ORCA is the innovation network helping connect startups with funding, resources, and the network they need to launch a successful venture. Each week, we highlight top startups and investors from our community in this newsletter.

Before we jump in, we’re excited to announce a partnership with Antler for their October Residency: submit your startup for a chance to pitch for $250k and other great resources! Apply here.

In the past 2 months, we’ve introduced founders to investors 456 times. Your next investor (or investment) is only a click away 👇️ 

Trending Startups

30+ startups met investors through ORCA in the last 7 days. Here’s three of this week’s hottest startups 🔥 

Scraps Audio

Scraps Audio: Discover digital products for DJs and producers - artists turn their trash into scraps, producers buy scraps and make hits.

1 ORCA investor booked a meeting with Scraps Audio this week.

Clear Contracts

Clear Contracts creates blockchain technology that everyone can use.

2 ORCA investors booked meetings with Clear Contracts this week.

Athletes Xyz

Athletes Xyz is creating a market for high school athletes to find sponsorships with growing brands. We'll grow with them through college and professional levels, have them as owners in the business, and redefine the athlete sponsorship category.

2 ORCA investors booked meetings with Athletes XYZ this week.

Want to meet to any of these startups? Email [email protected] & let me know which one(s).

Investor Activity This Week

Here are some of the firms meeting the most founders on ORCA in the last week 👀 

MBA Ventures

MBA Ventures is a global early-stage VC fund and network committed to backing MBA student and alumni founders from top-tier schools.

Vibranium VC

Vibranium Venture Capital is a venture fund based in Silicon Valley and led by an international team of serial entrepreneurs. Their investment focus is on seed-stage B2B SaaS startups.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures

BEV is an investment firm seeking to finance, launch, and scale companies that will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions throughout the global economy. Part of Breakthrough Energy’s network of investment vehicles, BEV has raised more than $2 billion in committed capital to support more than 90 cutting-edge companies.

New Startups This Week

Over 50 new startups this week. Here’s a few that caught our eye:

SmartHaul

SmartHaul is a revolutionary relay platform enabling 3.5M truck drivers to return home daily, while doubling freight speed for optimal efficiency.

Out&Back Outdoor, Inc.

Out&Back is a data-driven managed marketplace revolutionizing the secondhand market, making it effortless for sellers and trustworthy for buyers while delivering +60 point gross margins

Liveseas

Liveseas: Like LinkedIn, but for seafarers. Connecting with companies, jobs and job alerts, e-learning and pre-employment testing/vetting. Over 21,000 seafarers signed up.

Want an intro to any of these startups? Email [email protected] & let me know which one(s).

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