Despite years of efforts to increase diversity in the venture capital (VC) industry, a significant gender gap remains among both investment decision-makers at venture capital firms and among recipients of venture capital funding. The 30-year average of all-female founders’ share of VC funding is just 2.4% – and has dropped to as low as 1.9% in recent years. We have significant work to do to shift this trend, and it starts now.
Founders + Fund(Her)s seeks to bring together early-stage (one to five years of operations) women and non-binary founders from historically underrepresented and/or under-resourced communities looking to gain exposure and raise capital, with funders looking to advise, support and invest.
During each Founders + Fund(Her)s session, founders will have up to five (5) minutes to pitch their business followed by a brief Q&A with the panelists of local angel investors, serial entrepreneurs, and business leaders. In advance of pitching to the investor panel, each Founder will receive a one-on-one coaching session from a start-up coach including feedback on her deck and presentation style.
Participants will receive constructive feedback from the panel – crucial to any up-and-coming business – as well as introductions to relevant contacts, and possibly even funding.
BasBlue welcomes members to join the Founders + Fund(Her)s audience. The event will begin with networking and continental breakfast followed by the founder presentations.
Community seats are availble. Register HERE
