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Dispatches from the Road: Q3 2023

Revolution

What we did: Revolution Ventures VP, Alex Shtarkman , joined fellow proptech investors onstage at Blueprint 2023 to discuss the current landscape for real estate tech founders and funders. Hear his takes on building a strong investor syndicate. Where to go: Get lost in four floors of stacks at John K.

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Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

Gust

you will be able to invest online, just as easily as buying books from Amazon. Among the better known ones already in business are AngelList , Funder’s Club , SecondMarket , SeedInvest , Realty Mogul , and Bolstr. Subject to specific rules and dollar limits (10% of your income in aggregate for all investments per year, etc.)

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most profound books I have ever read is Jared Diamond’s “ Collapse ” in which he talks about how and why historical cultures have collapsed and disappeared and the quick answer is that it always comes rapidly from over exploitation of natural resources. Startup Lessons'

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"Money is Local, Impact is Global" for Angel Investing

Onevest

Studies show that over 80% of funding at Angel groups and Series A VCs goes to businesses in the same city/region as the funders. Luni is author of The Next Step series of books, guiding entrepreneurs from idea to startup and The Pinchot Impact Index , a way to measure, compare, and aggregate impact.

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Great Question gets $2.5M seed round to make customer research easier

TechCrunch

Great Question’s seed round came from investors including Funders Club, January Capital, Nomo VC and Twenty-Two Ventures. The platform has been used to interview customers about product ideas and strategy, find product-market fit, conduct usability studies on UX designs and see how well marketing landing pages perform.

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Freightify lands $2.5M to make rate management easier for freight forwarders

TechCrunch

Freightify , a startup that refers to itself as the “Shopify for maritime freight,” provides white-label rate management and e-booking tools that freight forwarders can use to set up online stores, reducing the time they need to spend on administrative work. The startup announced today it has raised $2.5

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Social Media and Thought Leadership for Founders

This is going to be BIG.

However, it’s not an unreasonable ask that there’s some human semblance of you on the internet that a potential hire or funder can find if you’re asking them to commit several years of effort to helping you. Authenticity Not everyone is comfortable posting every last intimate detail of their lives on social media.

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