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TIA Ventures June Newsletter
June 2025
TIA Ventures
June 24, 2025
Recent Investments
 | Rally Raised $11M Series A, Led By Canapi Ventures, Bringing Total Funding to $20M. RALLY is a customer relationship management (CRM) software for the rapidly growing user-research industry. The product enables enterprises to scale and broaden user research, creating more successful products and services. User recruitment, scheduling, incentivizing and tracking is a time-consuming and administratively complex activity that is currently done manually. Read More. |
 | Briefcatch Raised A Follow-On BRIEFCATCH is a legal writing and editing application powered by patented artificial intelligence technology. The software helps lawyers produce optimally compelling and effective written output, which is the very heart of the lawyer’s and law firm’s product. BriefCatch saves time and reduces un-billable hours, all while improving the quality, effectiveness and outcomes of briefs and other legal documents. |
It’s the People x New Podcast Episode!
Velocity is Everything. The Inside Story of Social Tables, Acquired by Cvent for $100M+.
🎙️ We just dropped a new episode of It’s The People — this time with the founding team of Social Tables (acq. by Cvent) — Ram Parimi, Dan J. Berger, and Trevor Lynn.
Here is their story:
→ Built in 7 years (founded 2011 - acq. 2018) 🗓️
→ Scaled to 6,000 customers 📈
→ Acquired for $100M+ by Cvent 🤑
It’s not just about scaling a SaaS business — it’s about the speed, trust, and people dynamics that made it possible (and almost broke it along the way).
A few of our favorite moments from the conversation:
💥 “We moved fast. Too fast. Our culture was intense — and intentionally so.”
💥 “We hired fast. We fired faster.”
💥 “We still believed: the only thing that matters is getting shit done.”
💥 “Series B can be the kiss of death if you don’t deeply understand your TAM.”
💥 “We still had $10M on the balance sheet when we sold — a missed opportunity.”
This is one of those episodes where founders and investors alike will take away something uncomfortable — and actionable.
Insights from Industry Experts
How Growth CTOs Help Startups Move Faster 🏃🏻♂️💨
We sat down with Michael Raybman, one of the best operators we know at helping early-stage startups get back to high product velocity.
Michael has been the quiet force behind multiple portfolio companies — stepping in when product development gets stuck, engineering teams lose clarity, or momentum stalls.
Some of the lessons he shared:
👾 Founders must be the PM early — the product vision can’t be outsourced.
👾 For everything you prioritize, you must explicitly deprioritize something else.
👾 If an engineer can’t tell you their plan for the week — that’s a sign of trouble.
👾 Clarity comes from specificity — without it, execution breaks down.
👾 Hiring shiny resumes rarely works at the early stage — hire for the problem at hand.
Too many teams build in a vacuum—focusing on tickets, tasks, and timelines while forgetting why the product exists in the first place.
💡 Key takeaways:
• Context loss is like a game of telephone 📞 — each layer removed from the customer increases the odds of getting it wrong.
• Curiosity isn’t optional. The best builders constantly ask: Why does this matter? Who is this for?
• Founders must walk the floor—figuratively (and literally) staying plugged into what their team is shipping and why.
👊 If you’re not building with your customers, you’re building for rework.
Open 👩🏽💻 Roles
🚀 Hot Jobs Alert!
Here are some open roles from our portfolio companies that just closed fresh rounds of funding 💸—meaning now’s the perfect time to join them on their next chapter. Whether you’re into product, growth, or engineering, there’s something here for every builder 🔧
👇 Check out the roles and apply before they’re gone!
Portfolio Company News
 | Bevi Debuts Smaller Countertop Water Dispenser Features include real-time remote monitoring, customizable still and sparkling water, and 17 flavors and enhancements, as well as a rotating lineup of limited-edition seasonal beverages. Additional upgrades include an improved filtration system that removes 99.9% of microplastics, a stronger chiller for colder drinks, and smart sensing technology to anticipate CO2 and filter replacements. Read More. |
 | FantasyLabs Partners with ShotQuality for NBA Projections Product |
 | Gipper Debuts New Product GipperDisplay |
TIA Ventures Team
