the z list 💥🧿✨#59

I was featured in TechCrunch! Reverse demo days, fundraising AMAs, and IRL pitch deck feedback

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Zehra Naqvi
August 27, 2024

So excited to have been featured in TechCrunch yesterday: The biggest trends young NYC investors are bullish about — and why. See my favorite quote below:

“Zehra Naqvi, 25, an investor at Headline Ventures who writes the popular newsletter No GPs Allowed, is dead set on the consumer sector.”

My incredible friends Layla, Alex, and Besart are all also featured. Give them some love :)

I’m in SF Sept 9th - 12th btw!!!! I’m taking no calls ONLY doing IRL meetings while out west. Would love to see you if you’ll be there :)

P.S. Created a page for The Z List on LinkedIn! Follow the page!

Z List IRL hosted by Zehra

REMINDER: As such, I’m making a commitment to meet 5 new founders, 3 new VCs, 2 new operators, and 1 new angel investor IRL a week. 

In the coming months, I’m partnering with a slew of incredible companies to host the following events:

  • Reverse Demo Days (VCs pitching founders)

  • Fundraising AMAs (a moderated session between a founder who recently closed a fundraising round AND the VC who led the round discussing how to fundraise)

  • Pitch Deck Feedback Sessions (live pitchdeck feedback given by a mixed panel of VCs + late stage founders)

  • Career Path AMAs (interviews with investors, executives, creatives, and more)

If there are specific practical events that you’d like to see in the coming months reply to this email and let me know!

tuesday 8/27

  • Soirée

    • hosted by: Zehra & Ruben

    • for who: anyone!! operators, builders, creators, founders

wednesday 9/4

🚨 new event saturday 9/14

tuesday 9/17

🚨 new event wednesday 9/18

tuesday 9/24

wednesday 9/25

thursday 9/26

friday 9/27

VC Ecosystem News (No GPs Allowed) 

No GPs Allowed is back tomorrow.

Friend’s of The Z List: Events & Projects
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thursday 9/12

ttrreenndd report is a weekly round-up on consumer + brand investing, covering news headlines, fundraises, and brand activations, published 2x a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. Authored by Johnnie Yu, investor at Listen, a consumer vc firm investing 100M+ in brands at the tipping point of behavior shifts.

tuesday 8/27

🚨 new event wednesday 9/4

monday 9/9

tuesday 9/10

tuesday 9/17

Jobs (investor, operator, founding opportunities)

The Z List job drop, powered by Parallel. I swear by listing jobs on Parallel + finding new jobs on Parallel.

Rentengine - RentEngine offers a leasing platform that helps property managers fill vacancies faster and increase profits. Their platform streamlines the leasing process from lead capture to lease signing, resulting in a 2.8x faster vacancy fill rate.

Asixth - ASIXTH believes that coffee is a tool for connection and friendship. They aim to create spaces where people can gather and enjoy coffee together, just like in the past. Their philosophy, "Friend of a Friend," reflects this belief.

Beli - Beli is an app to build organized restaurant lists and maps of everywhere you've been and want to try, see where your friends are eating, and receive personalized recommendations

Finvest - Finvest's mission is to revolutionize personal finance by providing a comprehensive platform for wealth management. They're starting with the fixed income market, aiming to be the leader in helping individuals grow their wealth through responsible investing.

Resources

Discounts

  • Kulfi Beauty, use code “zehra” for 20% off. I use their concealer rose rush and their kajal eyeliners in nazar-no-more everyday.

Want to work with Zehra?

  • If you’re interested in working with me, I have some bandwidth and would love to learn more :) fill out this form. 

Please reply to this email if you'd like to amplify your events with the z list community or if you'd like to collaborate on an event together.

Have fun! 💥🧿✨👩🏻‍💻