The Nucleus Newsletter

Welcome back to the 9th edition of The Nucleus Newsletter! Keep reading below to see what we’ve been up to…

Featured Partners This Month

Map360Co

• A leading marketing, advertising, and publicity firm specializing in high-impact campaigns that break through today’s crowded landscape.

• Whether working with global entertainment giants, disruptive consumer brands, all the way down to small companies and individuals looking to stand out, they help clients develop tailored, high-impact marketing solutions that drive awareness, cultural relevance, and lasting consumer connections.

Parker

• Financial technology company offering flexible credit solutions designed specifically for eCommerce businesses.

• Looking to help brands scale with rolling credit terms, scalable limits, and AI-powered financial tools—giving businesses the flexibility and insights needed to grow efficiently.

Open Fortune

• Transforms the humble fortune cookie into a powerful out-of-home (OOH) advertising medium, partnering with top brands like Zelle®, ZipRecruiter, and Duolingo.

• Using their nationwide network of 47,000+ restaurants and 2 billion cookies in circulation, they help brands create memorable, high-impact consumer engagements through personalized messaging and digital integration.

The Impact Circle

• Bringing their startup and business experience to the non-profit sector to help build more modern and sustainable organizations.

• Looking to help incorporate AI hiring, AI grant writing, Automatic Linkedin outreach, advisory calls with business owners and many more services to the non-profit sector.

All Roads Travel

• They curate unforgettable travel experiences and large-scale events, having organized trips for over 115,000+ students in 2024 to 50+ destinations for more than a million travelers in their tenure.

• With customized group adventures and events via a powerful Gen Z ambassador network ART is the gateway to Gen Z. Over the past few years ART has partnered with top brands including Nestle, Unwell, 818, Fashion Nova, Long Drink, Celcius, Patron, Vivid Picks and more.

If one catches your 👁️ , feel free to reach out for a warm introduction by responding to this email. 

Nucleus x Alliance Bernstein Dinner at Steak 48

We partnered with our friends at Alliance Bernstein to bring members of our LA community to an amazing Steak 48 dinner. We had a great time, filled with amazing food, incredible people and top tier conversations.

Nucleus Ventures

Nucleus Ventures is thrilled to kick off 2025 with an exciting lineup of investment opportunities, spotlighting early-stage gems like a luxury streetwear brand, Culture Kicks with its explosive social media growth, and Crippling Hot Sauce’s viral success, alongside late-stage heavyweights SpaceX and Mr. Beast’s Beast Industries, all detailed below for your consideration. We’re also proud to announce we recently closed our investment into Othership, a pioneering wellness company.

• Early Stage Highlights: Includes a fast-growing lifestyle brand, Culture Kicks raising $2.5M with a 7.5x follower surge, and Crippling Hot Sauce’s 1000%+ revenue jump to $1.4M in 2024.

• Late Stage Opportunities: Features SpaceX’s $350B valuation and a rare cap table allocation, plus Mr. Beast’s $300M Series C with $900M projected revenue in 2025.

  Next Steps: Reply by Friday, March 21, 2025, with your interests to receive more details and access the decks!

An Inside Look Into Our KPIs

Each newsletter, we like to highlight some key internal KPIs, our total introductions made and our conversions. See a quick explanation of the metrics below:

• "Total Introductions" = The sum of all warm introductions facilitated by Nucleus via email, text, and phone calls. This number does not include introductions made through our community events.

• “Successful Intros”: If the two individuals and companies connect and have a positive interaction, leading to business now or possibly in the future

• “Deal Closed”: A deal or partnership was generated and solidified from the warm introduction

Key Insight: As we develop our business, we are aiming to bring quality introductions over quantity. Ensuring that we are not only connecting you with high quality people, but also hand selecting each introduction personally.

Content Recap

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Community Content Highlight

The Nucleus Job Board

Job opportunities in our network. If you are interested in one of these opportunities, respond to this email and let us know!

• Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - Autopilot - Irvine, CA

• Air Relationship Lead - Miles Ahead - NYC

• Senior Account Executive - Rho - NYC & SF

• Events & Community Manager - Seedlegals - NYC

• Partnership Activation Manager - Insomniac - Calabasas, CA

• Performance Marketing Advisor - Martech

• Social Media Manager - Traded VC - Remote

• Administrative Assistant - Elsi Creative - LA

• Associate Marketing Strategist - Bernstein - LA

• Ticketing Internship - TicketKings - Remote

• Have a job to share? Let us know by replying to this email.

Nucleus Community

Nucleus Community is a collection of vetted members that bring trusted, scaled networking access through exclusive events and community conversations.

We are excited to bring people together for upcoming Dinners, Happy Hours, Wellness Sessions, Coffee Chats, Conferences, & Festival Partnerships.

Recent & Upcoming Events

Looking Ahead

Over the past few months, we’ve been expanding our reach, strengthening our partnerships, and creating more opportunities for meaningful connections. Moving forward with Nucleus 2.0 is opening up more doors than we could have imagined.

We’re deepening our engagement with investors, founders, and industry leaders, and building The Nucleus to become the go-to group for building valuable relationships. Our curated events, including the Nucleus “With Friends” Series, will continue to evolve—expect more exclusive gatherings, industry-specific discussions, and opportunities to connect in ways that matter.

Beyond community, we are working on launching resources to support early-stage founders and expanding our influence in key sectors like AI, Media, and fintech, the future looks promising.

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