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Yasmin Cruz Ferrine
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Boston, MAJoined December 2010
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Wishing everyone a joy-filled holiday season! Looking forward to a week with family - no drop offs just good food, fun and rest!
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Selected founders will have the opportunity to receive up to $500K 💰 in investments AND surround yourself with other insanely talented founders.
The deadline to apply is 1/20/23 at 11:59 PM EST.
Learn more and apply at
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IT’S OFFICIAL:📢 applications are now open for , a new Brooklyn-based early-stage startup accelerator for BIPOC founders!
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Good morning Visionaries!
Join us for a virtual information session TODAY from 11am-12pm ET & learn more about the 2023 Venture Access NYC Founder Fellowship, which will support a diverse cohort of 100 NYC tech startups with access to networking, fundraising, mentorship, & more!
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📢 my fierce female blck & ltnx founders to join a nat'l cohort for 's Media Mastery program! I have a behind the scene view of what they are cooking up AND you def want in! allraise.org/blmm b4 Dec9
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IT’S OFFICIAL- let's go: is teaming up w/ Clara Wu Tsai, founder of Social Justice Fund and owner to launch BK-XL, a new Brooklyn-based early-stage accelerator |
12 BIPOC founders up to $500K each
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - VH is in the building! 
Had a wonderful time this morning meeting founders, builders and investors at HBS! Shoutout to our Co-Founder & GP, @YasCruzFerrine for also leading an amazing talk on leading a successful fundraise for overlooked founders!
Had a wonderful time this morning meeting founders, builders and investors at HBS! Shoutout to our Co-Founder & GP, @YasCruzFerrine for also leading an amazing talk on leading a successful fundraise for overlooked founders!
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I was reminded of two reflections on trust that resonated recently…1.) People move at the speed of trust. & 2.) Companies don’t run out of money, they run out of trust. Agree or disagree?
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Excited to join this discussion lead by one of my favorite leaders
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At #WLF2022 we have a multigenerational panel that will surpass the stereotypes to explore the power of age diversity. With @KarenKaplanHH, @YasCruzFerrine, @sarahfayboston, Yvonne Garcia @StateStreet, & Tia Thomson @visiblehandsvc, Sponsored by @PCG_US.
theadclub.org/womens-leaders
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Join me & the squad below IRL in a half day conversation with Boston’s VC & Founder community
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Join the @AllRaise Boston Chapter Agents of Change lunch on Oct 20th w/ startup leaders like @jbchang, @chazard, @apbyers, and other Boston influencers. We’ll discuss how advisors bridge the gap to investors, when to secure investors, and more.
allraise.formstack.com/forms/bos_1020
allraise.formstack.com/forms/bos_1020
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There are now 15 public YC companies, 316 private YC companies that are valued at over $150M, and over 80 are valued at over $1B.
63 companies have been added to the list since our last update in February 2022.
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What does this drink taste like?
Wrong answers only
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🧵Over the next few days, we'll be introducing the 2022 Visionaries Accelerator Cohort! We hope you'll take some time to get to know these incredible founders. Read more below:
#VHVisionaries #Accelerator #Founder #Entrepreneurship #inclusion
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Why is the crux of the div mgrs convo STILL? "M. Stanley survey 10/21 found 70% of white invmt decision makers in large US pen funds, E&F, & insurance cos still believed that prioritising diversity in their investment management meant sacrificing returns."
IT'S OFFICIAL - we have launched our first cohort for VHLX! 🎉
We're so excited to work with to support & empower 20 Latinx founders in this inaugural cohort to work on their startups full-time for 20 weeks! Meet the founders in the thread below … #VHLX
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Thanks for spending time on air with me to discuss how VH founders are seen, surrounded and supported. #Justgettingstarted
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🗞My newsletter is out! In it, you’ll find...
🤓 Outperforming emerging fund managers
💰 Funding opportunities
📈 Seed market correction data
♀️LATAM women paving the way & more
Check it out here:
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These are just a few lessons we gleaned as a team working to raise for our first fund.🤗
Read our letter below for more on the other lessons learned as we worked towards our $10.5M Fund 1 close for Visible Hands: visiblehands.medium.com/we-just-closed
#VisibleHands #vc #fundraising
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Lesson 3: Process is paramount. 💡
Fundraising takes discipline and consistency. As our network expanded, we refined our process to set clear expectations, maintain frequent internal check-ins, ask more upfront questions, and centralize all fundraising operations in one CRM.
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Lesson 2: Accept hearing “no” and working with it. 🚫
Buckle up and get ready to hear ‘no’ in longer or shorter forms. We always prefer a quick ‘no’ over a long ‘maybe’ any day.
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Lesson 1: Invest in your brand early.
This means work with designers on all elements that build to cohesively convey who you are and what your contribution will add to the landscape.
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I am so honored and pleased to share that Visible Hands just closed our Fund 1 at $10.5M! ⚡️
The past 18+ months of raising for a fund has been quite the journey, so here's a breakdown of lessons I learned while raising for our first fund:💰🧵
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Best description from an anonymous founder about being resourceful, "When doors close, I know how to build underground railroads to my desired destination." Wow- that's some big run thru brick walls energy!
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Mi gente! Google For Startups and Visible Hands is seeking 20 founders for their VHLX fellowship cohort where Latinx talent will receive $10K in non-dilutive funding and company-building services. Apply today at vhlx.visiblehands.vc
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Humbled and honored to be recognized by trailblazing
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MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS to our GP & Co-Founder @YasCruzFerrine for being awarded the Martha White Warren Award today at the VISIONS Summit 2022 Awards Ceremony! 
We're extremely proud of Yasmin, her accomplishments, and her wonderful leadership at Visible Hands. 
We're extremely proud of Yasmin, her accomplishments, and her wonderful leadership at Visible Hands. 
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Met with a founder today with a company name that really stands out among the 16 companies on the docket today. It is a short word, not made up, a verb, not often used, and the word easily takes on a lovely new dimension. Any examples of genius naming to call out?
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This Is A Visionary Showcase has started with an amazing interview with @lum, Co-Founder of @Biosprings!
Here is the link to tune into the event:
stonks.com/visible-hands/
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VH is hosting its first-ever, This is a Visionary showcase, and we’d love to see you there! We’ll be highlighting some of the most innovative and diverse alumni companies we’ve been able to support as they showcase their companies:
stonks.com/visible-hands/
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5/ Access to a ton of amazing expert-led programming - from our speaker series, to office hours, to mastermind groups & social events. All of this programming is optional. visiblehands.vc/apply
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4/ Access to the right tools - special access to the tools needed for your business from leading partners in the startup ecosystem, to name a few: , , , , , , ,
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3/ Access to networks - your cohort peers will be the greatest value + to your VH journey. Your peers will come from similar backgrounds who totally get your experience. Beyond the founder community, we have a diverse network of industry experts, founders, & investors.
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2/ Personalized support - An extension of your team - tangible business value ranging from design, brand, marketing, strategy & even recruitment.
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1/ I recently asked diverse tech founders looking for early stage capital and a compelling partner to apply to . Let me dig into the resources we offer: Let me count the ways…1. Meaningful $$$ - up to $175K investment.
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5/ We’re dedicated to empowering you to build your company - If you are fully committed or ready to be fully committed to building your company, then apply at visiblehands.vc/apply
Don’t wait - go for it!
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4/ We focus on tech/enabled founders - We are sector agnostic, as long as you’re building a high-growth company. We believe that great founders are all around us — we just must choose to see them. No one needs to look a certain way or have a certain background to build a startup
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3/ We Invest in people from their 1st idea to MVP stage - We look for strength of the founder over idea. Our thesis is: an idea holds little value on its own if it isn't attached to the right people.
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