
28:27
Hey everyone

28:29
hello from Karen in NJ via Boston via Mpls!

28:41
Hi Everyone - great to have you here.

29:00
Hello everyone, Jane from The Career Farm Ltd

29:06
how is the weather?

29:13
Sunny in Harrogate !

29:18
Great to join the community today

29:22
Wet and miserable here

29:25
Not to bad in Teesside

29:46
Hi everyone!

29:59
I have to leave a bit early - will the recording be circulated - thank you.

30:15
Ditto for me - thanks

31:05
can everyone ensure they have muted themselves - thank you!

31:37
Could the host mute everyone please.

53:58
Fund Her North is on twitter - lets get #FundHerNorth trending = https://twitter.com/FundHerNorth

58:17
We are going to highlight the female led UK companies who have raised investment. https://www.uktechnews.info/category/female-led/ just to get started.

01:01:02
It was superb, thank you!

01:01:17
Really inspirational, thank you!

01:01:44
Amazing, thoroughly inspired!

01:02:23
So inspirational!

01:02:35
That was great. Currently bootstrapping and networking here. That has given me drive to carry on with my passion, supporting Inclusive Design Innovation.

01:03:55
We will circulate a recording later if you missed the start of the video from Sara Davies

01:04:17
Thank you Helen

01:04:49
great introduction and very inspiring

01:10:29
Supporting an executive leadership coaching and business resilience business with colleagues. Called Swush Ltd and working across the North and into Scotland. Purpose and Passion resonating here as themes.

01:11:31
So important to have succesful women mentors and NEDs supporting female entrepreneurs.

01:12:54
Yay Zandra is back

01:14:27
Sorry gotta go. Safiya from Techcelerate might join. Great event. All the best

01:16:37
I'd love to share my expertise in a NED role to support disability-led businesses and entrepreneurs. Currently mentoring 2 women, and doing it as a passion - interested how I could get paid for this? We are all bootstrapping. My network is in academia

01:17:16
I'm hoping this network can help me know my value.

01:18:51
Wonderful advice Diane!

01:19:12
Great advice thank you.

01:21:14
Inspiring event. Appreciating the great endeavors of each one of you all! We would love to promote female led investments via https://www.uktechnews.info/category/female-led/

01:23:50
Question to Zandra - each time you raised investment - what led you to decide the time was right (what were the signs?) thank you.

01:26:14
YES! does anyone know a quick basic course to different investment routes

01:26:40
one on my twitter @jessandthehive

01:26:50
will share on @fundhernorth

01:27:34
So true

01:28:54
@Jane - not a course but an entry-level book by Carlos Espinal of Seedcamp = https://fundraisingfieldguide.com/

01:30:01
Nice piece of advise!

01:30:46
fundraising/agel investment guide! https://twitter.com/AndysHVC/status/1306156165924040704

01:31:41
How do you get involved in investing?

01:32:24
We are just hosting our Meet the Mentor online today and tomorrow - register on www.techmanchester.co.uk/register and get the opportunity to meet 6 prospective mentors that will help your business for free for 12 months - mentors are business leader who have been there and done that

01:32:59
Ravneet and Zandra 🔥

01:33:01
Great response Ravneet!

01:33:04
great advice and insights

01:33:14
If you want to be an investor then contact GC Angels or NorthInvest we can talk you through what’s involved

01:33:29
Heres a video highlights on our previous in person mentor match ups xhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9E7QyTnP9o

01:33:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9E7QyTnP9o

01:33:51
Amazing speakers so far… thanks! I also second the Meet the Mentor programme at Tech Manchester. Very valuable

01:33:54
Here we go building network for British Tech companies via https://www.techcelerate.ventures/

01:34:16
Thanks ChiChi :)

01:34:44
are there any good angel groups who are currently investing in pre revenue (but MVP ready) startups?

01:35:19
Thanks Anna, Laura will put it to the panel!

01:35:35
I third the Meet the Mentor programme at Tech Manchester. !

01:35:58
Great Q Anna

01:36:47
A question for Ravneet: how did you find out about the grants you used to fund your startup? Did you dedicate resource to finding this info or did you do it yourself?

01:36:59
Northinvest have angels who are interested in pre revenue business

01:41:25
I have to go - thank you so much to Zandra, Diane and Ravneet. A brilliant session Helen, Jess and Laura - thank you for putting this on - very useful for me and for the MBAs I work with.

01:41:29
Interesting take I heard from a non-white angel once - he ONLY backs women and founders of different ethic backgrounds - he identified that they had a different zest and work ethic - a real fire in their bellies versus the standard makeup!

01:41:37
Thanks Jane

01:41:38
How can I connect with Angel investors to become an advisor for entrepreneurs working in inclusive design? Entrepreneurs who are disabled themselves have so may additional barriers. I meet so many graduates but they cannot pay for my time, would investors pay for my time?

01:44:45
The LEP growth hub advisors should be able to help with finding and applying for grants.

01:44:55
Super event and lovely to meet you all - will connect on LinkedIn!

01:45:14
https://www.enterprise-europe.co.uk/

01:45:46
Thanks, that was amazing!

01:46:01
Great event. Thanks for all the input. Super energy!

01:46:28
fyi https://www.ycombinator.com/library/5D-fundraising-advice-for-female-founders & work of Kirsty Nathoo

01:47:02
https://www.nesta.org.uk/

01:47:34
We can help with pitching and demystifying the investment process. https://supernetwork.org.uk/access-to-finance/

01:48:57
You can register your interest in up-coming pitchfests for innovators... https://www.enterprise-europe.co.uk/services/PitchfestPlus KTN has a lot of info on funding and other support for female (and male) innovators/entrepreneurs: https://ktn-uk.org/programme/women-in-innovation/

01:49:38
The next event coming up from Fund Her North:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fund-her-north-pitch-event-with-northinvest-gc-angels-tickets-116090556981

01:49:47
Thank you everyone for your advice and questions - all of this will help shape the resources and contacts we feature on our website, which we hope to become a directory of support

01:49:54
Flood VC pipelines - they can't ignore women then!! :-)

01:50:15
That! Love it!! Yes, Jess!

01:50:37
.com!

01:50:52
https://fundhernorth.com/events

01:51:02
Sorry I need to go thank you everyone

01:51:07
Brilliant event

01:51:16
Thank you Zandra!!

01:51:20
Thank you Zandra!

01:51:21
Love the energy of today. Love being a part of this and looking forward to watching Fund Her grow

01:51:21
Can you share that URL in the chat

01:51:43
http://fundhernorth.com/

01:52:05
if we are on this event, will we get emails for next events?

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01:52:20
Here’s the LInkedIn group link: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12447221/

01:52:21
It has been great thank you so much for this event got even more fire in my belly

01:52:26
Thank you everyone

01:52:33
You can explore about categories of investments flowing across British tech companies in https://www.uktechnews.info/

01:52:33
https://www.equiwatt.com/

01:52:37
Thanks everyone - fab event

01:52:40
Thank you all. Great event. Feeling energised!

01:52:41
Thank you everyone!

01:52:42
This has been really interesting and insightful. I’m currently getting to grips with the world of investment and this is so welcoming and exciting! Thank you!