What we’re doing:

• We’re writing 35 $50K checks into this YC batch from a fresh YC Access Fund we set up for this batch specifically.
• This is our second time doing this. S22 was our first batch. Full writeup here.

Who we are:

• Stonks.com like AL / Twitch / Shark Tank had a baby.
• We raised a $15M round led by Andreessen last winter.
• We have incredible VCs/operators on our cap-table. Listed here: Stonks.com/about
• Ali Moiz (our fearless leader) sold his last company to Logitech for $170M.
• Ali has been in SV for 20 years. This is his 4th VC backed startup and he has personally angel invested in over 70 startups.
• We’ve already invested in 11 YC companies through our Best of Stonks Fund and we’re happy to provide references: Kurios, Loanbase, Zefi, Clear, KiloBaser, TagMango, Yotta, SockSoho, Pigeon Loans, and Discz.
• We run (unofficial) YC Alumni Demo Day Events with James Beshara (YC OG), Immad Akhund (Mercury), and Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt): Come check it out!

What the fund is for:

• We want to bring great founders (you) closer to Stonks.
• We want to give our investors access to great YC startups.
• Here’s a look at how we pitched our fund to investors. (We oversubscribed)

What we can do:

• Move fast. Any materials are great and just tell us where to send the money.
• Help you raise the next round. There are over 7K VCs and 30K investors on Stonks.
• Leverage the platform's reach. We’ll do a showcase to show off who we invest in.
• Leverage our network. We have a lot of fancy founders/VCs around us.