Social venture capital

AI-Powered Automation Startup for Social Media, Munch, Raises $7.2M in Seed Funding Led By A* Capital

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Munch, a leading AI-powered automation platform for social media, today announced their $7.2 million seed funding round. The round was led by A* Capital, supported by Liquid2 and Pre-Seed investors Cardumen Capital and Remagine Ventures. The investment will be focused toward company growth, increasing its reach into new global markets and expanding its offering to enterprises. Additionally, the funds will be allocated to further develop Munch's solution helping content professionals seamlessly create and elevate short-form videos from existing long-form content increasing ROI.

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  • The round was led by A* Capital , supported by Liquid2 and Pre-Seed investors Cardumen Capital and Remagine Ventures .
  • The investment will be focused toward company growth, increasing its reach into new global markets and expanding its offering to enterprises.
  • Munch's AI driven platform turns long-form marketing content into engaging and impactful clips for social media usage.
  • The company's clip generation engine analyzes video content against the latest social media trends and marketing insights to maximize its viewership.

Competitive Social Ventures Secures a Pickle and Social Venue in Alpharetta GA

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Friday, November 17, 2023

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Competitive Social Ventures ("CSV") is excited to announce that terms have been agreed upon for its Pickle and Social Alpharetta venue. The venue is located on the North-East Corner of Rock Mill Road, Haynes Bridge Road and GA-400, with an anticipated opening date in 2025.

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  • CSV triples down with their 3rd brand in Alpharetta with the announcement of a new Pickle & Social venue scheduled to open in 2025.
  • ALPHARETTA, Ga., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Competitive Social Ventures ("CSV") is excited to announce that terms have been agreed upon for its Pickle and Social Alpharetta venue.
  • "We are excited to bring our third brand in the Competitive Social Ventures portfolio to Alpharetta, a city who has supported both Fairway Social and Roaring Social so well."
  • CSV holds a robust track record in the hospitality industry, currently operating three successful eatertainment venues in the Atlanta area - Fairway Social Alpharetta, Roaring Social Alpharetta, and Fairway Social Trilith, with its first Pickle and Social venue in Gwinnett scheduled to open in early December.

Pickle and Social Announces the Addition of Pickleball Pros to Its Ambassador Team

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Atlanta, GA, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Social Ventures (“CSV”) and Pickle and Social are excited to announce the addition to its Ambassador Team.

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  • Atlanta, GA, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Social Ventures (“CSV”) and Pickle and Social are excited to announce the addition to its Ambassador Team.
  • They will be joining the team of Pickleball Pros and Brand Ambassadors, Zane Navratil , Dave Weinbach , and Altaf Merchant to further promote the brand.
  • He was captain of Team Young in the PPA’s 2022 Bubly Team Championships Presented by MGM Rewards.
  • "The amazing team at Pickle and Social shares my love for all things pickleball and passion for the game,” stated Bright.

Competitive Social Ventures Announces Third Pickle and Social Location

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Atlanta, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) is proud to announce the expansion of the Pickle and Social brand to the Western United States.

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  • Atlanta, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) is proud to announce the expansion of the Pickle and Social brand to the Western United States.
  • This is an exciting time for Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) as we continue to grow our footprint in key cities across the US.
  • CSV currently has two other Pickle and Social locations in development in Georgia: The new Pickle and Social Gwinnett in Buford, Georgia is scheduled to open in the summer of 2023.
  • Competitive Social Ventures, LLC (CSV) is an Alpharetta, Georgia-based real estate holding company created in 2020 for competitive socializing entertainment concepts.

Competitive Social Ventures Gains Pickleball Pro Zane Navratil as an Investor and Pickle & Social Brand Ambassador

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

ATLANTA, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) is proud to announce it has partnered withtop rankedMens Singles player, Zane Navratil , to join the CSV team as an Investor and Brand Ambassador for Pickle & Social.

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  • ATLANTA, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) is proud to announce it has partnered withtop rankedMens Singles player, Zane Navratil , to join the CSV team as an Investor and Brand Ambassador for Pickle & Social.
  • Pickleball, however, was calling his name, so he left the business world in 2020 to play and teach pickleball full-time.
  • We are so excited to have another pickleball pro as great as Zane join our team and represent the Pickle & Social brand, stated Neal Freeman, CSV CEO.
  • Competitive Social Ventures, LLC (CSV) is an Alpharetta, Georgia-based real estate holding company created in 2020 for competitive socializing entertainment concepts.

Capital DAO Protocol Launches the First Decentralized Venture Capital Using DAO for MultiChain

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Tortola, British Virgin Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - May 2, 2022) - Capital DAO Protocol, a project that aims at the next way of Venture Capital launches the First Decentralized Venture Capital Using DAO for MultiChain.

Key Points: 
  • Tortola, British Virgin Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - May 2, 2022) - Capital DAO Protocol, a project that aims at the next way of Venture Capital launches the First Decentralized Venture Capital Using DAO for MultiChain.
  • Capital DAO Protocol is a project that aims at the next way of Venture Capital using Decentralized Autonomous Organizations.
  • Because Venture Capital's business model starts with investing in new, next-generation projects, Capital DAO Protocol may initially struggle with the transition to Web 3.0.
  • Capital DAO Protocol aims to disrupt Venture Capital 2.0 and paradigm to Venture Capital 3.0.

Competitive Social Ventures Hires Pickleball Professional Chris Wolfe as Director of Pickleball Operations for Pickle & Social

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Atlanta, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) proudly announces its newest addition to the team and Pickle & Social brand, Chris Wolfe.

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  • Atlanta, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) proudly announces its newest addition to the team and Pickle & Social brand, Chris Wolfe.
  • Wolfe will serve as Pickle & Socials Director of Pickleball Operations.
  • Additionally, Wolfe is well known and respected in the pickleball community for his pickleball lessons and training.
  • We could not be prouder to have Chris Wolfe leading our brand through our rapid expansion of Pickle and Social, stated Reardon.

Mr. Allen Le Nam, Co-Founder & CEO from Bitbank Holdings Canada Inc. has Invested in Billionaire Plus

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

And he has officially become the Chairman & CEO of Billionaire Plus.

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  • And he has officially become the Chairman & CEO of Billionaire Plus.
  • As a part of the development plan, Mr. Allen Le Nam will register and open a Billionaire Plus Representative Office called Unicorn Studio in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 2022.
  • Mr. Allen Le Nam graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Canada and Master of Finance in the US.
  • It is not so surprising that under Allen Le Nam's leadership, Billionaire Plus will become the first Gamefi - Metaverse to own real estate projects in real life.

COMPETITIVE SOCIAL VENTURES GAINS PRO PICKLEBALL INVESTORS AND BRAND AMBASSADORS FOR PICKLE & SOCIAL

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The following top-ranked pickleball players recently join the ranks as Pickle & Social brand investors and part of the CSV family while further promoting the new venues.

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  • The following top-ranked pickleball players recently join the ranks as Pickle & Social brand investors and part of the CSV family while further promoting the new venues.
  • Pickle & Social has also partnered up with world ranked pickleball player Lucy Kovalova.
  • Pickle & Social will bring everything that is great about the sport into one festive, fun and, yes, social environment."
  • Competitive Social Ventures, LLC (CSV) is an Alpharetta, Georgia-based real estate holding company created in 2020 for competitive socializing entertainment concepts.

Competitive Social Ventures Adds Lance Jaglarski as Regional vp of Operations

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

ATLANTA, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) announcedLanceJaglarskihas joined the team as Regional Vice President of Operations where he will oversee operations, performance, and customer service strategy for CSV.

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  • ATLANTA, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Competitive Social Ventures (CSV) announcedLanceJaglarskihas joined the team as Regional Vice President of Operations where he will oversee operations, performance, and customer service strategy for CSV.
  • The second Pickle & Social location is slated for downtown Alpharetta in close proximity to CSVs two other Social venues, Roaring Social and Fairway Social.
  • Competitive Social Ventures, LLC (CSV)is an Alpharetta, Georgia-based real estate holding company created in 2020 for award-winning competitive socializing entertainment concepts.
  • Fairway Social opened in Q22021,and Roaring Social opened in Q3 2021.Best Self Atlanta magazine awarded Fairway Social the Best of 2021 Family Fun category.