June 16 – 3pm ET/12pm PT
Marlon Nichols is the founding partner at MaC Venture Capital and has invested in companies like Gimlet Media, MongoDB, Thrive Market, PlayVS, Fair, LISNR, Mayvenn, Blavity and Wonderschool. Chris Bennett, Wonderschool founder, will join Nichols on this episode of Extra Crunch Live to tell us about the Series A fundraising process and give feedback on live pitches from the audience. REGISTER HERE FOR FREE!
Extra Crunch Live: Emergence and Retail Zipline
June 23 – 3pm ET/12pm PT
Lotti Siniscalco has experience across the fintech landscape as both an operator and investor. She’s held positions at NerdWallet, Goldman Sachs, Ribbit Capital and now at Emergence, where she invests in early-stage software companies. One of those investments is Retail Zipline, founded by Melissa Wong. The company has raised nearly $40 million. The duo will walk us through Zipline’s early pitch deck and give their own feedback on startup pitches from the audience. REGIST
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Mayfield s Navin Chaddha shares the importance of securing the right founders and seed investors in a startup.
The founding team should complement each other s strengths, fill gaps, and shape company culture.
He says the first round founding investor should be able to actively help the founders build the startup.
Building a startup is a challenging and uncertain journey, and it takes passionate and determined individuals to take on the mantle of entrepreneurship.
As both a serial founder and a venture investor who has partnered with over 50 startups leading to 17 IPOs and 24 acquisitions, I ve observed that critical decisions can help minimize missteps and accelerate a founder s journey to success.