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LinkingVentures
LinkingVentures is a community organization based in the United States that focuses on early-stage startups, particularly addressing the gender data gap in the startup ecosystem. They provide valuation services and mentorship to help startups navigate funding and growth.
Overview
What LinkingVentures does
What LinkingVentures is
LinkingVentures is a community organization based in the United States that focuses on early-stage startups, particularly addressing the gender data gap in the startup ecosystem. They provide valuation services and mentorship to help startups navigate funding and growth.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
Official channels
Find LinkingVentures elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
LinkingVentures as a community
Community overview
LinkingVentures is dedicated to supporting early-stage startups, particularly in addressing the gender data gap in the startup ecosystem. Founded by Cindy Guyon, the organization has developed a unique valuation methodology that captures the iterative value of early-stage companies as they progress through key value-building activities. By focusing on pre-revenue and early-revenue companies, LinkingVentures aims to provide valuable insights and support to founders navigating the complexities of startup growth.
Community focus
LinkingVentures specializes in valuation services for early-stage startups, particularly those that are pre-revenue or early-revenue. Their Snapshot Valuation Methodology aligns with the due diligence processes used by early-stage investors, providing a comprehensive understanding of how founding teams perceive their opportunities and validating success factors through iterative assessments.
Member value
Members of LinkingVentures gain access to specialized valuation services that help them understand their startup's worth and potential. The community provides insights into the valuation process, mentorship from experienced professionals, and resources to navigate the early stages of startup development.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
Notable members
Cindy Guyon, CEO and Founder, and Teresa Sing, Operations and Sr Mentor.
Common questions
What to know about LinkingVentures
Upseed classifies LinkingVentures under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
Known limits
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