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Please join us tomorrow night (Feb. 15th) for our monthly SUM Ventures + Band of Angels Pitch event starting at 5:00 P.M. PST (zoom info in comments). In the past two years, SUM Ventures has invested $5.8M in 26 companies that have presented at this event, with millions more coming from our co-investors who attend our meetings. Agenda (Pacific Standard Time): 5:00-5:10 | Introductions / Opening Remarks 5:10-5:35 | Tensa - Logan Spears 5:35-6:00 | Infinite Creator - Camilo Lopez 6:00-6:25 I Oze - Meghan McCormick 6:25-6:50 I Payverse - Sandra Blair 6:40-7:00 I Discussion Many thanks to strategic partners Douglas Elliman Real Estate (Dan Sachar), Siemens Advanta (Carlos Ortiz, Distillery (Andrey Kudievskiy), Quantiva™ (Wunderkind, LLC) (Tammo Mueller), Uptech Studio (Adam Korman), Grafted (Jackson Yomogida), vyzion Group, LLC, (Vincent T. Nguyen), Max Shapiro, Jason Bennett, Darren Eng, Sonja Markova, and Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies List (Amy Wood) for their unwavering support in our portfolio founders' journey to success. Visit sum.vc to learn more about our SUM Ventures portfolio companies. We're not only about investing; we're about building a supportive community of investors where knowledge is shared freely. Let's make a difference together. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow. #startups #angelfunding #invest #VC #pitch #founders

Please join us tonight (Feb. 15th) for our monthly SUM Ventures  + Band of Angels Pitch event starting at 5:00 P.M. PST (zoom info in comments). In the past two years, SUM Ventures has invested $6.7M in 27 companies that have presented at this event, with millions more coming from our co-investors who attend our meetings. Agenda (Pacific Standard Time): 5:00-5:10 | Introductions / Opening Remarks 5:10-5:35 | Payverse - Sandra Blair 5:35-6:00 | Infinite Creator - Camilo Lopez 6:00-6:25 I Oze - Meghan McCormick 6:25-6:50 I Portfolio Updates 6:40-7:00 I Discussion Many thanks to strategic partners Douglas Elliman Real Estate (Dan Sachar), Siemens Advanta (Carlos Ortiz, Distillery (Andrey Kudievskiy), Quantiva (Tammo Mueller), Uptech Studio (Adam Korman), Grafted (Jackson Yomogida), vyzion Group, LLC (Vincent T. Nguyen), Max Shapiro, Jason Bennett, Darren Eng, Sonja Markova, and Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies List (Amy Wood) for their unwavering support in our portfolio founders' journey to success. Discover more about our exceptional portfolio companies and the visionary founders leading them at www.sum.vc. We're not only about investing; we're about building a supportive community of investors where knowledge is shared freely. Let's make a difference together. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow. #startups #angelfunding #invest #VC #pitch #founders

Coming up soon! I'll be talking about trends in early stage investing as well as challenges entrepreneurs are facing and how we can help them with more than just money. #entrepreneurship #dogoodwhiledoingwell #womeninvestors

The Principled Business Summit 2024 brought together incredible business leaders in a unique space around the theme of using business as a force for good. Among this exclusive group was Nancy Fechnay, the founder of Unique Ventures, an organization dedicated to advising and supporting positive impact venture funds and startups. With over 15 years of experience as a venture capitalist and entrepreneur, Nancy's passion lies in working on business strategy, fundraising, and operations with a focus on conscious capitalism. If you want to connect with remarkable individuals like Nancy, we invite you to fill out the interest form for the 2nd edition of our Necker Summit. We're excited to be with you there! Find the link in our bio. #PrincipledBusiness #PrincipledBusinessSummit #neckerisland

Investment Announcement!💡 March 2024 – Birmingham, Michigan – CitySide Ventures and Great Lakes Angels Fund announce adding gBeat.com to its portfolio of companies. Our Great Lakes Angels Fund participated in the company’s Seed round alongside a few other Michigan early-stage groups. What's exceptional about gBeat.com? It's a revolutionary platform designed by fitness and tech enthusiasts to transform your workout experience. It gives you the ability to transmit your heart rate data to your fitness instructor or coach in real time, no matter where you are. This means more personalized and effective training sessions and no more frustrations over the lack of immediate feedback in your fitness journeys! Christopher Hart Michael Plocher David Weaver Tomas Thundiyil Anthony Steffens StartupNation Insperity Varnum LLP Hylant BenePro Michael Luzi Leon LaBrecque, JD, CPA, CFP®, CFA Dean Harlow Zeno Windley Sindel Render David Fukuzawa Robert Connors Ryan Correa Bruce Dall Cory Reiners #InvestmentAnnouncement #Innovation #HealthTech #FitnessRevolution #CitySideVentures #GreatLakesAngelsFund #gBeat #RealTimeData #StartUpGrowth #VentureCapital #SeedFunding #TechStartups #MichiganBusiness

“What has been the toughest part about being an investor?” 🎥 That's what we asked Sophie Winwood Operating Partner Foxe Capital & Co-founder of WVC:E at Mashup! 🧠 Building a strong relationship with a founder while balancing the roles of friend and investor, especially during tough conversations, can be emotionally challenging. 💡Foxe Capital invest in Pre-Seed and Seed stage founders building at the intersection of technological and societal change. ♻️ Enjoyed this? Repost to your network and follow us! #venturecapital #investing #startups #founder

Recap Day 1 - START Summit 🚀 My key takeaways: ▶ Take your time; the fit between founders is everything ▶ In VC fundraising, seek partners who invest their time as well as their capital ▶ The right investors make all the difference ▶ Speed and execution are your best assets ▶ Leverage your unfair advantage! ▶ Focus, focus & focus! Your time is limited Appreciating all the insights shared on the seed investment stage George Robson, Robert Lacher, Paula Weber & Christian Miele Can't wait for what Day 2 brings 🚀 Levent Künzi🚀 (hiring🚀) #STARTSummit #Startup #Entrepreneurship #SeedInvesting

📉While venture capital investments dipped nationally, Michigan's startup scene showcases resilience! In 2023, Michigan companies attracted $1.05B across 169 deals—a slight decrease from 2022 but still significant against historical figures. 💡🚀 Discover the insights on what this means for the region's economy and future growth on my latest blog post. #VentureCapital #Michigan #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #BusinessTrends #InvestmentInsights

"The fundamental questions should be: Do you believe this is a problem worth solving? Do you believe there's a solution? And do you believe these individuals can find it?" Today's Investor Spotlight Series brings you the perspective of investor Jonny Everett, Founding Partner of the venture fund Marble. Marble partners with scientists, engineers and operators to build deeptech startups that slash emissions, remove carbon, and cool the planet. As a climate founder, your fundraising strategy could benefit from what Jonny prefers to see in the projects Marble invests in. Read the article to learn more! It's linked in the comments. From all of us at Brighter Future, we're grateful to Jonny for his generosity in sharing his ideas with us, and we wish Marble huge success in both its future and in the future of the fascinating projects in its portfolio. Thanks for reading. Have a great day, everyone. #investorspotlight #seekthechange #cleantech #startups #venturefunding

✨ What’s the perfect recipe for a memorable evening? ✨ Take a group of ambitious founders, add a dash of experienced investors, mix in a cozy Groningen brewery, and sprinkle in some great entrepreneurial minds. What do you get? 💡 The answer is The Founder Summer Drinks event—an evening filled with great ideas, contagious laughter, and memorable connections. A big shout-out to everyone who participated and helped make this event successful! Thanks also to Ben for sharing his photos with us. FounderFuel.vc, Curiosity VC, Golden Egg Check, LUMO Labs, Founded Cheers until the next time! 🍻 #ThrowbackFriday #SummerDrinks #Founders #Investors #Startups