Funding from VCs for the business initiative

The women-only founding teams raised just 2.2% of all VCs in US

여성들로 구성된 창업회사에 대한 투자는 전체 Venture Capital 투자의2.2%만 차지했다

The Female Founder Alliance (FFA), the private network of female founders and women CEOs in Seattle, has advised they had to offer founders, both male and female alike, looking to raise their first rounds

시애틀의 FFA, 여성 CEO 및 창업자 모임, 은 새로운 창업자들에게 어떻게 펀드를 받을 수 있는지에 대해서 설명했으며, 남성 창업자들에게도 도움이 될 수 있는 얘기였다

1. Be laser-focused with the roadmap ahead of you. You’re going to hear “no” a lot. Ask for feedback. Ask why. Hopefully, you get a VC or an angel that will be willing to give you really good honest feedback
2. Be very thoughtful of who you’re going to partner with. It’s a long journey. You’re taking other people’s money, and there are a lot of ups and downs with that
3. The idea has to be big enough if you’re trying to raise money. If your idea doesn’t change the world on some fundamental level, then you’re probably not thinking big enough to go after venture
4. Demonstrating that you’ve got the ability to sell and you’ve got practice selling your idea. When you come to VC, you’ll already have proof of your ability to convince the world to follow you
5. Be concise, be laser-sharp, and know who you are pitching. Not every investor invests in all spaces. if you’re pitching your consumer product to the IoT guys, it’s probably not close enough. You need to know who it is