Jen Wolf

News alert: Congratulations to @jenhwolf & @brettdg, our new managing partners. Jen & Brett joined Initialized in 2017 and have been instrumental in building the modern version of the firm that is recognized today. Read more about our announcement here: wp.me/pckOt9-109

📽️In this video interview with our managing partner @jenhwolf, @partiful CEO @shreyamurthy shares how she built the company to reshape the future of event planning. Shreya's journey began with her own struggle to create a social circle after college, which inspired her to develop Partiful, a platform now used by over a million people that is addressing gaps in traditional event planning tools. Highlights of their conversation include: - Sharing party planning advice and cohosting a Brooklyn backyard happy hour with our team @Initialized. - The new Partiful logo and design philosophy. - Choosing to focus on IRL events vs online. "I wanted to make the process of planning events, meeting people at those events, and building relationships with the people you met at events a lot easier." - Partiful CEO Shreya Murthy youtube.com/watch?v=I0HLnR…

We are excited to announce the promotion of @LivingstonMill2 from general counsel to chief operating officer! In his new role, Livingston will take on additional responsibilities overseeing our finance, investor relations, HR and administrative functions. He will continue to oversee legal & compliance as our general counsel, and serve in an advisory role with our investment team on deals. "Livingston has qualities I believe make him an excellent fit for this role. He is extremely high integrity and naturally builds trust and a rapport with our team, our founders, and our external partners." - @jenhwolf, our managing partner. blog.initialized.com/2024/07/announ…

Did you know 72% of founders report an impact on their mental health, including conditions like high stress, anxiety, and burnout? On the Initialized blog, managing partner @jenhwolf shares strategies for recognizing early burnout signs, finding a productive flow state, and seeking help from mentors, peers, or professional coaches. Key Takeaways: • Recognizing when you are in a flow state can help you understand when you are most productive and when you need a break. • Ensure you’re ready to do the work, and ask the right questions before signing up for a coach. • Break down deadlines into smaller, manageable pieces with frequent checkpoints. Read more ⬇️ blog.initialized.com/2024/07/managi…

1/ On @jenhwolf’s “My First…” blog series for this month, we sat down with @robynexton, founder of @HerSocialApp, a sapphic dating and community app that has reached over 14M users. 🌈 Key takeaways from their conversation: • The rebranding of the app from 'Dattch' to 'HER’. • Emphasizing user-centric product design. • The importance of continuous user engagement to enable over 300M matches. Read more ⬇️ blog.initialized.com/2024/06/my-fir…

Connect with the following Bay Area seed and Series A companies actively hiring at our upcoming Startup Talent Summit on Wednesday, May 15. @Picogrid is a defense technology company with a unified platform for autonomous systems. They are hiring remotely for a product designer, software engineer (Python, Typescript, Node, C), and a hardware development engineer- mechanical) for the El Segundo office. #positions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">picogrid.com/careers#positi… @Coperniqinc is pioneering the future of the energy sector. With their #1 platform for solar installers & EPCs, they are transforming solar and energy contractors into the utility companies of tomorrow. They are hiring a finance lead, a growth lead on their SF based team, senior software engineer (Typescript, Node, PostgreSQL), and a solutions architect. jobs.ashbyhq.com/Coperniq @runwayco empowers teams to build great companies by making business understandable and accessible to everyone. They are hiring remotely across North America for a solutions architect, account executive, and a technical customer experience manager. runway.com/careers/ @Pano_AI is the leader in early wildfire detection and actionable intelligence. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. They are hiring an ops intern & platform engineer for their SF team. They are also hiring for their Colorado field office, too. pano.ai/join-us This free event is open to all SF Bay Area talent looking for their next job opportunity at an early stage startup. Apply here to join: initialized.com/startup-talent…