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ORCA is the innovation network helping connect startups with funding, resources, and the network they need to launch a successful venture.
We’ve made 625 founder<>investor introductions. Your next investor (or investment) is only a click away 👇️
Exclusive Networking Opportunity at ORCA LA Pitch Event
The stage is set: 5 teams from UCLA, USC, Stanford, and UC Berkeley will compete for $50K investment LIVE in LA next week!
The room will be packed full of talented founders, investors, and operators, with free food + drinks provided for networking afterwards.
Don’t miss your chance to attend – RSVP below!
These events draw a great crowd – NYC earlier this year
Trending Startups
Hundreds of startups have met investors through ORCA, earning acceptance to prestigious accelerators like Antler and PearX, term sheet offers, and more.
Here are the top startups this week:
Elythea
Elythea: ML platform to detect and prevent pregnancy complications before they ever happen
Elythea has met 5 investors through ORCA
Cimphony
Cimphony: we are applying AI to reinvent "unsexy" categories of back office sales, operations, HR, finance functions currently managed by band-aid of 7 traditional SaaS offerings. Our mission is to drive 70% cost reduction on lawyer bills while 3X'ing contract signing velocity.
Cimphony has met 3 investors through ORCA
Uptick
Uptick: A digital asset-focused market analytics and risk management platform.
Uptick met an investor through ORCA this week
Investor Activity This Week
Here are some of the firms most actively reviewing startups on ORCA this week.
big_bets
big_bets supports the entrepreneurs who are building the largest tech companies of the next generation. They work with entrepreneurs from Day 1 because they know that the first decisions define a business and the early days, although being the toughest ones, set the tone to what comes next.
Antler VC
Antler is a generalist, pre-seed VC that backs founders from day zero to find co-founders and build exceptional teams, test their ideas, and rapidly launch startups.
Antler has met with 50+ founders from ORCA and has accepted many of them into their founder residency programs.
BoxGroup
BoxGroup looks for entrepreneurs working at the beginning of movements in existing markets, or new markets yet to be created, and with visions to create the next generation of category defining businesses.
New Startups This Week
Here’s a peek at 3 new startups on ORCA this week:
Fitted
Fitted is an AI-enabled social marketplace for Gen-Z to discover, buy, and share outfits.
FV (FastVisa)
FV offers B2B immigration/HR workflow & compliance management solutions for corporations and businesses.
Evrica
Evrica is an AI-assembled platform that automates payments with legal smart contracts, ensuring trust and saving businesses time and money on unpaid invoices, holdovers, and legal fees.