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Oct 4, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
1/ 📢 College students! We're launching a competitive 5-week Republic Venture Fellow program for incredible talent eager to learn about entrepreneurship & VC with events, mentors and more.

Application + more details below 🧵 bit.ly/republicVFform 2/ We look to the next generation as one that has embraced our message from day one. Democratization of investing and fundraising is revolutionary and they've been at the forefront of this movement. We want to give back and invest in them.
Sep 30, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Venture Partner #AMA is back with @BrandonDHoffman 🥳🔥
Submit your questions below or read more about him👀
bit.ly/republicAMAbra… 1/ Brandon provides early-stage capital, expertise, and access to Samsung's distribution and scale to help accelerate and improve a startup’s success. He also co-founded and leads the Diverse Founders Initiative, which is focused on finding, investing, and elevating early-stage
Sep 29, 2020 6 tweets 1 min read
🚩Trivia Tuesday 🥳

What is the current fastest growing industry in the US? When was SoundCloud launched?
Sep 15, 2020 6 tweets 1 min read
In honor of the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, our Trivia Tuesday is going to look a little bit different for today...

When is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated? 2/ A: 15th of September to 15th of October!

Why is September 15th the start of HHM?
Sep 9, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
Did you miss us?

Republic Venture Partner #AMA is back with @jnazubuike🥳
Click the link or open the thread to send John questions or read more about his journey. 👀😎

bit.ly/republicAMAjohn 1/ I’m John Azubuike, an Investor at Owl Ventures, which is a multistage EdTech / Future of Work fund in San Francisco. I’ve been lucky enough to have worked across seed stage, venture stage, growth stage and private equity investment platforms over the last 6 years.
Sep 1, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
🎉TRIVIA TUESDAY
Since we’re hunting for unicorns...
How many active unicorns are there in the world? How much are those unicorns worth?
Aug 26, 2020 8 tweets 4 min read
1/ HUGE NEWS: The SEC announced changes to the definition of who an “accredited investor” (effective in ~60 days)

(Not to give us all the credit but we’re in the press release w/ Republic VP @brandontalk 😉)

Quick thread below on what’s changing!
sec.gov/news/public-st… 2/ Once the new rule becomes effective, the following persons & entities may now be considered accredited investors if they meet the definitions:
Aug 19, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
This week's venture partner #AMA is with Pranavi Cheemakurti 🥳🔥

She will be answering questions from today through Friday so get your questions in!! Read more about her below 👇🏽👀

republic.co/blog/ama-prana… 1/ "Hola! I'm Pranavi and I'm on the investment team at Acceleprise Ventures, a pre-seed and seed stage B2B SaaS venture fund, and accelerator with offices in San Francisco, New York and Toronto. Prior to Acceleprise, I did early stage investing at VU Venture Partners
Aug 6, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
This week's venture partner #AMA is with Noorjit Sidhu 🥳🔥. He will be answering questions from today through Sunday so get your questions!! Read more about him below 👇🏽👀

republic.co/blog/ama-noorj… 1/ "I’m currently an investor at Plug and Play Ventures, based in the Bay Area. We’re a global early-stage tech investor. Last year, we had five of our investments become unicorns, with the most notable exit being Honey, a startup we invested in the first round of
Aug 4, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
🚩Trivia Tuesday!

What was @Twitter's project name when they first began? Question #2: How much did Theranos have raised before they were shut down?
Jul 29, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
Our Venture Partner #AMA for this week is @Orrinac from today till Friday! 🔥👀 Learn more about him and get your questions in below 👇🏽🥳

bit.ly/30899Ne 1/ "My name is Orrin Ailloni-Charas, MD, MBA, and I am the CEO and Managing Partner of the Global Health Impact Fund. I am fortunate to have had extensive experience in both clinical medicine and venture capital. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and NYU
Jul 28, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
Republic's Startup Trivia Tuesday is HERE 🦄 We'll be posting throughout the day so keep an eye out.

#1 - What was @SlackHQ first named as? #2 - Which of these companies hold the highest worldwide valuation (in billion USD 💰)?:
Jul 22, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
The Venture Partner #AMA is back in business from today till Friday!🔥 @jackie_hyland is our AMA for this week, learn more about her and submit your questions below 🥳👇🏽

bit.ly/republicAMAjac… 1/ "Hi everyone! My name is Jackie Hyland and I’m very excited to connect with you all and hear your questions

I’ve been a seed-stage investor at a fund, angel investor, operator, and mentor to startups in Latin America and the U.S.
Jun 30, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Closing the end of #PrideMonth with a history lesson:

1/ Why is "Stonewall" important in LGBTQ+ history? A. It was the site of protests after Stonewall Inn, a known LGBTQ+ bar, was violently raided by police on June 28 many years ago. It marks one of the most important events in the LGBTQ+ liberation movement.

2/ What year did the Stonewall riots happen?
Jun 29, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
1/ @gbennett41 is our Venture Partner #AMA from today till Thursday! 🥳🔥 learn more and submit your questions below 👇🏽⚡️

bit.ly/38g2ZwX 2/ "Howdy Y'all - I'm Greg Bennett, an early stage investor at Kapor Capital in Oakland, CA. I joined Kapor Capital in 2019 and focus on Agtech, Energy, and Infrastructure investments. Prior to joining Kapor Capital, I was a consultant for several funds, foundations, corporations
Jun 19, 2020 6 tweets 1 min read
Together let's learn about Juneteenth today:

1/ Does Juneteenth mark the end of U.S. slavery? A: No - this day marks the emancipation of all slaves in the Confederacy, but the institution of slavery was still legal & existed in the Union border states after June 19, 1865

2/ Why did Juneteenth happen?
Jun 17, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
1/ @downtown_CB is our Venture Partner #AMA from today till Friday!!! 🔥🥳 learn more and submit your questions below 👇🏽🔥

republic.co/blog/ama-chris… 2/ As a serial entrepreneur and executive, Christy has spent 20 years as an accomplished leader focusing on human capital services and technologies. In 2019 following her departure from an executive role in a global human capital technology company
Jun 10, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
1/ @TheKofiAmpadu is our Venture Partner #AMA today through Friday 🥳🔥- learn more and submit your questions below!👇🏽👇🏽

bit.ly/republicAMAkofi 2/ A little bit about myself. I have more than 10 years of experience in the consumer products (CPG) space. It was a great intro to CPG because I got a front-row seat to the innovation gaps in the industry. I took a couple of years off to get an MBA from Carnegie Mellon #ama
Jun 5, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ RSVPs 🚀 for our first angel investing masterclass next Tuesday 2-4pm ET!

Learn how to assess opportunities & diversify your portfolio with startup investing by hearing from the best angels in town, learn more 👇🏽 @PubKevin @lolitataub @Jason_Tartick Image 2 / @PubKevin founded KW Angel Fund after joining companies at the seed stage to help scale businesses to a Series A fundraising and beyond. He helped scale three startups from less than 10 employees to over 100+. Investments include @SlackHQ & @RenttheRunway 🥰
May 27, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read
1/ "My passion and secret power is to connect people to resources and opportunities" 🔥@alliemfelix is our Venture Partner #AMA today 🥳 through Friday - learn more 👇🏽

republic.co/blog/ama-allie… 2/ During college, I determined that I wasn’t reaching my fullest potential and made the crazy decision to transfer schools to Smith College. That decision led me to meeting and working for Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper. #ama
May 20, 2020 7 tweets 4 min read
1/ "As a Black founder, one of the things that I'm most passionate about is creating a roadmap for founders to navigate the "unspoken rules" part of the startup world." @OneBandwagonFan our Venture Partner #AMA today 🥳 through Friday - learn more 👇🏽

bit.ly/republicAMAhar… 2/ I'm a first-generation American born in NYC and raised in South Carolina. I'm a startup founder, angel investor, and mentor. I started my company, Bandwagon, back in 2014 just as I finished my MBA (Clemson University). #ama