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

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