📌 The Corkboard (Upcoming Events & Workshops)

  • Tuesday, June 16th —Long Journey Founders Executive Group Coaching (Virtual | 12:00-1:30 PM PST)
    • A 90-minute small-group coaching session where you bring a current challenge and work through it with expert coaching and peer feedback from Long Journey founders at similar stages.
    • This session is run by Shane Metcalf. Shane is the founder at 15Five and has worked with many folks in the Long Journey community as a coach - he is one of the best in the business.
    • NOTE: This session is intentionally capped at 5 participants to ensure meaningful, high-impact support.
    • RSVP HERE
  • Thursday, June 18th — How to Approach My Next Raise (Virtual | 10:00-11:00 AM PST)
    • This session functions like an ‘office hours’ where you can ask questions, learn from the group and work with Lee and Venture Partner, John Bruck, on strategies to successfully approach your next raise.
    • NOTE: This session is intentionally capped at 5 participants to ensure meaningful, high-impact support.
    • RSVP HERE
  • Tuesday, June 23rd – 'Cofounder Lab' Executive Coaching Session for Cofounders (Virtual | 12:00-1:30 PM PST)
    • A 90-minute hands-on session designed for co-founding teams to strengthen how they work together. We’re creating a container where cofounders can work on communication patterns, decision-making friction, or get a general tune-up and identify what you can improve on.
    • This session is run by Shane Metcalf. Shane is the founder at 15Five and has worked with many folks in the Long Journey community as a coach - he is one of the best in the business.
    • RSVP HERE
  • Wednesday, July 1st — How to Experience Design for Company Culture (Virtual | 10:00-11:00 AM PST)
    • In this session, Mike will guide you through the art of crafting impactful retreats for your team, covering everything from grounding in values and culture to curating heart centered experiences that leave a lasting mark.
    • NOTE: This session is intentionally capped at 3 participants to ensure meaningful, high-impact support.
    • RSVP HERE
  • Saturday, May 30th - Saturday, June 27th — Edge Esmeralda (Healdsburg, CA)
    • The Long Journey team would love to invite you to attend Edge Esmeralda this year - a magically weird town-meets-campus in Healdsburg, CA. It’s a space designed for founders and builders working on the frontier of tech, science, and culture. Our team will be there throughout the month, and you’re welcome to come for as many days as you'd like.
      • June 1–7 | Protocols for Flourishing: Health, Longevity, Biotech, Neurotech, Consciousness
      • June 8–14 | Intelligence and Autonomy: AI, Hard Tech, Governance, Privacy, ZK, d/acc, Progress Studies
      • June 15–21 | Emergent Futures & World Building: Decentralized Tech, XR/VR, Creative AI, Creative Technology, Protocol Design
      • June 22–27 | Environments of Tomorrow: Cities, Energy, Climate, Local Governance, Food Systems
    • It’s a great opportunity to meet smart, curious people across fields and walk away with real "signals" and relevant connections. We also believe this is a great networking opportunity for founders (and a way to get meaningful work done while in community).
    • If you're interested, you can grab a ticket here: https://bit.ly/4cfMaoZ no need to apply, just use code EE26-LJ-50 at checkout for 50% off. Note: Please do not share this code.
    • For any questions or if you're planning on coming, please email carolena@longjourney.vc. We'd love to see you there and introduce you to some amazing people.

🏕️ Founder Field Guide (save these pages!)

🎉 Milestones!

  • Ofek (Forage) raised a $40M Series B led by to Mouro Capital. Forage also announced that they are launching the Forage app, a free tool that helps low-income families check their EBT balance, find savings, and earn rewards on everyday purchases. So far, it’s been downloaded over 100,000 times, with a goal of reaching one million families by the end of 2026.

🐏 Joining the Flock?

  • Subbu (Akroni) is a seasoned founder having built Zycada Networks, the world's first bot powered programmable edge platform, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks. He's now developing Akroni, an enterprise AI security company.
  • Roman (Lambda Surgical) is building LambdaGuide, an intelligent, plug-and-play platform that transforms standard surgical endoscopes into advanced guidance systems. He is an expert in minimally invasive surgical sensing, perception, and intelligence.
  • Marc and Los (Danger Testing) are building the Warhol Factory for software, dropping apps like songs every week.

Until next time,

The Long Journey Team

Second Believers in the Magically Weird