Welcome to the June 2024 edition of the Refinery Ventures Newsletter! Inside you’ll find the places Peter and Tim are visiting, stories from our team about their leadership development excursions, and insights from across our portfolio. Enjoy!
Where We’re Going
Meet up with us in June! If we are in a city near you, please connect with us.
Peter Schmidt – peter@refinery.com
June 26 | Columbus, OH
Tim Schigel – tim@refinery.com
Lexington
Louisville
Columbus
X15 Dinner – patrick@refinery.com
June 25 | Indianapolis, IN
Camp Hustle
2024 Global Takeoff Summit
In May, our good friend Sarah Anderson from The Vault Fund launched The Global Takeoff Summit. It was an industry-defining summit that focused on collaboration among LPs and GPs about best practices in company creation. Successful company creators like Atomic, BetaWorks, High Alpha, and many more provided lessons and insights about company creation.
Throughout the summit, one recurring topic dominated all the others: Get the CEO hire right. The summit’s emphasis on getting leadership hires right from the onset of company creation reinforces Refinery’s approach to talent, and it further signals how unique–and ahead of the curve–the X15 program is in creating a platform for hyper growth leadership.
We are excited to apply these insights to the Refinery Venture’s X15 Program and to the core problems about leadership and company creation.
News Across the Portfolio
Bitewell Featured in Global Health Campaign Docuseries
Inspiring action for a healthier tomorrow, the Global Health Campaign by Reuters and Acumen Media featured bitewell. In 10 minutes, bitewell shares their vision for food’s impact on the healthcare system and a healthier future.
Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program Winner
Cleveland Clinic’s Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program supports start-ups through their 24-week program and access to IBM’s Quantum System One quantum computer. Picture Health, amongst two other companies, will be connected with experts to share their findings.
Updates to Astro Streamlines Enterprise Data Orchestration
Astronomer’s latest version of the Astro platform hosts new capabilities including: governance at scale, enhanced security, and leadership development. Astro now enables data-first organizations to extend cost savings, seamlessly scale data operations, and simplify data workflow management.
Raising Millions as a Female Founder and CEO
Stephany Lapierre, Founder and CEO of Tealbook, describes her trailblazing journey in the technology industry as a female leader, entrepreneur, and decision-maker in Mark MacLeod’s The Startup CEO Show podcast.
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