Miami bringing the heat

Coming in hot: Miami Tech Week and VC Platform Summit

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Michael Morgenstern
April 09, 2024

Happy Tuesday Brex community,

Miami is on fire the next few weeks with many Founder and VC related events! The Miami Tech Week is happening now and the VC Platform Global Summit is coming to Miami on April 15-17. In light of these events, it's a great moment to acknowledge and celebrate those in platform roles within the venture capital community. These roles, though not present in every firm, significantly boost the success of the startups they support.

Platform roles in venture capital firms are pivotal in nurturing portfolio companies, often leading to outsized returns regardless of market conditions. Here's a brief overview of how these roles contribute:

  • Value Addition: Add value beyond mere financial investment by crafting strategies and operational enhancements.

  • Access to Networks: Provide startups with vital connections, opening doors to industry experts, potential customers, and strategic partners.

  • Knowledge Sharing: Serve as a knowledge hub, offering insights and expertise that startups might otherwise lack.

  • Talent Acquisition: Help startups attract and retain top talent.

  • Brand Building: Assist in crafting a startup’s brand narrative, crucial for market positioning and attracting future investments.

  • Long-Term Relationships: Build enduring relationships, ensuring ongoing support and guidance for startups.

In summary, platform roles are the unsung heroes in the VC world, significantly enhancing the capabilities of the startups they back and ensuring a more robust, successful investment portfolio.

Growing together, Michael Morgenstern

Upcoming Events:

  • Brexfast Club Miami Tech Week 4/9

    ​Designed as a tactical breakfast, featuring expert insights on executive recruiting, scaling operating teams, sales strategies and trainings.

    Apply Here Brex Host: Michael Morgenstern 

  • Brex Sunset Club Miami Tech Week 4/13

    Designed as mixer for founders, VCs and +1’s with a special password for a sunset on the Venetian Islands

    Apply Here Brex Host: Michael Morgenstern 

  • Brex Flex Club (VC Platform Summit) Miami 4/16

    Designed for Heads of Platform, 7am yoga with the best instructor in Miami to start the day.

    Apply Here Brex Host: Michael Morgenstern 

  • Brex Supper Club (VC Platform Summit) Miami 4/16

    Designed for Heads of Platform, a highly curated Omakase.

    Apply Here Brex Host: Michael Morgenstern 

  • Pups & Lattes with Brex 4/17 in LA

    Bring your fur baby and hang with founders and investors building Seed/Series A+ companies.

    Apply Here Brex Host: Anshul Shah

  • 43North x Brex Female VC Happy Hour 4/24 in NYC

    Designed as a highly curated group of female VCs.

    Apply Here Brex Host: Erica Wenger

  • Founder and VC Happy Hour 4/25 in Boston

    Designed as a highly curated group of Founders and VCs.

    Apply Here Brex Host: Shai Goldman

Startup of the Week 🤩 

Michael True is the Founder and CEO of PrescientAI

Prescient AI provides media measurement and budget optimization solutions that enable omnichannel ecommerce brands to predict profitability and maximize revenue generated by advertising campaigns. Powered by proprietary machine learning models, the Prescient platform accurately attributes revenue across the entire media mix and provides daily updates and campaign-level recommendations to improve return on ad spend (ROAS) and lower customer acquisition costs.

Ambassadors Perspective: Every marketer seeks precise knowledge on where to allocate funds for optimal outcomes, yet finding dependable answers is challenging, and these answers are constantly shifting with the evolving business landscape. Off an impressive $10M Series A, Prescient is scaling and should be tracked closely.

Venture Capitalist Spotlight 🤩 

Restive Ventures invests in the future of fintech. They invest in high-potential founders at the earliest stages, and provide operational support, connections, and industry knowledge to help founders launch and grow their companies more quickly. Since 2018 they've invested in over 60 companies, including many that have gone on to the public markets, been major acquisitions, and grown into successful late-stage companies.

The team is made up of former fintech founders and senior operators. Cameron was previously the co-founder/ CEO of Azlo (where she launched digital banking services for SMBs) and an operator launching fintech companies around the world- including in Zimbabwe, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

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