Getting VCs to Take You Seriously as a Female Founder

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How to get VCs to take you seriously
In 2018, only 2.2% of total VC dollars went to female-founded startups. Why is that? What do female founders have to do to be taken more seriously?
Join us for a candid panel discussion on this very topic.  Panelists Tiffany Loer (Gradient Ventures) and Greg Bennett (Kapor Capital) will share their perspectives on this issue and strategies for female founders to be taken more seriously by VCs.  The panel will be moderated by Kira Noodleman (Bee Partners).  
Panelist bios: 
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kira-noodleman-48ab1210/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kira Noodleman</A> is a venture capitalist and investor. At Bee Partners, her role is to invest in Founders and startups servicing enterprises and enabling new marketplaces. She also dedicates the remainder of her time to portfolio operations and company building.
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-loer/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tiffany Loer</A> is an investor at Gradient Ventures. With a background in developing PwC's startup engagement strategy and joining the New Ventures team, Tiffany is now investing in and supporting the most talented founders building AI-powered companies. 
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-bennett-277451a/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Greg Bennett </A>is a senior associate at Kapor capital focus on Agtech, Energy, and Infrastructure investments. Greg was also previously on the investment team at Village Capital, an early-stage venture fund and accelerator, and was focused on finding, training, and investing in founders working to solve big global problems. 
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lmpfeifer/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lauren Michelle Pfieffer</A> is a Venture Capital investor at Maschmeyer Group Ventures (MGV), a single-family office, focusing on early-stage venture capital funds and startups. As a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers hub in San Francisco, she is currently leading two projects on enhancing gender parity within the next generation of limited partner institutions as well as creating an inclusive future in the field of artificial intelligence.
Lunch will be served at the start of the event. This discussion is open to the public but exclusively for female founders. 
Sponsor:  Silicon Valley Bank
Co-Organizers: Berkeley Startup Cluster &amp; Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley 
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