Female Founders Day is back again. It's a free event designed to celebrate women entrepreneurs and leaders through an investor panel, pitch competition, and networking opportunities.
This is the second time London Venture Capital Network (LVCN) is running the event and I am delighted that NEXUS join Microsoft for Startups (Headline Sponsor) and Barclays Rise as sponsors.
In an environment where collaboration is key, Female Founders Day brings together senior women investor speakers. The investor panel will feature speakers from a variety of backgrounds including: DTCP (Growth Equity), Angel Academe - increasing female investment (Angel Investing), Howden (Venture Capital), Visionary Future (Venture Studio), as well as NEXUS member Vanessa Chiedza Sanyauke from The Hill App (Talent Marketplace) who will be moderating.
The pitch competition is open to all female founders with businesses at pre-seed and seed stage. Eight finalists will deliver a 3-minute pitch followed by Q&A from an industry expert panel, with the winner receiving a £5K cash prize to fuel their growth.
The companies selected to pitch this year include: Data Dumpling ; Amilis; THE FASHION BLUEPRINT; Occasio Insights; OTTAN; Zest; Seventy Eight; and, AugmentAero. The judging panel includes representatives from Microsoft for Startups, NEXUS' own Head of Business development Zoe (Zee) West and Global Tech Advocates.