Silicon Florist 🌹 Exploring new fund models 💰

Issue 662

Rogue Women's Fund teams in unique fundraising model

Portland-based Rogue Women’s Fund proved its thesis with Fund I and now Managing Partner Caroline Lewis is raising a hefty Fund II. Lewis is targeting $30 million for the fund, which had a first close in August. To ensure the fund is available to a wide swath of accredited investors, she has teamed with innovative fund managers at Chicago-based Vitalize Venture Capital and Baltimore-based RareBreed Ventures. The effort aims to help all three funds and make it easier for small investors to participate… More

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Rick Turoczy @turoczy

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Rick Turoczy @turoczy

This 👇 So much this. Also, please remember this isn't just for negatives. SHARE POSITIVE NEWS EARLY AND OFTEN. So many founders don't think to share wins and promotional opportunities in a timely manner and miss out on the potential momentum of all of us piling on.

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1/ Founder to VC communications can seem tricky sometimes but it's honestly not. I recently had a meeting with a founder who told me about an issue the ran into 3 weeks ago. That when I told them that they should had told me 3 weeks ago. We are partners here to work together.

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