LevelUp Ventures aims to level the field for Black and Latino entrepreneurs.

LevelUp Ventures

Hearst

Level Up Ventures invests in tech-enabled, early-stage startups led by Black and Latino founders.  We couple financial investment with a deep bench of support from across the Hearst organization.  If you're a Black or Latino founder raising your pre-seed or seed round, we'd love to hear from you. Visit our website to submit your startup for consideration.

Level Up Ventures

Level Up Ventures is proud to partner with amazing founders on their startup journey. In a venture capital landscape that often overlooks Black and Latino entrepreneurs, we're working hard to rewrite the narrative by investing capital as well as invaluable resources, networks, and guidance. 🤝💰

Hear directly from some of our incredible portfolio company founders as they share the impact of partnering with Hearst Level Up Ventures. 💼💡

We are actively investing in high growth, pre-seed and seed tech startups led by Black/Latino entrepreneurs. Please review our investment criteria to see if you are a good fit and submit your startup today! https://lnkd.in/e7QXd3pP 

Courtney Caldwell, MBA Dr. Tye Caldwell, DPB. ShearShare, Inc. Derrick L. Johnson Encounter AI Constanza Gomez Agustina Mir Sortile Osvaldo Montelongo Tornu Prynce Bob Lee III ConnectCare LLC Morgan Hewett Kyle Pierce Options MD Natalia Micheletti Tim Hylton Pryze App

#VentureWithPurpose #EmpoweringEntrepreneurs #SuccessStories

🚀 It's time to VOTE for next year's SXSW Panels! 

We’ve proposed a panel for next year’s South by Southwest Conference titled "MARGINAL EYES: Data-Driven Lenses on Diverse Founders". This panel will dive into the challenges and opportunities in identifying and supporting venture-backed companies led by marginalized founders. 

With insights from Allen T. Lamb of Kuiper Capital and Shashi Srikantan of Level Up Ventures, we aim to spark a meaningful discussion on this crucial topic. 🌟

Help us bring this important conversation to SXSW by voting for our proposal using this link! https://lnkd.in/eWi9sijb

#SXSW #Panelpicker

Congratulations to Constanza Gomez and Agustina Mir, Cofounders of Sortile, for being selected as one of the 20 Startups for the Google for Startups Black and Latino Founders Fund!

🎉 A huge congratulations to Shashi Srikantan  of Level Up Ventures, for being included in the Forum Ventures’ List of the top NYC Founder-First Investors. Incredibly grateful to our Portfolio Company founders for the recognition. Level Up is honored to be a part of your entrepreneurial journey. 

"Level Up Ventures has truly walked by our side since investing in our round. They have opened up business opportunity doors for us and are always finding ways to help us without even asking."

Congratulations to all 25 investors nominated on the list and special shout outs to Lisa Burton O'Toole, PhD, Richard Odior, Jeremy Kagan, and Rachel ten Brink

📢 Check out our Level Up Ventures Startup Spotlight Series, ✨ where we feature interviews with the inspiring entrepreneurs behind our portfolio companies.

Encounter AI has developed an advanced artificial intelligence ordering assistant, "Mai," specifically designed for restaurant drive-thrus. This cutting-edge technology significantly enhances accuracy, service, and speed, ensuring a seamless and efficient experience for both customers and restaurants.

With impressive metrics, Encounter AI boasts a remarkable 93% pure AI accuracy in drive-thru orders with sub 400 millisecond latency response time, surpassing the current industry standard by 66.7%. Their relentless dedication to innovation has earned them a feature in Popular Mechanics Magazine, underscoring the transformative potential of their technology.

By the way, Encounter AI is currently fundraising and we're happy to make any intros or provide additional info upon request. 🤝

About Level Up Ventures: Level Up Ventures is a Hearst-backed investment vehicle launched in 2021 with a mission to help close the racial wealth gap. We invest in early-stage, tech-enabled startups led by Black and Latino founders, providing them with capital and the support of our Level Up Scout network, comprising professionals from across Hearst’s global businesses.

Level Up Ventures is currently investing—please visit our website to check out our investment criteria and recommend a great startup today!

📺 Watch the full interview and be sure to share with your networks!

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Level Up Ventures strives to make a social impact and we're excited to be a part of the Social Impact Summit 2024 hosted by Ignite Social Impact, an organization creating unique events filled with networking, workshops, seminars, and engaging conversations to create the next generation of social impact leaders. 

The two-day summit will take place April 11 & 12 at the Union Theological Seminary in NYC and will include Level Up Head of Ventures, Shashi Srikantan and Sortile CEO, Constanza Gomez, as panelists.

Learn more about the summit at https://lnkd.in/eF-GTssB 



#SocialImpact #SustainableFuture #ChangeMakers #DoMoreGood #BeTheChange

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