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Reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” His vision of justice, equality, and opportunity continues to inspire leaders and innovators to create a brighter future for all. At 360 Venture Collective, we’re committed to fostering a world where access to capital, innovation, and opportunity is equitable and inclusive. On this day, we honor Dr. King’s legacy by reaffirming our mission to support diverse founders, nonprofits, and changemakers working to transform their communities. Let’s use today as a reminder to lead with intention, take bold action, and invest in a future where everyone has the chance to thrive. #MLKDay #InnovationForGood #InclusiveLeadership #360VentureCollective

360 Venture Collective (360VC) is thrilled to announce its partnership with Backstage Capital, furthering our mission to unlock value in historically undercapitalized markets. Together, we are charting a path to enhance operations, compliance, and portfolio management while driving long-term growth. Backstage Capital, under the visionary leadership of Arlan Hamilton, has redefined venture capital by championing historically underfunded founders, building an impressive portfolio of over 200 companies. Arlan will remain actively involved as Chairperson and Strategic Advisor, ensuring the continuation of Backstage's legacy of resilience and innovation. A Shared Vision for Sustainable Growth This collaboration aligns 360VC's operational expertise with Backstage Capital's groundbreaking mission. We are committed to: Empowering Founders: Equipping portfolio companies with customized tools and resources to navigate today’s dynamic market. Enhancing Transparency: Introducing robust systems that promote clear communication and alignment among stakeholders. Building on Legacy: Honoring Backstage Capital’s mission while leveraging 360VC’s strengths to deliver long-term value for founders and investors. "The Backstage Capital portfolio exemplifies resilience and innovation, representing founders who are addressing critical opportunities in the market," said Kelly O’Connell, Managing Partner of 360VC. "We are honored to collaborate with Arlan and the Backstage team to build on their legacy and drive sustainable growth." This partnership underscores 360VC's unwavering commitment to compliance, transparency, and fostering equitable opportunities in venture capital. #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #BackstageCapital #Collaboration #Innovation #EquityInVC #360VentureCollective

Great insights here—too often, the narrative in startup land is dominated by unicorns and IPOs, but smaller M&A transactions play an equally critical role in the ecosystem. At 360 Venture Collective, we’ve prioritized an investment strategy that recognizes and values these early-stage exits. This approach is particularly important for us as investors with a thesis focused on historically undercapitalized market opportunities. For founders in these markets, early strategic exits can provide: • Access to Resources: Joining larger platforms offers the financial, operational, and strategic support needed to scale innovations that might otherwise struggle to reach full potential. • Talent Recognition: Acquihires and smaller M&A deals create opportunities for talented teams to grow their impact, often in industries that have lacked investment and visibility. • Market Validation: These exits demonstrate the viability of emerging markets, encouraging more capital to flow into overlooked spaces and creating a multiplier effect for diverse founders and underrepresented regions. While valuations may have recalibrated, these ‘quiet wins’ are vital to a healthy startup ecosystem, fueling innovation, job creation, and new pathways for wealth building. Here’s to continued momentum in 2025—whether it’s M&A, secondaries, or IPOs, we’re excited for the opportunities that lie ahead!” #strategicexits #inclusivegrowth #venturecapital #startups #founderssuccess

🌟 Season's Greetings from 360 Venture Collective! 🌟 As we look back on an incredible year, we’re filled with gratitude for the innovators, entrepreneurs, and partners who have been part of our journey in 2024. At 360 Venture Collective, we believe in the power of collaboration to build the future—and this year, we’ve seen that belief come to life in truly inspiring ways. Through strategic partnerships, groundbreaking investments, and our relentless commitment to supporting visionary founders, we’ve helped drive growth, create opportunities, and lay the foundation for even greater impact in the years to come. Looking ahead to 2025, we’re more excited than ever about the opportunities on the horizon. The future of innovation is bright, and together, we’ll continue to back bold ideas and transform industries that matter. From all of us at 360 Venture Collective, thank you for being part of this remarkable journey. May your holidays be filled with joy, reflection, and the excitement of what’s to come. Here’s to a prosperous New Year, full of new ventures and endless possibilities! Cheers to 2025! 🚀 #360VentureCollective #HappyHolidays #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #2025Vision

✨ What an Unforgettable Day for Growth and Innovation in Orange County! ✨ Today, we witnessed a phenomenal display of entrepreneurial spirit and community support as the Orange County/Inland Empire SBDC Network 2024 Small Business Growth Summit and the Orange County Women's Business Center Women Founders Pitch Competition brought together Orange County’s brightest minds and boldest ideas under one roof! 🚀 💡 At the Small Business Growth Summit, hundreds of small business owners joined us to dive into powerful strategies on marketing, capital access, and scaling their operations. The energy was unmatched as our incredible speakers, Orange County cities, ethnic chambers, and local agencies shared invaluable insights and resources to fuel growth and expansion! 🌟 Over at the Women Founders Pitch Competition, five extraordinary female founders took the stage, delivering pitches that left the audience inspired and the judges wowed! From AI-powered retail solutions to revolutionary bioplastics, these innovators are reshaping their industries and paving the way for the next generation of female-driven startups. And yes, they were competing for a $5,000 prize that could be a game-changer for their business! Special thanks to everyone who attended and our dedicated partners for making this event a true celebration of what our business community can achieve together. 🔜 Stay tuned for my next post, where I’ll reveal the exciting outcomes of the pitch competition and celebrate the winning founder who captured the prize! A huge shoutout to the most amazing team on the planet: @Mike Daniel Katrina Payne Suzanne Cichuniec Hanna Crowley Kylee Zhang Jessica Juarez Hailey Jacobsen Samantha Flores Arielle Selle James Elder Holly Eve Lynn Stewart @Ina wang @Kyu Jin Kang Alexa Pidwell Bill Waldo Tapasya Bali @Ora Villalobos Sheryl Utal It was amazing to reconnect with everyone! Farrah N. Khan Michael Tou, MPA Farah Kanchar, MBA Lara Sinanian, CPLHI Shani Moslehi Geraldine Larson, GBA City of Irvine City of Tustin City of Westminster, CA City of Fullerton CITY OF CYPRESS City of Buena Park City of Lake Forest, CA Taylor S. @Christopher wong Micah Weichbrodt Hope Hairrell Sunayana Thomas @Melissa Dhauw Trina Fleming Kelly O’Connell Brenda A. McCabe, MBA Joy Fairbanks Maeesha Merchant Nikki Arora

** New news!! ** I’m thrilled to share that I am joining my dear friend Julie Castro Abrams as an Operating Advisor and Venture Partner for How Women Invest Fund III. 🔥🔥 I'm excited about this because a/ Julie is a good friend and I'm jazzed to work together, and b/ the role lets me lean into a #multi #pronged #disruption #strategy to drive big capital to women-led start-ups and venture funds. Part #1 - How Women Invest Fund III is a $100M fund vehicle investing in 100% female-founded teams at Series A/B to support scaling great businesses AND close the chasm that exists for female-funded teams at this stage. Women have led incredible #healthcare, #climate and #futureofwork innovation in recent years AND have founded some of the most significant companies in the new wave of #generativeAI -- and Fund III will #add #capital #to #this #growth! I will be leading strategy for the fund, along with deal flow sourcing and diligence. ** If you're a #Series #A / #B #founder seeking funding now or in the near future, please add your info here and let's talk! **  https://lnkd.in/grJN7JDQ Part #2 - I am joining a #national #disruption #committee of women with high-impact positions across regulation, policy, and big capital allocators -- who also hold rich political influence. This coalition is defining and organizing policy, research, big capital plays, and market-moving initiatives that will #move #the #ecosystem #forward. Part #3 - One of the major levers of this disruption is driving major institutional capital and capacity to women-run venture funds through a $1B #Fund #of #Funds strategy via Limitless Bridge Capital. The FoF strategy aims to #pivot #the #capital #stack entirely, and I am thrilled to be part of it. Part #4 - The power of individual women investing in other women-run venture firms via #The #New #Table campaign is unparalleled. Already at $140M, my goal is to help drive this to $1B. With every check, we recruit more women into the #larger #change #agenda and empower them to #activate #their #capital in game-changing ways. The opportunity to flex my leadership, experience, and ecosystems to drive permanent and meaningful change is both humbling and exciting, and I can’t wait to continue elevating and amplifying female founders and funders across the ecosystem. Here's to #leveling #up how we make change happen! Thank you Julie for the incredible partnership and trust to #build #the #future we need together. ⚡🙏 #capital #policy #disruption #venturecapital #diversity #innovation #breakoutreturns #gamechangers #worldchangers #howwomeninvest #howwomenlead #LFG

We are thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with the Orange County Women's Business Center and Orange County/Inland Empire SBDC Network to amplify this Women Founders Pitch Event. RSVP Free Today: https://lnkd.in/gjNCyFKy #WomenFoundersPitch #FemaleEntrepreneurs #FemaleInnovation #StartupShowcase #SupportWomenFounders #PitchToWin #WomenInTech #FemaleInvestors #WomenWhoLead #EmpoweringWomen #OCWBC #OCIESBDC #FemaleStartups #PitchCompetition #InnovationMatters #WomenSupportingWomen

I am excited to invite you to join me at the Women Founders Pitch, an inspiring event where female founders from our community present their innovative startups in front of a live audience and a panel of female investors and judges. Our esteemed panel of investors and judges features Brenda A. McCabe, MBA of TiE Women, Joy Fairbanks of Portola Valley Partners, Kelly O’Connell of 360 Venture Collective, Maeesha Merchant of Colburn School & CFO of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and Nikki Arora of CerraCap Ventures and CerraCap Cares. Presenters will pitch for a chance to win a $5000 prize. Hosted by the Orange County Women's Business Center and the Orange County/Inland Empire SBDC Network, this event is a fantastic opportunity to connect, network, and support female entrepreneurship. Event Details:  Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024  Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm  Location: Irvine Marriott, 18000 Von Karman Ave, Irvine, CA 92612 What to Expect:  * Watch visionary female founders pitch their businesses live for a chance to win a $5,000 prize.  * Network with investors and like-minded entrepreneurs.  * Be inspired by innovative ideas and celebrate the power of female-driven startups. Space is limited! RSVP today at: https://lnkd.in/gjNCyFKy Thankful to our funding partners who make this event and all we do possible California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) U.S. Small Business Administration Thank you to our promotional partners: Startup Steroid - Deal Flow | SPVs | Demo Day Platform Startup Game Changer TCA Venture Group TiE SoCal California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce 360 Venture Collective CerraCap Cares CerraCap Ventures Tapasya Bali Sheryl Utal @Ora Villalobos Bill Waldo Volker Hüther #WomenFoundersPitch #FemaleEntrepreneurs #FemaleInnovation #StartupShowcase #SupportWomenFounders #PitchToWin #WomenInTech #FemaleInvestors #WomenWhoLead #EmpoweringWomen #OCWBC #OCIESBDC #FemaleStartups #PitchCompetition #InnovationMatters #WomenSupportingWomen

Join us & 500+ family offices, VCs, venture studios, founders & angels at the 𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐂 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 & 𝐕𝐂 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟 on Sept 20th at 3 PM Singapore for 3 hours (join any time). It’s a free virtual event on Zoom. Must-attend if you’re investing/fundraising/partnering with Singapore, Australia, India, China, Indonesia, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Philippines & other Asia-Pacific countries. Joining us? Let us Know! Register: inniches.com/apac. So many incredible speakers and moderators are participating. Including Kate Park TechCrunch , Leesa S. Managing General Partner R3i Ventures; Jeremy Au 区汉辉 区汉辉, COO of Lucence & Host of BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast podcast; Sunil Goyal Venture Capital; Subham Panda Xartup Max Pog Kelly O’Connell #fundraising #vc #womeninVC #impact #venturecapital #startup #startupecosystem