🔥 What’s New?
📅 June Fireside Chat: Join us June 10th for a live conversation with Eric Newcomer of Newcomer Media, one of the sharpest voices in the VC ecosystem.
📅 July Fireside Chat: Healthcare is on the cusp of reinvention. Join us July 10th for a live conversation with Hallee Tecco on what it takes to build lasting impact in healthcare.
✨ G&W Portfolio Spotlight: Big news-Goodword is out of stealth! We wrote about how co-founders Caroline Dell and Chris Fischer are reimagining how we build and maintain authentic professional relationships in a digital world.
💸 Funding Report: This month’s notable fundraises led by women founders.
💡ICYMI: We could all use a little inspo… Leslie Feinzaig’s latest Blind Spots post, A Commencement Speech for the Grown-Ups, has you covered.
📅 Upcoming Events
June Fireside Chat: Eric Newcomer - June 10th
Join Leslie Feinzaig, Founder & General Partner of Graham & Walker, for an exclusive fireside chat with Eric Newcomer, journalist and founder of Newcomer Media.
Eric has built a reputation as one of the sharpest voices covering venture capital and startups today. In this candid conversation, we’ll dive into:
How the VC landscape is shifting and what it means for early-stage founders
Strategies for standing out in a crowded market
The stories behind the headlines
❗Up Next: Halle Tecco – July 10th
We’re keeping the momentum going! Join us on July 10th for a live conversation with Halle Tecco, healthcare investor, entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate.
From founding Rock Health to hosting The Heart of Healthcare podcast, Halle has spent her career advancing the future of healthcare. In this session, we’ll dig into:
How emerging technologies are transforming healthcare and women’s health
What’s ahead for health tech founders
Lessons from Halle’s journey building and backing companies that make a difference
🗓️ July 10th | 11AM PT / 2PM ET
👉 RSVP here!
✨ Portfolio Spotlight: Goodword!
We are thrilled to introduce Goodword, G&W’s newest portfolio company, now emerging from stealth under the leadership of Caroline Dell and Chris Fischer!
Goodword is a smart networking copilot that helps turn authentic human connections into real opportunities. Their mission is simple: in a world of endless digital noise, the right connection changes everything.
🚀 Head to our blog for more on their story and the TLDR on why we invested.
💸 Female Founders Funding Report
ChurchSpace, a shared-space marketplace that turns under-used church buildings into rental venues, co-founded by Day Edwards Antwi and Emmanuel Brown, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $1.2 million seed round led by Black Ops Ventures, with participation from Michigan Rise, Dug Song, and others.
Rentana, an AI-driven revenue-management platform for multifamily real-estate operators co-founded by Julie Blanc, raised nearly $5 million in seed financing led by Zigg Capital and Benchstrength Ventures, plus angels.
Mura, an AI-powered field-service operations platform, announced the closing of a $6 million seed round co-led by Level One Fund and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from angels.
🚀…dive into the full funding report on our blog
💡 ICYMI: Leslie shared a Blind Spots post on why today’s grads need action
In her latest Blind Spots essay, Leslie reminds us that “the Class of 2025 isn’t looking for a shortcut—they’re looking for a job.” It’s a timely reminder for founders to turn uncertainty into fuel and back it up with real-world kindness.
🚀 Give the full article a read here.
🔥 Team G&W