New deals pitching, two deals closing

[Republic Weekly] Republic Insider February 22, 2018 [45 1519259011]( Digital Demo Hour, #6 Our next Digital Demo Day is set for March 1st! Join us for live pitches, Q&A, and more. If you like what you hear, you can invest in these startups right on Republic. [RSVP]( [Felix]( "Motherhood and entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart, but we won’t move towards more diversity and equality if we don’t try." Republic’s COO on running a startup while having and raising children. [Read]( [Hero]( [theCut]( launches on Republic! A platform for scheduling and managing the barbershop experience theCut connects barbers to new clients, and lets existing clients book and manage appointments online. More than 450,000 cuts were booked on their platform 2017, according to theCut. [View theCut]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🔥 Startups with the highest number of investments last week [Hotlist]( [Roomi]( — 160 investments A shared housing marketplace with 14x growth in 2016 and 1M+ users. [Jane West]( — 40 investments Jane West offers elevated one-stop shopping for cannabis consumers [Everytable]( — 36 investments Reimagining fast food with fresh, nutritious meals everyone can afford --------------------------------------------------------------- Startup updates [Coding Autism] Coding Autism is closing in 6 days! $25,250 raised · $50 min. investment Navigating autistics into meaningful STEM-related studies and careers [View Coding Autism]( 6 days left to invest! [Roomi] Roomi is closing in 6 days! $252,370 raised · $50 min. investment Shared housing marketplace with 14x growth in 2016 and 1M+ users [View Roomi]( 6 days left to invest! [Altaneve]( [Altaneve: How will your investment be used?]( [Altaneve is at a pivot point. We can continue on growing gradually, OR we can grow fast and share our future with...]( [madeBOS]( [madeBOS has been selected to move forward onto Round 2 of the prestigious Camelback Ventures 2018 Fellowship.]( [We are excited to share that we will be moving onto Round 2 of the prestigious Camelback Ventures 2018 Fellowship for...]( [Jane West]( [Jane West: Hello From Mason Jar Private Event]( [A quick behind the scenes video from the 2/15 private Mason Jar Event at Space Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District. Also,...]( [FreshMynd]( [Join These Prominent Investors in Backing FreshMynd. Last hours. Please share today.]( [Thanks you so much for believing in the mission of FreshMynd and supporting us in our fundraising efforts! We are deeply...]( [Boon VR ]( [Boon VR : Promo Unveiled! Watch Ridhima on Sony TV's Meet the Drapers show]( [Stay tuned for the full episode - Watch the Drapers react, and getting highly inspired by Boon VR's mission and massive...]( [Vacayo]( [Why is Vacayo Building a Vast Superhost Network?]( [Our Superhost network elevates the customer experience and eases the responsibility of homeowners. We believe that having...]( [theCut]( [theCut: RAISED 30%+]( [Hey everyone! Thank you all for your support of theCut! 2017 was just the beginning, we have HUGE plans for 2018. In the...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended reads [It’s Time to Liberate Cannabis: Jane West Founder Story]( [It’s Time to Liberate Cannabis: Jane West Founder Story]( Feb 20, 2018 [Jane West, Founder and CEO of Jane West, is on a mission to bring high quality accessories and home goods for the mainstream cannabis...]( [Full transcript: 'Brotopia' author Emily Chang on Recode Decode]( [Full transcript: 'Brotopia' author Emily Chang on Recode Decode]( [Recode] Recode · Feb 16, 2018 [On this episode of Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher, Bloomberg Technology executive producer Emily Chang talks about her new book, "...]( [A former Google and Apple exec now teaches Stanford students to design products to make people happy]( [A former Google and Apple exec now teaches Stanford students to design products to make people happy]( [CNBC] CNBC · Feb 18, 2018 [A growing chorus has begun to criticize Facebook, Google and other tech companies, saying their services are having negative emotional ef...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Republic]( On Republic anyone can invest in promising early-stage startups Crowdfunding investments can result in total loss, and may be impossible to resell. [Learn more »]( Republic · 335 Madison Ave · New York, NY 10017 [Email preferences]( — [Unsubscribe from Republic Insider emails]( 🙋 Republic is growing. We're [hiring the best full-stack engineers »](