Joyance Partners

Today, we’re proud to add another proof point to our continued momentum: We just opened our first station with Costco Wholesale! Again and again, Electric Era’s battery-backed EV charging stations are adding value to customer retail locations. What did it look to team up with another stellar Washington-based company? Here are the details: Electric Era recently worked with Costco Wholesale to deploy fast EV charging stations at their Ridgefield, Washington, location. The challenge? Offer a reliable and rapid deployment solution in just seven weeks, a process that usually takes years. Costco had several essential objectives: • Speed: Meet tight deadlines without delaying the new store opening • Reliability: Provide consistent uptime for an optimal customer experience • Efficiency: Avoid costly grid upgrades and managing energy costs effectively Electric Era’s patented battery-backed technology and full end-to-end solution met Costco’s needs—delivering a comprehensive installation in a fraction of the industry standard timeline (7 weeks from project initiation to full operation). This collaboration didn’t just set a new standard for installation speed but demonstrated how our approach delivers rapid, reliable charging and aligns with retailer’s brand and customer value. Our CEO, Quincy Edmund Lee noted, “This installation exemplifies how Electric Era delivers on unmatched deployment speed and ensures reliable charging infrastructure to meet the growing demands of Costco’s EV-driving members.” EV charging isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s essential. Costco’s decision to choose Electric Era shows how forward-thinking retailers are transforming their operations to delight members. More here from Geekwire. Onwards and upwards! https://hubs.ly/Q02VG0Vp0

XRC's latest Consumer VC Benchmarks are in! 💡 Our newest report highlights industry trends and investment opportunities in Women's Health. 🧘♀️ Download the free report here: bit.ly/3BMYhd4 Key Insights: - Women make 80% of household healthcare decisions and control 70-80% of discretionary spending, but only ~1% of healthcare research and innovation is invested in female-specific conditions beyond oncology. We believe the disconnect between the demand and supply of Women’s Health innovations presents a compelling investment opportunity. - XRC sees strong potential in hormonal health, particularly menopause. 85% of women experience menopause symptoms. Although 60% of women seek clinical help, a staggering 75% of them remain untreated. We believe this unmet need has driven women to actively seek out solutions, creating a significant market opportunity. - 90% of surveyed investors plan to maintain or increase their investments in Women’s Health startups for 2024. The most important attributes investors look for are: 1) strength of the brand; and 2) clinical studies. Thanks to our participants: Daniel Faierman at Habitat Partners, Odile Roujol at Fab Co-Creation Studio Ventures, Rana Taghdisi Argenio & Nina Faulhaber at Palette Ventures, Kirsty Macdonald at JamJar Investments, Jun Deng PhD at Joyance Partners, Clementine Provost at Unilever Ventures, Maria D. Toler at SteelSky Ventures & Josie Buck at Venrex. And great work, Diana Melencio, Kelly Chen, and John Buccheri for spearheading the development of this report. https://lnkd.in/e7WiGhSX

Update on Medal and the Highlight spin-out below! We’re aggressively hiring in NYC. Excited to keep working with Ryann Lai, Alex Brunicki, Jonathan Tam, and Henry Gladwyn on the Medal board, and the business with Ken Colton and Pim de Witte. Also, will be great to work with Niko Bonatsos again – it's been a while.

We are thrilled to announce the new strategic investment in MeliBio from Future Food Fund by Oisix ra daichi, a Tokyo-based foodtech fund. I would like to thank Rusty Schwartz and the KITCHENTOWN team for introducing us to Hiro Hasegawa and his passionate team. This investment comes at perfect timing when we expand Mellody® customers in the US across foodservice, B2B and select retail. Mellody is now available in more than 300 points of sale nationwide! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gzFwDXxg and in vegconomist - the vegan business magazine: https://lnkd.in/gkhVWwGP

🤓 🖊 I am thrilled to share my recently completed book: Raising Your First Institutional Round ⚡ (Download or read it now. You don't need to purchase it) It is a compilation of the psychology/mindset + tactical playbook I have used over the past 5+ years to help early-stage startups raise >$500MM in VC. Typically mature seed to Series B. Of course, I can't take all the credit. Not at all. This wouldn't be possible without the trust, collaboration, and synergy of over 42+ founders and investors I've worked with and their hardworking, dedicated leadership teams. Thank you to everyone who made this possible (you know who you are). This is a testament to our special startup ecosystem: to learn, grow, pay it forward, and build a stronger future, together. The principles shared in the book are also applicable to other necessary early-stage company-building disciplines such as: founder-led sales, BD/partnerships, and any activity that requires engaging and moving human stakeholders! The approach summarized respects the role of each important stakeholder in our special ecosystem. It is not there to propagate an US vs. Them amongst investors and founders. It is about empowering founders to understand the dynamics they must navigate so they materialize their mission. This book is one way I want to pay it forward to the startup ecosystem, and, to continue working with excellent founders who want to work with me. #fundraising #startups #venturecapital

Introducing Embedded Intelligence - and a $10M seed from General Catalyst, Valor, SV Angel & Others Special thanks to Niko Bonatsos Max Rimpel Quentin Clark Evan Jaysane-Darr Steven Lee Sarah Guo Eric Glyman Karim Atiyeh Vipul Ved Prakash & Medal's Investors

Our jury panel is filling up with industry masterminds driving the healthcare transformation. 🧬 Say hello to: 👉 Samantha J., Partner at Elaia 👉 Philipp Spenger, Head of Unit - EIC Fund Investment Services - Venture & Growth Capital at European Investment Bank (EIB) 👉 Yang C., Vice President at Joyance Partners 👉 Maite Malet, Investment & Corporate Development at Asabys Partners Want to pitch your startup to these experts? Apply now: healthtechchallengers.com

🔥 10 most active VC investors in femtech startups For years, women’s health has been underrepresented in healthcare and tech. But with the rise of FemTech, we’re finally seeing innovation address these long-standing disparities. Meet the 10 most active VC investors in femtech startups, according to PitchBook. Gaingels SOSV RH Capital Alumni Ventures Avestria Ventures Calm/Storm Everywhere Ventures GV (Google Ventures) SteelSky Ventures Joyance Partners cc: Jennifer, David, Kelly, Andrew, Elizabeth, Luke, Linda, Tracy, Lucanus, Stephanie, Ekaterina, Jenny, Scott, Crystal, Anthony, Maria D., Casey, Jun https://lnkd.in/dxvMDuhw