Vine News-January

This is your monthly round-up of vine news: upcoming jobs, funding, event opportunities, and resources shared across the community. Send us your requests and let us celebrate your achievements by getting in touch: community@foundervine.com

Founder Spotlight

This month we are celebrating Peter Monteza. He is the founder and CEO of MyARC — a platform that enables fitness content creators to train their fans interactively at scale. He is an alumnus of our WeWork Diverse Founders program.

Fitness has had a huge impact on Peter’s life and became his passion when he went from obese to a national-level athlete in the space of two years.

Read Peter’s experience here.

Future Focus

Enock Ebbah is a Sustainability Strategist with many years of experience developing and delivering sustainability strategies for companies such as Bluefin Foundation, UK. He also advises on sustainability matters for companies such as GreenSwanLab, Israel. Enock has a best-selling Sustainability course hosted on the Udemy platform.

Read Enock’s thoughts on Sustainability for a business here.

Vine Community News

As we enter 2023, we look back on the past year with pride and excitement. In 2022, we achieved some notable milestones：

• The launch of our first female serving program in partnership with AWS
• The successful completion of our first-ever Black founder music accelerator program with Wray Forward
• The launch of our first food and beverage program with Sainsbury’s （‘Thrive with Sainsbury’s’）
• We hosted a successful Immerse Community Gathering with over 140 attendees
• We welcomed 5 new team members in 2022!

In the coming year, we remain committed to supporting founders and professionals in their pursuit of entrepreneurial success by providing them with the knowledge, skills, confidence and ambition they need to realize their dreams.

Vine Community Shout Outs:

• Shoutout to Reuben Nehikhare, who found his co-founder at our first Wray and Nephew networking event!

Do you have a recent milestone you would like to share? Perhaps you’ve been featured in the news, launched a new product, received funding or developed a new resource: get in touch to let us know!

Funding Feature

• Want to expand your reach and find new investment opportunities? Odin list of global investors, featuring over 6,000 names, is the perfect resource. From angel investors to venture capitalists, this comprehensive list has something for every entrepreneur
  Click here to access
• The Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge, launched by Enterprise Singapore, aims to unite business partners and inventive innovators to develop sustainable solutions in critical areas like zero-waste, sustainable food sources, materials, packaging, and many more. Available support totalling over $2.8 million!
  Click here to Apply
• Trade and Connectivity Challenge 4th Edition, run by Enterprise Singapore, is looking for start-ups to present creative solutions that address operational needs in the trade, logistics, land mobility, and aviation sectors
  Sign up by the 11th of March 2023

Are you focused on raising your first Seed (£250k — £1.5m) or Series A (£1–10m) investment rounds? Get in touch with the community team to see how we might be able to support you.

Resources

• Looking for angel investors to support your business? Look no further than the Angel Directory by First Round Capital! This comprehensive resource features a wide range of angel investors, all eager to invest in and support promising companies.
  Click here to access
• Join us for a special video featuring Izzy Obeng, CEO of Foundervine, as she discusses how to scale your start-up. In our Immerse Video Series, she shares her expert advice on the key things to consider, the steps to take, and the potential pitfalls to avoid on the path to growing your business. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from her valuable insights and experiences
  Click here to watch the video

Jobs

• Gapwhiz has collaborated with a tech company to offer a graduate role in software engineering and cybersecurity
  Apply here for Cybersecurity engineer role
  Apply here for Software engineering role

For the full list of upcoming events, accelerator programmes, funding and job opportunities click here.

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