#0115 - Investor Discussion: Halcyon Fund & StartFast Ventures
Release Date: 09/19/2023
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info_outlineOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an investor discussion was led by our own Established Co-CEO Jen Consalvo at a pitch event we hosted online a few months ago.
The panel included Dahna Goldstein, who is the Chief Investment Officer of Halcyon and Co-Managing Director of the Halcyon Fund. Phoebe Van Duinen was also on the panel, and she is the Principal and Investment Manager at Halcyon and is responsible for the end-to-end process of social impact investing through their three capital vehicles, VC Fund, Angel Network, and Microloan Fund.
Lastly, Olivia Goldstein also participated in the chat. Olivia is the Vice President at StartFast Ventures.
We also again shine a light on an amazing company in our ecosystem. Today, that company is Keepers, which is an all-in-one app providing full housekeeping management. They are saving short-term rental hosts time by integrating directly with their Airbnb and VRBO calendars so that as soon as a reservation is created, a job notification is sent to all housekeeper users. Learn more about them at: www.uskeepers.com
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