Ideate Community Update #8
TL;DR
GOO BIRDS 🦅
Beta Testing – We’ve onboarded our first users and are welcoming more designers to Ideate!
Development – Our CTO, Wigs, is building new tools, including a mood boarding feature launching in a few weeks to help designers create concept presentations in minutes.
Funding – Kicking off Investor Swarms & Lightning Rounds next week for Gener8tor and just submitted our YC X25 application (with alumni recs!).
What’s Next? – Prepping for our public launch in September, fundraising, and progressing through accelerator interviews.
How You Can Help –
• Beta Testers: Designers, ADs, CDs, and studio owners—join our beta!
• Funding Intros: Know an investor? Let’s connect!
📩 Reach out: rahmi@ideatebetter.com
SGOO BIRDS 🦅
I am writing this community update after a morning of celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles alongside our fellow Philadelphians.
BETA TESTING
We recently onboarded our first couple of users and have been very excited to continue to welcome designers in to our platform!
DEVELOPMENT
Our CTO Wigs has been eagerly developing new tools within our platform to allow our design community to focus on doing what they do best—design. We are excited to onboard additional designers into our mood boarding tool in a couple weeks. This is an exciting new feature that allows designers to create client ready concept presentations in minutes.
FUNDING
Next week begins our Investor Swarms and Lightning Rounds for the Gener8tor pre-accelerator program that we wrapped up this week. Excited to engage with investors and spread the good word. We also submitted a new application for YC X25 and are hoping that a couple alumni recommendations will push us to the next stage!
What’s Next?
We’re going to continue to develop Ideate as we take steps towards our public launch in September. We are continuing our fundraising outreach, as well as progressing through the accelerator interview selection process.
How Can You Be of Help?
We’re looking to connect with designers, art directors, creative directors, and studio owners interested in joining our beta testing.
Funding Sources: We’re seeking more intros to get the ball rolling on our pre seed round. If you know someone we should talk to, please share this substack or connect us!
Thank you for joining us in our journey to create a world where designers can just design.
Feel free to reach out directly at rahmi@ideatebetter.com
Thanks,
Rahmi Halaby
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