The conference is aimed at both aspiring and experienced investors. It is one of the few events in Central Europe that is specifically dedicated to the topic of angel investing and introduces angel investing through concrete examples from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The conference also includes an evening networking party for the broader innovation ecosystem: individual investors, VCs, entrepreneurs, C-level executives, innovators, media, etc. you can attend also separately.
Given the fact that women make up less than 14% of angel investors and raise only 2% of venture capital, this conference aims to open a discussion about investment opportunities and the changing startup ecosystem, especially from the perspective of women. You can register for the SHE INVESTS conference: lu.ma/m40520c6
SHE INVESTS conference is for anyone interested in angel investing from beginners to seasoned female investors/investors. The aim of the conference is to create a genuine and inspiring space to talk about investment strategies, building wealth, and driving innovation. There are many events on investing and wealth building, but this conference is specifically dedicated to angel investing.
The programme is designed to introduce angel investing and its benefits through concrete examples from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. An important part of it will be sharing the experiences of real founders and angel investors, mainly from the Slovak and Czech diaspora.
Speakers at the conference will include Silke Horáková, General Partner of Tilia Impact Ventures, Honza Široký, CTO of United Founders, Jana Sedláková, General Partner of Startguide VC and Katarína Šimková, Co-Founder and CEO of CloseRocket.
The conference also includes an evening networking party for the broader innovation ecosystem: individual investors, VCs, entrepreneurs, C-level executives, innovators, media, etc. While LUMUS Investment Collective is a community of predominantly female investors, all with an interest in this rapidly evolving industry are welcome.
The event will take place at the Next Zone at Preslova 25, Prague 5-Smíchov.
Facts about angel investing and investing in women-led businesses:
In Europe and the UK, women make up less than 14% of angel investors.
In the UK, women make up approximately 14% of angel investors. According to the UK Business Angels Association, approximately 5 000 of the 37 000 angel investors are women. This statistic is confirmed by Sifted, which reports that between 2012 and 2021, women accounted for only 14% of angel investors in the UK. Although specific data for the European region is limited, UK data suggests a similar trend across Europe.
Source: https://sifted.eu/articles/female-angel-investors-in-the-uk
Women raise only 2% of all venture funds.
In 2023, startups founded exclusively by women raised only 1.8% of venture capital funding in Europe and 2% in the United States.
The World Economic Forum sees this as a significant gender disparity in the distribution of venture capital.
Source: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/03/women-startups-vc-funding/
14% of unicorns were (co)founded by women.
Crunchbase data shows that in 2021, 14% of new unicorn companies had at least one female founder. This proportion has remained consistent since 2019 and represents the highest proportion since 2015.
Source: https://news.crunchbase.com/diversity/here-are-the-new-2021-unicorn-startups-founded-by-women/
The BCG study reports that female founders generate 2.5 times more revenue per dollar invested than male founders.
A study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in partnership with MassChallenge found that startups founded or co-founded by women generate 78 cents of revenue for every dollar of funding, compared to 31 cents for male-founded startups. This means that startups founded by women generate approximately 2.5 times more revenue per dollar invested.
Source: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2018/why-women-owned-startups-are-better-bet
