Bread and Butter Ventures

We're thrilled to announce the acquisition of Bread and Butter Ventures portfolio company Options MD by Resilience Lab! Resilience Lab is a clinician-driven, AI-supported provider of high-quality care and mental health access. Their acquisition of Options MD will allow them to offer integrated medication management and psychotherapy for moderate to severe mental illness (SMI). Congratulations to founders Kyle Pierce and Morgan Hewett - your passion for creating solutions for those suffering from treatment-resistant depression and other severe mental illnesses has been inspiring since the first moment we met you! We applaud your tenacity, resilience and relentless focus on the patient. We're excited for you and the team as you embark on this new chapter. Congratulations also to? Marc Goldberg Christine Carville and the whole team at Resilience Lab - we're looking forward to working with you and appreciate your mission and vision! Lastly, thank you to the other investors around the table - we are proud and honored to have invested and worked alongside an incredible group including Jemison Alexander Ryan Perlowin Level Up Ventures Shashi Srikantan Carlton J. Charles Bright Ventures Lenore Champagne Beirne Collab Capital Jewel Burks Solomon Matt Miller, PhD M13 Anna Barber MedMountain Ventures Saumitra Thakur Techstars https://lnkd.in/d2pz27nJ

A reminder that the first event in our Female Founder Series is coming up on October 28 at 12pm CT! Join Managing Partner Mary Grove as she gives a behind-the-scenes look at seed stage fundraising best practices from an investor perspective. Registration link in the comments -

Navigating the world of M&A can seem daunting, especially for early-stage founders. Our own Mary Grove, shares insightful tips on how to approach M&A strategically, even from the seed stage. Three key takeaways: *"Always be building relationships," she advises. Early connections with later-stage players can lead to strategic partnerships or even future acquisitions. *Understanding the market context and preparing for a tight process are crucial. "Prep for and run a tight process, the same way you would a fundraising process." *"Navigating M&A as an early-stage company doesn’t mean you’re giving up on your vision," Mary says. "Instead, it’s about being strategic, prepared, and open to opportunities that could accelerate your company’s growth and impact." For more best practices on navigating M&A as a startup founder, read the full post via the link in the comments.

Congratulations to the entire team at Knit on their latest round of funding - proud to be in your corner!! ?? ?? ??

We're excited to announce that Mary Grove will be speaking at the AscendRural Summit - a two-day event on Sept 23 & 24 dedicated to advancing rural mental health and well-being through technology and innovation. Mary will be sharing insights on questions such as what needs to happen for new technologies to be successfully implemented in rural contexts? Learn more about joining the conversation shaping the future of rural life here: https://lnkd.in/gbvuDTGx

Introducing Bread & Butter Ventures' Female Founder Series! At Bread & Butter, we recognize the significant funding gap faced by female founders and all-female teams in the venture capital landscape. We are committed to democratizing access to venture capital and want to help bridge this divide by offering dedicated resources to female entrepreneurs through our Female Founders Series & Office Hours. Join us for our first session: "Seed Stage Fundraising with Mary Grove" on Monday, October 28th from 12 - 1pm CT. This virtual lunch and learn will cover: *The macro fundraising environment for early stage *Best practices for running an efficient and effective process *How to think about valuation and other key terms in seed rounds ?? Bonus: Attendees will have access to additional 1:1 office hours with the B&B team! While our investment thesis focuses on companies building in digital health, food tech and enterprise saas, female founders building in any sector are welcome to join us. To help us prepare, please register by filling out the form in the comments. We look forward to connecting with you soon!?

Incredible to read the Bizzy? Cold Brew story on Forbes. Huge congrats to Alex ???? French and Andrew Healy on all the incredible progress and momentum - we're proud to be early backers!

Major congratulations to the EarthSense, Inc. and Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. teams on being named #GrowNY 2024 finalists! We're proud to back you!

Congrats team HUNGRY on the continued growth and success!! We can't wait to see what's next ??

Excited to share that the 2024 SaaS Benchmarks survey from our friends at High Alpha, in partnership with @OpenView, is live! ?? This year, the survey covers go-to-market tactics, pricing models, financial performance, and overall operations, to provide valuable insights to help you make more informed decisions. Get early access to the 2024 SaaS Benchmarks by taking the survey now: https://lnkd.in/ekHy4uNK ?#SaaSBenchmarks