Galactic Update: August

Raising funds is one of the most critical yet challenging tasks for any startup founder. Despite having strong investment potential, many founders find themselves struggling to secure the necessary capital.

Melanie Platt of Pitch Hackerz breaks down the three main challenges fundraisers face here.

Hyperspace portfolio company Our Day continues their expansion efforts. The couple-vendor wedding marketplace launched 2023 in Charlotte and has quickly grown to several new markets (shown in pink).

In October, Our Day will launch in D.C., Charlottesville, and Nashville, followed soon after by entry into Texas. Learn more about them at matchourday.com

Coming soon! Stay tuned for the impending launch of Hyperspace Ventures' latest original platform, Plastic Surgeons of America .

PSofA uses AI and machine learning to connect new patients with the perfect plastic surgeon for them. Learn more and request early access here.

It was an incredible Olympic Games for five TopCourt tennis stars. Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul Donna Vekic, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Iga Swiatek each medaled in Paris.

TopCourt is the world's premier e-learning tool for tennis and pickleball. Find out how to receive instructional video from these Olympic medalists (and more) here.

Pickleball continues to dominate the sports business news cycle, including three recent major announcements coming from the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball :

-global expansion into Australia, Asia, and Europe

-the launch of a cutting-edge new video game, PPA Pickleball Tour 2025

-the creation of Minor League Pickleball with DUPR

Squarespace is one of the top tools used create and manage professional websites, blogs, and online stores. In 2022, Squarespace released their latest block editor engine, Fluid Engine, but there can be times where the original editor is more advantageous to use.

We break down the differences between Fluid Engine and the original Classic Editor, as well as when it’s helpful to use a combination of the two here.

If you are a private investor and are interested in gaining access to exclusive pre-seed, and seed companies we’ve partnered with, and high-growth, Series B and beyond companies in which we have secured allocations, apply for access here.

Design. Development. Fundraising. Marketing. Learn how Hyperspace Ventures can be the one-stop shop to power your startup and drop us a note here.