SXSW 2019
All the Startup Ladies: Reimagining the VC Scene
Description:
The stats on venture capital (VC) funding of women-led startups are notoriously low, matched only by women's poor representation in the senior ranks of VC firms. Women are changing that narrative, though. Maxi Kozler Koven is building a bicoastal network of women angel investors. Tosca Musk created an OTT platform for consumers of romance content, mostly women and overlooked. After brewing kombucha in her closet, Daina Trout "followed her gut" to co-found Health Ade. Sarah Chambless is in the trenches as a legal advisor to female-led startups, and an investor. The panelists will discuss how they have moved beyond the statistics, and propose practical solutions, debating how to leverage women's unique traits as founders, funders, and customers to create a parallel investment ecosystem.
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Takeaways
- Is it possible/desirable to build a parallel universe in which women investors share deal flow and support women founders in the process?
- Can the motivation of women VCs to mentor, connect and provide advice to female funders rival Silicon Valley approaches like peer pressure or FOMO?
- Would educating women funders on investment terms remove barriers to their participation in investments and get more female-led companies funded?
Speakers
- Sarah Chambless, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
- Maxine Kozler Koven, Co-Managing Director, LDR Ventures
- Tosca Musk, Chief Executive Officer, Passionflix Inc.
- Daina Trout, Chief Executive Officer, Health-Ade Kombucha
Organizer
Sarah Chambless, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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