Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO of Branch: Episode 11, Execution is King
In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about the newly launched venture studio project that’s a social app for trading card collectors. They are joined by Atif Siddiqi, Founder and CEO of Branch. Atif is a former EIR of Idealab, a venture studio that has generated multiple unicorns. Branch came out of Atif’s time at Idealab, […]
First venture studio startup comes out of stealth!
NextGem has $1.8M+ raised and $2B+ in trading card assets The first Great North venture studio startup, has come out of stealth! The company has come out of stealth mode with $1.8M in pre-seed funding, and 3,500+ trading card enthusiasts signed up for the service and with over $2 Billion in trading card assets. The […]
New Name + New Venture Studio
Welcome to the Great North Ventures newsletter! Yes, you read that correctly: Great North Ventures. We have had some big news come out lately, and the name change to Great North Ventures better reflects our organization. We Launched a Venture Studio The Great North Venture Studio co-creates startups to tackle focused market opportunities. We pair with talented founders […]
Great North Launches Startup Studio
We are pleased to announce the launch of our venture studio, Great North Venture Labs. Great North Venture Labs will design and build companies with world-class founders and operators that are in focused market segments with substantial opportunities. Promising studio startups will be funded with capital from the second Great North venture fund. The venture […]