A pair of female founders has raised $1.8 in seed funding for their social entrepreneurship startup. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Recently here on Women 2.0 we rounded up a list of female social entrepreneurs to watch. Among those women doing incredible things was Christine Rizk, co-founder of Fashion Project, a startup that lets [...]
Posts Tagged "Angel Investors"
The Changing Face of Startup Angel Investors
March 21, 2013 – 12:08 pm
While the issues facing female entrepreneurs are complex, a key obstacle lies in that the gatekeepers to capital are predominantly and were historically men. By Jane Wang (Software Engineer, Etsy) Funding is a tough nut to crack for many first-time entrepreneurs, and even a tougher nut for those from atypical backgrounds, such as minorities, women, [...]
How I Met 75 Investors and Raised $650,000 For My Startup
March 18, 2013 – 8:00 am
There is no cookie cutter formula to fundraising but I believe the common denominator in fundraising is perseverance. By Aihui Ong (Founder & CEO, Love With Food) Love With Food graduated from 500 Startups accelerator program about a year ago and we raised $650,000 in June of 2012. It was 3 painful months of fundraising. [...]
A Field Guide to Angel Investors (Infographic)
March 11, 2013 – 6:00 am
Where can you find that elusive creature, the angel investor, and how can you lure her out of hiding? This infographic not only lays out the boom in angel investing, but also explains where most deals are done and in which sectors. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) In need of an angel investor to [...]
Investors Share Advice With Entrepreneurs At Pipeline Fellowship Conference
October 10, 2012 – 6:00 am
Female angel investors come together to share expertise at first ever Bay Area conference. By Carolyn Gerin (Co-Founder, Adorii) “Never invest in anyone you wouldn’t have to your home for dinner,” quipped Cyan Banister, Uber and Zivity investor, setting the tone for an intensely fun and resonant day at the Pipeline Fellowship Conference, making one [...]
Astia Angel To Offer Angel Investor Training Program This Fall
October 1, 2012 – 10:00 am
The angel training program will take place in Silicon Valley over the following dates: October 25-26, November 1, November 15 and November 29. By Amy Gips (Founding Managing Partner, Astia Angel) As Women 2.0 reported last week, Astia recently announced the launch of a fund and angel investor network in early 2013. Astia Angel, an [...]
A Growing Angel Investment Trend – “The Mommy Investor”
August 17, 2012 – 7:00 am
Rather than turning to traditional at-home employment or entrepreneurship, moms now have an opportunity to begin leveraging their own money and their marketplace knowledge to make money with their minds, instead of their sweat. By Lacey Moler (Co-Founder, Belly Ballot) Many moms have probably considered starting their own business or finding a job that will [...]
Behind The Scenes Of A Seed Round: Creating A Pipeline, Urgency And 100% (The Hustle)
August 16, 2012 – 3:00 pm
The only way to encourage investors to invest today is to create urgency — create a possibility that there may not be a chance to invest later. By Elizabeth Yin (Co-Founder & CEO, LaunchBit) Every TechCrunch article makes raising a round look easy, but behind most rounds, it’s a real uphill battle. I struggled with [...]
Women In Tech Earning $125,000+ A Year Should Consider Investing In At Least One (Female-Founded) Startup
July 19, 2012 – 5:00 am
500 Startups founding partner Dave McClure challenges women to invest in startups – to WIN. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Founding partner at 500 Startups Dave McClure wants every woman in tech to become an angel investor, saying “Stop talking about the problem and become part of the solution.” He challenges women [...]
“THE ANGEL 100″ – New York’s Top Early-Stage Investors
June 22, 2012 – 5:00 am
“If you can’t hustle your way to meet one of these people, you probably don’t deserve their money.” By Alyson Shontell (Editor, Business Insider) If you’re new to the New York startup scene, who are the best early-stage investors to pitch? There are a lot of people and early-stage firms who can cut your startup’s [...]
