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upcoming events hosted by zehra & a few besties
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Z List IRL hosted by Zehra
thursday 3/7
for who: anyone in VC + startups!!!
hosted by: Charlie (Fidelity)
i’m speaking at this event!
monday 3/11 austin
SXSW Tech Carnival: Bulletpitch & Antler
for who: anyone! special note for interested investors: the carnival is made up of early stage founders (aka lots of deal flow)
hosted by: Bulletpitch (Brett) & Antler
sponsored by the z list! yes that little z in the lower left corner is me along with Fidelity & Arc - two of my other favs. honored for this to be my first formal event sponsorship. have long admired both Brett and Antler :)
friday 3/15 new york
saturday 3/16 new york
tuesday 3/19 new york
Consumer Founders & Investors Breakfast
for who: consumer founders & investors
hosted by: Zehra
thursday 3/21 new york
Consumer Social: URL to IRL Panel
for who: consumer enthusiasts, founders, investors
hosted by: Zehra
tuesday 3/26 new york
No GPs Allowed: Fintech Edition
for who: fintech investors (no GPs allowed though, sorry!)
hosted by: Zehra
thursday 3/28 boston
Founders & Investors Breakfast Social Boston Edition
for who: any founder or investor based in boston!
hosted by: Zehra
The Z List goes to Boston!
april
No GPs Allowed: Consumer Investors Edition
for who: if you’re a junior VC still investing in consumer!
hosted by: Zehra
Founder Resources
2048 Ventures Biotech Studio and Digital Health Studio
Applications are open for the 2048 Ventures Biotech Studio and Digital Health Studio! Apply by the next deadline, March 20th 2024.
The Biotech Studio and Digital Health Studio are opportunities for exceptional biotech and digital health founders to work closely with the 2048 Ventures team at the earliest stages of their company journey.
The initiatives offer personalized, 1-1 experience with all members of the 2048 Ventures team, our circle of industry experts, and our founders.
We offer straightforward funding. No common stock, no tricks, no gimmicks. Receive $250K on a post-money SAFE that will convert into 8% of preferred stock in the next equity round.
Learn more about the initiatives.
Biotech: 2048.vc/bio_studio
Digital Health: 2048.vc/health_studio
Jobs (investor, operator, founding opportunities)
The Z List job drop, powered by Parallel.
Hilma - Natural remedies that actually work 🌿
Part Time Inventor Planner - Apply Direct
Guud - We help women to feel guud every day of the month
Graphic Designer - Apply Direct
Fast Growing Trees - It’s in our nature to care. From the widest selection of unique products to the simplest delivery & continued plant support, our 1-stop shop makes growing easy.
Assistant Buyer - Apply Direct
Friends of Parallel
Behave - the first low-sugar, clean label candy that doesn’t spike blood sugar.
Retail & Operations Internship - Apply via email
Sydecar - Make these markets more accessible, transparent, and liquid.
Community & Partnerships Associate - Apply via website
Ramp - Ultimate platform for modern finance teams.
Product Operations Specialist | Generalist - Apply via website
Want to get your jobs featured on the Z List? Sign up for the Parallel waitlist here.
Resources — a lot of folks reach out to me for recommendations of engineers, website devs, designers, & more. This new section of The Z List will feature recommendations from folks I’ve worked with.
Need a graphic designer? Celine has been a friend for 4 years and is an incredible designer. She’s worked on brands that you’ve definitely seen on Twitter.
Need an office space filled with other builders and creatives? Sign up for Verci’s newest membership (I have a membership here too — we can co-work)
Need a website developer? Tamir is amazing and has been working with me on The Z List’s website. You can schedule a call to learn more from him at the link above (mention Zehra or Z List in the additional notes section)
Figuring out how to manage your money as a founder or wanna learn how to maximize your tax return? Sign up for Carry.
Feeling confused about your career in your Twenties? Join twenty: a program that helps ambitious twenty-somethings get the most out of this defining decade, both professionally and personally. As a member, you can…
📞 Book 1:1 mentorship calls with leaders across industries
🚀 Roadmap your life & career and explore what’s possible
🤝 Join an incredible community of peers and mentors
🎁 Gain access to resources, events, networking opportunities and more!
I’m excited to set more twenty-somethings up to thrive >> Sign up here (mention my name so they’ll fast-track your app) and then use my promo code ZEHRA25 to get 25% off your membership!
Friend’s of The Z List: Events & Projects
a reminder on the below section! i only feature events when I've been to at minimum three of host's/organizer's past events and had a good time. no other events get featured unless they are sponsored (indicated).
Wanna feature your event? Fill out this form.
Laura Hamilton recently launched FemBuild Collective in NYC. Her goal is to create a collaborative environment to host events, build mentorship, and foster relationships for female engineers, specifically in junior-level roles. You can sign up here to get added to their event mailing list and Slack group. Audience: Female engineers or technical founders in NYC
thursday 3/7
for who: founders, investors, & operators in fintech
hosted by: Carina
SF GP Brexfast Club w/Alpha Partners
for who: founders, investors, & operators in fintech
hosted by: Oliver
monday 3/11
Breaking Barriers: Female Founder and Funder Coffee
for who: femme founders & investors who will be at SXSW/austin!
hosted by: Ruffin
3/11 - 3/14
The Lumos House (Blindspot x Andrew Yeung)
for who: current & former tech employees with experience in big tech / later-stage start-ups contemplating the next chapter of their career, interested in being more plugged into the start-up and VC ecosystem, or potentially want to become a founder at some point
hosted by: Andrew
thursday 3/28
Making In America: Calling All Immigrant Founders & Creators
for who: immigrant founders & creators
hosted by: Sagnik
I haven’t attended an event organized by this host but it’s a great panel featuring Ankur from Carry and Ali from SWSH and I support the mission + immigrants in NYC :)
Want to work with Zehra?
I’ve worked at 14+ startups, actively angel invest, am an advisor for multiple companies, have run communities my whole career, and (of course) host events.
If you’re interested in working with me in any capacity 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! 💥🧿✨👩🏻💻
