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⁉ What questions should we ask? Our CEO Maria Svantemark is invited to an event with Ebba Busch, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden. The focus of the event is how we can create optimal conditions for startups and scaleups in Sweden. Here is a few questions we are interested in: 👉 What support will the government provide to fuel the sustainability transition in the startup world? 👉 What are the government doing to ensure that innovation and entrepreneurship is for everybody in society, e.g. by ensuring that MORE investments go to female started, owned and led businesses? What else should we ask? Let us know and we’ll bring the questions to the meetup and of course share a summary after the meetup! #changemakers #sustainabilitytransition #sustainablescaleup

You have no plans tonight? You are a female founder? You can pitch on the spot? You could use some help? Then join us tonight! 📣🦄 Enroll and get a chance to practice your pitch and get experts' feedback. 🙏 #femalefounders #founderinstitute

As a startup founder you (mostly) have one job - pitch, pitch, pitch. That’s how you get customers, team members and funding (after you get customers). That’s how you get feedback and polish your approach. Are you at the top of your game? If not, then this event series are for you.

🎣 Is it hard to be the jury of a pitch competition? Think about it... 🧨 Limited time: The jury often has minimal time to grade startups. This leaves little to no room for market research or competitor analysis. 🚀 Different stages: Startups in pitch competitions vary in their growth stages. From early-stage ideas to more mature ventures, the jury must normalize these differences swiftly to ensure fair comparisons within minutes. 🤝 First impressions?: Initial perceptions can influence judging outcomes. In the actual ecosystem, the jury may already be familiar with some presenting startups. Maintaining impartiality is challenging but essential for fairness. 🔮 Limited information: Beyond current performance metrics, the task is to identify future potential and scalability. It requires forecasting the startup's trajectory based on limited information. I was invited to be part of the jury for the pitch competition at the #PeruFintechForum2024, an event organized each year by the Asociación Fintech del Perú, and witnessed the dedication and innovation that startups are bringing to the finance sector. It was a closely contested battle (like every pitch competition I've been part of the jury so far!), but after careful deliberation, we selected the deserving winners.🏆 Kambia (Platanus 23-1), KidsBook , TuCambio, Preauth. Congratulations to all the startups that participated! 💪 *It was really cool that many women went to the event; hopefully, more female founders soon!

𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧s 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤? 𝐘𝐄𝐒𝐒! 🔥🔥 I am super excited to share that the State of Berlin has selected Grace - Accelerate Female Entrepreneurship by ignore gravity again to run more female-specific programs and continue to accelerate female entrepreneurship. With this, we are gearing up for the next 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 that starts in November. With the Grace Berlin Accelerator, you’ll get: 🌟 An 8-month equity-free accelerator 💰 A monthly scholarship of EUR 2.2k per founder 🏢 Free office space to collaborate with fellow female entrepreneurs 💡 Expert workshops, mentoring, and coaching designed to fast-track your entrepreneurial success 🔍 Focus on go-to-markets, visibility, funding, and building a solid product and brand 👶 Childcare support for parents starting a business We are eager to meet, support you, and be part of your entrepreneurship journey, be part of the next Grace founders and apply now: https://lnkd.in/eWPfJv6V If you know any ambitious female founders, please tag them in this post! #grace #acceleratorprogram #startups #femalefounders #berlin #womenleaders #entrepreneurship

The Days Of Innovation are here, thanks to TechCrunch Early-Stage and BNT/Prepare 4 VC's premier support of the conference with several special side events. Friends... I'm going to share a two-part story with you -- and one that represents a new era for Boston New Technology, Dropbox DocSend, and the startup community. The first -- the development of a great partnership with Shruti Singapur, which stretches back a very long time thanks to Jason Kraus. The second, the simultaneous development of a brand new kind of free resource for entrepreneurs by BNT spearheaded by Marsh Sutherland and Rhoda Serafim called Precision Pitch Practice. The result: As Precision Pitch Practice, which has been entirely virtual, grew and evolved -- I introduced the concept to Shruti and she loved it. Why Precision Pitch Practice Matters: The consistency of a once-weekly gathering of bright minds in a safe space, where entrepreneurs can freely practice and improve their presentation skills. Unburdened and fluff-free, Precision Pitch Practice has produced real results and now it's coming to life in-person thanks to our friends at Venture Lane | Startup Hub (h/t Kristina Gomez and team) next Wednesday starting at 5PM EST. That's not all however. This completely free-event also features a comprehensive pitch analysis session offered by Justin Izzo and a BNT Startup Showcase with four female founders building amazing solutions. Are you hungry? You're in the startup industry so the default answer is yes. We've intentionally selected BoardsbyMo and WhoozCooking as our food sponsors - two amazing business leaders whose good intentions enrich their offerings. Is this event for you? Whether you want to attend to watch and connect with others... Practice your pitch/get your deck analyzed... Take part in the showcase as an expert panelist... All you have to do is register. https://lnkd.in/e--GNwyQ #Founders #PrecisionPitchPractice #EarlyStage #TSEarlyStage #bostonstartups

📢 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 📢 Pitching your startup idea for the first time can be simultaneously 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. Personally, I find that refining my "𝘨𝘰-𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴" takes several iterations, ideally presented to different audiences. These pitches are dynamic and evolve over time based on valuable input from clients and investors. Recognizing the significance of receiving 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, I'm excited to participate in tomorrow's (𝘍𝘦𝘣 8𝘵𝘩) 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 hosted by Founder Institute Germany (Regional Program). 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔: ⏳ 3-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 of your idea to the audience 🗣 𝐍𝐨 need to prepare any 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 💡 Specific 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 and 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 on your pitch and startup idea Registration for the event is still open (and for sure for free), and you can even spontaneously decide to pitch. If, at this stage, you find it more beneficial to listen to other pitches, you're welcome to join and dial in. 👉 The 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 is in the comment section. Feel free to share if you know someone who should participate! Anticipating a fantastic evening with Hannalie Marsh, Ferdinand Mühlhäuser 🇺🇦🌍, Sara Maki, Luisa Baltazar, Raluca Bujoreanu and many more ❤️ #startup #earlystage #femalefounder #pitch

🤓 How long has it been since you were back in a classroom?! Myself and 70 other Female Founders were invited to London Business School yesterday to demystify entrepreneurial opportunities. We talked how to assess your own start-up according to tried and tested methods, went IN on a design thinking sesh and all had some mayjor “ah-hah” moments 💡 My biggest takeaways? 📓 🌟To work more creatively, even on those rainy, work-from-home, drowning-in-a-to-do-list days! 🌟 Even service-based businesses like mine can and should test prototypes with buyers like product or saas-based companies do There’s just something about being in a business school when you actually run your own business that just hits different 🤑 Thanks Female Founders Rise, LBS and all of the incredibly smart, kind and successful women I had the pleasure of working with yesterday 🙌🏾 #femalefounders #londonbusinessschool #startups #marketing

I had an incredible experience this week attending the FUTUREPYNK x START Berlin alongside Gian Marco Romagnoli. The diversity of thoughts, experiences, and opportunities discussed particularly concerning women in entrepreneurship, was truly inspiring. However it's concerning to note that only 16% of GP is conducted by females, highlighting the urgent need of for more gender diversity in VC roles. I am grateful to ACE Alternatives for providing us with this invaluable opportunity to participate in such an enlightening event. 🌍 One key takeaway was the importance of diversity in teams and mindsets for building successful ventures. Empowering more female founders and investors for a more inclusive ecosystem. 🔔 Navigating finances and investor relations can be challenging, but there are resources available such as business angels, conferences and mentorship networks. Building a strong team, listening to the market, and refining your pitch are all vital steps in the journey. As we strive for a more diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial landscape, let's continue to support each other, share knowledge and empower the next generation of leaders. #DiversityAndInclusion #VentureCapital #BerlinTech #Entrepreneurship

🎉SEED THE SOUTH 2024 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Charlotte's official 2-day capital summit is BACK! Merging two premier initiatives (including the former Charlotte Innovation Summit), Seed the South is a high-powered, venture capital event that empowers emerging talent and ignites innovation in the dynamic Southeast region. 🏆 Immerse yourself in the city's thriving startup ecosystem by meeting impact-driven founders, regional investors, and local business partners all under one roof. OVER 2 ACTION-PACKED DAYS, YOU WILL: 🔥 Pitch your venture in front of top regional investors and potential to elevate and scale your business. 🚀 Learn from subject matter experts to level up your business, expand your skill set, and become a better leader. ✨ Connect meaningfully and strategically expand your network with hundreds of industry leaders. 🧹 Celebrate innovation with fellow entrepreneurs at electrifying events – done Queen City style. So whether you're looking to scale your startup, support promising ventures, or connect with local entrepreneurs, this is the place TO BE! 👉🏽 Buy your early-bird ticket now! Registration link in the comments and bio. Link is https://lnkd.in/exe-xH2X #venturesummit #seedthesouth #charlotteinnovationweek #innovatecharlotte #gWen