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"Tell your story backwards," Judah Taub's biggest advice for startup founders, as shared on IsraelTech. Watch 👇 Judah and Yoel Israel build a fake company to tell its story backwards in order to display big vision when pitching VCs. There's a lot more, including alternatives to ARR when evaluating startup investments, why founder tension is important, leveraging different (and often disadvantaged) communities across Israel for better high tech, and some science and Torah (why not?). Watch the whole interview: https://lnkd.in/dnJ3aRr4

Headed to #StartupGrind next week? Join us for this fireside chat ft. our Head of Startups & Strategic Partnerships, Jason Mok, and Sasha Orloff, Co-founder and CEO of Puzzle 🧩🚀. The two will be diving into how to to think about today's startup landscape, including how to navigate a rocky macroeconomic landscape, and more. Get the details: https://bit.ly/4aGbPDN

It's been one year since the SVB collapse. What does that mean for startups building fintech? 🤔 Our co-founder and CEO Sasha Orloff is sitting down with Head of Startups & Strategic Partnerships Jason Mok to dive into this next week at #StartupGrind! You're not going to want to miss this. Get the details below 👇

Financial health is the backbone of any startup, and Aviad Sorek Founder & CEO of The-Founders, provided our Tech Founders Bootcamp participants with the knowledge they need to thrive. Thank you, Aviad, for your insightful session on "Unit Economics for Startups"! 📷:Adam rabinovitz אדם רבינוביץ

SEASON 5 EPISODE 2, and hosts Bulent and Shelley meet Fabrice Marquet, accomplished entrepreneur and co-founder of MONACO FOUNDRY, who facilitate fast-track access to market for innovative and revolutionary startups. They aim to help make the whole fundraising process more efficient, by closing the disconnect between people who have money to invest and people who are creating value. With discussion topics ranging from inefficiencies in the venture capital space to the future prospects of AI and intellectual property, this is a conversation brimming with insights for any startup enthusiast. Listen to the full episode https://lnkd.in/eu_rRQV5.

🚀 Outlast Fund is heading to TechChill! Riga, get ready. Expect to see us on stage, in the audience, and possibly at the coffee stand pretending it's a boardroom. Here’s where you can’t avoid us: 🔥 Fireside Chats with friends from Trace.Space, 20VC, and Cherry Ventures— because deep convos are best when paired with the right level of VC/founder skepticism, right Egita Polanska? 🎤 Reverse Pitch — Yes, Marija Rucevska is flipping the script. Startups, bring your toughest investor grilling skills (but please, no "what's your traction?" — we know the pain). ⚖️ Startup Battle Jury — Because after surviving the Reverse Pitch, we’ve earned our spot at the judge’s table in Kristaps Prusis persona We’ll be there, ready to talk deals, and hopefully even fund the next unicorn. See you at TechChill! 🦄✨

#Portfolio | April has set a strong pace for our Portfolio companies, and we're excited to share their latest milestones. Here’s a snapshot of the achievements and future visions from the startups we've proudly backed. #SeedBlink #PortfolioCompanies #StartupInvesting

Hey, fellow investors! 🤑 Wanna get in on some of the hottest startups before they hit the big time? Check out AdValorem Angel Syndicate - we're bringing exclusive access to potential unicorns! 🦄 Join us and let's ride the bus to big returns! 🚌 What are you waiting for? Comment below and let's chat!

Is data in your startup's DNA and you're looking for an investor that understands the feeling? Here's a pre-seed and seed lead investor you should know! This week's findfunding.vc spotlight is on Nick Adams from Differential Ventures. He: 🗽 Is NYC based 🎤 Has spoken publicly on the future of AI and data 🇭🇰 Went to grad school in Hong Kong Amongst founders, Nick and his team at Differential Ventures, including David Magerman, and Tom Driscoll, are known for being a well-rounded group of former operators who understand the unique challenges of building a company in the enterprise data / AI market across every aspect of the business. They adapt how they work with founders and try to get ahead of potential issues based on the many different challenges startups face as they scale from pre-seed through exit. ✉️ To get in touch, pitch him at nick@differential.vc For more, check out our funder spotlight card below along with Differential Ventures' profile on findfunding.vc (link in comments).

Founders, before sending that message to investors, first try to understand what investors are looking for. At Blitzscaling Ventures, we're unusually transparent in our scorecard (companies need 80 out of 100 points), which evaluates several key attributes of a company. Additionally, for early-stage startups, we also have a founder scorecard that we heavily weight. What do we look for in an AI startup? Here's the methodology written by Blitzscaling co-author, founding partner, former colleague and friend of 20 years, Chris Yeh.