How Women Are Succeeding with Crowdfunding, Angel Investing and Venture Capital Join women interested in making the best possible use of their capital while investing in women-led businesses. Our lively, informative event features a panel discussion on how women entrepreneurs and investors are finding the “bright spots” in equity.

1. Finding the Bright
Spots
Shereen Shermak
CEO, Launch Angels
The Easiest Way to a Venture Portfolio

2. A ‘not so bright’ spot.
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4.2 to 7% of VC funding goes to
women-led businesses
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3. When Carnegie Mellon decided that 7%
women engineering students was not
enough…
Their 4 point plan increased women engineering
students from 7% to 42%.
In just 5 years.
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4. Another ‘not so bright’ spot:
using the same exact pitch…
Men are 40% more likely to
receive funding than women.
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5. When leading orchestras started using
blind auditions…
The percentage of women in orchestras rose from
10% to 35%
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6. Bright Spot #1: Crowdfunding sites
remove barriers for undercapitalized
groups
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Indiegogo successful campaigns: 42% female-led
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Indiegogo women raise more than men: higher
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amounts, more contributions
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More women serial backers than men
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CircleUp notes 2/3 of their ventures are women-led
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7. In our world, men fund men and
women fund women
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There are plenty of potential investors
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40%+ of Americans with gross investable assets above
$600K are women
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Only 22% of angels are women
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90% of potential angels have not recently invested in early
stage companies
By increasing the availability of capital
controlled by women, we increase the
chances of women-led ventures being funded
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8. Bright Spot #2: Number of women
angels increased 80% YOY in 2012
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22% in 2012 vs. 12% in
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Tipping point for
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innovations: 15-18%
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When over 10% of
investors in angel group
are women, investment
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9. Launch Angels Women-Led Fund
• Planned closing in March!
• First investment planned for April
• Fund will include women-led, women-backed and womenfriendly early stage businesses
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10. The Easiest Way to a Venture Portfolio
Shereen Shermak
Email: shereens@launch-angels.com
Mandie Holmes
Email: mandieh@launch-angels.com
www.launch-angels.com
Twitter: @Launch_Angels
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