💐 Moms! AI and the future of work, +$1M in new funding, funding expectations, looking beyond VC, and more
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The future of work is changing fast with an AI workforce that’s here and AI influencers are raking in +$10K a month. The "white-collar recession" is hitting hard, and more Americans are becoming ‘ALICEs’. Adjacently, there’s the 2024 Kauffman Fellows Survey, pointing at VCs who are feeling pretty optimistic this year. So, there’s that.
As for me, my furry 8-year-old son, Choco, and Josh invited me to a Mother’s Day picnic this morning. I’m looking forward to it and excited to rep Ganas at the Hello Alice Summit Series in Santa Monica this 15th. Hope to see you there.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms!
✨ Lolita Taub, GP at Ganas Ventures | twitter | luma
Ganas Ventures invests $100K checks into pre-seed and seed community-driven startups in the US and Latin America. We’ve been featured in Forbes, Nasdaq, Techcrunch, and more.
Congrats
Zette (port co) crowdfunded $1.2M. Builtfirst (port co) was acquired by AppDirect. Storybook (port co) made Apple’s App Store’s “Apps We Love” list. Chptr (port co) partnered with Gray Television to modernize memorialization. Ask Alex (port co) partnered with Olo. Omsom made Inc’s Top Female Founders of 2024 list.
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For investors
Kauffman | Get insights into the VC sentiment in 2024
Pitchbook | Find out where the world’s top startup cities are
Carta | Explore the State of Pre-Seed Report
Startup-Investor Matching Tool | VCs: meet thesis-aligned underrepresented founders
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For founders
Craft | Check out this Playbook for AI Entrepreneurs
Pitchbook | Learn why it’s important to look for funding beyond VC
Asking for a founder | Get ideas on where to find a superstar product hire
LaaS | Underrepresented founders: get resources made for you
Sponsored | Community-driven founders and funders: what is a community-driven community? In a recent The Swarm (port co) webinar, Lolita Taub, GP of Ganas Ventures, shares her answer, best practices for founders, gtm, and more.
Money
Hubspot | Founders: apply to this million dollar competition by 5/17
Amazon | Founders: apply for a $25K grant by 5/24
VS | LATAM founders: apply for $100K by 8/11
Accion | Founders: apply for $10K grants by 9/13
BGV | BIPOC women founders: apply for $30K by 11/6
AIIG | AI founders: apply for $10K grants
Ganas Ventures | Community-driven founders: apply for $100K
B2BNB | Illinois founders: apply for $5-$30K grants
Sephora | Black beauty founders: apply for $100K grants
Lattitude | US Latino founders: apply for up to $1M
HerSuiteSpot | WOC founders: apply for $1K grants
Wish | Black founders: apply for $500-$2K
Workers Lab | BIPOC women: apply for $200K
Amber | Women founders: apply for <$10K grants
Z Fellow | Technical tinkerers: apply for a $10K grant
TechRise | Chicago founders: apply to win $50K
SoGal Foundation | Black women founders: apply for $5-$10K in grants
1863 Ventures | Black founders: apply to get a 3Rs $5K grants
Equity Crowdfunding | Raise up to $5 million
Startup-Investor Matching Tool | Founders: get intros to investors
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