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    Why We Invested in Simply Bail

    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

    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

    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)

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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.

    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

    Dear FinTech: COVID-19 is a Call to Solve the Big Problems

    How the pandemic revealed both the weaknesses and opportunities in financial technology.
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    We back coachable superheroes.

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