The Real Deal vol. 7
Happy Friday and Labor Day weekend! If time isn’t a construct and still has meaning for you. And if you have some, there’s opportunity to apply for some of the great VC programs listed below. Many thanks again to Linda Horner, who brought you about half of this newsletter.
Open Positions
Cowboy Ventures is accepting applications for its remote fall internship program - but only until tomorrow. Gotta hustle. You know Cowboy from investments in Chime, Dollar Shave Club, Product Hunt, and others.
The Vinetta Project is a capital platform that sources, funds, and supports the world’s most promising female founders - providing great outcomes for their startups and superior returns for investors and partners. Vinetta is looking for college students to serve as marketing and communications and operations and database management interns for college credit.
Another open position at the Citi Impact Fund. This is a more senior role at the fund, which seeks to invest in double bottom line private-sector startups.
Madrona Venture Labs, the incubation program at Madrona Venture Group in Seattle, is seeking a Founder in Residence.
Awesome role at Techstars to work closely with early-stage founders and funders. They’re looking for an Investment Manager to support executive teams at their portfolio companies across North and South America.
Andreessen Horowitz has many open opportunities for you to help software eat the world.
ACME Capital is looking for someone to work closely in support of one the fund’s partners as a Chief of Staff/Investment Associate.
News, Events & Other Cogitations
I just started reading this newsletter on VC and startup news by Rohil Seth. You should too. He also highlights funds that are focused on impact investing, run specialized mandates, or have a diverse set of GP’s.
Here’s the latest great thing All Raise has done. They launched a Visionary Voices platform of over 975 extraordinary female or non-binary founders, investors, and operators from across the venture-backed tech ecosystem. If you need a speaker at your next event, here’s the easiest way to amplify underrepresented voices.
Carla Harris has a podcast! Old news but news to me. She is an amazing person who through her Access & Opportunity podcast shares stories of successful and diverse founders and funders. Among many other things.
Calling all Black women entrepreneurs - Black Girl Ventures and Bumble Fund, the investment arm of Bumble, is investing in Black women-founded startups. Apply here.
Applications are due September 8 for Human Ventures’ “Humans in the Wild” incubator program. The program will support experienced entrepreneurs focused on the future of work.
Also due September 8 - applications for the Female Founders Alliance Ready Set Raise startup accelerator program. Their last cohort raised nearly $5M at the pre-seed stage in just a few months.
Happy Beyoncé’s birthday to you and yours.