GSBuilds News Digest; Carta x GSBuilds Emerging Fund Managers Event; Class of 2022 Companies
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Welcome back! Over the last few months, GSBuilds has been hard at work on new features and lining up some awesome events (more below). Read on for the latest…
Introducing: The GSBuilds News Digest
In past newsletters, we’ve dedicated a section to highlighting recent fundraises that GSBuilders have successfully completed. But over time we’ve realized there’s so much more to celebrating all the wins - big and small - that GSB founders are notching while building their companies. We wanted a way to highlight those awesome milestones…
Which is why we’re launching the GSBuilds News Digest, a bi-weekly summary of news stories about GSBuilders that will be landing in your inbox. From fundraising to international expansions to new product releases, GSBuilders are doing big things, and we aim to be the definitive source of news for everything going on.
We’re also rolling out a News Tab on the GSBuilds site where you can see this all in one place. Have news you'd like featured? Let us know (team@gsbuilds.co)
Carta x GSBuilds Event Announcement: Institutionalizing Your LP Base with CalPERS & SCU
The GSBuilds Emerging Fund Managers Community and Carta’s Investor Services Team will be hosting an event for GSBers who have launched or are interested in launching their own funds, SPV’s, or other investment vehicles. We’ll be joined by two incredible LP’s - Ben Lee (GSB ‘19) from CalPERS and Stephen Sih-Choi from Santa Clara’s endowment - to give their perspective on what they look for in first time managers. June 9 at 9 am PT.
Are you a first-time fund manager (public or private), or thinking of launching a fund, SPV, or other investment vehicle? Reach out to Mikael Hajjar (GSB ‘19) at m@p1.ventures to learn more about the EFM community.
Partnerships
Are you starting a company this summer? Recently launched a startup and looking to extend your runway as much as possible? Check out these deals from the GSBuilds Founder Stack, available exclusively to GSBuilders. Click on any of the below logos to see the details and claim your discounts.
Based on our records, in the less than 1 year since we launched the GSBuilds Founder Stack, GSBuilders have taken advantage of these deals more than 335 times. That represents hundreds of thousands of $$ in savings to founders.
Want to see your company alongside the above logos and power GSB founders building awesome businesses? Consider becoming an exclusive partner of GSBuilds and helping the thousands of founders in the GSBuilds community.
Class of 2022 Company Highlights
Here’s to all the GSB ‘22 grads taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. Want to reach out to these and other GSBuilders? Use the “Contact Founder” button on the GSBuilds site.
Buclier | Rodolfo Baquerizo (MBA '22)
StationMate | Marcus Edwards (MBA '22)
Peers | Yaniv Shimoni (MBA '22)
Balmere Skin | Madhu Shetti (MBA '22)
DAZU | Mahamad El Tanahy (MBA '22)
Trunk Tools, Inc. | Sarah Buchner (MBA '22) & Jake Sparkman (MBA ‘21)
Revivo | Sarah Johnson (MBA '22)
Chirps | Laura D'Asaro (MBA '22)
Clipjoy | Martin Aguinis (MBA '22)
Wild Microbes | Ben Kramer (MBA '22)
Bundle | Edison Ding (MBA '22) & Janna Wandzilak (MBA '21)
Holocene | Anca Timofte (MBA '22)
Joyfully | Drake Pooley (MBA '22)
Sawa | Ahmed Zifzaf (MBA '22), Andrew Leon Hanna (MBA '22), Omar El Sadany (MBA ‘22), Nick Bashour (MBA ‘22)
Offset AI | Caleb Stenholm (MBA '22) & Adrian Kerester (MBA ‘22)
Cambio | Leia de Guzman (MBA '22) & Stephanie Grayson (MBA ‘22)
Gaya | Jean-Pierre Vertil (MBA '22) & Carl Ziade (MBA ‘21)
Prose Foods | Dylan Nugent (MBA '22)
EquityBuilders | Evgeniy Zhdanov (MBA '22) & Ricardo Zendejas (MBA ‘22)
Constellation Care | Michelle Xie (MBA '22)
Lasso | Nicole Rojas (MBA '22) & David Pardavi (MBA ‘22)
Pinnacle | Alexei Dunaway (MBA '22)
Starpad | Juan Gabriel Delgado Montes (MBA '22)
Leland | John Koelliker (MBA '22)
Parley | Steven Ferreira (MBA '22) & Joe Byers (MBA ‘22)
Wreno | Charlotte Schell (MBA '22)
Salespack | Victoria Germanova (MBA ‘22)
Eureka | Michael Lin (MBA ‘22)
kickit | John Hu (MBA ‘22)
Comundo | Jordi Vila (MBA ‘22)
Are you a 2022 grad and haven’t yet added your company to the site? Do so now to get discovered by thousands of GSBuilds users…and potential employees, investors, and collaborators.
Last Call: CEO Compensation Survey
Over the last few years we’ve had dozens of founders ask us if there were any benchmarks for how much GSBers pay themselves at different stages of the startup journey. Since part of the mission of GSBuilds is to bring resources and data to founders to help you succeed, we’re sending out the first annual CEO Compensation Survey!
With over 1,200 GSB founders in this community, we’re excited to get some solid data. We will only be sharing the full results with those who submit their information. And of course, everything you share will be completely anonymous
Wishing everyone a wonderful beginning to summer,
Disclaimer: GSBuilds is not affiliated with the Stanford University Graduate School of Business or with Stanford University. All views expressed in GSBuilds communications, including this newsletter, are not necessarily those of Stanford University or any of its affiliates.