The Early

🏈 Last year’s Superbowl LVIII saw almost half of its viewership – 58.8M fans – represented by women. It’s estimated that roughly 47% of National Football League (NFL) fans are women and girls. At the same time, there’s been a surge in NFL partnerships with women-focused brands, from beauty brands like E.L.F. BEAUTY and Estée Lauder to iconic jewelry designer Kendra Scott. The NFL has also teamed up with powerhouse entrepreneurs like Emma Grede and Kristin Juszczyk (Off Season) and Erin Andrews (Wear) to launch exclusive collections. These partnerships have been gamechangers for both brands and the NFL. A 2023 E.L.F. Superbowl ad featuring Jennifer Coolidge, for example, generated over 60 billion impressions and a 90% increase in traffic to the E.L.F. website. On the fan side, a 2024 report found that 64% of Gen Z and millenial women now hold a 'favorable view' of the NFL. Tomorrow, Sri Varre and I will be dropping a newsletter on The Early and https://lnkd.in/gpCUcCCC with a deep dive into the rise of female-oriented brands and marketing in the NFL. In the meantime, you can check out our market map below: cc: SponsorUnited

🤖 Interested in the intersection of deep tech and VC? Elaia is hiring an analyst to join their deep tech seed team based in Paris, France. Check out the role and apply by Jan. 30th ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gwCbgD3u #venturecapitalanalyst #hiring #earlycareer

The tennis accessories industry has stayed the same for decades, selling the same black-and-white overgrips, standard dampeners and gear over and over. With fresh designs and signature bright colors, richsport inc is changing the tennis merch game 🎾 In this week's edition, richsport co-founder Sarah Koudouzian shares more on: - How she and her co-founder, Nicole Dunn, have bootstrapped richsport as a team of two - Scoring a partnership with Billie Jean King Cup's Team Mexico only 6 months post-launch - The product development process as a self-funded founding team, from beta testing to manufacturing and weighing costs - How a painful past experience led to the business idea for richsport - The deeper meaning behind the name 'richsport' and the change Sarah hopes to see in the world of tennis merch - The importance of holding onto your 'why' as a founder and making sure product vision is guided by true experiences - Why Sarah and Nicole donate a percentage of their business profits and products to charity ➡️ Read the interview here: https://lnkd.in/gPSS7KgX 🧡 🐅 Check out richsport: https://www.richsport.inc/

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👀 PREVIEW: In next week's edition of The Early... We're thrilled to feature powerhouse Sarah Koudouzian, former celebrity fitness trainer, bestselling author, and now co-founder of richsport inc. 🧡 richsport is revolutionizing tennis accessories with never-before-seen colors and 90s and Y2K-inspired designs. Subscribe here to read the edition as soon as it comes out: https://lnkd.in/gpEBFMix Check out richsport: https://www.richsport.inc/ #venturecapital #earlycareer #founderstories #richsport

✨ A few live VC roles from The Early job board to round out your Friday ;) Spring Graduate Associate at Powerhouse Ventures (Remote or Oakland, CA): https://lnkd.in/g44R6GFm Portfolio Operations Associate at Gold House Ventures (Los Angeles, CA): https://lnkd.in/gSJpMGJ4 Senior Associate at Fine Structure Ventures (Remote): https://lnkd.in/dqe8WKGd Venture Partner at Erez Capital (Remote, Part-Time): https://lnkd.in/dUw53uTE Investor Relations Associate at Forum Ventures (San Francisco, CA): https://lnkd.in/gkbpEfdx ➡ Subscribe to our free newsletter to get live VC roles straight to your inbox every week: https://lnkd.in/gtVadAx6 ➡ Check out the full VC job board: https://lnkd.in/gdM92Smn #vc #venturecapital #roles #hiring #earlycareer #theearly

From starting her career at Soma Capital to becoming employee #1 at Beacons, Jessica Li has been on the frontlines of building as both an investor and operator. In today’s edition of The Early, Jess dives into her learnings from starting her career in VC to taking on the startup world ✨ A few highlights: - Jess advocates for a give-first attitude and approach when building relationships - Starting your career in VC, you get to meet a ton of new people, build relationships in tech, and get paid to be a full-time learner as your job! - VC helped Jess "learn how to learn" and sharpen her marketing, branding, and communication skillset - On building operational experience while still in VC, Jess mentioned reaching out to portcos to offer hands-on help like supporting candidate screens, sales calls, and cold outreach A huge thank you to Jess for the awesome insights 🎉 ➡ Check out the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/g53zZF6W #vc #venturecapital #theearly #earlycareer

🚨 Era is hiring a Platform Associate to support ERA portfolio companies! Amazing opportunity to dive into the operational side of investing. Check out the role here: https://lnkd.in/gxzZjWik You can also find a live list of open VC roles on our job board ➡ https://lnkd.in/gdM92Smn #eranyc #vc #hiring #venturecapital #roles #theearly

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🚨A few of this week’s live VC roles shared in the latest The Early newsletter: VC Intern at Mangusta Capital Capital (SF Bay Area): https://lnkd.in/gMXHDXV8   VC Analyst Springbank (Hybrid - New York, NY): https://lnkd.in/gP_TQaEh   VC Investor at Pascal Capital (Hybrid - SF Bay Area): https://lnkd.in/gkHx6pEk Senior Associate at XAnge (Paris, FR): https://lnkd.in/gcJeHpVy   Research Associate at Forerunner Ventures (SF Bay Area): https://lnkd.in/g2X5zH7F ➡ Subscribe to our free newsletter to get live VC roles straight to your inbox every week: https://lnkd.in/gtVadAx6 ➡ Check out the full VC job board: https://lnkd.in/gdM92Smn #vc #venturecapital #roles #hiring #earlycareer #theearly