Haley Bryant 💛

partner @hustlefundvc | host @flowdotclub | 👼🏽 investor | coach @soulcycle

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

Today we're launching Ground Floor Growth by @HustleFundVC, a way to get in on the ground floor of tomorrow's biggest companies.

Last week I asked anyone considering their next career move to reach out. Over the last six days, I've received hundreds of emails from incredible people who could be a great fit for the 300+ open roles at our portfolio companies.

We created Ground Floor Growth because the job search is broken on both sides. Candidates get lost in mass applications. Founders waste time on AI spray-and-pray resumes.

We're reviewing everyone who gets in touch share the most qualified candidates with our portfolio founders, and will keep you in the loop about new opportunities.

Sign up here: https://t.co/FtWLgtLqEG

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

if you are quietly considering a career move, dm me or send me an email [email protected]

subject: "HF Job Search"

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@OfekLavian Let’s go! Thank you for your work and vision!

[Ofek Lavian @OfekLavian]

We just raised $40M to solve America’s affordability crisis.

Groceries are the #1 financial stressor in America. Food prices are up 30% since the pandemic. For the 100 million Americans earning under $50K, the money runs out before the month does.

To fix it, Forage is building a network for affordability:

1. For families, we’re building a suite of products to expand financial access

2. For partners, we’re building a revenue growth engine by helping them win on affordability

Today, our technology is used in over 100,000 stores across all 50 states. Our payments volume is up 13x YoY. When grocers switch to Forage, they see a 15% lift in EBT revenue.

We also launched the Forage app, a free tool that helps cost-conscious families check their EBT balances, save on groceries, and earn rewards on every purchases.

US grocery is a $1.5T market. We're just getting started.

Onwards! 🚀

[Jeff Weinstein 🇺🇸 @Jeffreyw5000]

Props to @pratyushbuddiga for his post about this :)

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@Jeffreyw5000 @FjLabs @Zendesk thank you Jeff! learned a ton, appreciate the real talk

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

the era of incrementalism is over

adventure capital is back

that’s why we’re seeing so much concentration in mega funds and mega rounds

@Jeffreyw5000 at @FjLabs put it well @Zendesk this am

vcs are “power law pilled”

he advises against expecting that vc will be available…and is hopeful about the efficient, ai/agi resilient businesses that are quietly being built outside of the hype cycle

excited about both…

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@nedski67 @hthieblot this is the most United States I’ve felt in awhile actually

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@zillahbabe @hthieblot you know that’s right

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@AnAngelADay @hthieblot @gc post dial up / pre tik tok was peak internet tbh

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@M1081010M @hthieblot wasted or enhanced… 🤔

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@imranahmad131 @hthieblot the good old days!! the underoptimized algo! the discovery of og videos

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@xerocrop @shesallthatxox @hthieblot @gc dammit

there should have been more angel investing content on stumble upon

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@shesallthatxox @hthieblot @gc it was just such a vibe

mix is a sad and insufficient substitute

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@Flash105050 @hthieblot tysm for your support

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@kawhig0njinn @hthieblot so many important memes and nature/cat videos lost into the ether 😢

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@mellie_chow @Techstars_NYC @TS_Anywhere @KertyLevy @Techstars @HustleFundVC @refashiond @LowensteinLLP @brianlaungaoaeh great to spend time together in NYC!

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

the set of things that make a business more appealing to vcs and things that make a business a good business is a venn diagram with some but not complete overlap

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@Bima__Bima @HustleFundVC 💛💛💛

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

i 💛 ny

bumped into old friends @HustleFundVC

[Haley Bryant 💛 @haleymbryant]

@martymadrid ok we need a https://t.co/DDPuoptLFt app for that