2X Ignite

✨ Celebrating Shuyin Tang, one of our 2X Ignite Asia-Pacific GP Sprint cohort participants, as she's been selected to join the 2024 Class of Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum. We can't wait to see what she accomplishes next! 📽 For a look back at her stint in the recent GP Sprint, take a look at the video linked below. https://lnkd.in/eDRYmeNE

Want to learn more about 2X Global, our work, mission and impact? Join one of our free, upcoming membership information sessions online next week! 🗓 The sessions will be on Monday, April 8 and Wednesday April 10. During the session, you will have the opportunity to hear from our leadership about our mission, impact and strategic initiatives, from current members on the value of membership as well as network with peer organisations in the gender finance ecosystem and ask any questions you may have. 🔗 Register at the links below. Monday: https://lnkd.in/eh3vv7Mr Wednesday: https://lnkd.in/eZxB9MPE

Game-changing solutions for the world's greatest problems - that is at the heart of the mission for She Loves Tech's Asia Emerging Outliers Fund, a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital fund investing in women-led tech startups in Southeast Asia. General Partner Rhea See told us more about it at the recent 2X Ignite Asia-Pacific GP Sprint, supported by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and United Nations ESCAP. The GP Sprint is a regional programme that supports GPs by matching them with industry experts, providing group workshops and building international LP networking opportunities. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eetjgmww

📽 Our 2X Ignite video series continues with the spotlight on Enyorra Private Equity, a women-led private equity firm investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Founder and CEO Melissa Kang, one of our 2X Ignite Asia-Pacific GP Sprint cohort, speaks about their work and mission. The 2X Ignite GP Sprint programme aims to accelerate women-led or gender balanced fund managers with targeted and tailored coaching, training and networking opportunities with international LPs. The first Asia-Pacific GP Sprint cohort was supported by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and United Nations ESCAP. For more details explore: https://lnkd.in/eetjgmww. 🗒 Applications open soon for the second Africa GP Sprint!

What's the why that motivates Natalie Chung, CESGA and Asia OceanTech Ventures? 📽 Learn more in this video. Asia Oceantech Ventures is an impact investment fund financing and scaling ocean tech and climate tech companies across Asia. Natalie is the co-founder of the fund and a participant in our 2X Ignite GP Sprint Asia-Pacific cohort. The GP Sprint aims to accelerate gender-smart GPs through a carefully curated programme of coaching, practical training and critical networking opportunities. The first Asia-Pacific GP Sprint cohort was supported by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and United Nations ESCAP. For more details: https://lnkd.in/eetjgmww. Remember, applications open for the second Africa GP Sprint on February 5!

Get to know Amra Naidoo and Accelerating Asia Ventures. Accelerating Asia is a startup accelerator which champions social impact startups that are 6-18 months away from institutional funding. Amra is part of the 2X Ignite GP Sprint Asia-Pacific cohort. The GP Sprint aims to expedite progress for gender-smart GPs through a programme of tailored coaching, practical exercises and network facilitation for a select regional cohort. 👉🏽 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eetjgmww The first Asia-Pacific cohort is supported by Australian Aid/the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and United Nations ESCAP. Applications open next month for the second 2X Ignite Africa GP Sprint!

Meet Shuyin Tang, Co-founder & CEO of the Beacon Fund, a private debt fund in Southeast Asia that focuses on backing women-owned and women-led businesses. Shuyin is part of our 2X Ignite Asia-Pacific GP Sprint cohort. The GP Sprint is a regional programme that supports GPs by matching them with industry experts, providing group workshops and forging international LP networking opportunities – all with the goal of expediting their timeline to a first or subsequent close. 💻 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eetjgmww The first Asia-Pacific cohort is supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and United Nations ESCAP. 📅 Remember, applications open for the second 2X Ignite Africa GP Sprint in February 2024.

📺 Watch: Learn more about 2X Ignite, our market shaping initiative to accelerate female-led, gender smart fund managers, through our new video series, shot at our recently held GP Sprint in Singapore. The GP Sprint is one of the key programmes under 2X Ignite, offering tailored coaching, practical exercises and network facilitation for a select regional cohort of GPs with the aim of expediting their timeline to a first close. In 2023, we hosted sprints for fund managers from Africa and for the Asia-Pacific region, co-designed with our programme partner, Christian Rangen CEO of Strategy Tools. Hear more about it in this video from Chris and our own Elena Haba, programme manager for 2X Ignite. And watch this space for the rest of the series, spotlighting recent cohort participants! Applications for the second 2X Ignite Africa GP Sprint open in February 2024!