We were lucky to work with the soona and 2048 Ventures teams to ideate and create the Candor Clause.
The Candor Clause is an open-source legal disclosure for inclusion in fundraising documents to foster conversations between founders and investors about gender equality. The disclosure requires all parties to disclose if any of the investors, members of their fund or their representatives have ever been accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment or sexually-inappropriate behavior.
Matchstick Ventures portfolio company Upsie raises $5M Series A to wage war on the old warranty, with more reasonable pricing (typically 70% lower than what the retailer offers) and a much more modern approach to selling and managing the warranty. Congrats to Clarence and team!
We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund II has completed an investment in soona (soona.co). soona is a same day photo and video content creation studio.
Pana raises $10 million to help companies arrange travel for onsite interviews. Congrats to Devon, Sam and the team
Natty hosts the Techstars Boulder 2019 Demo Day at the Boulder Theater where the 10 companies presented to a packed house.
We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund II has completed an investment in Halp (halp.com). Halp is a conversation-based ticketing system for operations teams (HR, IT, finance, ops).
We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund II has completed an investment in Pana (pana.com). Pana is a corporate travel management tool that helps book travel and track expenses for non-employees.
Matchstick Ventures portfolio company Flashfood closed their latest round, led by General Catalyst. Congrats to Josh and the team!
Matchstick Ventures portfolio company Branch launches pay advances, an alternative to payday lending.
We are excited to announce that Matchstick Ventures Fund II completed an investment in Onward (onwardrides.com). Onward is a marketplace of services to help seniors age-in-place, starting with transportation services.