more investors (familiar names).
🙌Hirng Founding Engineer - predictive analytics and automation for medical claims
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Awareness is Presence
Presence is Energy
Energy is Infectious
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BOOOM
Pushing code alert...
- Opening Access to the top 25 universities!!
- NEW Funding Marketplace!
- $2k Equity Free Grant every two weeks to the top voted Startup!
- Idea Analytics tool- distribute your idea to thousands to discover new users, investors, and talent.
Check it out:
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@Paul__Walsh
@CindyBiSV
Students don't give up a thing. There is a bottle neck of talent going to corporate/big tech companies. We are doing everything to lower the barriers of entrepreneurship to release that bottle neck without the students sacrificing a thing.
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Massive congratulations to Truth Systems for winning
@theORCAnetwork_
LA $50,000 Startup Competition!!
Truth Systems is building An LLM Hallucination Detector that Helps Company Spot AI-Generated Mistakes For Critical Functions.
If any investors want an intro, let me know!
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Been glued to our newsletter analytics on
@beehiiv
from edition 1 this week:
52 recipients
63.5% open rate
44 unique clicks (69 total with 282 pageviews)
2 Intros created
1 Investor Onboarded already
Just the beginning.. s/o to
@max_comolli
for executing.
The 1st ORCA newsletter just dropped. Here's a quick taste:
- 60+ startups got investor intros this month – check out Eztia which had 5
- ORCA now has over 100+ investors – find out who requested 30+ founder intros in July
You can find it all out here:
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We have over 990 Startups on ORCA and hundreds are raising! Starting today, I am going to highlight one startup during the week. If you want an intro or more info, just comment and I will make it happen!
First Startup is.... 🧵
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Last week's cohort of founders on
@theORCAnetwork_
landed 15+ meetings with VC's in our beta launch.
Today’s fundraising landscape is a tough one. We’ve onboarded 30+ investors seeking active deals.
Apply here for a chance to connect with them below.
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@ashkanstweets
's startup is trending on
@theORCAnetwork_
!! Investors are heating up with the request for intros!
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All they need is a little validation from one of the best investors like you to make it happen!
@CindyBiSV
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This is why us three Stanford grads are building
@theORCAnetwork_
.... Too many barriers to entry for founders across the US. Democratizing access to these resources is what fuels us every day and night!!
I was asked the other day do I think going to a top school makes a difference in becoming a founder.
My answer: Yes
NOT bc I think the Stanford grad is smarter or a better builder but bc Stanford provides endless ACCESS to resources. So much of success is just about access.
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See how a tier 1 Enterprise Investor got all the key data on 10 curated startups and requested 3 intros and added 9 into their CRM in 20 minutes. The ORCA Network is building the future of early venture:
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The Venue for our $50k LA Startup competition!
5 startups from
@Stanford
,
@UCBerkeley
,
@USC
, and
@UCLA
facing off in front of a top tier panel of investors and an audience full of 100+ founders and investors.
If you’re in LA and want to come, RSVP below :)
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We are looking for any university builders that want to distribute their projects/ideas/startups to thousands and have the chance to win $2,000 equity free. Think Product Hunt + Tinder + Shark Tank but university edition. Registration closes Sunday!!
@theORCAnetwork_
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Heres a quick sneak peak into what we are building
@theORCAnetwork_
Check out the landing page to learn more!!
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We have a startup in
@theORCAnetwork_
community that participated in the first startup showcase...
Since then 4 investor intros have been made and they now have 300k committed. Comment/DM if you want to learn more about the startup as they close their round.
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What an accomplishment!
@wehan_14
Many more to come!
A milestone moment! 👏
@wehan_14
's 50th regular season goal has given
@NewMexicoUTD
the lead!
#MBvNM
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Applications for our $50K Pitch Competition are due tonight at midnight! It takes 10 minutes to register, and no startup or idea is too early.
Teams must be in B2B SaaS and have one or more current student or new grad founder (grad students welcome, new grad = <1yr graduated
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Anybody else resort to texting themselves tweets that they find useful?
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We are doing another $50k comp in NYC.. Registration closes in 2 days! Check
@theORCAnetwork_
for details.
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@Breakthrough
energy is now on ORCA to source top climate tech companies! If there are any climate-tech founders that want to be 100% guaranteed to be shown to a partner at the firm, drop your info through our signup flow!
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We are hosting a $50k University Startup Competition in LA and are looking for amazing investors to help us decide the winner!
Please tag any LA investors you think should be on the Panel!
It will be a mini Shark Tank Competition where the top 6 Startups pitch live in front of
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Checked in at 268 investor-founder introductions this morning. 54 intros in the past week alone. 🚀
No better feeling than being able to make these connections while empowering entrepreneurs to chase their passions and view entrepreneurship as a viable career path.
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I remember the days we were getting 1 Startup a week — if that. Now we are averaging 5+ a day!
Stoked on this milestone but still a long ways to go!
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We write a weekly newsletter highlighting activity from the 790+ startups & 150+ investors on our platform.
Tomorrow’s edition is going out to 200+ founders/investors!
Don’t miss it!
(Link in reply)
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If you want to join the next cohort, registration is now open! Feel free to dm me if you have any questions and follow me if you want to get insights into whats going on in the university entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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@SarahChieng
Building
@theORCAnetwork_
: a socially-enabled innovation network connecting founders to investors (420+ intros in 2 months) & hosting pitch competitions with top-tier VC partners (Foundation Capital, Maveron, Contrary, etc).
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@benblumenrose
There’s no shortage of problems to solve I agree. However, would you agree that it’s a problem to figure out what the best problems are to work on? 🤔 now someone should work on this….
@theORCAnetwork_
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I cant wait til the day we disrupt YC and the entire early stage VC ecosystem
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@theORCAnetwork_
had 14 new startups join the community last week. Only 2 of them were AI-focused!
Here are a few trends of the latest early stage startups that stood out to me 👇🏻
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Over the next two days, several investors reviewed his startup, and 2 of them requested a meeting. We facilitated the introductions this morning over email.
Scaling relevance + double-opt in from founders/investors = results.
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Key Metrics:
💯 100 Companies Installed the Chaser MVP
💪 45% MVP users became weekly active users
🏆 3rd place at StEP Berkeley Haas Pitch Competition
📈 Already approved as an Official Slack App
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@theORCAnetwork_
is officially accepting applications for our Fall 2023 Venture Fellow program!
Students, this is your chance to become part of the team productizing venture capital & empowering anyone to see entrepreneurship as a viable career path.
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Love this! Any Investors actively deploying capital let us know your stage and sector in the comments so founders know who to reach out to!!
Introducing myself! I’m Vincent and I invest in early-stage consumer startups :) DMs are open if you’re building, raising, or interested in the industry!
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Stanford and Columbia's MBA programs are producing a ton of Founders!! Seeing a ton of MBA students fundraising right now
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