July 2023

Written By Cheryl Kellond

I am still working on slaying my monthly update demons. The faster we move, the easier it gets.

Play Money! changes the experience and economics of startup investing to activate the next 1M angels and put their capital and connections to work for a new generation of founders.

Progress => October MVP

End-to-end product dev is cranking

  • Thanks to Jill's long-term relationships, we've had a CTO and full-stack engineering team fully on-boarded and building since May.

  • On the UX/UI front, we're working with two of my favorite collaborators from the Bia & Apostrophe days.

Our first partnership commits are in!

  • We teamed up with M13 Ventures to accelerate our go-to-market by leveraging their credibility and connections with early-stage VCs, influencers, and elite communities. It's working!

  • More than a dozen early-stage VCs have already agreed to provide deal flow (supply), and an eye-popping athlete community (demand) is leaning in hard.

Change of plans; October MVP

  • Our team has made such fast product progress that we've decided to skip the schlocky summer minimal viable test and focus on a true MVP.

  • Our backend financial functionality is nearly complete and ready for partner approval (shoutout to Sydecar, Sila Bank, and Plaid). The team is diving into the MVP app experience next.


Three Asks

Do you run an angel community or syndicate?

We'd love a 20-min customer discovery chat. Book here.

Are you part of an angel-curious professional community?

Chief, YPO, Dreamers and Doers, the AMA, a company alumni group or ERG? We'd love your feedback on what we're cooking up.

Want to be part of our beta this summer?

Apply here. And, if you are already on the list, keep an eye on your email.

  • Sneak peeks are coming! We're opening a private Slack channel this week to get feedback on early app & content prototypes.

  • Folks who help us shape the product this summer will get the first invites to our OG investor community this fall.


Finally...

  • In addition to our M13 partnership, we are raising a small angel round with a "special nod" (aka: ) to the folks who have backed me through the past 12 years of starting up.

  • Your support has always been more than enough, but if you believe 3rd time's a $ charm, I'd love to share more about our vision, plans, and terms.


Feels like progress,
C2K + Jill

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Cheryl Kellond | Play Money!
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