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Why We Invested in Simply Bail
We’re thrilled to announce Sidecut Ventures’ follow-on investment in Simply Bail, an oversubscribed extension seed round where we are excited to co-invest alongside Acronym Ventures, Simplex Ventures, Uncommon Denominator, i2BF, River Park Ventures, Indicator Ventures, and Green Egg Ventures.
Why We Invested in Elastic Energy
We’re thrilled to announce Sidecut Ventures' investment in Elastic Energy, marking our first climate deal after an extensive year-long search. Elastic Energy provides a powerful Distributed Energy Resource (DER) management solution, combining hardware and software to seamlessly integrate solar, batt
Why We Invested in Lily
Our latest investment announcement explores why we backed Lily, a revolutionary platform transforming how teams collaborate and communicate.
Why We Invested in Superfluent (& You Should Be Using It Too)
We're thrilled to announce that Sidecut Ventures has officially led the pre-seed investment in Superfluent, an AI-powered language-learning platform.
Why Sidecut Ventures? A Story of Snowboarding, Coaching, and Building Startups
The origin story of Sidecut Ventures and how snowboarding principles shaped our investment philosophy.
Make the TAM/SAM/SOM Slide Your Blueprint
Transform your Total Addressable Market analysis from a pitch deck afterthought into your strategic foundation.
Build Your Pitch Towards Authenticity, Not Just an Investment
Why being yourself in the boardroom beats trying to be what you think investors want to see.
How to Pitch Your Startup: Be a Maze Cheater
The best founders don't solve the maze - they find a way around it entirely.
Growth in the Downturn: One Impossible Thing at Time
How to achieve what seems impossible by breaking it down into achievable steps.
For Traction, Go to the M.A.R.T.
A systematic approach to building meaningful traction in your startup.
Dear FinTech: COVID-19 is a Call to Solve the Big Problems
How the pandemic revealed both the weaknesses and opportunities in financial technology.