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How we tell stories matters. It's the way we all communicate things that really matter, and how you tell your story as a funder (investor) or founder can really change outcomes. In this episode, you'll learn from Tara Todras-Whitehill, an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared on more than 20 front pages of The New York Times. She founded the TW Visual Storytelling Agency and has a clientele of some of the world’s leading social impact and news organizations. 

If you are a funder (investor) you'll love this episode, as you'll learn how to better tell your stories about how you invest in women and diverse founders, to help you attract more diverse dealflow. Tara will walk through 4 examples of venture capital funds websites, share what they are doing well and how they can elevate their storytelling to connect even better with diverse founders. And if  you are founder, you'll learn how to tell your founder and company story authentically and ethically when you fundraise and to attract clients and team members.

Tara shares so many valuable practical takeaways so make sure you take notes and share this episode with other funders and founders who need to hear this too! See the websites she mentions and other resources in the show notes here: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep33TaraTodras-Whitehill

What if you could invest in the change you want to see, by investing in public stocks of companies with women ceos? By investing in what you want to see in the world, breaking barriers and moving the needle forward? Now you can, if you are based in the United States, thanks to Patricia Lizarraga, Managing Partner at Hypatia Capital, who has created the world's first ETF (exchange traded fund) called WCEO. In this episode, you'll learn what's an ETF, how you can use them to diversify your investment portfolio, why they created this ground-breaking solution, and why investing in women leaders, yields higher performance and therefore more money in the bank for you!

Don't worry, you don't have to be a finacial wizard to listen to this episode. Patricia does a great job in explaining why it's important to walk the walk not just talk the talk when it comes to investing to make higher returns and in accordance with your values. I think this WCEO ETF is going to be a game changer for all of us in the future and really hope other countries take example from Patricia and Hypatia Capital. We love people who break the mold. Enjoy this episode and go the shownotes for links to learn more. https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep32-PatriciaLizarraga

Welcome to this latest episode, where you'll hear from  Kanwal Bhatia, Founder & CEO of AI startup Metalynx, about how she raised $800K in pre-seed funding. She shares her challenges along the way, how she kept going, what she learned to help her in her future funding rounds and much more! This episode is in partnership with DWEN (Dell Women Entrepreneurs Network) from Dell Technologies. Full show notes with links to the resources mentioned in this episode here:

We agree with Kanwal when she says:

"Enjoy the process, learn from it and faith in yourself that you can do it" 

Learn more about her and the resources she shares during this episode in the show notes here.

What better to kick off Season 3 of our podcast than by listening to the inspiring story from French serial entrepreneur, Valérie Hoffenberg, about how she raised $1M in seed funding for She Travel Club, the new travel tech startup about to take the women travel market by storm. A former diplomat and advisor to a previous President of France, Valérie has built her incredible diverse network over her career. In this episode she also shares tips for female founders on how to leverage your network during your fundraise. Enjoy! Full show notes here: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep28-ValérieHoffenberg

When you listen to Olga Duka, Managing Partner from Improve Ventures, you cannot help but hear her passion for all things funding great founders in emerging markets, and supporting emerging Fund Managers to help diversify the startup funding landscape.  This episode will appeal to both investors and founders alike, as Olga explains and explores the challenges and opportunities for both 'emerging' sides of the funding table. Once thing's for sure, you'll walk away full of a new found understanding of both topics and assured she's going to leave a mark on this industry. Enjoy! Full shownotes here: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcastEp27-OlgaDuka

Ready to take a trip to funding universe in Mexico and Latam for women entrepreneurs? Meet Anna Raptis, the Australian who decided to create a fund to invest in women and diverse founders in Latin America, because nobody else was doing it and it's the right thing to do. In this dynamic and candid episode, Anna shares some great insights into the world of funding in latin america, key biases that still exist and why she created Amplifica Capital to help solve access to funding for women and diverse founders. Show notes: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcastEp26-AnnaRaptis

Are you ready to hang onto your seats? This is a super fast-paced episode, where Susan HayesCulleton, Founder of Active Peers AI explains how she set up her company and used innovation partnerships (research partnerships) as a source of funding, to bring her great idea to life. But it wasn't all plain sailing as she soon discovered. From having to re-think her business model, to learning how to manage complex stakeholders in her innovation partnership, Susan explains the ins and outs of this particular type of funding in detail and all she learned, so you if you plan on using this type of funding, you'll be ready. Full shownotes: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcastEp25-SusanHayesC

In this episode, Sara Zulkosky, Co-Founder and Managing Partner from Recast Capital, a new platform focused exclusively on emerging managers in venture meant to both invest in and support those managers with a focus on diverse partnerships. Basically, they are fund of funds, who invests in and trains upcoming diverse fund managers. They believe deeply the data that shows that diversity drives better outcomes and are on a mission to help make venture capital more diverse. See show notes: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep24SaraZulkosky

In this episode, you'll hear from Denise McQuaid, CEO of GoBeyond Investing, a pan-European ecosystem of early-stage investing experts. Denise has extensive startup and investing experience, and she joined GoBeyond in 2020 with the goal to develop the company's unique approach to angel investing, focusing on talented, ambitious, and unique innovators. Learn more about angel investing, what GoBeyond is looking for among women entrepreneurs, and more about Denise's entrepreneurial journey in this week's episode. See Show Notes: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep23-DeniseMcQuaid

In this episode, you'll hear from Catherine Parry, Founder and CEO of DeepView, a platform targeted to banks and regulated organisations wanting to learn how to safely and efficiently use communication channels for client relations. Catherine is a Serial Entrepreneur and global expert in regulatory technology and finance. In 2014, she was recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for her entrepreneurial success. Hear how she raised $2M for DeepView and more about her funding journey. See Show Notes: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep22-CatherineParry

In this episode, you'll hear from Carlos Torres de la Cuba, Managing Director at AMG Block, a pre-seed venture fund looking to invest in fintech and blockchain startups in Latin America. Carlos's experience in the Mexican and U.S. financial markets led him to an interest in financial technology, and he's passionate about developing the market by funding startups. You'll learn in this episode tips for locating funding in the Latin American market from a VC who's interested in you! See Show Notes: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep21-CarlosTorres

In this episode, you'll hear from Mac Conwell II, Founder and Managing Partner at RareBreed Ventures, a pre-seed to seed venture fund looking to invest in RareBreed entrepreneurs in North America. Mac's VC story was driven by a desire to create a space for entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities in the United States. You'll learn in this episode why there is room outside of North America's major tech hubs for startups, how to successfully approach investors, and other great funding tips from a VC who's interested in you! See Show Notes: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep20-MacConwell

In this episode, you'll hear from Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., known for its award-winning healthy-alternative beverage, Hint Water. Kara's Undaunted spirit has brought much success to her San Francisco-based business, and she has been named one of InStyle's Badass 50, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California. Hear how she found funding for Hint by being Undaunted. See Show Notes to access the resources shared on this episode.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Vicki Saunders, the Founder of SheEO, an ecosystem for supporting women entrepreneurs who are working toward solving the world’s top priorities. Vicki has made a career of entrepreneurial work, co-founding initiatives throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States. You'll learn in this episode how the SheEO community practices Radical Generosity to support women in achieving their goals to create a new model of thinking and a better world. See Show Notes: https://bit.ly/Ep18InvestHerPodcast

How do you get 1:1 Meetings with Investors and also make your online event more gender diverse?

In this episode, you'll hear from Jan Ameri, CEO of Arctic15, the key matchmaking event between investors and startups in the Nordics and beyond. Learn how to build relationships with investors, who to embed gender diversity across your virtual event and get lots of practical tips from a passionate catalyst in the startup ecosystem. Get the show notes here: https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep17-JanAmeri

In this episode, you'll hear from Angela Lee, Professor of Practice and the Chief Innovation Officer at Columbia Business School where she teaches venture capital and leadership courses. Angela started her career in product management and then moved to consulting at McKinsey. She has started 4 startups and is also the founder of 37 Angels, an investing network that has evaluated over 15000 startups, invested in 60+, and activates new investors through a startup investment bootcamp. This episode is packed with incredible advice from the very dynamic and smart Angela, where she answers live questions and more! See Episode Shownotes

Black lives have always mattered and Ed Dugger III has been investing in black founders with great success and returns since the 1980s. Now he has created a new fund with Julianne Zimmerman, called Reinventure Capital - to build on this impact and fund even more Black and diverse founders. In this episode, you'll learn about the 3rd Reconstruction building economic opportunity and equity for all, and how Reinventure capital are re-structuring venture capital to make this happen. Don't miss this ground-breaking episode and get all incredible resources mentioned in our Show Notes here:

Bedy Yang, Managing Partner at 500 Startups, is a very seasoned international VC, who focuses on building out 500 startups accelerators and programs across the globe. In this episode, she shares how 500 Startups support women entrepreneurs and future VCs, what needs to change in the funding environment to increase diversity and answers live questions from our curious audience with flair. Listen up, to also get her suggested resources for founders as well as her take on how Covid-19 is impacting funding. Visit here for full shownotes: 

Welcome to our very first LIVE PODCAST, where you, the listeners, get to ask your questions live to our podcast guest and enjoy listening back later! As part of our series of resources to help founders on the fundraise during the Covid-19 crisis, we are delighted to be joined by Laura Connell, Principal at Europe's Leading Tech VC - Balderton Capital - to share her take on the impact the pandemic is having on fundraising now, and what founders can do to keep going and navigate this black swan event. Seize the opportunities available to you now! Learn more from Laura in this episode and our shownotes here: https://bit.ly/Ep13InvestHerPodcast

How should you network with potential investors? What are the key don'ts you absolutely must avoid, if you want to successfully build your dream network to help your business and raise money?

Look no further! In this episode, you'll hear all the great truths on the matter from J. Kelly Hoey. Author of "Build Your Dream Network", Speaker, Networking expert and LP in a few funds, former lawyer and startup accelerator leader - you bet she's seen networking from all angles. We'll get you from hating 'schmoozing' with investors, to knowing exactly what to do and how, thanks to this episode. Links to full resources in the Show Notes > https://bit.ly/Ep12InvestHerPodcast