Monday, March 18

Are you thinking about launching a company? Looking for a co-founder? Trying to secure pre-seed funding?

Antler US runs an 8-week, in-person residency for entrepreneurs launching startups from scratch. Applications are open for Antler’s Spring ‘24 Residency, kicking off on April 2nd in 3 locations: Austin, Boulder, and New York City.

Founders can pitch for up to $500k in pre-seed funding in just 8 weeks, receive hands-on support from the Antler team, and are surrounded by a community of talented founders in each batch. 

Register for one of their weekly AMAs to learn more or if you’re ready to go, apply here. 

🌟 What’s New This Week 🌟 

 🤫 An ex-Meta exec took some documents and possibly some employees to his new employer. Now Meta is suing him.

☁️ The mental health crisis among startup founders remains ongoing, but increased communication about it is alleviating stigma.

💰 It’s becoming an uphill battle for early- and seed-stage startups seeking out loans from venture debt lenders, no matter who is on their term sheet.

⏰ Former Treasury Secretary and Liberty Strategic Capital leader Steven Mnuchin is collaborating with other investors to buy TikTok.

🕵️ A large number of startups that fight misinformation and disinformation are receiving early- and seed-stage funding.

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Founders, reserve your exhibit space today.

Everyone else, get your FREE Expo and Networking Pass here.

📚 Dive A Little Bit Deeper 📚

🚶GOING SOLO(PRENEUR) — Once reserved for pitch-perfect boyband members and rock stars with egos the size of the world’s largest ball of twine, the solo game has now become popular among startup founders as well.

🏦 THE DAY THE STARTUP & VC WORLDS STOOD STILL — One year ago, the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, leaving founders and VCs scrambling to protect their money. Now, competition to become the new go-to bank for startups and investors is heating up stateside and across the Atlantic.

🚵‍♀️ TRUST THE PROCESS — The saying is old, but not useless. Being an entrepreneur is a neverending cycle of resilience. Charting course, running into roadblocks, and rerouting are textbook to the startup journey. How one deals with them is crucial to success.

📚 THAT GOOD OL’ TERMINOLOGY — Building a startup requires a plan, some capital, a team, and knowing startup lingo. Because who here among us hasn’t pretended to know what ‘runway and burn rate’ and ‘growth hacking’ meant when first starting out?

⚡️ Question for the Community ⚡️

Results from last week’s poll