Leadout Capital

After a year of bootstrapping, I'm really excited to announce our first round of funding at First Bite! We raised a $2M seed round led by Bread and Butter Ventures, with participation from Leadout Capital and Pathbreaker Ventures. When we kicked off our fundraise in the Fall, we looked for investors who shared our vision, had both tech + food system knowledge and were people we would like spending time with, and that's exactly what we got! I had the opportunity to spend some time with Elaine Watson at Agfunder this week. She wrote up a fantastic first piece of press coverage on us. Check it out! We are thankful for our early customers who jumped in early and funneled us feedback and encouragement! Really proud of the amazing work from our team to get this point and excited for whats next! Brett Brohl Dion Dong Ryan Gembala

Today, I am so stoked to launch the new Ruby Money 🪄 When Ruby Money first launched, we had a simple app with one goal- help the self-employed save for taxes. Two years, over $2 million in customer tax payments and hundreds of product iterations later, Ruby Money is now a full accounting solution for the modern worker. Just in time for tax season, we are launching our redesigned app with a new goal- to help you forget about, and lower, your taxes 💸 Ruby Money (rubymoney.us) combines the intelligence of a good accountant with the 24/7 responsiveness and personalization of great software. We track your income across dozens of platforms, use AI to uncover write-offs, and handle all the filing, payments and paperwork for you. Our new branding and app design reflect this evolution. Our logo symbolizes the precious gem that is your livelihood and our promise to keep you organized. The shades of ruby and bisque are modern and vibrant- a refreshing departure from the greens and blues of traditional financial software. I want to take a minute to acknowledge and thank our incredible team, particularly David Torres, Jennifer Kent, and the team at Tonik who have worked relentlessly to bring this vision to life. I’m also incredibly grateful to the investors, partners, and friends who have supported me throughout this journey; The Leadout Capital team (Alison Rosenthal and Steve Brownlie), Clocktower (Ben Savage, Ned Daoro, Ally Mccloskey), J4 Ventures (Bruce Jaffe, Jamie Rapperport, John Mitchell, Brian Jacobs), Union Bay Partners (Brian Shultz & co), Kumi Walker, Laura Spiekerman, Jackson Gates, Maya Spivack, Suzy Hendricksen, Firoze Lafeer, Mark Jamison. We would not be here without you. If you are working for yourself, I encourage you to check out Ruby Money. We built this for you. I'd also love it if you could introduce us to other freelancers or potential partners. 2024, Let’s do this!

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First Bite is hiring two founding engineers to join Jake Bialer's team. While we received 100s of applicants for these positions this week, we will guarantee a phone screen to any candidate connected to us by someone from our network! My pitch for these critical roles... #1 Tackle interesting technical challenges The Founding Full Stack Engineer position will be responsible for developing a high-performing user interface to display insights about every restaurant in the world and transform the workflow for teams at food manufacturers who interact with it https://lnkd.in/g3BZkupA The Founding Engineer - Data position will lead the collection, organization, and analysis of data for every restaurant in the world, unlocking unique insights and value for food manufacturers. https://lnkd.in/gWhNt3sJ #2 Direct opportunity for impact Contribute to helping better food make its way to consumers. Ultimately, First Bite helps sustainable, healthy and more affordable products reach consumers in the restaurant setting, where they actually try and learn to love new things. We can directly measure the impact of our work on helping the food system evolve! #3 Our culture Our product is about creating transparency and that’s reflective of our team’s ethos. Expect to be a part of decision making, hear good AND bad news, and have a voice in navigating both. Expect to be treated like a person, by a team that values empathy and feedback. And expect to be given high levels of ownership and empowerment.