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The VC investment process can often be very opaque. Founders regularly ask us "What are the next steps from here?" To bring clarity to the process, we've pulled together a guide on how we think about new investments. At Rampersand, we think about investing through the lens of our 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨 𝐖𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 (WDWNTB) framework. In essence, we identify the critical assumptions needed for your start-up's success and then determine if we can gain conviction in them. If you have any questions about our process or are thinking about raising capital, shoot me a message and let's chat!

Doing your ESS reports can be a struggle. That's why Cake brings you a webinar to simplify ESS reporting and make things easier for founders. Whether you’re a long-time Cake user or someone currently exploring options for effective ESS reporting, we made sure you’ll gain insights into your obligations and learn how to use the latest tools for ESS compliance. ESS? Yes yes! Why should you attend this webinar? - Learn the new Cake feature that simplifies the ESS reporting process. - Receive the most recent updates on ESS reporting. - Connect with peers who are having similar ESS challenges. Secure your spot now. Register using the link below so you can breeze through your ESS reports! Jason Atkins Stewart Williams Deloitte Callum Davidson

It was great speaking with Jared Lynch at The Australian about JigSpace. Beyond their partnership with Apple and Tim Cook, they are seeing an explosion of demand across enterprises for sales, training and education use cases. Zac Duff and the team have been building product for years and now is their moment. “We’ve had 30 years of PowerPoint. The next 30 years could be Jig,” Mr Poesaste said. “Zac has always had the vision that Jig could become a verb. I know that’s always been the vision of a start-up. So for me, it’s like a global race now to become the presentation layer of spatial computing, and Australian company JigSpace is at the forefront, has a first mover advantage. https://lnkd.in/g4EXHXQ5

A few months ago I farewelled the team at Rampersand VC. Paul was an incredibly empowering boss, and the experience I had working with the team and the companies we partnered with gave me the confidence to be bold and back myself. I am really grateful for that. I have since joined a long term mentor of mine Thomas at Visory, and am pumped to be working closely with Jordan and the broader team. Visory releases growing small-medium businesses from the pain of financial back-office admin (think bookkeeping, payroll, expense management - all the fun stuff…). Its workflow, quality assurance, and insights software drives better business decision-making. After spending some quality time working the team in Melbourne, I am first boots-on-the ground here in New York City, and am in friend-making mode. 📲 Please reach out if you know any US-based franchisors, franchisees, franchise consultants, small business owners, and small-business accountants! I’d love to connect with them. 🔥 🚢

Shuffle the calendar and make room for Stripe Tour Sydney on the 22nd of August. We have an awesome line up of speakers: Larry Diamond, Cofounder of Zip Co Paul Robson, CEO of MYOB Steve Price, General Manager, Business Development Justine Carzino, CFA, Investment Director OneVentures Genevieve Bell, Professor and Director, School of Cybernetics, The Australian National University Paul Naphtali, Founder & Partner Rampersand Cameron Adams, Co-Founder of Canva Chaitanya Kuber, CTO of Airtasker JJ Fiasson, CEO and Founder of Leonardo.Ai Dominic Price, Work futurist Atlassian Alex Teoh, CEO and Founder of Mint Payments Limited Robert Preswick, Head of product Luxury Escapes Jarron Aizen, CEO of Hapana Plus hear from and meet the amazing Stripe team: John Affaki, Global Business Lead, Unified Commerce Sharmeen Browarek Chapp, Global Business Lead, Revenue and Finance Automation Emily Glassberg Sands, Global Head of Information Paul Harapin, Chief Revenue Officer, Asia Pacific & Japan Karl Durrance, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand Satya Tammareddy, Head of SaaS Platforms, Asia Pacific Register using the link in the comments!

"Are you familiar with JigSpace? I'm sure you are. They’re doing some incredible work." - Tim Cook, Apple CEO 🙏 Amazing to hear Tim Cook talk about JigSpace with Trevor Long on EFTM, Nine and The Sydney Morning Herald this week. We work hard to make JigSpace the on-ramp to spatial computing for businesses, huge validation to have that recognised by those leading the industry. Link to the full interview - https://lnkd.in/gM9bPBhg #spatialcomputing #visionpro #augmentedreality #tech

Thank you to Rohit Bhargava and The Startup Playbook Podcast for having me on the podcast! I started my career in Investment Banking and had the opportunity to work closely with the Campaign Monitor founders on its $250m capital raise. This sparked my love for working with founders to tell their stories and why I made my way into VC with Rampersand. Whilst there was a few things from banking I had to unlearn - I'm grateful for the early focus on doing the simple things rights which has earnt me the reputation of being a "safe pair of hands" and helps build founder trust and relationships Rohit and I chatted abit more about - Rampersand's AAA approach to investing and supporting startups, when to approach VC's and how to think about financial modelling as an early stage startup. Episode link in the comments.