Startup Investing 101

Join us on Zoom during lunch this Thursday 2/24!

Jack Patton, CEO & Founder of STRE.ME is going to talk about how his company is taking on the issue of implicit bias and how the tool he built could help to eliminate discrimination in the workplace. It could even help to change both the culture and outcomes at angel firms and VC funds. Then we get to hear a pitch from Cindy Belardo, CEO and Cofounder of Sunnyperiod.com.

*This program will be open to the public. Implicit bias is rampant in the investment space and it is an obstacle for women founders, founders of color, LGBTQ+ founders, immigrants, and those with disabilities.

VIRTUAL Startup Investing 101

Startup Investing 101 is an educational program for individuals who have the financial capacity to invest $5,000+ in a startup at the pre-seed or seed stage.

Each month, attendees learn something new about startup investing, meet fellow funders and founders, listen to pitches, and have the opportunity to invest directly into a startup.

The Startup Ladies is a leader in helping founders secure PRE-SEED funding. Pre-seed money is the first “round” of funding typically sourced from friends, family, accelerators and some angel investors. Pre-seed money allows the founder and her team to achieve defined benchmarks. Examples of key milestones and expenses include hiring key staff, developing and testing a product or service, gaining traction by accruing emails and followers and/or acquiring customers. Reaching the milestones helps the founder secure additional funding in later rounds so the company can continue to scale.

Unless a founder is independently wealthy, she can operate for only a limited time with her own savings. Securing pre-seed capital is extremely difficult for founders without access to networks of affluent people conditioned to write checks for risky ventures. This problem is even greater for entrepreneurs who are women.

In 2021, out of the $330 billion invested into US startups, women founders captured $6.4 billion or a whopping 2%. That’s the lowest percentage since 2016 according to Pitchbook.

To read more about how PRE-SEED funding helps women succeed click here.

AGENDA

​12:00 pm - Welcome

12:05 pm - Presentation

12:45 pm - Pitches from Startup Ladies members and Q&A

1:30 pm - Wrap up

TICKETS

*Please Note: this event is open to Members and special guests only. Members and special guests will receive a calendar invitation with a Zoom link.

Not an Investor Member yet but interested in attending? We would love to meet you! Please send us an email introducing yourself so that we can give you more information about getting involved: Info@TheStartupLadies.org.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY

We believe that diversity and inclusivity make our startup culture more fun, experienced, and intellectually stimulating.  Anyone (including men) are invited to participate in ALL Startup Ladies educational programming, events, and membership.

The Startup Ladies strive to uphold the highest ethical standards of inclusiveness and respect. In the event of a violation of these standards, we reserve the right to ask you to leave an event or to terminate your membership.