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Los Angeles Venture Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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LAVP is an elite community of leaders, innovators & experts investing in high growth startups in the US.
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LAVP is an elite community of leaders, innovators & experts investing in high growth startups in the US. We offer educational resources, networking and curated investment opportunities to our community.
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Christopher Lay
Founding Partner at Leonid Capital Partners // DOD Trusted Capital Provider
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Jay Modi
Co-Founder & CEO of ChefSuite
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Jack Sheehan
Media Studio Founder - Film & TV Producer - Space, Energy & Web3 Investor - President of Worldwide Sales
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Jonathan Myers
Corporate Development at Deloitte | Seed & Series-A Stage Investor
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Los Angeles Venture Partners reposted this
I’ve created the ultimate decoder to the determine if a VC will invest in your company based on deciphering their answers… "Would love to see more traction." = No "Let me know when you have a lead." = No "It's a bit early for us." = No "Circle back once you've hit some milestones." = No "We're focused on other sectors right now." = No "Let's keep in touch and stay updated." = No "We’re prioritizing our current portfolio right now." = No "This is intriguing—just not the right fit for us." = No "Come back when you’re raising your next round." = No "We’re worried about the market timing for this." = No "We're watching the space closely but not ready to invest yet." = No "This is interesting, but we’re staying heads-down on our current investments." = No "It’s not within our core thesis right now." = No "Come back when you have some anchor customers." = No "Our fund is currently fully deployed, but we’re happy to stay in the loop." = No "We’re looking for something with a bit more differentiation." = No "We're hesitant about the competitive landscape." = No "We’d like to see a bit more revenue consistency." = No "We have concerns about scalability at this stage." = No "We’d love to see more validation from other investors." = No 👻 = No
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Another great post on founder updates. Completely underutilized in their importance for attracting repeat investments and getting introduced to other investors in network. No investor is going to double down in the next round after getting ghosted on updates for the last 12-18 months, but it happens more often than you’d think.
Ever wonder what top founders put in their updates? Here’s the secret formula 👀 End-of-year updates are your chance to show investors why they bet on you—and why they’ll want to keep betting big. I've now received over 500+ investor updates (probably more) and here are the sections that I have found the most helpful and that helps build excitement and trust: 1. High-Level Highlights 🏆 Start with a brief summary covering major wins, growth milestones, and strategic progress. This sets the stage and gives investors a quick understanding of the overall health and direction of the business. 2. Financial Snapshot 💰 Share concise, clear metrics like Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) growth, churn rate changes, or cost savings. Investors want to see quantitative progress—whether it’s record revenue months, reduced churn, or increased signups. The goal here? Transparency and clarity. 3. Product Developments & Roadmap 🔄 Give a rundown of new feature launches, enhancements, and product stability improvements. This shows that the team is actively improving the user experience and pushing the roadmap forward. Highlight any major product milestones, like introducing key features that unlock larger enterprise deals. 4. Sales & Customer Wins 🚀 Highlight revenue-driving moves like landing enterprise clients, increasing sales conversions, or adding notable new accounts. Investors love seeing traction and brand credibility, so spotlight any new partnerships or well-known customers joining the roster. 5. Team & Hiring Needs 👥 Share updates on key team members who’ve joined, especially in critical roles. And if you’re hiring for leadership positions, use the update to tap into your investors’ networks for introductions. 6. Challenges & Learnings 📉 Address setbacks or lessons learned. Whether it’s a pivot, a slow revenue month, or lessons from high churn, show your resilience and growth mindset by outlining steps to overcome these issues. 7. Goals for the Next Quarter 🎯 Lay out clear goals, whether they’re related to revenue, product milestones, or customer satisfaction. This gives investors insight into what’s next and how they can support the company’s mission. 8. Market & Competitive Insights 🌐 Share insights on market trends, competitor activity, or shifts that could impact your business. This context shows investors that you’re thinking strategically about your position and adapting to the broader landscape. 9. Brand & PR Highlights 📣 Showcase any recent media coverage, awards, or endorsements. Positive press can elevate your brand’s credibility and allow you to also get more engagement from your investors on the posts. --- Regular, structured updates keep investors engaged and informed, transforming them into advocates. A well-organized investor update not only shares wins but fosters long-term support and trust. #startups #venturecapital #investorrelations #fundraising
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Los Angeles Venture Partners reposted this
Here's a new list of 37 growing Y Combinator backed startups, with 50-100 employees, hiring for REMOTE roles: 1) Embrace - mobile observability (GB/US Remote) 2) Afriex - low-fee remittance (US Remote) 3) CircuitHub - electronics factory automation (US Remote) 4) Zippi - payment platform for LatAm entrepreneurs (BR Remote) 5) Rootly - on-call and incident management (US/CA Remote) 6) UserGems 💎 - AI-powered sales solution (US Remote) 7) Taktile - make smarter decisions (US Remote) 8) Joy - platform for all life events (Remote) 9) Gigs - stripe for phone plans (GB/DE/US Remote) 10) Clinikally (YC S22) - India's telemedicine platform (IN Remote) 11) BeGo - connects cargo shippers with truck suppliers in MX/US (MX Remote) 12) Pulley - helps startups manage their equity and cap table (US Remote) 13) Oxygen - digital bank offering personal and business banking (US Remote) 14) Community Phone - modern landline and voice services (AR/UY/MX Remote) 15) Prospa (YC W21) - banking for businesses in Nigeria (NG Remote) 16) GoLinks - easy-to-remember short links (US Remote) 17) Ready.net - optimizing regulated utilities (US Remote) 18) Ramani.io - financial infrastructure for Africa's supply chains (Remote) 19) Informed K12 - software for districts' day to day operations (US Remote) 20) PNOĒ - enabling health professionals to prescribe wellness (Remote) 21) DirectShifts - helping healthcare workers find their next opportunity (IN Remote) 22) Hatch - SMS for contact centers (US Remote) 23) Freshpaint - customer data collection/safeguarding for healthcare (US Remote) 24) Momence - scheduling and payments for experiences (US Remote) 25) Pair Team - connecting underserved communities to high quality care (US Remote) 26) Fieldguide - AI for audit & advisory firms (US Remote) 27) Atrato - split the cost of purchases without a credit card (MX Remote) 28) PowerUs - linkedIn for skilled blue-collar workers (US Remote) 29) Vetcove - animal health supply chain (US Remote) 30) GiveCampus - fundraising platform for schools (US Remote) 31) Collectly - help healthcare orgs collect money faster (US Remote) 32) Ribbon Health - health enterprise API (US Remote) 33) Mux - video infrastructure for developers (US Remote) 34) Cortex - internal developer portal (US Remote) 35) Eight Sleep - sleep fitness (Global Remote) 36) Nova Credit - consumer credit data (LATAM Remote) 37) ClassDojo - communication app for schools (US Remote) 👋 for more lists like these every week, follow me here: Ben Lang ✨ if you’re thinking about what’s next (joining a new company or building a startup), check out next play
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Great thoughts from Pegasus Angel Accelerator. Incredibly important when founders are looking for follow on investments.
𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗔 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 Regular, well-crafted updates are one of the best ways to foster strong relationships and maintain investor engagement. Whether you send these updates monthly or quarterly, they are a powerful tool that reflects your company's health and growth and keeps investors motivated to help you succeed. Learn how to craft your investment update to ensure your investors stay informed, engaged, and ready to assist when needed. 🚨Link to article in comments🚨 #startup #founder #vc #venturecapital
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Los Angeles Venture Partners reposted this
Here’s a new list of 21 Y Combinator startups, currently hiring for REMOTE roles posted within the last 24 hours: 1. Peakflo (YC W22) - Billing for SE Asia 2. Stably AI - Automates your web E2E tests 3. MixRank - Data products for sales 4. Prelim - Software for banks 5. Narrative - AI powered data tools 6. Stable (W20) - A virtual address + mailbox 7. Roboflow - Computer vision tool 8. Pump.co -The Costco for cloud 9. Rinsed (W21) - Software to run car washes 10. PermitFlow - TurboTax for Construction 11. Postscript - The SMS revenue platform 12. Rutter - API for commerce/accounting 13. FlutterFlow - App Development Platform 14. Kaya (YC S21) - Marketing agency 15. Recall.ai - API for meeting video, audio 16. SafeBase - Trust Center platform 17. Zeal - Modern payroll 18. Invert - Data analytics software 19. Forage - Payments infrastructure 20. Activeloop - Database for AI 21. Thera (YC S22) - Payroll, Banking, Bill Pay Even if you're not job hunting, someone in your network is. This is an excellent place for them to start. 💙 #startups #hiring #careers ____ Enjoy this? Follow Kevin Jurovich for daily startup & VC insights and the occasional meme. ✌️
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Los Angeles Venture Partners reposted this
Here's a new list of 39 early-stage startups *founded by repeat founders* who sold their previous companies, with <50 employees, all are now HIRING: 1) SimpleClosure - startup shutdown service (remote / LA) 2) Aircover.ai - GenAI for live sales calls (US remote) 3) Slingshot AI - mental health AI research (London / NYC) 4) Ario - AI assistant (Bay Area) 5) Mesa - homeowner membership platform (remote US / Canada / NYC) 6) Aim Security - enterprise-grade GenAI security (Tel Aviv) 7) Tamnoon - managed cloud security service (US / remote) 8) Yuma AI (YC W23) AI - e-commerce customer service with AI (remote US / France) 9) Waterplan (YC S21) - water sustainability platform (remote / Argentina) 10) Eli Health - hormone testing (Montreal) 11) Zenskar - automate billing and revenue recognition (remote) 12) Banyan Infrastructure - software for sustainable infrastructure finance (Bay Area) 13) Stedi - API-first clearinghouse (remote US) 14) ShareWillow - profit sharing software (NYC) 15) trumpet 🎺 - digital sales room (London) 16) Unblocked - helping developers find answers (Vancouver) 17) Hummingbird Healthcare - reimagined patient experience (remote US) 18) Unthread - AI ticketing in Slack (NYC) 19) Kick - self driving book-keeping (remote) 20) gaiia - ISP platform (remote Canada) 21) Anzen Insurance - executive risk insurance marketplace (US remote / Mexico) 22) Riffusion - creative AI (Bay Area) 23) fiveonefour - data platform for developers (US / remote) 24) Bucket - feature flagging platform for B2B products (remote) 25) Acai Travel - travel operations co-pilot (Barcelona) 26) Code Metal - streamline edge research processes (Boston) 27) Lleverage - low-code AI development & observability (Amsterdam) 28) Sola Security - stealth security platform (Tel Aviv) 29) Psylo - next-gen psychedelic medicines (US remote) 30) Shepherd - insurtech for commercial construction projects (NYC / Bay Area) 31) Yellow - 3D AI tools (remote Worldwide) 32) Daydream - intuitive shopping (remote US) 33) Gamma - AI content creation (Bay Area) 34) Danti - search engine for earth (remote US) 35) LiveKit - open source WebRTC stack (San Francisco / remote) 36) Coana - open-source vulnerability scanning tool (Denmark / remote) 37) Trovo Health - intelligent assistants for healthcare (NYC) 38) VidLab7 - AI-driven personalized video content (Munich) 39) Rep AI - AI chatbot for eCommerce (remote Worldwide) Adding direct links to their career pages in the comments. 🎶 follow me for more lists like this every week: Ben Lang ✨ thank you to Harmonic (startup database) for helping me collect the list
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Los Angeles Venture Partners reposted this
20 Y Combinator Startups Now Hiring 🔥 These fast-growing YC companies just posted job openings in the last 24 hours. Here are opportunities across engineering, design, product, and sales: 🔧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 1) Tivara (NY): Founding Product Engineer 2) kapa.ai (Remote): Research Engineer 3) Stably AI (Remote): Founding Engineer 4) VectorShift (New York): Frontend Engineer 5) Candid Health (New York): Engineering Manager 🎨 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 1) Kaya (YC S21) (Remote): Graphic Designer 2) Nash (Remote): Product Designer 3) Flagright: Creative Designer 4) Stepful (NY): Product Designer 5) Wefunder (San Francisco): Lead Designer 📲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 1) Explo (SF): Founding Product Manager 2) Athelas (Bay Area): Product Manager 3) PermitFlow (NY): Lead Product Manager 4) SmartAsset (Remote): Product Manager 5) Enode (Remote): Product Manager 💼 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 1) Prelim (SF Remote): Account Executive 2) Stable (Remote): Account Executive 3) Clipboard Health (Remote): Account Executive 4) Alloy Automation: BD Representative 5) Momence (Remote): Sales Development Rep Even if you're not job hunting, someone in your network is. This is an excellent place for them to start. 💙 #startups #hiring #careers ____ Enjoy this? Follow Kevin Jurovich for daily startup & VC insights and the occasional meme. ✌️
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Excited to partner with Pegasus Angel Accelerator and their upcoming Summer '24 Demo Day!
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗨𝗽 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 '𝟮𝟰 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝘆! Welcome to Pegasus Angel Accelerator Summer '24 Demo Day - where future innovations make their big debut! 🎆 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 ⏰ Time: 5 pm - 8 pm 📍 Location: Investors, please message us for details (Santa Monica) 🎟️ Virtual sign-up: https://lu.ma/0mt6f5ed We're presenting six companies that have been handpicked for their potential to dominate industries. Over the past three months, these founders have refined their business models, built upon their traction, and now are ready to scale. This is your chance to see them first, with no filters, no fluff, just results. Who's pitching: INGENIUS Need2Say MedSetGo RxPost Swif Ekkobar Here's What You'll Get: 💰 Investor Panel Discussions 🚀 PAA Summer'24 Cohort Showcase Why This Matters: First-Mover Advantage: See these companies before they hit the mainstream. Special thanks to our sponsors and partners: Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP Altoros Power PEO Consulting Mercury Backyard Bookkeeper Paylocity HelloAdvisr SHOPLINE Los Angeles Venture Partners MEDA Angels Pasadena Angels TCA Venture Group #demoday #startups #vc #founder #angelinvestor
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