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Here’s to new ventures in 2024

⚡ Hello world! Excited for the new year ahead as we continue to eagerly embrace the opportunity to support and collaborate with best in class founders. ⚡ At Trust Fund, we love backing companies that challenge the status-quo and are not afraid to rewrite the script. Trust Fund is an early-stage venture fund focused exclusively (yet broadly) on investing in tech-enabled products that help people start and build businesses. The areas we get excited about include: -marketplaces -logistics -e-commerce enablement -B2B commerce -circular commerce -payments -supply chain optimization -productivity tools including AI -the freelancer economy -creative tools Our investments include: Browse AI, Nectar AI, Packsmith, Fincent, Toothio, Baton, and Plot Our investors include: Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, David O. Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Ev Williams, Jeremy Liew, Naomi Gleit, Andrew Chen, Jeff Jordan, Jesse Draper, Rob Hayes, and Phil Hellmuth. We write $150k - $200k checks at the pre-seed and seed stages. Pitch us @https://lnkd.in/esktVyma

Our team just convened a group of 70+ full time #venturecapital investors + a panel of long time VCs and LPs. 3 Takeaways: 🤗 If you're a junior investor looking to change firms in this market ... you're not alone. A lot of folks are loose in the saddle. Be proactive, including in how you represent your brand to the market. 🔁 We've seen this story before during the 08/09 VC dip... fortunately, this time it's not nearly as bad. 3️⃣ kinds of VCs ... which one do you want to be? 1) Spend most of their time with VCs 2) Spend most of their time with LPs 3) Spend most of their time with founders. (Guess which ones perform the best?) Thanks to our amazing panelists 👇🏻 Philip Kim (Capital One Ventures) Danielle Lay (NEA) Nihal Mehta (Eniac Ventures) Charlie O'Donnell (Brooklyn Bridge Ventures) To our incredible host (Cooley LLP) and sponsors (Fidelity Shoobx and Intercom) ... and to Conner Roach of Clik for the snaps that you see below! 📆 Want to learn about our multi-day VC event that's right around the corner? There's a pointer to it in the comments!

Monday VC insights 📌 Top 10 most active US VCs in the past 1 month: ► 1. General Catalyst - 10 deals ► 2. Khosla Ventures - 10 deals ► 3. Sequoia Capital - 10 deals ► 4. Founders Fund - 8 deals ► 5. Lux Capital - 8 deals ► 6. FJ Labs - 7 deals ► 7. Lightspeed Venture Partners - 7 deals ► 8. GV - 7 deals ► 9. 8VC - 7 deals ► 10. Arch Venture Partners - 3 deals

Just wanted to share the amazing time I had a few days back at a dinner hosted by the awesome GTM Fund team in London. 🍽️ They brought together a fantastic group, including founders, investors (LPs), and some seriously cool B2B SaaS Go-to-Market (GTM) leaders. Hats off to Paul Irving, Scott Barker, and the whole GTMfund crew for putting together such a great event. What I took away from the night: 🚀 The Future Looks Bright: The folks at the dinner are the ones shaping the future of Venture Capital and B2B SaaS. It's like being in the room with the A-team of the GTM & VC world. 💡 Learning the Ropes: We got the lowdown on where #vc and #b2bsaas are headed. Spoiler alert: it's all about being different, add value and help with distribution. 🌊 Meet the Operators: There's this cool new trend of Operator VCs. These are the folks who have been in the trenches, and now they are bringing that hands-on experience to shake things up in the VC world. How cool is that! 🌍 Global Vibes: People from all over, bringing their unique perspectives to the table. The connections made that night have "world domination" written all over them. 😉 🤝 Good Vibes Only: Beyond the serious talks, it was just a bunch of like-minded folks hanging out, sharing laughs, and making plans for world domination. You could feel the excitement in the air! Big thanks to GTMfund for making it happen and for being such a force in the B2B SaaS and VC scene. Here is to more events and more awesome connections! 🥂  #B2BSaaS #VentureVibes #GTMGoals #TechTalks

"Despite having more than 4 years of runway, we know that a sustainable path has a much higher chance of success than the path we were on." "This change also means we’re reducing the size of the Pitch team by around 2/3 today." "Going forward, we’ll be a significantly smaller team focused on creating maximum value for our customers and driving sustainable growth." - 👏 Kudos to Christian Reber, his co-founder and all investors 👏 Original post in first comment 👇 #earlystagestartups #venturecapital

Miami Investor Reverse Pitch Event Event Description: 5-7+ VCs will present 5-minute pitches to share their investment thesis, team, key differentiators, and what they look for in potential investments. This is an invite-only event specifically for full-time founders who are currently raising capital and active venture capital investors. Event Highlights: ➡️ Date: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 ➡️ Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00PM ➡️ Location:  Mana Tech, Miami ➡️ Dining: Light bites, beer/wine & non alcoholic beverages  ➡️ Networking: Engage with founders and investors: Pre-Seed to Series A+ ➡️ Venture Capitalists: 5-7 VC's will pitch our founders ➡️ Exclusive Access: Limited to founders who are currently raising capital. ➡️ Expected Attendance: 75-100 founders from local ecosystem  Free Attendance: 100 spots free w/ use of promo code. Message me or Gina Piscitelli-Marrone for code. A special thank you to Fidelity Investments and Lazo for being sponsors. #events #investors #founders

Our due diligence reports get positive feedback, despite our criticism 🤓 The week starts on a positive note with feedback from a startup on a recently completed due diligence report 👆 To provide some insight, our approach to report reviews often leans towards constructive criticism rather than glowing praise. This is common practice as our analysts dig into the details and identify contradictions and weaknesses. These are like small issues that may seem insignificant, but can be a source of system-wide problems and roadmap delays. In a nutshell, the Due Diligence Service methodology is straightforward 1) Purchase a comprehensive 30+ page report 👉 2) Get expert feedback 👉 3) Fix issues and strengthen weak points 👉 4) Successfully close a funding round and get your startup up and running 🚀 📞 Book a demo call with our COO Ilya Klinkin to find out how Due Diligence as a Service can increase your chances of raising capital by a factor of 2: https://lnkd.in/g88yH6pi

Our best line up yet! Come learn about investing in the UK and being an angel. Whether you're dipping your toes into angel investing, a founder or an institutional investor, this isn't one to miss!

📣 Registration is open for our next webinar — "Venture Capital Investor and Founder Dynamics" — scheduled for Thursday, April 18, from 12-1:30pm ET. 🏦 VC investor and founder dynamics are crucial to a start–up's success—it’s more than just a financial arrangement! Understanding this dynamic can be confusing, but it is critical for first-time founders who are still mastering the art of this partnership. So, what can founders and investors do to ensure they are aligned and create the best possible outcome for the business? We will explore this in our upcoming webinar. Hosted by Mark Mason, an early-stage venture investor in firms like Airbnb, Pinterest, CAVA and more, this 90-minute webinar will cover: ➡ The formal and informal aspects that govern founder-VC interactions. ➡ Deep-dive into the relationship between Uber and Benchmark, an elite venture capital firm. ➡ The underlying incentives driving both founders and investors. ➡ Common sources of conflict and how they can derail a business. ➡ Effective strategies for aligning goals and visions to ensure mutual success. 💻 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/eM2RVpHa #venturecapital #founderdynamics #investor #vcinvestor