First Row Partners

Cofounded by @mindabrusse and @yokomonster. Based in Seattle, we invest in early stage startups across the US. Check us out!

[RoadPitch ® @RoadPitchTour]

📢 Exciting news! Meet the esteemed judges for #RoadPitchSeattle🚀:

🌟 @madebymarius - @TechstarsSEA
🌟 @E_Scallon - @findventures
🌟 @MindaBrusse - @FirstRowVC
🌟 @jbartot - @MadronaVL

#StartupPitch #SeattleTech #Entrepreneurship #blacktechfounders

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

Thanks for this @pasha_aqil!

[Aqil Pasha @pasha_aqil]

At @firstrowVC we're always looking for startup content and ideas to help us ask bigger, better questions as we find, support, and fund pre-seed companies.

Here's 4 things we're keeping sharp with and sharing with our cos as they press on:

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

Woot!

[Minda Brusse | First Row Partners @MindaBrusse]

great news from one of our portfolio companies shared in @geekwire.  @HumanlyHR #jobs #diversityhiring”

Link: https://t.co/xOv9qeaJCK

@prem @humanlyHR

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

We think new investors and entrepreneurs can learn a lot about fundraising by understanding the "Investor Perspective." Join @MindaBrusse and @yokomonster for this fast-paced session on 9/8 at 12p Pacific. https://t.co/q7hJjeh8UJ

[Minda Brusse | First Row Partners @MindaBrusse]

@kirbywinfield @MacConwell @OfficialBBrooks @Zecca_Lehn @tnachen @yoheinakajima @KauffmanFellows @wintmead Thanks @kirbywinfield! I'm a sponge this stuff! And, translating what I learn into founder education.... Tomorrow 9/8 from 12-1p, @FirstRowVC is running our "Investor Perspective" workshop. Zoom registration here - https://t.co/cYHvSMWB0F

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

We are grinning, cringing, and knowing that someone is having a very horrible no good very bad day.

[Hieronymus Josh 🌹 @AesopWaits]

HBO Max email blast: "This template is used by integration tests only."

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

We have a few spots left in our "Investor Perspective" session on Friday, June 11 at 12p-1p Pacific. Learn the essentials of angel investing in tech. @MindaBrusse + @yokomonster move fast to make room for Q&A at the end.

Learn more +register here-->
https://t.co/KpKik9BCAx

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

@Amy_K_Nelson Easy access to via transit or free parking. Grab and go food. Easy and reliable access to private spaces for calls and Zoom. Mix in with startup entrepreneurs and other peripheral professions.

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

Great to have @TMMBA students hear from @yokomonster. Founders say her feedback is gold!

[Rebecca Lovell @lovelletters]

A huge thanks to @DaveParkerSEA @yokomonster @sotoseattle for their actionable feedback to the aspiring #entrepreneurs in my UW Foster @TMMBA class! Inspiring startups to define their market, deeply understand their customer and authentically connect with their audience.

[☔🔥☔ @kirbywinfield]

🚨 this emerging vc:

💸 recently funded Hispanic consumer data insights platform Dathic

🤓😎 believes in the interplay btw tech creatives and trad creatives

🎶👟 listens to ambient and rocks eccos

she's @MindaBrusse - come find out!

https://t.co/JrPYIpTful

[Minda Brusse | First Row Partners @MindaBrusse]

The 2021 Seattle scene is hopping with new tech startups. Each week, I set aside calendar slots for open office hours for Seattle founders, specifically. This week, both first-time founder Seattle startups were wrong (IMHO) about being ready for investment. A thread 🧵

[Minda Brusse | First Row Partners @MindaBrusse]

9/ 📚 Investor resources and blogs abound; but we @FirstRowVC like to learn by doing, so we organize a monthly social-educational workshop called "Deals & Drinks." We gather for a founder's pitch followed by a discussion on how we each listen and frame the opportunity.

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

Our portfolio goes +1!

[Minda Brusse | First Row Partners @MindaBrusse]

Delighted to bring Dathic together with @2048vc @FirstRowVC and we look forward supporting Laura & Danny. Let's go!!

[CTO.ai @CTO_ai]

https://t.co/kMOGZx5eno founder @slajax will be judging @BadhouseV #WorkTech startup pitch day tomorrow w/ @FirstRowVC

Here are the startups pitching: https://t.co/NHhV8pY1fX

[Zann @thisiszann]

Which one of you brilliant human beings wants to come work with me?

Things I can promise: it’s the opportunity of a lifetime.

Things I can’t promise: an office puppy...yet. Right @alexiskold?

APPLY👇🏽

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

As longtime attendees, it was super fun for @MindaBrusse and @yokomonster to be interviewed"on stage" for @founders_live Seattle! #FoundersLive

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

Learn more about what @MindaBrusse has been doing with @1kprojectorg to help families in crisis due to the pandemic. What started in Seattle connected to NYC and is now across the US!

[1kproject @1kprojectorg]

Thank you @joepardavila and @Forbes_Books
for shining the light on our work @1kprojectorg and interviewing our co-founders @MindaBrusse
and @alexiskold on your podcast.

https://t.co/XSY4atpbCc

Please re-share and join us in helping more families impacted by the pandemic.

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

We are looking forward to Thurs 5/7 partnering with Grapevine/CRUSH to learn more startup investing. https://t.co/8hBvfgOCE4

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

Check out the $1k Project on Product Hunt today! @MindaBrusse cofounded the effort, and @yokomonster is part of the project team. #firstrow

[1kproject @1kprojectorg]

Thanks for sharing @rrhoover the $1k Project helps families affected by this pandemic by matching them with families who are able to help. Nominate a family in need or a small business who's had to lay off employees https://t.co/5zOotMg7q5

[1kproject @1kprojectorg]

To date #1kproject has matched five families in need, impacted by COVID-19, with families who are giving $1k each month for three months. Light up your network, more details on https://t.co/5zOotMg7q5

[First Row Partners @FirstRowVC]

Let’s light up our networks to help each other. We support the @1kprojectorg -- it uses personal networks to directly match a family impacted by the pandemic with a family committed to giving them $1k for 3 months. Check out https://t.co/0ZlkXu5FoR