InvestHer Podcast

In this episode, recorded during Covid-19 lockdown, you'll hear from Delphine Remy-Boutang , founder of Digital Women's Day and The Bureau, is a key influencer in the European Women in Tech Ecosystem. An entrepreneur herself since  2012, Delphine founded the Bureau, a  digital & communication group for digital trends, influence, social media and creative services in London and Paris. I n 2013 she...

In October 2018 Shelly Porges successfully created a global consortium to build the Billion Dollar Fund for Women - getting investors to pledge over $1 Billion of investment in female founders. Now she's going even further, with her new initiative - Beyond the Billion. In this episode, you'll learn why and how Shelly created Beyond the Billion as a movement and a new way to mobilise key funding st...

Women are behind some of the most crucial roles in emerging companies, even when these companies were founded by all-male teams. The weight of vital growth areas such as client sales, marketing, customer services and other strategic areas are entrusted to females and some VCs are beginning to back the new diverse and inclusive fabric of entrepreneurship. Could this be the catalyst for more female-...

What can the Venture Capital world learn from Corporates when it comes to increasing gender diversity? What needs to change at an organizational/systemic level, so that more women become venture partners, get funded or start new businesses? In this episode, you'll get the latest research insights from Siri Chilazi   gender and organizations researcher at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harv...

I n this episode, you'll hear from trailblazing founder Vivian Nwakah, a Nigerian entrepreneur born and raised in the United States. Her career spans the US, Europe, South America and Africa. Her areas of specialty are sales, marketing, fundraising, strategic planning, and entrepreneurship. Vivian has started 3 companies, home health care agencies in Illinois and Indiana, Hybrid solar diesel renew...

​In this episode, you'll hear from Haus Co-founder and CEO, Helena Price Hambrecht, about why she decided to disrupt the dinosaur drinks industry, with the launch of the uber cool aperitif - Haus. Although her funding journey was not all plain sailing, she has successfully raised a $3 million pre-seed round, giving the big drinks companies a run for their money. Listen now, to how she did it and c...

Have our prayers been answered? Our cohosts, Anne Ravanona and Inma Martinez sit down to review the resurgence of European venture funds raising large €100 million + funds to kick off 2020, as pedigree American venture firms set up European teams in light of the recent shift in investments towards businesses that show earnings and net income, which is traditionally the European way to build busine...

In this episode, Anne talks to Anya Navidski, Founder and CEO of Europe's first VC fund focused on investing in female entrepreneurs - Voulez Capital. Anya share's why she became a VC, how she created Voulez, what needs to change in the funding industry and how she's working to bring about that change. Voulez Capital providing Seed and Series A capital for high growth businesses with female founde...

Every month, we bring you our Market Roundup about key events happening in the market,  our key insights on them and what startups and investors can learn as a result.  Our cohosts, Anne Ravanona and Inma Martinez sit down to kick off the podcast series to analyse the ripple effects of the biggest financial headline: how WeWork withdrew its IPO filing after Wall Street investors were able to see t...

Welcome to our very first episode! In this episode, our founder, Anne Ravanona ,  will share why she started Global Invest Her in the first place after her lightbulb moment, what compels her to focus on helping female founders get funded and why you should be interested in the latest research the biggest untapped market opportunity worth $5 Trillion.  SEE FULL SHOWNOTES HERE  

InvestHer Podcast is for YOU, the female founder who wants to get ready for funding, or the investor who wants to learn more about what's it's like for women entrepreneurs to raise funding, and the huge untapped investment opportunity the represent. I'm Anne Ravanona, founder of Global Invest Her, Consultant, TEDx speaker and woman's advocate.    In each episode we'll share key  proven actionable...