Bread and Butter Ventures

The whirlwind week of joy and energy continues at Twin Cities Startup Week (TCSW) with our panel "Inside Venture Math" where Glenn McMahon from J.P. Morgan at down with Reed Robinson (Groove Capital), Scott Burns (Mairs & Power Venture Capital) and me (Bread and Butter Ventures) to talk about the economics of venture capital, our business model, and how fund managers are also entrepreneurs raising capital. My take on what's required to give it a go as a venture fund manager: 1) the ability to successfully raise capital 2) the ability to source quality deal flow 3) the professional and community connectivity to support those companies after you invest. I so appreciated the opportunity to sit down with close friends and colleagues I respect and admire so much and have worked with for years. One thing that stood out to me - our VC ecosystem is highly connected and supportive behind the scenes of one another in some pretty special ways. Bonus: the butter pillow that happens to live at the venue (thank you broadhead.!). #earlystage #venturecapital #startups #TCSW

✨ One week from today, 12+ female founders from EmpowerHER (look book linked below) will head to San Diego for the Stella Foundation Women’s Venture Summit - an impressive gathering of investors, trailblazers, and game-changers in women’s entrepreneurship. This milestone wouldn’t be possible without the generous sponsors who stepped up to empower our founders: Our premier ticket sponsor: Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation + Fastlane 94 Our travel & lodging sponsors: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Bread and Butter Ventures Mairs & Power Venture Capital Deepwater Asset Management Brown Venture Group Dr. Paul Campbell Idea Fund of La Crosse Because of their commitment, our founders will have the chance to build investor connections, rally support for their startups, and showcase the strength of Minnesota innovation on a national stage. A special thank you to these people who made it happen: Katie Shahan, NeTia Bauman, CEcD, Mary Grove, Flossie Hall, Rylie Jennings, Ashley Mooneyham, PhD, Rachel Frosch, Stephanie Rich, Anna Willgohs, Garrett Lauderdale, Scott Burns, Elise Riniker, Andrew Murphy, and Dr. Paul Campbell. Curious about the MN founder cohort? Check out the Look Book: https://lnkd.in/gsGeNCW4 👉 Janice Tam 👉 Lisa Kosciuk (Esberger) 👉 Katie Shahan 👉 Rachel Frosch 👉 Brittany Bell, MBA 👉 Katie Stearns 👉 Lilly Goyah 👉 Rayen Inostroza 👉 Justina Palmer 👉 Ashley Mooneyham, PhD 👉 Kelly Van Ert 👉 Aimee Garza 👉 And yours truly! We’re deeply grateful for this collective investment in women founders. Here’s to making waves in San Diego and beyond! 🌊💡 #WomensVentureSummit #EmpowerHER #WomenEntrepreneurs

Healthcare AI has a data problem 𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘆, 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. After months of hard work in beta, we’re excited to unveil 𝗡𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀 It took one of our early users 14 months to curate and enrich a dataset for AI training. With NimbleLabs, they did it in just 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀. With specialty-specific intelligence and built-in compliance, NimbleLabs makes it possible for researchers, clinicians, and students to accelerate innovation while maintaining trust and provenance. This is just the first step in our broader mission: 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹. 👉 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eV4DzeRw 👉 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eYUgfZ9P #AI #HealthcareInnovation #DataForGood #ProductLaunch Nimblemind.ai Navin Kumar Xavier Vautier Andres Barreto Mary Grove Stephanie Rich Allyson Plosko John Diaz Brian Khan, MD, MBA Katie Kosko

As far as news goes, it doesn't get any bigger than this: Rentgrata has been acquired by Opiniion Inc.! Together, we’re creating a unified resident operations hub that will serve as a full suite of resident-centric tools that support every stage of the journey, from first prospect touchpoint to long-term resident satisfaction. It’s everything you already love about Rentgrata, now with even more insight, feedback, and impact behind it. We can't wait for what's ahead. Read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/g-Jiehsz

Three quick tips for seed stage startup board meetings: 1 -- Ahead of the meeting: send your pre-read materials and deck at least 3 days prior to the meeting. Ensure that your board has sufficient time to review and come prepared for discussion (resist the urge to present the actual slide-by-slide in the meeting - instead utilize that time to work together). 2 -- Metrics -- consistently track the same KPIs and report on them each meeting to understand the trend lines. Pro-tip here: if you are already sending consistent monthly investor updates, this gets super easy. Know your numbers inside and out. 3 -- Involve your leadership team. As it naturally makes sense in the agenda, invite key members of your team to present and spend time with the board. This is a great opportunity for them, and for the board to better understand the granularity of the business and the people behind it. We'll cover these and so many more topics both strategic & granular at the next Bread and Butter Ventures installment in our Female Founder Series at Bread and Butter Ventures, happening July 31st from 12-1pmCT. At Bread & Butter, we recognize the significant funding gap faced by female founders and all-female teams in the venture capital landscape. We are committed to democratizing access to venture capital and want to help bridge this divide by offering dedicated resources to female entrepreneurs through our Female Founders Series & Office Hours. Reminder: Attendees will have access to additional 1:1 office hours with the B&B team! While our investment thesis focuses on companies building in digital health, food tech and enterprise saas, female founders building in any sector are welcome to join us. To help us prepare, please register by filling out this form: https://lnkd.in/gYbkTZ_3 #venturecapital #earlystage #seedstage #boardmeetings #femalefounders