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Another day, another business thriving with the support of John Christenbury, co-founder of Tech Leaders Forum / Charlotte 🚀 🚀 🚀
Very excited to welcome STV as the newest tenant at The Line, and thanks to John Christenbury Mark Decherd for their work on the transaction! Only a few spaces left for lease here! Meredith Ball, CCIM | CBRE Investment Management | PORTMAN
Congratulations to our friends Andrew Ashur, Scott Wiley and the entire Lucid Bots team as they announce their acquisition of AI Powerhouse Avianna! Well done! What a year! - Q2: Raised 9.1M in May with Cubit Capital, Danu Venture Group, Gratus Capital and IDEA Fund Partners and Y Combinator's Growth Fund - Q2: New father in the house! - Q3: First acquisition - Q4: What's next Andrew? We look forward to seeing you on the TECH Cruise!
CEO/Founder at Lucid Bots (YC S19) | Forbes 30 Under 30 | Charlotte's 3rd Fastest Growing Company
Lucid Bots is thrilled to announce our acquisition of Avianna, an AI company that enables robots to understand human language and operate autonomously. Sci-fi movies have long promised us a future where robots understand and act on simple language commands. What would the world look like if anyone could program a robot just by speaking to it? At Lucid Bots, we aren’t just dreaming about that future; we are actively building it. This acquisition changes the game. Our robots are already doing productive work worldwide. With Avianna, our robots will become increasingly easy to use, even more efficient, and have a new level of intelligence never before seen in commercial robotics. We are particularly excited to build alongside Victorio Pellicano, the founder of Avianna and one of the leading minds in Artificial Intelligence. Vic and I have been dreaming about a future where robots become our partners in progress and truly extend human reach. The best way to realize that vision is to make them so accessible that anyone can use them, and that vision becomes reality with this acquisition. This acquisition will take our customers and our company to new heights. If you haven't yet incorporated a Lucid Bot into your operations, reach out today to learn more. Axios Alexandria Sands: https://lnkd.in/ebCuiNvg Learn more about Lucid Bots: https://lnkd.in/eywH72-z Watch our full podcast with Victorio Pellicano: https://lnkd.in/eTqf-kqV Learn more about Vic's leading AI efforts at Seraf: https://seraf.verenia.com/ https://lnkd.in/eWcf9vgv
Thanks, Charlotte Ketelaar for always supporting us! We look forward to seeing you next week, it will be epic. Bring your networking hat, there will be plenty of people to meet with nearly 100 RSVPs! No pressure being mentioned in the same post with major events like Startupfest, TechCrunch Disrupt, LaunchTN 3686, Venture Atlanta Conference and Web Summit! https://lnkd.in/eb7YTzSb
Founder and CEO @ZWANET | Raise Capital in an investor-friendly market | Angel Investor
Being smart is not enough. My edge has always been my network. How did I build it? By showing up and talking to people. 🗣️ Where do I show up? Any startup event where I can meet fellow founders, investors, and ecosystem builders. A few on my list for the rest of the year: - Tech Leaders Forum / Charlotte 🚀 🚀 🚀 annual cruise - 🚀 Startupfest - 💻 TechCrunch Disrupt - 🌟 LaunchTN 3686 - 🌱 Venture Atlanta Conference - 🌍 Web Summit Are you going to be at any of these events? How do you choose your moments to show up? Should I add any others? What the travel days look like 👇
Congratulations to our friend Ellen Sondee, CFO of PetScreening - a 2024 CFO of the year honoree from the Charlotte Business Journal! 👏 I love her response to: What is your best advice for aspiring CFOs? (click the link to see for yourself) Ellen Sondee is CFO of PetScreening Inc. Why finance as a career? I have always enjoyed problem solving and working with numbers. I felt that a career in finance would offer a wide range of opportunities and would be a challenging field involving analyzing complex data, making informed decisions and constantly adapting to market conditions. Describe a unique challenge of the past year and how you dealt: Since starting at PetScreening in 2022, our headcount has grown almost 50% and we are projected to end the year with almost 100% growth over 2022. Additionally, we will be expanding into new markets in the coming year. These two challenges require me to closely manage cash flow and projections to ensure we are financially positioned to continue to grow at an accelerated pace. What is one key metric or number that represents an accomplishment in your work in the past year? Four — had a clean first-year audit of the company with no material adjustments; implemented a new human resources information system and a new budgeting and forecasting system; in process of closing on a new line of credit for the company at favorable interest rates. What is your economic outlook for the next 12 months? Is your company making any financial adjustments based on that? The economy has recently had strong growth. I expect that the growth will slow down in the coming months but overall will still grow over the prior 12 months. PetScreening is well positioned and will continue to deploy growth capital as intended, with no change in strategy. What is your best advice for aspiring CFOs? Surround yourself with a good network and mentors to guide you. Develop a strong financial foundation, diversify your experience across all areas of finance, become a leader, understand the business you work in, keep informed of accounting and technological change, and strive to continuously learn. Something not everyone knows about you: I was a cheerleader for UCLA. Go Bruins! https://lnkd.in/eDi466EJ
Congratulations to RevTech Labs Foundation alumni Tax Titans on raising >$1.2M for their seed round by Unison Globus! Alan "F3 Zorro" Blakeborough and Dan Roselli and their teams are regulars at our TLF events. Well done! 🥂
RTL Alumni Spotlight🔦 Tax Titans is happy to announce an investment of $1,250,000 from Unison Globus as a lead investor in their seed round! They are still raising another $600k in their seed round which will close in September. Congrats, Alan "F3 Zorro" Blakeborough & the Tax Titans team! 🎉 . . . #RTLAlumni #RTL #tax #taxtitans #seed #investment #raising #alumni Jeff Crump Lorie Bishop Steveson Edward Blakeborough Marvetta Littlejohn Liesel Blakeborough Hal Roach Daniel Dubree William Price RevTech Labs Capital Dan Roselli Andrew Hicks Ken Gacevich Adam Buck #founder #startup #carolinas #accelerator #fintech #insurtech #accounting
The 3rd annual TECH Sunset Cruise is officially at capacity! 💯 If you made it onto the RSVP list we'll see you on the boat! 🛥️ Cheers! Stay up to date by following our LinkedIn page or https://lnkd.in/eu2TJJGp
Calling #fintech and #insurtech founders! If you're raising money you need to check out Venture135 !
Pitch applications are now open for #V135! Who we're looking for: 🔴 Fintech + Insurtech startup Founders 🔴 Raising their Series A & Series B 🔴 Traditionally Underrepresented Founders raising their Seed 🔴 Must be in person at Venture135 in Charlotte, NC on November 21-22, 2024 If you fit the bill, apply for this great opportunity today!👉 https://lnkd.in/eRwi2jzc . . . Register for V135 2024🎟 https://lnkd.in/eeS4dV_W Tagging for Reach: Adi Sivaraman Dustin Drees Brittani Roberts Brandon Oliver Calvin Clayton Lister Delgado Vanessa Indriolo Vreeland Trevor Kienzle Thompson Barro Wilson Patton Claire Biernacki Mike Mansell FINTOP Capital BBG Ventures Long Run Capital American Family Ventures Correlation Ventures Vree Ventures BankTech Ventures IDEA Fund Partners RevTech Labs Capital RevTech Labs Foundation BIP Ventures Pruven Capital #venturecapital #startup #fintech #insurtech #founders #pitch #application #apply #investor #dealflow #VC #fund #fundraising #seed
Congratulations to one of our sponsors/partners, Todd Buelow on this amazing achievement. Todd gives back to the community in so many ways its hard to keep track! Well done sir! We are proud of you!
We are thrilled to recognize our very FIRST Charlotte Hub BrainTrust Corporate Champion, Todd Buelow, Co-Founder of Dualboot Partners! Todd has played an integral role in bringing BrainTrust to Charlotte, and we are excited to have his expertise and resources available to our Charlotte Hub members. Dualboot Partners is not just a software development company; they are a growth engine for your business. With a proven track record of creating nearly a billion dollars in equity value, they are committed to driving business success. Whether you need help with software development, AI, raising funds, or business networking, Todd and his team are invaluable resources. Welcome to BrainTrust, Todd! We can't wait to see the impact you will have on our community as a BrainTrust Corporate Champion.
Great information here from our friends at VentureSouth
In this week's academic paper review, we enjoy the paper: Angels vs Venture Capitalists: Substitutes or Complements? Do angels just fund companies to set them up for VC investments, or are "angels" and "VC" two separate funding "paths"? https://lnkd.in/eK2V7S4J
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Co-Founder of RevTechLabs & CFV Ventures. Alumni community impact of $2.5 Billion in venture capital and over 1,200 jobs created. Network of 350 Venture Investors, 80 Corporate Partners and 800 mentors.
Please pass this along to all of the #Fintech and #Insurtech founders you know who are raising capital or will be in the next month.
Pitch applications are now open for #V135! Who we're looking for: 🔴 Fintech + Insurtech startup Founders 🔴 Raising their Series A & Series B 🔴 Traditionally Underrepresented Founders raising their Seed 🔴 Must be in person at Venture135 in Charlotte, NC on November 21-22, 2024 If you fit the bill, apply for this great opportunity today!👉 https://lnkd.in/eRwi2jzc . . . Register for V135 2024🎟 https://lnkd.in/eeS4dV_W Tagging for Reach: Adi Sivaraman Dustin Drees Brittani Roberts Brandon Oliver Calvin Clayton Lister Delgado Vanessa Indriolo Vreeland Trevor Kienzle Thompson Barro Wilson Patton Claire Biernacki Mike Mansell FINTOP Capital BBG Ventures Long Run Capital American Family Ventures Correlation Ventures Vree Ventures BankTech Ventures IDEA Fund Partners RevTech Labs Capital RevTech Labs Foundation BIP Ventures Pruven Capital #venturecapital #startup #fintech #insurtech #founders #pitch #application #apply #investor #dealflow #VC #fund #fundraising #seed