Angel Investing in Women Entrepreneurs—with Catherine Gray - 126

Less than two percent of venture capital funding goes to women. So, what needs to happen to change that statistic? And what alternatives to VC money can women leverage to fund their businesses in the meantime? Catherine Gray is the Cofounder of the She Angels Foundation, a multi-media platform on a mission to fund female entrepreneurs. She is also a film and television producer, TEDx speaker and host of the Invest in Her Podcast. Catherine is passionate about empowering women to build socially conscious businesses that impact the world in a positive way. On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Catherine joins Anjel to discuss the need for more women funding women, explaining how the changing landscape of investing provides more opportunities for us to back each other’s ideas. She offers advice on learning to pitch to angel investors, describing how to take away the fear of asking for money and build the confidence you need for fundraising. Listen in for Catherine’s insight on leveraging a mentor to grow your company faster and learn how to raise money for YOUR business through angel investors, business accelerators or equity crowdfunding platforms. What You Will Learn  What inspired Catherine to build a career around empowering women The need for women to fund female-owned companies How Catherine combines her interests in media production and angel investing in a powerful way How the changing landscape of investing allows for more women investors Catherine’s advice on learning to pitch to angel investors How Catherine became an angel investor and the opportunity investors have to build a legacy supporting another woman’s idea How to take away the fear of raising money by focusing on your purpose What women can do to build the confidence that’s essential to our success in fundraising The opportunities for women to raise money through venture capital, angel investors, startup accelerators or incubators, and equity crowdfunding platforms Why mentorship and delegation are key in growing a company faster Connect with Catherine Gray She Angel Investors Invest in Her Podcast Resources Anjel on the Invest in Her Podcast EP236 I Can’t Marry You Live Love Thrive She Angels Series on YouTube Wefunder Republic Andrea Quinn Backstage Capital Cake Ventures Portfolia Golden Seeds OSEA Angel Investors Guud Guuds Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell Wickedly Smart Women Wickedly Smart Women Facebook Community Wickedly Smart Women on TeePublic The Wealthy Life Mentor The Wealthy Life Mentor on Facebook Anjel on Twitter Anjel on Instagram Email [email protected]  Leave Us A Message On Our listener line:   540-402-0043 x4343