Women Who Build 🪄’s Post

Investing in women entrepreneurs is one of the most effective ways to increase economic growth. At FourthWave.io, we are changing the funding equity narrative. Are you a female tech founder, like FourthWave alum 🍷Christy S. of PairAnything (Techstars ‘24), on a mission to build a successful, sustainable business? Why not check out FourthWave.io? Because our non-profit organization invests in leadership development, insightful mentors, and access to capital to facilitate your growth as impactful, conscious leaders. Learn about the 2024 FourthWave Accelerator... Application deadline extended to June 14th: https://lnkd.in/e5YqgJN #FourthWave #femalefounders #consciousleaders #mentorship #fundingequity

🚨Calling all Female Tech Founders! Are you building something that you think will change the world? Then, you’re in the right place.⁠ ⁠ We’re looking for all of you inventors, innovators, vanguards and fire-starters to join our newest 10th House cohort for Female Founders in Tech so that you can harness *our* network and *your* collective knowledge to reach the heights you know you’re capable of.⁠ ⁠ Did you know that despite private tech companies led by women achieving a 35% higher ROI, just2% of VC funding was awarded to female-founded startups in 2022? We’re on a mission to change things.⁠ ⁠ Our 10th House membership will support you with the biggest questions and hurdles you face in scaling your business such as figuring out product-market fit, discovering the funds out there investing in your category, sourcing the best engineers, or figuring out the best structure to scale your business. ⁠ Apply here: https://hubs.li/Q02t_2Zq0  

🥁 Women Who Build Mentorship Week Returns. 💥 This week, a cohort of 50+ student mentees will engage in mentoring sessions with rockstar VC investors, startup operators, and early-stage founders. They'll get their burning questions answered, from career optimisation to expanding their networks and perfecting their pitch decks. At Women Who Build, our mission is to empower female students to forge their paths in entrepreneurship. We're planting the seeds of success by increasing access to exceptional professionals within our thriving European startup community. 🌱🚀 Let the enlightenment begin! ☀️

Two exciting things to look forward to -- one happening in just a few hours and one at 12PM EST tomorrow. I'm proud to serve as the Born Global Community Co-Chapter Director for Boston alongside the amazing Steve Han, and we're having our Venture Lab this evening starting at 7PM EST. What is BGC's Venture Lab? It's an entrepreneur-centered program enables founders to showcase their startups, update their business progress, and seek feedback and resources from the Born Global Community. It aims to support both foreign-born and native-born founders in storytelling, problem-solving, product development, marketing, decision-making, talent acquisition, business development, and fundraising. What isn't it? A pitch competition, and as such there is no judging or ranking. I've always loved the lab aspect of it as Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, PhD and Christian (Chris) Mahoney know. Sign Up Here: https://lnkd.in/erB4PT7w Tomorrow at Boston New Technology, we're having yet another edition of Precision Pitch Practice. The inclusive learning environment is very similar, and week after week we love helping founders improve in a clear, concise, and...dare I say precise fashion. Whether in getting better at timing or targeting, Precision Pitch Practice steadies your aim with plenty of support around you. Ready Set Pitch: https://lnkd.in/eHGBdGZZ

Start-ups aren’t built in isolation — they’re built in community. With under a month left on our program, we're reflecting on the value of collaboration here in London. The connections made between our founders are vital for navigating the inevitable challenges; a strong network sharpens thinking, accelerates problem-solving, and creates opportunities that wouldn’t exist otherwise. Founders who engage deeply with their peers often find themselves better equipped to navigate the complexities of scaling a business. As we approach the final stretch of the program, we’re excited to see these relationships continue to evolve, laying the groundwork for lasting impact well beyond the program’s end. #Techstars #Givefirst

This week has been nothing short of special! 🎉 As a founder, the journey can be filled with plenty of lows, but when the highs come, they really come in hot. 🔥 It’s more than just securing investment; it's about being in the right rooms, with the right people, and watching the opportunities expand in ways you couldn’t have imagined. Here are a few highlights from this unforgettable week: ✨ Demo Day at Northwestern Mutual's Black Founder Accelerator powered by gener8tor —with incredible views over Lake Michigan, it was an experience to remember. Even better? I made three red-hot connections that I’m excited to follow up on! ✨ Meanwhile, Chastiny Brown was out there pitching for CultureLancer at EDTECH WEEK in New York. Can't wait to see where these opportunities take us! ✨ And the best part? We’re not done yet! See you next week at our first sponsored conference, InsureTech Connect in Vegas —it’s about to be another game-changing moment. Huge shoutout to my amazing team for stepping up big time as we navigate these back-to-back opportunities. I couldn’t do it without you. 🙌🏽 Here’s to more wins, expanded opportunities, and exciting moments ahead. 🚀 #FounderLife #EntrepreneurJourney #HighsAndLows #BusinessGrowth #Teamwork #DemoDay #EdTech #ITCVegas #Entrepreneurship

Two weeks ago, I attended the Zeal Capital Partners Dinner! There, I got to share what we’re building at Astronaut. At Astronaut, we’re building the customer experience platform of the future. One thing that inspired me is Zeal Capital’s mission to level the playing field for all founders. Data shows that only 0.48% of Venture Capital funding goes to Black startup founders; for reference, the U.S. population is 14% Black. While I don’t enjoy talking about race, the reality is that slavery did happen. Many Black founders in the U.S. are descendants of slaves, making it harder to build a tight-knit network of millionaires and billionaires to fund their ideas. This lack of funding for great ideas costs the economy trillions of dollars. Zeal Capital Partners is making a huge impact by addressing these funding disparities, growing the U.S. economy, and delivering outstanding returns to their limited partners. It’s a win-win-win for everyone. Thank you Richard, Stefanie, Bianca and the entire team for hosting and reminding us that together, we can make a difference. #Juneteenth

We are relaunching our Speed Mentoring Sessions for female founders raising angel or pre-seed rounds! ‘My pitch deck before your speed mentoring session and after it are worlds apart’ – shared Zaahirah Adam, founder of hati, who participated in the first edition. Would you like some feedback from VCs and experienced mentors in a friendly, no-pressure atmosphere? Would you like to learn from others pitching? Do you need some exposure on social media? Then join us. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵: Women (co)-founders of tech startups based in Europe and MENA raising angel and pre-seed rounds. All industries are welcome. If you are a gender-mixed team, we will invite your female founder(s) to present. The first session will take place on July 2. This will be a recurring event. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dKYCFYN7 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lu.ma/lkvhcmk9 📣 Share this with female founders raising!

🎉 Announcement!!! Seed Angel Forum is foregoing our typical quarterly pitch event in June in honor of Techstars Boulder Accelerator’s final Demo Day! CALLING LOCAL INVESTORS! Join us on June 6th for snacks & libations to pregame the final Techstars Boulder Demo Day and celebrate the Colorado startup ecosystem! We’re holding a Seed Angel Forum Reunion for Local Accredited Investors and prior Seed Angel Forum CEO/Founders. Investors: sign up to attend if you are an accredited investor and have made at least three early-stage investments in the last 12 months… and if you want to connect with some great founders and investors! Founders: you can RSVP if you’ve previously pitched at any Seed Angel Forum event over the past ten years. If you’re interested in pitching your company at a future event, please look to our Q3 and Q4 events to apply to pitch. RSVP: https://lu.ma/saf24q2

Thrilled with the conversation on our panel of women founders and investors at the Summit for Underrepresented Founders. This was part of another great event at the Venture Mechanics Startup Incubator / Accelerator. Thanks so much for the panelists and speakers for sharing their insights, wisdom and enthusiasm: Earl Martin Valencia, Jolene Anderson, Richa Rai, Kate Isler, AR B., Gerome Seeney, Alan Gonzalez. Highlights: venture is changing! ☑ Women are in control of more wealth and it is growing. As they become LPs and investors, VCs will adapt to reflect their values. ☑ The number of VCs led by women and people of color is growing rapidly. ☑ Collaboration and relationship building are key in this business. ☑ There is a lot to learn! Becoming an entrepreneur is hard. We can learn from each other and lift each other up. So much more... Grateful for Ron Wiener and team for putting on events that foster collaboration, learning and enthusiasm.