Temp Check 🌡️ How are you?

Hey team! Jeanine here. Happy Tuesday to those who celebrate. In the midst of the never-ending grind, I wanted to take a quick moment to do a temp check and simply ask: How you are doing as a human and as a builder?

Fundraising season kicked off once VCs came back from post-mudpocalypse Burning Man and it seems like everything went from 0 to 1M. Startups are raising left and right, valuations are coming back down to normal, and NYC is still throwing some of the best rooftop events ever - nature is healing itself.

But through all of this what matters most is you and your mental health; which is why I think it’s important to check in every now and then to just see how you’re feeling. Building can get lonely sometimes which is why we at Brex do what we do; the newsletter, the events, the good vibes - all of it is for you.

If you feel like sharing anything in detail, feel free to drop me a note - it’s always great to hear from you all. Keep doing what you’re doing, remember to take care of yourself, and keep the course. You got this 🚀

Interested in attending an event? Feel free to email or DM the hosts below.

Upcoming Events:

• Brex Supper Club: NYC 9/20

  Designed for tech startup founders who just closed a Seed or Series A round of VC financing; lets celebrate! Apply here. Brex Host: Shai

  
  

• Brex Supper Club: San Francisco 9/21

  YC Reunion. Designed for YC Alumni who are living in or around the Bay Area. Apply here. Brex Host: Gaby

  
  

• Brex Supper Club: Boulder 9/26
  Designed for Pre-seed to Seed+ founders who have recently raised a round, or plan on raising in the next 1-4 months. In partnership with Massive VC. Apply here. Brex Hosts: Billy & Gaby
  
  

• Brex Supper Club (Climate): Boston 9/27
  Hosted by our Brex Supper Club-in Resident (BSIR). Designed for Climate-tech, pre-seed to Seed+ founders who have recently raised a round or plan on raising in the next 3-6 months. In partnership with Yard Stick PBC. Apply here.
  BSIR Host: Chris

  
  

• Brex Supper Club: NYC 9/28

  Designed for Emerging VC Managers with $20M+ AUM. In partnership with Winter Mead & Coolwater Capital. Apply here. Brex Host: Michael
  
  

• Jewish Founder Society x Brex: Miami 10/10
  Join Brex and YJP Miami for a VC panel, happy hour, and dinner! Designed for founders Seed+ founders who are participants and allies of the Jewish community. Apply here. Brex Host: Michael
  
  

• Brex Supper Club @ LAVCA: New York 10/11

  Designed for LatAm-based/focused founders (Seed+ to Series A) and funds ($20M+ AUM). Join us for great conversation, rooftop vibes and delicious heavy hors d’ouvres. Apply here. Brex Host: Jeanine

Emerging Manager Spotlight 🤩 

Luke Cooper, Managing Partner at Latimer Ventures

Luke is one of those rare gem VCs that has actually built, scaled, and sold successful tech companies. As a 2x exited founder, M&A Lawyer, and just overall swaggy dude 😅 the Baltimore-enthusiast is looking to build (and exit) the next generation of Black & Hispanic Enterprise SaaS Unicorns.

Latimer Ventures is a $50M fund that aims to connect founders with corporate acquirers to achieve eight- to 10-figure business exits. Read more about Luke and the team here.

🚨 LP ALERT 🚨

Sapphire Partners and CalSTRS, the world’s largest educator-only pension fund with 1 million(+) members and beneficiaries, join forces to invest ~$100M/year into emerging fund managers.

Cheers to good vibes and an event better week 🧡

Startups Team @ Brex