Short and sweet
*ICYMI, here's last week’s issue.
Coming off a big investment in Middlemen, we’ve had a relatively quiet week here at Crescent Fund. Here’s what we got in this edition of the Crescent Newsletter:
Partner Spotlight on one of our founding members, Trustin Yoon
News on an NFT investment fund, a consumer tech VC firms, and…a TikTok VC fund?
Lots of career opportunities and internships for the upcoming summer
Sincerely,
The Crescent Team
*If you’re a student building something cool, want to join Crescent, or just want to chat, reach out to us at ops@crescentfund.vc.
- Partner Spotlight #2: Trustin Yoon -
Meet Trustin Yoon, another one of Crescent’s Founding Partners.
“I see now that the circumstances of one's birth is irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.” — Mewtwo
Pictured: Trustin Yoon
Time Spent at Crescent Fund: ‘20-’21
Former Crescent Role: Founding Partner @ USC
Current Role: Growth @ Coda, Founder @ Elysian House
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From Trustin:
After just one chat with Keyan, I was convinced that joining and building Crescent would be one of the most important things I’d be helping to build for years to come. Being raised in OC prior to attending USC, I’ve always been bullish about the relatively untapped potential of the startup ecosystem in Southern California. My time as a partner provided an unparalleled experience that accelerated my growth within startup land and validated that there is unbelievable talent within the SoCal student startup scene, and I’m extremely grateful for the amazing team and new partners that continue to drive the Crescent rocket ship.
These days I'm nomading around and most often in SF, NY, and LA. I do growth @ Coda and run Elysian House (a co-living house of 10 builders, investors, and creators).
I'm also a serial indie maker and have built and scaled products for thousands of users. Some of the spaces that excite me right now are future of work, co-living, web3, and edtech.
I'm passionate about leveraging tech to scale positivity in our world. I'm always building, investing, and learning. feel free to say hi – always looking to have great conversations!
Outside of work—I’m perfecting my basketball game, learning how to produce music, reading, and writing.
The Southern Californian Tech Landscape
The NFT train continues. The creators of Context — a Web3 app that allows users to “follow wallets you like and keep track of what everyone is minting, buying, and selling” — just raised $15 million in funding for their humorously named investment fund, JPEG Fund.
M13, a consumer tech VC firm, looks to invest in Series B startups revolving around the future of work, commerce, health, and money. They recently announced a $400 million fund for this purpose.
TikTok and VC collide. Yes, you read that right. The D’Amelio family — which includes TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D’Ameilo — are launching a VC fund, 444 Capital. According to the D’Amelio family, the fund seeks to have an emphasis on women- and minority-led startups.
Career Opportunities
Startups
Software Dev + Engineering:
GoGuardian (Internship, Summer 2022)
The Trade Desk (Internship)
Snap Inc (Full-time)
GOAT Group (Full-time)
Marketing + Content:
Media.Monks (Internship)
Slickdeals (Internship)
Advertise Purple (Full-time)
StackCommerce (Full-time)
Business:
Seer Interactive (Internship, Summer 2022)
BlackLine (Internship)
Upfluence (Full-time)
Product:
ServiceTitan (Full-time)
Pluto TV (Full-time)
VC
Anthos Capital (Internship, Summer 2022)
Berkeley Skydeck (Full-time)
Slauson & Co (Full-time)
*If you want a job or listing featured in this newsletter, please reach out to us at ops@crescentfund.vc.
Thanks for reading. We’ll see you next week.
Signing off,
Crescent Fund