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On the heels of BBG Ventures Accelerate Summit on Tuesday, I was pleased to join Caroline Hyde at Bloomberg News to expand on some of the topics we covered: whether every company has to be an AI company today, why lived experience is important, whether LPs care about diversity, why seed-stage founders are raising bigger rounds, and where the BBGV team sees opportunity. Keep an eye out for upcoming posts about Summit and our AWESOME speakers -- and check out the segment here: https://lnkd.in/et-aUdFU

It’s #EqualResearchDay! 💥 Evvy created #EqualResearchDay on June 10 because women weren’t required in U.S. clinical research until June 10th, 1993 (Think Equal Pay Day but for the gender health gap!) To this day, there are countless holes ⚫ in our scientific and medical understanding of the female body — and that directly impacts us as patients. If you’ve ever experienced delays in diagnoses, failed treatments, mystery symptoms with no answers, or medical gaslighting — #EqualResearchDay is for you. This year, we brought together 46 innovative companies and compiled 100 Effed Facts about the Gender Health Gap across 12 health areas: ⚫ Autoimmune Disease ⚫ Brain + Mental Health ⚫ Cancer ⚫ Endometriosis ⚫ Fertility ⚫ Heart Health ⚫ Hormonal Health ⚫ Maternal Health ⚫ Medical Gaslighting ⚫ Menopause ⚫ Menstrual & Sexual Health ⚫ Vaginal & Urinary Health Earlier this week, we launched a limited-edition coffee table book featuring all 100 Effed Facts to benefit Women's Health Access Matters (you can order a copy at EqualResearchDay.com before they sell out... !) But we decided these facts are too important not to share widely — so we are posting a public version here on LinkedIn. 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣:  💥 Share this post (and add your story about why equal research matters to you)!  💥 Learn more and shop the limited edition coffee table book to benefit WHAM at EqualResearchDay.com The female body shouldn’t be a medical mystery — together, let’s close the gender health gap for good. #equalresearchday2024 #evvy #genderhealthgap #closethegenderhealthgap ——— 2024 Equal Research Day Collaborative: Evvy Aavia adyn Allara AOA Dx Bloomer Tech Caraway Clue Cofertility Conceive Diem DotLab Doveras Elektra Health Elix Frame Gabbi Gaia Gameto Health In Her HUE HerMD Hey Jane The Honey Pot Company Iron Health Julie Products Inc. Live UTI Free Looni Love Wellness Midi Health Millie Neura Health Origin Oova Poppy Seed Health Paloma Health Rescripted Rosy Wellness Ruth Health (YC S21) Seven Starling Stripes Sunfish Teal Health Thirty Madison TMRW Vella Bioscience Veracity WellTheory

We're so proud of the work Joan and her team are doing at Arise to bring care to those who need it. Arise is a fully virtual, personalized eating disorder program started by and for people who have lived with eating disorders. Check out Joan's conversation with Brydge Club to hear about her career journey, the road to building Arise, and perspective on the importance of working with mission aligned investors. 🗣 We also love to hear shoutouts to fellow BBGV Founders Anu (Millie) and April (Spring Health) who have supported & inspired Joan along the way! Nisha Dua Claire Biernacki Susan Lyne Carol Magalhães Isaacs, Drew Silverman Addison B. Marsh, Jr.

Here's a surprising truth that we cannot afford to ignore: The household sector contributes roughly 60% of GHG emissions globally. That number is closer to 80% in the United States! If we want to tackle climate change, we must decarbonize the consumer goods industry because it's a big driver of household use. Everything that we eat, wear and bring into our homes is contributing massively to climate change. At Planet FWD we are working to power a climate-friendly future with companies like Just Salad, Patagonia Provisions, Blue Apron, Ritual and Compass Group. I’ve dedicated my career to tackling climate change and it's a privilege to support leading consumer companies to share this message of hope and possibility with the world. Thanks to A&E Television Networks LLC for amplifying this message through the Voices Magnified Project. You can watch my segment below and find other episodes from inspiring change makers on their website.

Two things: 1️⃣ I get really excited to speak with women whose mission it is to support other female founders. AND 2️⃣ Please see item number 1 again! On this episode of the On Work and Revolution pod, we have Susan Lyne in the guest chair. Susan has led an illustrious career path, climbing the career ladder at The Walt Disney Company, rising to President of ABC Entertainment, and now co-founding and managing BBG Ventures, an early-stage fund focusing on backing female and diverse founders. We tackle quite a few important topics on this episode including: 👉 the need for diverse representation in venture capital 👉 founder interview best practices - including how to NOT get blindsided by dazzling first-impressions 👉 and, of course, what’s unfolding in the Workplace Revolution right now. Hope you give this one a listen! #EdTech #femalefounders #fractionalleaders #futureofwork

At BBG Ventures, we love coffee & conversation, and we love a beta. A few weeks ago, we test drove our first AI coffee & conversation with some of our oldest NYC tech ecosystem friends, Matthew & Becca at Factorial. With the ever-present question of “should every start-up be an AI-start-up?” lurking in the background, we wanted to explore the question of what AI-first product design really looks like in practice. Who better to kickstart the conversation than ML and data OG, Hilary Mason from Hidden Door? We wrote up the highlights from our conversation with Hilary, which covered everything from AI-first product design, why “the AI” is kind of BS, the uses of chat as an interface (and what’s next), plus how to think about building an AI team. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eyGpfcVu cc: Nisha Dua Susan Lyne Drew Silverman Claire Biernacki Carol Magalhães Addison B. Marsh, Jr.

We’re so proud of the SuperCircle featured in Inc. Magazine’s April issue, with an insider’s look at the sustainable future they're building. In 2018, we invested in co-founders Chloe Marie Songer and Stuart Ahlum as they embarked on a mission to create a more circular, sustainable future — starting with the founding of Thousand Fell, and now SuperCircle, a fully-scalable logistics platform powering some of the world’s leading textile brands. SuperCircle's digital twin technology gives their brand partners the assurance that the garments being sent for responsible disposal are actually being responsibly disposed of. "You have the pure transparency about where the garments are actually going and the impact that system has on sustainability," says Nisha Dua. Having an understanding of how a garment can be disposed of--whether it's recycled or downcycled--can give a brand valuable insight into how it can better design its products for recyclability. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e5PsXbbZ

🌎 It's almost SF Climate Week, and we are gearing up to meet all of you Bay Area founders building in climate tech! Join our investor, Carol, on April 24th for a jaunt around the Marina to share what you're working on and ask your burning qustions about fundraising. 🌎 If you're an underrepresented founder building an early-stage business in climate and adjacent sectors, we are eager to meet you. Register to secure your spot. https://lu.ma/gn3rpp0c

☕ Calling NYC founders building in AI! Join the Factorial and BBGV teams on April 4th for coffee & conversation as we bring together underrepresented founders building AI-first products. 💻 We'll have a Q&A with special guest, Hilary Mason, Co-Founder & CEO at Hidden Door, on all things AI– building AI first products, thinking through UX beyond chat, and how to approach AI holistically. 🤝 If you're an underrepresented founder building in this space, we are eager to meet you. Register here: https://lu.ma/jwp0zul8 🚀 cc: Matthew Hartman Nisha Dua Claire Biernacki Becca Harris Lewy Carol Magalhães Isaacs, CFA Susan Lyne Drew Silverman Addison B. Marsh, Jr.

We are proud to partner with AlleyCorp and MLT on Peerless, a pitch competition investing $1M in one startup, and focused on supporting visionary Black, Latinx, Native American and female founders of early-stage companies. At BBGV, we believe the next generation of breakout companies will be built by underestimated founders solving big problems for the 99%. We’re here to back a new wave of forward thinkers: Apply now at peerlesspitch.com cc: Nisha Dua Susan Lyne Claire Biernacki Carol Magalhães Isaacs, CFA Addison B. Marsh, Jr. Drew Silverman Management Leadership for Tomorrow AlleyCorp Desiree Almodovar