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Being laid off can feel discouraging. But being laid off demonstrates that your talents clearly are bigger than your previous employer could see: it's time to take the entrepreneurial plunge and start your own company. We are going to invest in the top 0.01% of laid-off tech talent.
With Funded, not Fired, we're helping new entrepreneurs and teams like you get funded with their first $100k check and get to work. In 6 months, we will pick the top companies and lead their seed rounds with a $1M check.
You'll have weekly check-ins with our team. We'll pair you with subject-matter experts and top entrepreneurs as advisors who will host office hours and help you hands-on to build your company. You'll be introduced to the top VCs in the Valley and world to continue fundraising. For B2B startups, we'll help you get in contact with customers from our portfolio and beyond. For B2C companies, our team will help you build viral product mechanics that will help your product grow.
I'm the Founder and General Partner of Day One Ventures. Before launching Day One, I was an angel investor and founder of a PR studio that worked with companies like Houzz, HotelTonight, and Gett. Previously, I was VP of Communications at Acronis, a leading data and cyber protection company, and Head of Communications at B2B and deep tech-focused VC Runa Capital. I was a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and was named by Business Insider as a top 50 PR Pro in tech. I have a deep love for and collect contemporary art.
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I'm Principal at Day One Ventures.
I've worked in companies large and small and seen how bad large companies are at conducting laying offs... great talent always slips through the cracks during a layoff cycle, and it's obvious when I see the profiles on sites like layoffs.fyi.
I want to help those all-stars who were affected find their footing again.
Being forced into a career pivot like this can actually be extremely eye-opening and beneficial. Now is the time to channel the energy you used to spend on process and procedure at your last company to instead discover problems and solutions around you and build your own legacy.
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I'm Venture Partner at Day One Ventures, leading our climate investments.
I've been through the cycles of the industry many times. It was the Great Financial Crisis of '08 that inspired me to leave banking and co-found ClassPass. I watched many peers in finance get laid off during the recession and saw how they used that nudge as their start in tech.
As an executive, I've had the pleasure of hiring thousands of amazing people, and unfortunately had to lay off teams as well. It broke my heart to see such talented people move on, but I always wanted to find ways to help them find their own path toward creating a generational company. Finally, I'm able to provide that with this program.
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I'm a Director of Communications and Investor at Day One Ventures, helping our portfolio founders strategize and execute PR.
After a decade in comms, I've worked with many executive teams to form their company positioning and get their very first pieces of media coverage. During layoffs, the theme is always the same: market headwinds cause founders to part ways with the talented people they pursued and recruited just months and years prior.
I hope that this program can help people turn discouragement into inspiration to build a better world. It's time to use your skills to create meaningful change by founding companies that help our climate, society, and mental health.
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