What sets the most successful entrepreneurs
apart from those who struggle to survive
is having experienced Mentors to help them
on their journey.
Women Entrepreneurs:
Speed Up Your Journey
to get Funded.
Want to become investor-ready?
Experienced professionals: Unlock Potential
Want to help a Woman Entrepreneur on her funding journey?
About the Programme: What Makes Us Different
Our Mentoring Programme is a key part of our offering to help Women Entrepreneurs get Investor-Ready by matching them with experienced business professionals (Mentors) and providing a toolkit of resources.
Our Mentoring Programme is a key part of our offering to help Women Entrepreneurs get Investor-Ready by matching them with experienced business professionals (Mentors) and providing a toolkit of resources.
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Get Matched to become Investor-Ready:
Our Mentors help Women Entrepreneurs prepare to become ‘Fundable’, to meet the criteria Investors look for before investing.
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Funding Resources Library:
Mentees (Women Entrepreneurs) and Mentors have access to a specially curated Library of Resources about funding with a woman entrepreneur focus, online Community and Peer Groups.
How it Works
Get Started
Build your profile & goals for your 6 month experience
Match Process
Global Invest Her carefully matches Mentors/Mentees
Partnership
Once matched, Mentors & Mentees connect 2hrs/month over the
6-month partnership
Community
Ask questions and contribute to a global online community with other professionals focused on funding & becoming investor-ready
Resources
Use videos, articles, books and other learning activities specifically curated for you to work towards your goals and objectives
* Being global in scope, most of the mentoring will happen remotely, though some mentors/mentees may be located in the same city.
Get a Mentor
Mentee Profile
This mentoring programme is open to all Women Entrepreneurs (Mentees) who have set up their business (or are about to) and are looking for their first rounds of funding up to Series A. If you are going through the funding process for the first time, want to understand what investors look for & how best to get ready, this programme is for you.
“I want to get knowledge on raising funding, help to better deliver my pitch, focus on what's important, have someone to talk to regularly who has the experience in funding”
Emilie B.
Fintech Startup Founder
“I want help finding the right investors and honing my pitch”
Niki K.
Founder of Bold Betties
Benefits for you
- • Learn about funding, pitching, communicating with investors, preparing key parts of your business from experienced, motivated professionals (Mentors) who specifically want to help Women Entrepreneurs get funded.
- • Become more confident about funding and speed up your learning, so you can get back to building your business faster.
- • Get objective feedback on your business and funding plans and how to deal with investor ‘No’s’ before getting to Yes.
- • Get suggestions and advice on next steps to work on your business, how to approach investors and adapt your communications, access to industry, sector, geographical experience and networks you may not already have.
Your Commitment
You commit to being part of a mentoring relationship with a carefully matched Mentor for 6 months.
Fee: $599
for 6 month mentoring & Resource Library
(to be paid via Stripe secure payment before signing up to the programme)
By clicking ‘Start Now’ you are accepting our Mentee Manifesto (Code of Ethics)
Be a Mentor
Mentor Profile:
Our Mentors include: successful Entrepreneurs,Investors, Accelerator/Incubator leaders/Mentors, experienced business people from Big Corporate - preferably with experience in the startup world, Academics experienced in Entrepreneurship/Access to Finance to name but a few. You are personally committed to helping a Woman Entrepreneur succeed. You are inspirational and highly experienced.
We are on a mission to get more women entrepreneurs funded and are always looking for experienced professionals, men and women, to help close the Funding Gender Gap, by helping more women entrepreneurs get investor-ready.
Benefits for you
While you won’t get paid for being a mentor, there are lots of other benefits:
- • Give back to others - help a woman entrepreneur succeed through sharing your extensive business experience
- • Grow personally by learning how to develop others, get energised by seeing her succeed through your guidance
- • Learn more about the startup world through accompanying a real entrepreneur on her funding journey
- • Learn more about the specific funding needs and challenges of women
- • Get exposure to interesting new people and ideas and identify possible great women-led companies for future investment (though not during the mentoring relationship!).
What's the Commitment?
We know your time is precious, so we only ask you invest 2 hours per month over 6 months.
Often our mentors enjoy the experience so much that they give more time than just the required minimum. That’s up to you!
Make a difference. If you recognise yourself here and want to give back, sign up now!
By clicking ‘Start Now’ you are accepting our Mentee Manifesto (Code of Ethhics)
“Why I mentor: “Because helping women entrepreneurs is how we will change the world.”
Kelly Hoey
Author, Angel Investor & LP at Laconia Capital
“Why I mentor: “To help more woman build huge successful businesses.”