The Girls Table Newsletter

8/10 - This Week in Venture Capital & Start-ups

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Here is a breakdown of today's newsletter:

  • ๐Ÿฅณ Events & Community

  • ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ New Podcast Episode

  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Start-Up Investment Opportunities

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Venture Capital News

๐Ÿ“ฃ Exciting Announcement

In this week's Newsletter, we're thrilled to highlight a familiar face & an emerging powerhouse in Venture Capital - Elana Dickman, a Partner at Red Beard Ventures (RBV) and the founder of The Girls Table.

At just 28, she's graced the esteemed Forbes 30 under 30 list in LA, while her influence reverberates throughout the venture capital landscape.

๐Ÿ”—Link to article

๐Ÿฅณ Events & Community: 

We currently have a small pickleball event for investors in LA! If you are interested let us know! If you want to see a larger list of events, check out a larger list one of our community members made here.

Also, don't want to miss out on future events we will be hosting during 2023, so join our Telegram group to stay up-to-date. The chat has been growing and it is so amazing to have such an awesome inspiration group!

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Podcast:

We are posting an exciting episode next week make sure to subscribe to the Youtube Channel!

Do you know any entrepreneurs, creators, or investors who you think have an amazing story? Please reply and share them with us so we can continue to have the most inspirational individuals on the podcast.

๐Ÿ“ˆ Start-Up Investment Opportunities

Please keep this confidential. If you are an accredited investor and interested in expanding your start-up portfolio, we have provided some investment opportunities that are currently active through the Red Beard Ventures Syndicate. The minimum amount to invest per deal is $1k! Please reach out if you have any questions.

Syntreno: Security for Malicious AI Generated Content

  • They have developed an AI model for detecting AI-generated images, which can detect minute telltale signs of having been generated by an AI

  • Even the most human-fooling images can be given a high degree of certainty

  • This is their initial fundraise, used to bring their prototype to an MVP-ready model

  • Link to invest

Baibys Fertility: AI-Controlled Cell Selection for IVF

  • The male infertility crisis and increasing average age of motherhood has caused IVF procedures to skyrocket

  • Selecting the sperm cells is currently human-driven; slow, expensive, and error prone

  • Baibys device selects cells with a more stringent criteria, and arranges them by quality

  • Link to invest

Venus Aerospace: LA to Tokyo in ONE HOUR at hypersonic speed

  • A promise of the space age finally fulfilled, the craft designed by Venus Aerospace will be the fastest reusable hypersonic system in the world.

  • Their patented rotating detonation rocket engine (RDTE) will propel passengers at speeds up to Mach 9

  • The craft is designed to fly just outside of our atmosphere, where air friction poses no risk to the craft

  • Link to invest

Tafi: The Global Leader in 3D Assets and Text-to-3D genAI

  • Largest commercial library of 3D assets in the world; customers include Coca-Cola, HBO, Warner/DC, Coinbase, and others

  • Their product DAZ 3D (link to demo here) creates ultra-HD fully compatible and customizable characters

  • Exclusive partnership with NVIDIA to train even greater AI capabilities

  • Link to invest

Siegelman Stable: Streetwear with a Conscience - Gary Vaynerchuk Lead

  • Rapidly gaining mass appeal and A-list celebrity endorsements

  • Nearly one million dollars in gross revenue in 2022

  • Founded by the son from a top horse racing family, Max Siegelman, past collaborator with Kanye West, NBA teams, Puma, Hypebeast, Lexus, and more

  • Link to invest

๐Ÿ’ฐ Venture Capital News

PitchBook: VC Zombie Funds Consolidation

  • VC industry faces challenges of overcapacity and bloat.

  • The number of active VC firms increased from 850 to over 2,500.

  • Predictions of VC fund reduction during downturn coming true.

  • Unlike private equity, VC firms are unlikely to merge or acquire other firms.

  • Secondary markets and creative solutions may help struggling firms, while survivors continue to raise funds.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Thatโ€™s all for now friends! See you next week.

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