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Alumni event, reusing foam waste, and 401k for startups
Jerry Teng
January 31, 2023
Happy Tuesday!
Welcome to another edition of the newsletter that highlights the best events, jobs, and startups from the USC entrepreneurship community.
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🎟️ Upcoming Events
If you are in the Bay Area this Thursday, make sure to check out this event hosted by Alumni Entrepreneur Network.
Several key AEN and alumni members from USC are expected to attend.
Including: Lily Zhang (Head of Engineering @ Caper.ai), Xincheng Ma (Senior Engineering Manager @ Clari), Erika Louie (Partner, HR @ A16z), David Jeng (CEO @ Wintec Industries), and more!
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📃 Job Board News
Grey Matter Robotics is hiring a Software Development Intern (LA)
Digital experience startup Moment is hiring a Head of Finance (LA & Remote)
European fashion line Ciro Parioli is hiring a Growth Marketer (Remote)
If you are interested in any of these jobs or would like to hire talents from USC like those startups, send me a message by replying to this email.
💫 Startups of the Week
What? - Making circular material from waste EPS foam
Why? - Facilitate circular economy by making use of foam waste without the laborious process of recycling
📍Industries: Sustainability, Social Impact, Manufacturing
🚀 Stage: Pre-Seed
💵 Funding: $225,000
🛠 Founded: 2022
😎 Founders: Ryan Antenucci
Bonus: check out the Iovine and Young Academy's article on him and his company
Ryan is currently raising, if you want to get connected with him, reply to this email.
What? - Modern 401(k) for startups
Why? - Startups rarely provide 401k retirement plans because they are extremely costly and complex to manage. Feather helps startups offer 401k in minutes at an affordable price.
📍 Industries: FinTech
🚀 Stage: Seed
💵 Funding: $500,000
🛠 Founded: 2022
😎 Founders: Saurabh Jain, Aahan Sawhney
What? - SMS marketing platform for e-commcerce companies
Why? - Average open rate for text message is 98% while email comes in at 20%. Postscript helps Shopify stores drive 30x ROI with text message marketing.
📍Industries: SaaS
🚀 Stage: Series C
💵 Funding: $65,000,000
🛠 Founded: 2018
😎 Founders: Adam Turner, Colin Turner, Alex Beller
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