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🚨Now raising! Get to know Endless Co an exciting, pre-revenue brand creating a breakthrough in the single-use sunscreen industry. They are 20% to their fundraising goal and you can learn more about getting in on this deal by getting in touch with co-founder Siobhan Frost at hello@iamendless.co or commenting below and we can make a warm intro.

👀 Definitive leaderboard of best US locations for startups by industry: Notable insights: • Boston has a very healthy lead in biotech, more than doubling the Bay in second place. Add in a strong showing in medical devices and it’s clear where lifescience startups find their home. • Interesting to see Austin break into the top 3 in both energy and fintech. • Healthtech seems to be the most evenly dispersed of the major verticals with 9 cities accruing over $50M invested. • Shoutout LA for landing tops in gaming and 3rd in consumer more generally. • The two cities that lag in terms of importance to VC vs their overall population are Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago. #cartadata #startups #seed #SeriesA #SeriesB #fundraising via: Peter Walker

👀 Are you a fashion, jewelry, accessories Founder or have a deep love for a brand in those categories? ⁠ ⁠ Tag yourself or them here, we’d love to connect. You can also get on our waitlist to join our upcoming fashion, accessories and jewelry cohort right here: https://lnkd.in/gvEjjBgX

Are you a retail or CPG founder looking for BOTH strategic guidance and actionable operations expertise to start or scale your business? Look no further than The NORTH by Female Founder Collective advisor Carolanne Fried who is a commercial leader and operator with a wealth of experience in retail and CPG. After starting her career in consulting as an advisor to Fortune 500 companies across the US and globally, she made the move in-house where she has gotten hands-on experience across a range of commercial and operational roles. She currently serves as the Commercial Lead for Growth Channels at Estee Lauder North America, where she leads the wholesale business for accounts such as ULTA and Sephora among others. Grab time with her for support with: ✨ Brand Strategy ✨ Revenue Growth ✨ Business Planning ✨ GTM Strategy ✨ Merchandising ✨ Retail Operations Book here: https://lnkd.in/gRuTbVcq

👀 Are you a fashion, jewelry, accessories Founder or have a deep love for a brand in those categories? ⁠ We are launching our next cohort just for you. Get on the waitlist to be the first to apply: https://lnkd.in/gvEjjBgX

Avoid the pitfalls many founders find themselves digging themselves out of when they plan to expand into wholesale. Meet Denise Lee founder of Alala who is giving you the top 3 things she wished she’d known before bringing her brand into the wholesale channel. Alala is a celeb-loved athleisure brand that went from $0 to $1MM in less than 18 months after launch thanks to wholesale. What she wish she’d known: ✨It’s very expensive: You have to make the product, pay your supply chain and deliver to retailers far in advance of them getting your product onto shelves and getting paid yourself. ✨Payment terms: Even if you’re on Net 30 payment terms, many times retailers don’t pay until much later ✨Preparing your logistics: You need to be on the EDI system, have barcodes created for your products, specialized packaging requirements (which can vary from retailer to retailer) + more. Denise is one of our expert advisors on @findyournorth_ that you can book 1:1 time with to get support on wholesale, scaling a fashion biz and more: https://lnkd.in/gf-ZAvft

Want to define your personal brand with clarity, consistency, and value? One of our newest advisors on the block, Jessica Zweig is here to help. Jessica has been described as “a voice of her time” by Marianne Williamson and a “personal branding expert” by Forbes As a serial entrepreneur, she has founded three businesses and recently sold her premier personal branding agency. She has also authored 2 books, Be: A No Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Your Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself, which was a #1 bestseller, and her newest release, THE LIGHT WORK: Reclaim Your Feminine Power, Live Your Cosmic Truth, and Illuminate the World. Jessica is on the line waiting to support you with: ✨Brand Innovation ✨Community Building ✨Brand Strategy ✨Leadership Development ✨Marketing ✨Social Media Marketing ➡️Book time with Jessica: https://lnkd.in/gtT-mvHg

🤩We’ve got something big in the works! If you’re a founder who is in scale-up mode, have reached $2MM+ or fundraised as much, this will be for you. Be the first to know what we are planning by joining the waitlist: https://lnkd.in/g4SKqqTN

Kimmy Scotti is a renaissance woman of the business world. From launching several successful brands to funding your favorite companies, including Blink Health, Maven, Oula, Hill House Home, and Seed, Kimmy has been the driving force behind unparalleled growth from all angles. RSVP to join us on Tuesday, June 18 at 3:30pm ET when CEO of The Female Founder Collective, Alison Koplar Wyatt, sits down with Kimmy Scotti for a conversation like no other. These two entrepreneurs and investors come together to discuss profitability, investing in branding, shifts in investor behavior, how to mitigate risk, and how to prepare to raise in today's world. MORE ABOUT KIMMY SCOTTI Kimmy Scotti is co-founder and CEO of skincare company Fig.1, and the Founder and Managing Partner of Neon, an early-stage venture capital firm established in 2023. As an investor and serial entrepreneur Kimmy’s endeavors are multifaceted. Prior to Neon, Kimmy was building and investing as a founding partner at 8VC, a prominent technology and life sciences investment firm where she invested in category defining companies including Blink Health, Maven, Oula, Hill House Home, and Seed. Kimmy remains an advisor to 8VC. As a lifelong skincare enthusiast with a deep obsession for the beauty market, Kimmy partnered with a board-certified Harvard dermatologist to co-found Fig.1 in 2021. Fig.1 is a science-backed, sustainably-driven skincare line that has grown its footprint from direct-to-consumer to over 3,000 retail, spa and dermatologist locations, along with category expansion into performance body care in 2023.

While we at The Female Founder Collective often are turning the entrepreneurship highlight reel for all to see, building a business is one or the hardest and loneliest career paths one can choose. In all of the interviews I’ve done with the greats — those who have perhaps exited and/or are on business number two — their biggest learning is to TAKE CARE of yourself first. What does this look like? It looks like decisions like the one Priscilla J. made and so poignantly shared below. She shares “know when to start, to pause, and to quit.” And really the journey will be long. So if you can’t enjoy the journey, then why do it at all?