All Raise Summit Quotes, a Step by Step Process to Raising $20M, and Market Downturn Implications for VC

A newsletter for founders & friends (19th edition)

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Welcome to the 19th edition of Re:Vitalize, a newsletter with tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus cool things we’re seeing in the future of work.

Did you miss last week’s newsletter about raising millions via cold emails, interesting company attributes, and increasing the number of women investors? Subscribe below so you never miss another👇

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Top 3 Tweets

🥇 All Raise Summit Quotes

mariagilfoyle.eth @MariaGilfoyle

Favorite quotes from the #AllRaiseVCSummit ✨ “Take a job where you only know 50% of it.” -@katie_haun ✨ “Pressure is a privilege” -@katie_haun ✨ “If someone opens the door it’s your job to put a door stopper there to leave the door open for someone else.” - @unolil

🥈 A Step by Step Process to Raising $20M

Joe Speiser ⚡️ @jspeiser

I've raised $20M for my startups by just emailing Fundraising is hard but with the right system, anyone can raise Here's my step by step process

🥉 Market Downturn Implications for VC

samir kaji @Samirkaji

Since everyone has thoughts on the market & VC, thought I'd share our recent newsletter (we also compiled some great resources and data from @DavidSacks @CBinsights @fintechjunkie @cartainc)

ventureunlocked.substack.comThe bull market is over… What are the implications for venture capital? ­­­­­­TLDR: Venture managers are changing their behavior with respect to new deal pacing and valuations. Although pacing has slowed, the market has not fully adjusted to the new market as investors and entrepreneurs are still evaluating how to participate in this new market economy.

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Resources

• A huge directory of startup tools and resources

• A guide to growth rates

• A tool for powering your fundraise

• An app for founders to get more out of their investors and advisors

• 10 takeaways from Sequoia Capital’s founder warning

• 250+ of the best agencies & freelancers in product design, marketing, community, and branding (Password: startupy)

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Future of Work Reads

• 7 Steps to Design a Flexible Work Arrangement (TIME)

• The Future of Work Hinges on Reinventing This Crucial Founder Relationship (Entrepreneur)

• What is the future of work for persons with disabilities? (World Economic Forum)

• What do employees really want? (ADP)

• Brains and heart win over muscle in the future of work (London School of Economics)

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The World of VITALIZE

• Placer was listed among the top 100 fastest growing startups featured in Deloitte Digital's 2022 RetailTech Report

• This week, we had a special episode of The VITALIZE Podcast featuring a few members of our VITALIZE team - Gale, Caroline, Larissa, and me!

  • Watch on YouTube

  • Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

• Gale joined Inside for a reverse pitch to founders

• Gale is hosting a free “Angel Investing Playbook” webinar in June

• Open jobs at Vitalize portfolio companies

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Future of Work Funding Rounds

• Cribl raised a $150M Series D

  • Cribl is an observability pipeline company that provides administrators control over their data in motion.

  • Top Investors: CrowdStrike, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Greylock, Redpoint

• Noyo raised a $45M Series B

  • Noyo offers a modern data infrastructure that focuses on health insurance and benefits. It is making modern insurance happen through API-based data exchange.

  • Top Investors: Norwest Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Gusto, Precursor Ventures, Core Innovation Capital

• Fetcher raised a $20M Series B

  • Fetcher provides an AI-powered sourcing platform designed to automate the recruitment process.

  • Top Investors: Slow Ventures, Picus Capital, Revel Partners, Accomplice, K Fund

• Equipifi raised a $12M Series A

  • Equipifi develops white-labeled buy now, pay later programs for credit unions, banks, and other financial institutions.

  • Top Investors: SaaS Ventures, New Stack Ventures, Revolution‚Äôs Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, PHX Ventures, Curql

• Included raised a $3.5M Seed

  • Included is a platform that drives DEI results at every stage of a company's employee lifecycle.

  • Top Investors: Alumni Ventures, SignalFire, Trilogy Equity Partners, Flying Fish Partners, Ascend Capital Partners

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Written by Justin Gordon, Director of Marketing at VITALIZE, a venture capital firm and 300+ member angel investing community for everyone investing in U.S.-based B2B software founders in the work revolution. Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.