Newsletter #1 - Founder Frenzy
Spotlighting the Innovative Minds Behind the Next Big Thing with relevant market insights, actionables, learnings, and stories
Week Highlights
New funds / Launched Funds / Pitching Competition / Investor Events / VCs callout for a specific industry startups
Seed Stars is a pitching and networking event in which the startups get a chance to pitch their idea in front of the panel of VCs/Angels firm investors and also one-on-one interaction and negotiation with them. This event is designed for growth-stage startups who want to scale their venture to a new level. If one is looking for networks and funds to scale their product this is the best opportunity for them.
The deadline for registration for this event is the 15th of January, 2023.
For more information / queries about this event please contact:
Vivek : 8228936828
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Rolling Applications are open at Antler for Pre-Seed Fund
Notable Funding News
Trezi
Industry - AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction)
Innovation - Metaverse in AEC
Fund Raised - USD 2 Mn
Round - Series A
Investors -
Lead - World V, YourNest Venture Capital
Participation - Auxano Capital and She Capital
Giga Fun Studio
Industry - Gaming
Fund Raised - USD 2.4 Mn
Round - Seed
Investors -
Lead - Lumikai and Fireside Ventures
Participation - All In Capital, Kettleborough VC and Riverwalk Holdings
Turns
Industry - Vertical SAAS in Laundry
Innovation - Full Stack Software + Hardware for all business operations for Laundromats
Fund Raised - USD 500K
Round - Pre Seed
Investors -
Lead - Better Capital
Participation - PointOne Capital and a set of stellar angels.
Peepul Tree
Industry - eCommerce
Innovation - Live eCommerce for Artisans and Craftsman
Fund Raised - USD 6 Mn
Round - Seed
Investors -
Lead - Elevar Equity
Existing Investors - Ganesh Natarajan, Cyrus Guzder, Rajan Navani, Vallbabh Bhansali, Gul Tekchandani, Archna Chandra, Sid Khanna, Ashish Jagtiani and Vivek Shah
Toddle
Industry - Edtech SAAS
Innovation - EdTech SAAS for Teaching & Learning for K-12 Educators and Schools
Fund Raised - USD 17 Mn
Round - Series A
Investors -
Lead - Sequoia Capital
Participation - Tenacity Ventures, Trifecta Capital, Matrix Partners, Beenext, and Better Capital.
Brick&Bolt
Industry - PropTech
Innovation - AI based online construction marketplace
Fund Raised - USD 5 Mn
Round - Series A
Investors
Lead - Accel India and Celesta Capital
ElectricPe
Industry - EV Charging
Innovation - EV Charging Aggregation
Fund Raised - USD 5 Mn
Round - Pre Series A
Investors
Lead - Green Frontier Capital, Blume Ventures, and Micelio Fund
Participation - Dubai based NB Ventures, Anchorage Capital Partners, Supermorpheus, and Climate Angels
Vitraya Technologies
Industry - Insurance
Innovation - Tech enabled platform for faster health insurance claims processing
Fund Raised - USD 4.1 Mn
Round - PreSeries A
Investors
Lead - StartupXseed Ventures
Participation - J&A Partners, Cactus Partners, Season Two venture, Xceedance consulting, Eklavya Juneja and Sheeta Arora
Book of the Week
Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
Takeaways
Since no one can predict the future, we should consider our business plans as business guesses, our financial plans as financial guesses, and likewise. So, do not over-plan, we will have to anyways update the plans on the go. -- Nilesh Ukay , 1000 Founders Community Member
Workaholism doesn’t always lead to productivity. As a workaholic myself, I found this to be quite true. A workaholic will get exhausted and eventually be unproductive. We all need to invent systems and mechanisms to save time and be efficient. -- Nilesh Ukay , 1000 Founders Community Member
Notes by GoodReads Power Reader:
Prioritize visually.
Make tiny decisions.
Do less. One downing not one up-doing.
Build an audience
Hold meetings at site of problem, not in meeting room. Invite as few as possible.
Divide problems and projects into pieces small enough to easily estimate time and effort required.
Make short lists to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
Prioritize visually, with next task at top of list.
Make attainable goals.
Use tiny decisions to work through even large projects.
Don't copy competitors.
De-commodify your product.
Pick a fight.
Do less and be easier to use.
Don't watch competitors. Create something new.
Say no by default.
Use the power of no to get your priorities straight.
Be true to a type of customer rather than to specific customers.
Don't confuse enthusiasm with priorities.
Build an audience by teaching customers rather than paying for advertising.
Be open about your processes, flaws and opinions. This will create more credibility than trying to appear perfect.
Press releases are spam. Phone reporters. Cultivate bloggers and writers for trades rather than general publications.
Use Freemium model.
Everything is marketing.
Hiring -- don't hire someone until you've tried to do the work yourself.
Hire only as a last resort.
Ignore resumes. Check cover letter. Look for 6 months+ experience, but after that the learning curve flattens.
Hire managers of 1 -- self-directed people who can set their own goals and reach them without help.
Hire great writers.
Give applicants a brief assignment to see if they are a good fit.
Damage control -- tell your customers when there's a problem. They will respect you more than if you try to hide it.
Get back to people quickly. Value their time. Expect them to object to change.
Good work environments result from trust, autonomy, privacy. Don't require approval. Send people home at five.
Don't create policies because one person did something wrong once.
Sound like you. Speak and write simply. Avoid jargon and buzz words.
Don't imply ultimatums or demands by using words like need, must, can't, etc.
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