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Haley Bryant 💛

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Haley Bryant 💛

@haleymbryant

partner @hustlefundvc | host @flowdotclub | 👼🏽 investor | coach @soulcycle

Washington, DC

Joined May 2009

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Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Mar 10
Today we're launching Ground Floor Growth by @HustleFundVC, a way to get in on the ground floor of tomorrow's biggest companies. Last week I asked anyone considering their next career move to reach out. Over the last six days, I've received hundreds of emails from incredible
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Mar 5
if you are quietly considering a career move, dm me or send me an email [email protected] subject: "HF Job Search"
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Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Oct 21, 2022
Talked to a Black founder this week who took 160 meetings to close a $2m seed round. & when things were tight, he didn't compromise - he turned down $$$ from VCs who weren't mission aligned. Keep going.
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Oct 26, 2022
Met cofounders who were so in sync they'd pull up slides as the other was talking to reinforce points. They deferred to each other's areas of expertise & listened to each other throughout. If you're bringing >1 founder to the call, do it to highlight your teamwork. Do this.
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Jul 22, 2022
Female founders get 2x more negative questions when fundraising than male founders. And underrepresented founders in general are more likely to be put on the defense by how investors ask questions.
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Apr 10, 2024
Just met a founder who pitched over 400 VCs to close their pre-seed. After one yes, they closed their round in 3 weeks. Your early believers are out there.
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Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Oct 29, 2022
Just saw a “founders helping founders” footnote in an investor update with a recommendation, blurb and link to a fellow founders deck. This is the way.
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Oct 7, 2021
Normalize asking basic questions without apologizing.
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Nov 14, 2022
Cannot overstate the value of being easy to talk to.
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Jan 17, 2022
In the last 2 years I've made ~30 investments into early stage cos. Here are a few things I wish I knew when I started 👼🏽 investing: - build process as you go - learn by doing - look at a lot of deals - small bets > big - startup communities = open
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Jun 18, 2021
I just found out that I’ll get to join the next cohort of @hustlefundvc’s angel squad, 👼🏽 training program on a mission is to democratize access to wealth creation through startup investing led by @dunkhippo33, @ericbahn, @b_nicks11 and @shiyankoh. How I got to angel investing:
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Jan 12, 2024
I’m excited to announce the @HustleFundVC Venture Fellowship. For a long time, VC has been inaccessible to most people. The career path is opaque, relationship building takes a ton of time, and there aren’t opportunities to practice the craft and build a track record without
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Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Jul 13, 2023
Companies building in emerging markets often launch with multiple revenue streams. While a western investor may view this as lack of focus, it's the founder's intentional hedge against likely regulatory and market based headwinds. As capital continues to be scarce and startups
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Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Feb 1, 2022
Want to become an accredited investor (regardless of 💰)? Working on something w/ @ianklassen…let me know!
Haley Bryant 💛
@haleymbryant
Oct 20, 2022
👋🏽 I’m Haley, an 👼🏽 operator & a Principal ⁦@HustleFundVC⁩ 🦛 I started 👼🏽 investing to support founders from/supporting underrepresented communities. I was prev COO ⁦@AnimalzCo⁩ a b2b SaaS content agency. Come cowork w/ me ⁦@flowdotclub⁩/workout IRL in DC!