Y'all, huge news today.

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The video leverages high-status social proof by mentioning prominent investors like Peter Thiel, which builds immediate credibility and authority in the venture capital space.

Summary

The creator announces that she has successfully closed her second venture capital fund, totaling $20 million. She shares her excitement about the achievement and mentions the challenges of fundraising in the current economic climate.

Structure

1Announcing the closing of a $20M fund
2Reflecting on the difficulty of fundraising
3Acknowledging key investors
4Expressing excitement for future investments

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HUGE NEWS Announcing $20M Fund II

Transcript

Y'all, huge news today. I closed my second fund, a $20 million pre-seed and seed fund, which took me about seven months. Wouldn't recommend fundraising in this environment, it is brutal, but backed by some of the most incredible LPs, including Peter Thiel, Lee Fixel, folks like Sand Hill Capital, great fund of funds, and I'm super excited to put it to work. So, having a little moment, super excited, and can't wait to deploy this.