The Perks of Being a Founderland Member✨🎉
Issue #13
What’s Inside this Issue:
📣 Did you know? Being a member of Founderland gives you access to perks and discounts that support your professional and personal growth. ✨
🎤 Calling all Allies! We’d love to hear from you.
🔥 Community Wins: a short recap of some of the milestones our members have reached in the first half of 2024.
📆 Event Recaps: We’ve been busy on Linkedin with a series of Lives. Here’s some highlights from past events.
🚀 Exciting News for Founderland Members!
We're delighted to announce our collaboration with Notion for Startups.
Notion is offering Founderland members an exclusive perk: 6 months of free access to the Plus plan, including unlimited Notion AI. This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage Notion's powerful tools to create, share, manage, and organize your projects and knowledge all in one place.
To redeem: Apply via our custom link: ntn.so/founderland and select Founderland.
You'll need the 'partner key' which is exclusively available for our members within our Mighty Networks platform.
🚀 Being a member of Founderland comes with exclusive perks and discounts designed to support your business growth and personal development. Here are some of the amazing offers available to you:
Notion: Get 6 months FREE access to the Plus plan, including Unlimited AI, to manage and organize your projects seamlessly.
DocSend: Enjoy up to 90% off DocSend to securely share your pitch deck and streamline fundraising.
BetterHelp: One month of free therapy to support your mental health and well-being.
Deel: 20% off for the first year on various services to help you hire and onboard global talent.
Factory Berlin: 25% discount on the first 12 months of Network or Network + Campus Membership, plus discounts on team membership bundles.
Miro: $1,000 in credits for all startups new to Miro's collaborative online whiteboard.
Zendesk: Six months of free access to Zendesk Suite and Zendesk Sales CRM.
Intercom: 100% off in the first year, 50% off in the second year, and 25% off in the third year for their help desk and AI chatbot services.
These perks are part of our commitment to providing you with the resources needed to succeed. For more details on how to redeem these offers and additional perks, visit our Mighty Networks platform. 🤗
🎤 Calling all Allies!
It’s been awhile. We’d love to hear from you. 👀
💙 Dear Allies,
As valued members of the Founderland community, your support and expertise are crucial in helping us bridge opportunity and funding gaps for our women of colour founders. While over 180 of you have joined our Ally Network, we’ve noticed that only a few are actively engaged. We need your insights and involvement to truly make a difference. Please share how you want to meaningfully contribute to our founders' growth, whether through mentorship, sharing resources, hosting workshops, or providing strategic guidance.
Your active participation can significantly enhance our founders' access to resources and networks. Let’s work together to create impactful collaborations and support systems. Your feedback and engagement are essential in shaping a thriving, inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem. Let us know how you envision your role in advancing Founderland’s mission and how we can facilitate your involvement.
— The Founders
(Send your feedback to hello@founderland.org)
🥳 Community Wins
Genefer Baxter, founder of Aula Future
In March, Genefer launched a webinar series for her company Aula Future, a platform dedicated to training innovators tackling sustainability challenges.
Natasha Yamamura, founder of Algae Scope
In June, Natasha presented her project, Algae Scope, at Blueweek 2024 in Venice. Her presentation on biofuels and algae energy highlighted innovative renewable energy solutions and was a standout at the event.
Yuting Jiang, founder of ZKorum
Yuting launched the MVP Alpha of her website, zkorum.com, earlier this year. This platform allows people to anonymously share their opinions about their organizations, fostering open and honest feedback.
Cosima Richardson, founder of Kynd Hair
Last week, Cosima secured ten new angel investors for her eco-friendly hair company, Kynd Hair, including Lynae Brayboy, a fellow Founderland member and co-founder of Ovom Care. This marks a significant milestone in her pre-seed funding journey.
We are incredibly proud of these accomplishments and look forward to seeing more successes from our community!
🎙️ Reverse Pitches and Industry Talks.
In the first half of 2024, Founderland has been actively hosting LinkedIn Live sessions, including investor reverse pitches and Founderland Talks, featuring expert panels from our founder community. These events provide valuable insights and opportunities for networking. Don't miss out—visit the Founderland LinkedIn page to catch up on past sessions and stay informed about upcoming events!
Thanks for joining and supporting us this year! ✨