🚨New Podcast Episode!🚨 Kritika Jain hosted this week’s episode with Rachel Knepp, the visionary and trailblazing Co-Founder of mozaic.io! Rachel is revolutionizing the way creators get paid, and her journey is nothing short of inspiring. Starting with her early work at Jamber, Rachel recognized a critical gap in the market during the global pandemic and led a transformative shift to Mozaic. This evolution expanded the company’s focus from split payments in the music industry to addressing the broader needs of the booming creator economy. Despite adjacent competitors, Mozaic remains unmatched in its niche, setting new standards for fairness, efficiency, and innovation in creative collaborations. If you’re curious about how to turn challenges into game-changing opportunities, this episode is for you! Our key takeaways: 1️⃣ Adapting to Market Shifts Mozaic’s pivot from Jamber during the pandemic demonstrates how adapting to market shifts can unlock new opportunities and lead to innovative payment solutions for the evolving creator economy. 2️⃣ Recognizing a Need to Drive Innovation Rachel demonstrated how identifying the gap in split payments led Mozaic to create a groundbreaking and disruptive solution that transformed financial management for creators. 3️⃣ Building a Strong Foundation for Success Rachel’s advice for entrepreneurs is to build a strong, diverse, and customer-centric team that aligns with your mission. Thank you so much, Rachel, for coming on the Girls Into VC podcast and sharing your journey with us! Listen to Rachel’s episode here https://lnkd.in/gic8B69S
Girls Into VC
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Cambridge, Massachusetts 4,686 followers
Empowering the next generation of female venture capitalists and championing women-led startups
About us
Girls Into VC is dedicated to increasing the number of women in venture capital. We want to educate women about the field and create a pipeline of talented and motivated young women who are prepared to succeed with the educational resources they have been exposed to.
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girlsintovc.com
External link for Girls Into VC
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
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- Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Privately Held
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- 2022
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Employees at Girls Into VC
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Destiney D. Mohammed
A Multidimensional Leader With a Barbie-like Resume! | Empowers $100K Investments @Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator® | OH SNAP! The Best…
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Alethia Mouton
Objective
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Alexis Dunn
CEO @ ARI Health | Patient Care Innovator - Obstetric Care Technology Development | Girls into VC Fellowship Alumni
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Noureen M.
Investment@ Falak Startups
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Harvard Icons: 10 Women Founders Who Built Billion-Dollar Startups!! 10 women, $23B+ in value 🚀🚀 Founding companies like Cloudflare, Chief, Nextdoor, Rent The Runway, Stitch Fix, FIGS, Peak, & Everly Health Full post below! Subscribe for more data on Harvard's startup ecosystem & shoutout to these women who are making a difference: Aileen Lee (HBS), co-founder of All Raise Isabella Mandis (College), founder of Girls Into VC Rashveena Rajaram (HBS), host of Women in Venture Capital Podcast cc: Michelle Zatlyn, Trina Spear, Jennifer Hyman, Jennifer Fleiss, Carolyn Childers, Sarah Leary, Katrina Lake, Rina Onur Sirinoglu, Julia Cheek -- Phoenix Fund is an early-stage VC firm investing in Harvard-founded startups. If you're building, please share a note https://lnkd.in/eqidGgmk
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Last Chance for Early-Bird Applications! Time’s running out to get your early-stage startup noticed at the Lightning Round III Pitch Competition! Apply for a shot at $500K in perks and the chance to pitch live in front of top-tier angel investors and venture capitalists. 🎤 Pitch Date: September 10 🗓 Early-Bird Deadline: August 22 Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/gMyrEhpA Our Partners: Girls Into VC Pasadena Angels Spark xyz Los Angeles Venture Partners Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP TCA Venture Group #startups #pitch #founder
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Ready to level up your startup game? Meet the #accelerators, #incubators, #networking groups, and startup support programs you can connect with at Startup Boston Week! 🌟 Join us each day from Monday to Thursday during SBW2024 as we spotlight up to eight amazing startup communities between 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Just grab your free ticket right here: https://lnkd.in/e3E4CRfz This is your chance to mingle face-to-face with the folks who can help you take your startup to the next level. We’re thrilled to showcase these 30 #startup organizations: 🚀 The Massachusetts Founders Network 🚀 Better Business Bureau 🚀 CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) Social Impact Program 🚀 Massachusetts Innovation Network 🚀 MGMT Boston 🚀 CommonWealth Kitchen 🚀 Howe Innovation Center at Perkins School for the Blind 🚀 Girls Into VC 🚀 Get Girls Going 🚀 Venture Forum 🚀 D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University Co-op 🚀 Mass Professional Networking - AIMC Business Solutions 🚀 MKTG WMN 🚀 Hack.Diversity 🚀 Blue Innovation Labs 🚀 Prepare 4 VC 🚀 Startup Maine 🚀 U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service 🚀 NH Tech Alliance 🚀 Dirigo Labs 🚀 Massachusetts Export Center 🚀 Massachusetts Technology Collaborative 🚀 Greenshot Climate Accelerator 🚀 Mass Fintech Hub Hub 🚀 C10 Labs 🚀 The Engine Accelerator 🚀 Greentown Labs 🚀 Remarkable Tech 🚀 Venture Lane | Startup Hub 🚀 Fintech Sandbox #StartupCommunities #Networking #Entrepreneurship
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🚨New Podcast Episode!🚨 Kritika Jain hosted this week’s episode with Emma Z. Ohanian, Founding Partner Y&Z Ventures! Y&Z Ventures is a Los Angeles based multi-family office investing on behalf of immigrant and first-generation entrepreneurs. As a mergers and acquisitions professional (most recently at Uber, which acquired Postmates, Drizly and more!), Emma's experience uniquely positions her to work with companies to build for the end game, or the Y&Z. An honest optimist, Emma believes each shortcoming is an opportunity to create change. It all comes down to mindset. Our key takeaways: 1️⃣ Administration, legal, and tax work is the hardest part of starting a fund, but having attorneys can make the process easier 2️⃣ While having a finance background is considered unconventional in the VC space, Emma’s experience in M&A has helped her identify unique opportunities for her portfolio companies, such as when to exit and acquire for inorganic growth 3️⃣ Trust, relationships, and community are crucial for a VC fund’s success, especially as many VC funds work together on syndicate deals Thank you so much, Emma, for coming on the Girls Into VC podcast and sharing your journey with us! Listen to Emma’s episode here - https://lnkd.in/eFmk7C84
S2E15: Building for the “End Game” While Giving Back to Community with Emma Ohanian and Y&Z Ventures
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So excited to be partnering with Pegasus Angel Accelerator. If you're an early stage founder make sure to apply below!
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀💥 Pitch your startup to our esteemed Venture Partners and 100+ investors! ⚡️ Eligibility: -Pre-seed & Seed Stage Companies 👏 Process: -Five startups will be selected to pitch (live or via Zoom) -Each pitch will last 5 minutes, followed by a Q&A session. 💰 Prizes: -Exclusive $500k Perks Package -Featured in our monthly investor newsletter and social media channels -Expert feedback on your product, pitch, and go-to-market strategy -Automatic entry into Round 2 of Pegasus Accelerator's due diligence process, with a chance at $100k investment and acceptance into the program. 🗓️ Deadlines -Early-Bird Application Deadline: Thursday, August 22, 2024 -Application Deadline: Thursday, August 29, 2024 -Pitch Competition: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Our Partners: Girls Into VC Pasadena Angels Spark xyz Los Angeles Venture Partners Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP TCA Venture Group 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gMyrEhpA #startups #pitchcompetition #startupfounder
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🚨New Podcast Episode!🚨 Kritika Jain hosted this week’s episode with Avni Barman, CEO and Founder of Gen She ! GenShe is a media platform building and leading the next generation of female talent. Avni has built a community of 200,000 women across Instagram, TikTok, a newsletter, a podcast, and a job board. With 4+ years in Big Tech as an engineer and product manager, she is now on a mission to unlock the potential of every young woman in entrepreneurship, tech, venture, and media. Our key takeaways: 1️⃣ Early education on building wealth and developing professionally is crucial in empowering women to lead the lives they want 2️⃣ Media is a highly competitive field due to the lack of market segmentation – startups in this space must compete with every other media company for viewers’ limited attention and time 3️⃣ “The person who cares the most, wins” – in Avni’s words, founders must be fiercely passionate about their work and believe in themselves every day for their startups to succeed Thank you so much, Avni, for coming on the Girls Into VC podcast and sharing your journey with us! Listen to Avni’s episode here - https://lnkd.in/eRUE8TET
S2E14: Unlocking the Potential of Every Young Woman in Entrepreneurship, Tech, Venture, and Media with Avni Barman and GenShe
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New Podcast Episode! Kritika Jain hosted this week’s episode with Joanna Kuang, SVP of Product and Impact at Illumen Capital! Joanna leads Illumen Capital’s platform and portfolio support with a focus on DEI and ESG standards. She believes that a combination of public, private, and philanthropic capital drives meaningful impact when coordinated towards a shared systemic goal, and has dedicated her career to expanding access to capital in pursuit of inclusive justice for and alongside under-resourced people of color. Our three key takeaways: 1️⃣ VC fund of funds and VC funds are increasingly interested in integrating DEI and ESG standards into their investment considerations due to their growing importance. 2️⃣ Systemic racism is very much present today, and Joanna’s experience teaching in the Mississippi Delta is a prime example of systemic racism in education. 3️⃣ Keeping an open mind about your next career move can lead to new and exciting opportunities - you never know what may come your way! Thank you so much, Joanna, for coming on the Girls Into VC podcast and sharing your journey with us! Listen to Joanna’s episode here - https://lnkd.in/eGmXpQwg
S2E13: Impact Investing in VC Funds from a DEI Lens with Joanna Kuang
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🚨New Episode!🚨 Kritika Jain hosted this week’s episode with Diana Melencio, General Partner at XRC Ventures! Diana Melencio is currently General Partner at XRC Ventures, a New York City-based venture capital firm and startup accelerator focused on pre-Seed to Series A startups in the retail technology, consumer goods, and consumer health tech sectors. Diana manages the entire XRC investment process and team and holds over 15 years of investing experience in retail, consumer and healthcare. Our three key takeaways: 1️⃣ Empathy and open communication are required to properly support a founder as a venture capitalist – it is important to understand the founder’s journey and thought process while guiding them rather than dictating how they should lead their company 2️⃣ Founders should be clear on how the accelerators they participate in will help them, such as with their business development, expanding their network, etc 3️⃣ As Diana said, “you can have it all, but you can’t have it at once” – you need to focus on 1-2 things that are important to you at every stage of life! Thank you so much, Diana, for coming on the Girls Into VC podcast and sharing your journey and heartfelt stories with us! Listen to Diana’s episode here - https://lnkd.in/eY4-5E5C
S2E12: What General Partners Look for When Investing in a Startup with Diana Melencio
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Girls Into VC reposted this
Calling All Women Entrepreneurs! We're excited to announce TIE NJ's Women's Pitch Competition, and looking for innovative, driven women to showcase their business ideas! This is your chance to pitch your startup, gain valuable exposure, win amazing prizes $$ that could take your business to the next level. If you have a groundbreaking idea and the passion to make it happen, we want to hear from you! And you DON't have to be from the South Asian diaspora to apply, everyone is included as long as you identify as a "female founder"! Deadline to apply: June 30 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dKDFckzx Let’s empower each other and create a future where women entrepreneurs lead the way. Spread the word to your "circle of influence" and apply today! #howwomeninvest #howwomenlead #TiEGlobal #TiE-NJ #Rotary
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