Elizabeth Yin

🎙️ Want to raise venture capital and scale your startup? 🚀  I’ve chatted with C-levels, VPs and investors of top companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft, Pepsi, Instagram, Reddit, LinkedIn and more—and now, I’m sharing their strategies in my new Maven course! 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: 🔑 How to pitch and fundraise like a pro 🤝 Build strong relationships with top VCs 🎯 Perfect your pitch to attract talent and capital 📚 "If you're serious about raising money and growing your business, this is the edge you need! Join me on Maven—let’s make it happen. ✨ Seats are limited—use this code to sign up today! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/g3ASpERZ 👉 #StartupTips #VentureCapital #FounderLife #Fundraising #LearnWithMe #MavenCourse #ViralTips

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🌟Innovative VC Firm Overcomes Exits Drought with Secondary Sales🌟 ⛵Navigating a challenging landscape where exits are scarce, Santa Barbara Venture Partners (SBVP) has pioneered a novel approach to sustain its growth and attract investors for its second fund: secondary sales. Instead of waiting for traditional exits like IPOs or acquisitions, SBVP opted to sell shares of its portfolio companies, demonstrating its ability to generate returns for investors and stand out in a competitive market. 🎤According to Dan Engel, founder and managing partner of SBVP, these secondary transactions have been a game-changer, sparking investor interest and bolstering the firm's credibility. By leveraging its recent successes, including a lucrative stake in sports-betting company DraftKings Inc.' acquisition of digital lottery app Jackpocket, SBVP seized the opportunity to return profits to its limited partners (LPs) and pave the way for its second fund. 💡Engel highlighted the challenges faced by young VC firms in raising subsequent funds, particularly amid a downturn in exit activity and heightened investor scrutiny. With traditional exit routes becoming increasingly elusive, the pressure is on for firms to demonstrate tangible returns and establish a track record of success. ✨"For us, secondary sales have been a game-changer. They've helped us return profits to our LPs and attract investors for our second fund," said Dan Engel. 💰For SBVP, the decision to pursue secondary sales was driven by the need to provide liquidity to LPs and validate its investment thesis in the eyes of prospective investors. By strategically offloading portions of its holdings in high-performing portfolio companies like Bark Technologies and Rad AI, SBVP not only generated substantial returns but also bolstered investor confidence in its ability to deliver results. ⚠Despite the complexities and potential stigma associated with early share sales, Engel emphasized the importance of prioritizing investor returns and seizing opportunities to unlock value for stakeholders. With a focus on profitability and transparency, SBVP remains committed to its mission of delivering sustainable growth and maximizing returns for its LPs. 🔍 "Returning profits to our investors is our top priority. By strategically selling shares, we're proving our commitment to delivering results and driving value for our stakeholders," added Engel. As SBVP continues to explore secondary transactions and expand its investor base, the firm stands as a testament to innovation and resilience in the face of market challenges. 🚀 ✅ Looking to raise capital for your #fund and increase the international pool of your LP #investors?   🤝 Need warm #LP introductions?   📝 Selling #secondaries to increase liquidity?   🧐 Looking for co-investments?   ▶ G+QUANT's link for inquiries and fund decks: https://lnkd.in/gjC_EuTE #VCInnovation #SecondarySalesSuccess #InvestorReturns #ValueCreation 

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Breaking down our latest newsletter section by section, starting with our expanded focus in Deep Tech: --- We have built expertise in the robotics sector, and will continue to double (and triple) down on investing in this category, but we have been increasingly finding that robotics is naturally steering us into two exploding adjacent areas: Aerospace, and Advanced Manufacturing (which we define as industrials, semiconductors, materials science, and energy production). Stepping back, this expansion makes perfect sense. Robotics is an inherently horizontal platform - meaning it can be applied productively across multiple industries. This quality, paired with the fact that robotics has long shown the highest TRLs of any deep tech technology, makes it a kind of “gateway” to other sectors in the hard sciences. Now with the recent breakthroughs in AI for robotics, growing semiconductor demand, and the resurgence of aerospace and defense tech, we are seeing a dramatic uptake of robotics and relevant technologies in both advanced manufacturing and aerospace. As an added bonus of the expansion, many of the founder (and funder) networks across these landscapes have natural overlaps and linkages. For AlleyCorp Deep Tech this means that we can be extremely helpful, knowledgeable, and engaged across all three sectors right away, and continue to be the best-in-class investing team across these categories.  --- More in our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ewiTuYq6

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Having a Cars and Capital event tomorrow in Southern California with Oren Klaff. If you want to join message me. https://lnkd.in/gDQ4D39u Oren Klaff Bridger Pennington #InvestorEvent #FamilyOffice #InvestmentOpportunity #CarlsbadEvent #PrivateEquity #WealthManagement #InvestmentConference #CapitalRaising #NetworkingEvent #IndustryLeaders #FinancialGrowth #InvestorsMeetup #WealthBuilding #BusinessGrowth #InvestmentForum

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Namit Chugh of W Health Ventures breaks down the distinctions between accelerators and venture capital model. If you are a founder starting your journey, learn how the two models shape up startup growth strategies and investment avenues. Catch the full episode on our Youtube channel, if you haven’t already https://lnkd.in/gB2q_iWp #venturestudio #vc #healthcare #accelerators #founder #YouTube #episode #podcast

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Wondering how a Venture Studio works? Listen here... -- Road-To-Capital Understand how venture capital investors think and act from a 3x founder and 20x+ early-stage investor 💡

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If you are a climate tech company and would like to learn more about the fundraise process and how to navigatec this tough market, let's schedule a time to talk! Comment on this thread or send an email to [email protected] and we will DM you back to schedule a quick meetup.

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Watch this space. There are more amazing things to come from Cohere, a JC Venture Capital portfolio company. I was there when the Internet was just starting out and I tell anyone who will listen that AI is to Gen-Z what the Internet was to Gen-X. #ai #venturecapital #artificialintelligence.

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🚀 Why Sprint Ventures Stands Out in Venture Capital. TL;DR: Because we don’t just invest. We partner, mentor, and scale with founders. 💡 Here are a few things that set us apart: 🔑 Hands-On Support: Our team has founder experience so we help with rigorous decision-making, navigating specific growth challenges and offer hands-on support. 🚀 Investment Stages: Our focus spans Pre-seed to Series A, balancing risk and potential rewards while maintaining a strong commitment to the Australian startup ecosystem. 📈 Follow-on Investment: We reserve additional funding for companies that are showing rapid growth, supporting their journey to scale - after all, we are #foundersfirst. Our experienced leadership, with General Partner Llew Jury and Managing Partner Georgia Barkell, expertly craft a portfolio aligned with global growth trends including in #HealthTech, #AgedCare, #ClimateTech and #AI. 📢 Ready to explore Sprint Ventures? https://buff.ly/3CODUwv #FoundersFirst #VentureCapital #Investors #SprintFundIII Note: Past performance is not indicative of future performance.

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OPEN DEALS Homepage for Founders and Investors - Irvine, CA - A platform for investors to meet founders and for founders to grow their businesses with access to high-value community members, vendors, securitization tools, and capital. (Seed) _______________________ Looking to invest? Let us know if you want a warm intro —> [email protected] Raising for your startup? Send us your Open Round —> [email protected] #opendeals #startupinvestment #venturecapital #angelinvesting #seedround #investorplatform #foundercommunity #capitalraising #startupnetwork #investmentopportunity #seedfunding

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Friends, Q2 was a quarter of progress and learning for us at HawkTower, where we invest in early-stage startups applying breakthrough computing technologies to maximize California's natural resource markets. Our focus is on technology-enabled interventions (e.g., AI-enabled geospatial radars for lithium-ion batteries in the waste stream) for critical, market-level imperatives (e.g., disaster prevention) that can drive rapid commercial adoption (e.g., placed on every recycling truck in the world). Our current investment priorities are: - Agricultural productivity and efficiency - Biomanufacturing - Labor and mobility automation - Waste stream optimization and decarbonization - Disaster prevention and management Here’s a snapshot of what we’ve been up to: Milestones and Investments: - In late April, we officially launched our fund, filing with the SEC. Yay. - By June, we completed our first fund close ahead of schedule, with backing from family offices, foundations, high-net-worth individuals, and organizations aligned with California's future. - Our portfolio now includes three early-stage investments (Farm-ng, Agriful Software, and Nexstera Tech). Strategic Partnerships: - We believe that startups operating closer to their customers and resources, especially in agriculture and biomanufacturing, have a strategic advantage. For instance, the Salinas Valley, a major agricultural hub, is less than an hour from Silicon Valley and serves as a center of thought leadership in the convergence of agriculture and AI (from Western Growers, Taylor Farms, and others). - Similarly, the North San Joaquin Valley is emerging as a biotech and agtech innovation hub, and we are proud to support BEAM Circular, a startup hub for the circular bioeconomy. Key Relationships: - Karen Warner, CEO of BEAM Circular, joined HawkTower as a strategic advisor. - Jackie Cruz, Ed. D. Cruz, Hartnell College’s VP of Advancement, advises on Salinas Valley and workforce development. - Ben Palone from Western Growers, with his technical background in agriculture, became a trusted advisor. - Matthew Hoffman from Driscoll's Global R&D team provides insights on global agriculture, product positioning, and investment strategy. - We collaborated with Monterey Bay DART for workforce development and automation in agtech. - Dominic Milano and the Milano Technical Group from Merced collaborated on key initiatives and advised us on investments. - HawkTower is participating in Santa Cruz Works's accelerator cohort as a mentor and advisor. Thank you Doug Erickson. - We published an overview of entrepreneurship across the UC system with input from across the University of California system. Moving into the fall, we remain deeply committed to supporting founders shaping California's future natural resource markets. Stay tuned and be in touch! : ) Db

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Just finished reading "The Next Giant Leap" by Space Capital - a pioneering VC investing in the emerging Space Economy. The report speaks to how SpaceX’s Starship is more than just the most powerful rocket ever built—it is poised to reshape the global space economy in profound ways. With its immense payload capacity, reusable design, and lower cost per launch, Starship will unlock entirely new industries and transform existing business models. But how should industries and businesses evolve to align with this paradigm shift? 📈 Rethinking Business Strategies & Supply Chains - For businesses, Starship represents an era of mass-production over precision engineering. This means moving away from the focus on mass efficiency toward cost-effective, redundant, and scalable production. - In terms of supply chains, this opens opportunities for new players in manufacturing, materials, and space components. The demand for off-the-shelf parts and non-aerospace suppliers will rise dramatically. 💡 New Use Cases & Opportunities   The opportunities Starship unlocks go beyond launching satellites. - In-space manufacturing of high-value products like pharmaceuticals and advanced materials that cannot be created on Earth. - Mega-constellations of satellites for global broadband, expanding on what Starlink has already begun. - In-orbit assembly and servicing, allowing for larger space structures like telescopes or even habitats to be built in orbit, radically reducing costs. - Lunar infrastructure and resource extraction will become more viable, paving the way for sustainable human presence on the Moon and, eventually, Mars. 📊 What Should Businesses Do Now?   1. Embrace Redundancy & Scale – Instead of focusing on one-off, high-cost solutions, businesses should embrace redundancy and mass production.    2. Simplify Design – With Starship’s payload capacity, there is less pressure to optimize for mass efficiency. Simplified, scalable designs will allow for faster production and iteration cycles, akin to how SpaceX rapidly tests and evolves Starship itself. 3. Develop Strategic Partnerships – Collaborating with forward-thinking space startups, suppliers, and even non-aerospace sectors will be essential to capitalize on the opportunities Starship provides. 🌌 A New Era of Innovation   Starship will democratize access to space, lowering the barriers for businesses to create and scale. The next decade will witness breakthroughs in scientific exploration, energy production, and in-space transportation that we can only begin to imagine today. #SpaceEconomy #Starship #Innovation #SupplyChain #Manufacturing #SpaceTech #Entrepreneurship #FutureOfSpace https://lnkd.in/gNdbwXdq

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This week on #venturewatch #Getinformed 1. Initialized Capital's SF Startup Talent Summit: Initialized Capital hosted the SF Startup Talent Summit, bringing together innovative minds in the startup ecosystem. 2. dataplor Secures $10.6M in Series A Funding: dataplor, a data company, has successfully secured $10.6 million in Series A funding to further its growth and development. 3. Verne Raises $15.5M for Hydrogen Storage Innovation: Verne, a company focusing on hydrogen storage innovation, has raised $15.5 million to advance its groundbreaking technology. 4. URBAN-X Managing Director Recognized in Sustainability: The managing director of URBAN-X has been recognized for their contributions to sustainability, highlighting the organization's commitment to environmental impact. 5. MetaProp Announces Inaugural RMG Summit: MetaProp has announced its inaugural RMG Summit, aiming to bring together leaders in real estate, technology, and innovation to explore the future of the industry. 6. Insights for founders from Chai Ventures Investor: Founders can gain valuable insights from a Chai Ventures investor, providing valuable guidance and expertise for startup success. 7. Venture Capital Alliance Program Manager position: A new Venture Capital Alliance Program Manager position has been announced, offering opportunities for professionals to engage in the venture capital landscape. 8. Armis Announces Acquisition of Silk Security: Armis, a cybersecurity company, has announced the acquisition of Silk Security, enhancing its capabilities in protecting digital assets. 9. The State of Tech Talent 2024: A comprehensive report on the state of tech talent in 2024 has been released, providing insights into the current landscape and future trends. 10. Summer Regional I-Corps entrepreneur program: The Summer Regional I-Corps entrepreneur program offers aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to refine their business ideas and develop essential skills. 11. 8th Annual Roadmap to Billions Conference: The 8th Annual Roadmap to Billions Conference is set to convene, providing a platform for startups to connect with investors and industry leaders. 12. Pitch Your Smart City Startup: Smart City Expo USA 2024: Entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their smart city startups at the Smart City Expo USA 2024, showcasing innovative solutions for urban challenges. https://lnkd.in/eDThAiDC Curated #venturecapital #startup News updates from #venturecapital Firm #Accelorator's and #incubator's in the #NewYork tristate area and beyond, Made for #Startupfounder's #VC's and #VCscout's

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A few spots left for this awesome workshop with Justin Gray of In Revenue Capital. Every successful founder I know learns to develop and maintain high performing relationships. This is a skill like anything else and can be developed. Founders, if you want to build a high-growth company, learn to build high-performing relationships. This workshop will help you do that. Hope you can join us.

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📈 Top Public AI Stocks for April 2024 - ClearOne Inc. (CLRO): A company specializing in audio, video, and web conferencing applications. Their AI configuration and control software, Console, is gaining attention. 🎙️💻 - B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC): Focused on supply chain and inventory solutions, BOSC’s Intelligent Robotics division incorporates AI technology. 🤖📦 - Opera Ltd. (OPRA): Known for designing web browsers, Opera has integrated ChatGPT and free VPN functionality into its browsers. 🌐🔒 Remember to consider your investment strategy based on value, growth, and momentum! 💡📊 #AI #Investing https://lnkd.in/gPWFe4PF

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Congratulations to the Gentrace team on their Series A! I have now worked with Doug Safreno, Vivek Nair and Daniel C. Liem for a while through our pre-seed investment at K9 Ventures and they're an amazing team. Also excited to partner with Jett Fein at Headline and Kojo Osei at Matrix! With each new technology shift comes the need for new tools to build with that technology. We saw this with the Internet, with mobile, and now we're seeing it with AI. If you're using #AI and #LLMs at any level of scale you need tooling to be able to evaluate the performance and cost across different language models. Gentrace has built incredible tools to help large companies manage, evaluate, and improve their AI usage. If you're using AI models without this, you're operating in the dark 🕳️. Let gentrace turn the lights on for you!💡🚀

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Excited to share some news: Abdul Al Ali has joined Decasonic as a Web3 Venture Investor. I'm always honored when top people join me along this journey to invest in early stage disruptive technologies. It's a volatile journey filled with heart breaking setbacks and tipping point induced euphoria that our founders face through financial and adoption cycles. It's always on, 24/7, globally competitive. It's a grind. It's a relentless journey of intellectual thoughtfulness to drive strategic growth at our companies and the resulting investment alpha in early stage venture capital. Most of the time, it results in failure, embarrassment and pivots. It's not easy. But at the end of the day, it's a rewarding journey to see how our founders shape society with transformative technology products. It's a generational impact. Abdul impressed us through our interview process: the many rounds of virtual meetings, deep reflective personality assessments, in-person debates, investment case studies, on-chain dashboards and written token insights. His journey from the middle east to Notre Dame to Chicago traverses the multi-culturalism needed for global technology investing. He's a founder at heart and this founder mindset relates to the other top people in our ecosystem. It requires a special sharp thinking to succeed as a founder or an early stage venture investor. Abdul is a sharp thinker. In this volatile world filled with noise, he consistently filters out distractions to focus on the core fundamentals that drive success. I value our ability to match the relentless execution speed of our founders - Abdul undoubtedly represents the best of responsiveness, urgency and speed, with the clarity and conviction needed to manage through volatility. He showcased his ability to drive strategic partnership with founders, offering expertise that is more than just capital — he aligns with our aspirations at Decasonic to be "enhancement capital." His ability to deeply empathize and clearly communicate drives our ecosystem of LPs, co-investors and founders moving toward positive sum outcomes. Very much look forward to partnering with Abdul - big things to come...

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Let the wave begin! Pioneer Fund company Recall.ai *grew their revenue 10x* in the past year, has 300 enterprise customers, and just raised a $10M Series A led by Ridge Ventures. David Gu and Amanda Zhu dropped out of college at age 19 to start the company. They've grown it exponentially with a tiny team. They make it easy to build meeting bots that are cross-platform. They're aggregating all these different APIs into one unified API, the way Twilio did with cell phones. At first it "sounds" easy to build a meeting bot -- just integrate with the Zoom API. But in fact there's a huge long tail of things you need to build, security and privacy pitfalls, automations, transcription complexities, integrations, the calendar invites where someone is using Google Meet or Teams, staying up-to-date with the libraries, etc etc. Recall takes care of all of that. It's WAY easier to build on top of Recall.ai and focus on the features that make you unique. Congratulations to the Recall team!

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🚀 Excited to share a significant step in my investment journey! 🌌 As someone passionate about driving change in our world, I've recently expanded my investment portfolio by becoming an LP in Bachmanity Capital, a pioneering early-stage DeepTech/Defense and Infrastructure fund led by Christian Elam and Eric Zhu. Here's why I'm thrilled to support this venture fund: 1️⃣ **DeepTech is foundational for ClimateTech**: Bachmanity Capital's focus on DeepTech and infrastructure aligns with my focus on ClimateTech / EnergyTech by investing for example in upstream solutions for harvesting essential minerals and materials needed in this increasingly digital and electrified future (check out portfolio company Interlune). This proactive stance is crucial for shaping a greener, more sustainable future. 2️⃣ **Empowering Women in Tech**: Diversity in investment is key to driving innovation. With women comprising more than half of Bachmanity Capital's LPs and advisors (see Ellen McCarthy, Christyl Johnson, Maria Leister, JD, MSc, Jody R. Weiss, Kristin W. …and more!) this fund is breaking barriers in traditionally male-dominated sectors like SpaceTech and DeepTech. I firmly believe that diverse perspectives lead to better decisions and outcomes, and I'm proud to support a fund that champions inclusivity. 3️⃣ **Supporting Next-Generation Visionaries**: Investing isn't just about financial returns; it's also about investing in the future we want to see. Christian and Eric are inspiring young founders, investors and leaders who are pushing the boundaries of conventional thinking. Their vision for shaping our desired futures aligns with mine, and I'm eager to contribute to their journey as they pave the way for innovative breakthroughs. Join me in supporting Bachmanity Capital as we embark on this transformative journey together. Let's redefine what's possible in DeepTech, ensuring a more sustainable, inclusive, and innovative future for all. #DeepTech #ClimateTech #SpaceTech #DefenseTech #DiversityInTech #FutureOfTech #WomenInVC #NextGen

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