​500 Global VC's flagship accelerator application is due Oct 11 and YC's is due Nov 12! Come workshop parts of your application live. I (Natalie), used to work at 500 Global and have helped hundreds of founders with their applications.

​NOTE: This event is for members of the Mercury Raise community only. This is a vetted community of early-stage founders. Click here to learn more and apply for the community.

​About Natalie Riso

​Most of you know my background, but for the new folks, for the past 8 years, I’ve helped founders, VCs, and builders leverage marketing, special projects, and fundraising for their goals. I first made a name for myself in the world of online content, and in 2015, I was the youngest recipient of Linkedin's Top Voice award ever, going on to cultivate an audience of over 400,000 around entrepreneurship, social impact, and leadership. I’ve mentored and ghostwritten for top VCs and founders to help them curate their personal brands towards measurable business goals.

​Going beyond just a personal brand, I led partnerships and marketing at 500 Global and LTSE. Started by The Lean Startup author, Eric Ries, LTSE runs the first stock exchange with governance-based listing standards and offers software for the next generations of iconic companies. As part of this role, I led content for the first historic listings on our exchange and also led marketing and operations of the Open Cap Table Coalition, the first industry-wide coalition creating a standardized cap table format.

​Nowadays, I help to lead founder programs under Mercury’s Raise program and still consult with founders and VCs on personal branding. Mercury Raise is a comprehensive founder success platform built to remove roadblocks at every point of the startup journey.