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1/ This week has been a whirlwind. Gen Z VCs went from 40 friends to 1,250+ members in 6 days 
We're a global team of young investors, building strong friendships that will help us all learn and grow, together
Here's what we've been up to
We're a global team of young investors, building strong friendships that will help us all learn and grow, together Here's what we've been up to
2/ We're truly global ! We have Gen Z VCs in the US, Australia & NZ, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Canada, and more.
The only continent we're missing representation is Antarctica, so if you know any Gen Z VCs down there, lmk
! We have Gen Z VCs in the US, Australia & NZ, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Canada, and more. The only continent we're missing representation is Antarctica, so if you know any Gen Z VCs down there, lmk
3/ We are learning & connecting 
We have 65 channels created by our members, ranging from geos (NYC, Midwest, Australia, West Coast, Africa, Europe) to sector focuses (crypto, passion economy, fintech, B2B) and affinity groups (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Women in VC). All community-led!
We have 65 channels created by our members, ranging from geos (NYC, Midwest, Australia, West Coast, Africa, Europe) to sector focuses (crypto, passion economy, fintech, B2B) and affinity groups (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Women in VC). All community-led!
4/ Engagement is 
!!! We already have 8.9k messages in our community (only been 6 days eek!!), which is dangerously close to @SlackHQ's free allotment of 10k messages before things begin getting archived.
If anyone has suggestions on how to help here, plz lmk!!
!!! We already have 8.9k messages in our community (only been 6 days eek!!), which is dangerously close to @SlackHQ's free allotment of 10k messages before things begin getting archived. If anyone has suggestions on how to help here, plz lmk!!
5/ Events are already happening! Last night, @ben_grosse & @bvajresh co-moderated Gen Z VCs 1st @joinClubhouse meet-up.
We became the #1 room on the app with 130 people, and even had some surprise guests stop by: @HarryStebbings & @Mazzeo. It was pretty special
We became the #1 room on the app with 130 people, and even had some surprise guests stop by: @HarryStebbings & @Mazzeo. It was pretty special
6/ We're also quickly becoming more than just a Slack group. @ohlookitserik has been hard at work on creating a Gen Z VCs angel investing syndicate to make investing accessible to the young people in our community.
We want everyone to have the opportunity to start investing
We want everyone to have the opportunity to start investing
7/ We also have recurring events scheduled like @colejmora & Jonathan Kendall's dealflow calls which gives the founders in our community an opportunity to pitch, and young investors a chance to learn & provide feedback
8/ The initiative of this group has been nothing short of amazing. @theaknobel has been hard at work on a new project (more TBA soon!).
@bvajresh messaged me last night at 2am to let me know he made a website for us to collect event ideas https://genzvcs.com/
). @bvajresh messaged me last night at 2am to let me know he made a website for us to collect event ideas
https://genzvcs.com/
9/ And everyone has raised their hands to help out. We have close to 100 leads/co-leads across channels.
@Ke5havRao is building a community management tool called http://withcomet.com & has been helping me w/ the integration all weekend -- now we have a directory in-app!
@Ke5havRao is building a community management tool called http://withcomet.com & has been helping me w/ the integration all weekend -- now we have a directory in-app!
10/ We're also hosting our first official Gen Z VC global meetup in December & already have ppl registered from South Africa, NZ & AUS, Singapore, India, Canada, the UAE, the US, UK, Germany, & more.
More deets in #announcements in the Gen Z VCs Slack.
More deets in #announcements in the Gen Z VCs Slack.
11/ This weekend I've been hard at work to help establish the culture of our fast growing community, so I've created community guidelines that I'm sharing with you all.
Inspired by @AdamMGrant, we aim to be a community of givers who help one another https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvCBa-yiWA5UNtiip4ljPkRV3zuVp0f61dPDBqdaYes/edit?usp=sharing
Inspired by @AdamMGrant, we aim to be a community of givers who help one another
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvCBa-yiWA5UNtiip4ljPkRV3zuVp0f61dPDBqdaYes/edit?usp=sharing
12/ And I'll say this a million times over. I may have started this Gen Z VCs community, but we are all building it together
I'm incredibly grateful to all of our new friends all over the world, and those we have yet to meet
I'm incredibly grateful to all of our new friends all over the world, and those we have yet to meet
13/ Lastly, I'm new to VC. I'm here because of my entire @LererHippeau family that took a chance on me. @AndreaHippeau answered my cold email & gave me a shot. @N_Sportelli encouraged me to write. @strandby inspired me to want to invest in Gen Z & my peers.
And I'm so grateful
And I'm so grateful
14/ When I started at @LererHippeau ~2 months ago, I knew only a handful of VCs. Now we're 1,250+ strong and it's only Week ONE! This is just the beginning for Gen Z VCs, and to the next generation of investors, we can't wait to meet you https://join.slack.com/t/genz-vcs/shared_invite/zt-ixlvcv0m-cyUdBHo9gyPDyoJDGplkVQ
https://join.slack.com/t/genz-vcs/shared_invite/zt-ixlvcv0m-cyUdBHo9gyPDyoJDGplkVQ
