Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the Refinery Ventures Newsletter! Inside you’ll find Refinery team updates, our new office, a recent X15 dinner, our portfolio update, and Tim’s interesting discussions. Enjoy!
Promotion of Peter Schmidt
Peter Schmidt, previously Senior Associate, has recently been promoted to Principal. Congratulations Peter!
Welcoming our Summer 2024 Interns
Welcome Lindsey!
Content Marketing Intern
Lindsey Dickess is a third-year University of Cincinnati student from Madeira, Ohio. She is currently studying Marketing and Business Economics with a minor in Fashion Studies. She’s excited to experiment with various marketing platforms for internal and external Refinery needs!
Welcome Sean!
Financial Analyst Intern
Sean Lipaj is a third-year University of Cincinnati student from Cleveland, Ohio. He is majoring in Finance with a minor in Communications. This summer, he is looking forward to gaining more insight regarding startups meeting the fund thesis and participating in generating deal flow.
We’ve Moved Offices!
We have recently outgrown our office on 1311 Vine Street, and we have moved to a new building. Now, at 1434 Vine Street, we are enjoying the beautiful view of the street, copious amounts sunshine peering in, and space to share with all those who visit!
X15 Community Dinner in Indianapolis, Indiana
On June 25, we hosted a small group of our X15 community members for a dinner in Indianapolis. We spoke with Mike Reynolds and Chelsea Douglas of Innovatemap, Kyle Lacy, CMO of Jellyfish, and Michael Armstrong, CTO of Authenticx.
We discussed their startup and growth experiences and how they are applying the lessons they’ve learned in high growth companies to their current companies, featuring topics like culture, focus, and commitment to growth.
News Across the Portfolio
Astronomer Awarded “Cost Savings Award”
Chronosphere, an observability platform build for control, announced the winners of its first annual Observability Innovation Awards, which recognize organizations that demonstrate exceptional innovation and success.
New eBook: Transforming Together
Torch just released their new eBook: “Transforming Together: How to Leverage Group Coaching for Business Impact.” It teaches readers how to group coach, empowering their team and organizations.
Case Study with Estes Forwarding Worldwide
Estes Forwarding Worldwide and FRAYT joined together to tackle challenges regarding keeping same-day and next-day deliveries on schedule.
Can AI and the Entertainment Industry Co-pilot to Navigate Change?
Monica Landers, from Storyfit, writes about the combination of AI with creative human innovation to keep the entrainment industry alive.
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