This Month at Collaborative Fund – Portfolio Updates & Job Opportunities
Our team shares a weekly internal email that highlights exciting news about our portfolio and the unique opportunities to join the companies. Here are a few highlights from this month.
Launches
Meet Makr, a gorgeous new iPad design studio for making (and printing) invitations, business cards, stickers + more! Perfect for designing your own holiday cards: http://vimeo.com/79333317
MakeSpace is a new self-storage service that will pickup, store, and return your boxes on demand so you never have to visit a storage unit again.
DIY launches DIY TV – home for awesome explainer videos, cool how-to’s, and the best of the DIY community: youtube.com/diyteevee
Growth
TaskRabbit is now available in London: bloom.bg/I0TeFv
Good Eggs, a marketplace that connects consumers with local farmers and artisanal food producers, is now available in Brooklyn: bit.ly/17batPN
Eligibility for Upstart expands to all 50 states, green card holders, graduation 1995 or later: http://bitly.com/17XMdkD
Collaborations
AngelList and Rock Health partner to help fund the accelerator’s fifth class: http://j.mp/1jCt2Nb
Rap Genius signs a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing to connect songwriters and music fans: http://j.mp/1g3Q8fF
TaskRabbit and Rally team up with Meals on Wheels for a Thanksgiving food drive: http://bit.ly/I9mieh
Creative Mornings and Designers and Books curate a series of booklists around their global breakfast themes: http://j.mp/1h55dAE
Upstart partners with General Assembly, Dev Boot Camp, Starter School and Launch Academy to create more designers and developers: bit.ly/19T2dlp
Awards
Neverware and Hampton Creek Foods win Grand Prizes in Popular Science’s Best of What’s New issue: www.popsci.com/bown/2013
Hampton Creek Foods was also awarded VegNews Magazine Company of the Year: http://bitly.com/1bWkOeC
TIME’s 25 Best Inventions of the Year includes three Kickstarter projects — 3D Doodler, Plus Pool NY, and Oculus: http://ti.me/HVJCMJ
Job Opportunities
Codecademy is hiring a Head of Public Relations in New York: http://www.codecademy.com/jobs
Lyft is hiring a HR Business Partner in San Francisco: http://www.lyft.me/jobs
Mind Snacks is hiring a Game Designer in San Francisco: mindsnacks.com/careers
Getaround is hiring a Head of Growth in San Francisco: getaround.com/jobs
Skillshare is hiring a Head of Communications & PR in New York: https://skillshare.recruiterbox.com/jobs
TaskRabbit is hiring a VP of Product in San Francisco: http://jobsco.re/13IJhqg
Maker Studios is hiring a Director of Communications in Los Angeles: makerstudios.com/careers/
Quarterly is hiring a Director of Merchandising in Los Angeles: https://quarterly.co/careers
Limited Partners
Crowdfunding is “a basic issue of equal rights,” says Jessica Jackley: http://j.mp/17Uqvhj
Pharrell on creativity, philanthropy, fashion, and being an investor in Collaborative Fund: http://j.mp/1bJEDWp
Scott Belsky shares notes on building the first 15 seconds of a product experience: http://linkd.in/1ckn3K2
John Maeda on why design now matters more simply because technology is starting to matter less: http://smpl.cc/1fuWFzH