News
Gender-smart investing is just that: smart | 2X Global & Time
Gender-diverse teams have 20% higher IRR in emerging markets or this McKinsey study that outlines companies lacking in diversity were 29% more likely to underperform. If you are craving more data, check out a whole list here. Read the full article here.
Awesome Women Investment LinkedIn groups to sign up
Fill your feed with more input, knowledge exchange and build your network with more diverse investment voices of women - Check out Girls who VC and Girls who invest
Encubay Report on Women funding
Our friends at Encubay and Encubay Angel Network continue to drive diversity in the startup ecosystem. They’ve compiled a report capturing the true state of funding towards female-founded and co-founded ventures in India that we can learn from here in the Middle East. Read more here.
Events
GITEX and Expand North Star is here! Dubai Harbour, 15-18th Oct
2022 Female Angels announces our community partnership for Expand North Star (ENS) 2023. This year the world-renowned tech startup event is moving to a brand-new iconic location at Dubai Harbour. A larger venue for more startups to showcase their innovations and more investment networking opportunities!
We have a 25% discount on the All-Delegate Pass Please use code COM251490. (Excludes Premium Pass, Training Pass and Visitor Pass)
Go to Registration link: Select All Delegate, add to Basket and – Checkout. Enter Promo Code and click on VALIDATE. Fill the delegates information and click on Submit & Continue to Payment Gateway.
2022 Female Angels Pitch event in October
Are you ready to invest at least USD5,000 in the next 3 - 6 months? Please fill in our 3-question form here; we’ve got some very exciting events coming up!
AESIS2023 Investor Meetups – Dubai DIFC Innovation Hub, 5th October
In partnership with Modus Capital, The Founder Institute, and DIFC Innovation Hub, representing the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit join forces for an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow investors who share your interests, facilitating the exchange of ideas and potential collaborations. Read more on VC4A and ABAN here and signup to the Dubai event here.
Dubai, LIFE Lebanese Pitch Night, IN5 Tech, Dubai 19th Oct
Join a stellar line up of VCs to learn from the experts how they assess startup pitches - Sponsored MEVP, venture capital judges include e& Capital, Wamda Capital, Access Bridge Ventures, Saudi Angel Investors and Dubai Angel Investors.
To select the top 5 Lebanese entrepreneurs, providing them with the opportunity to present their pitches to potential investors. All ten semi-finalists will qualify to apply for the Mckinsey Fuel Ignition startup program. Register to attend here.
Women’s Venture Summit, San Diego USA 28-29th September
Fancy some California sunshine? Now in its tenth year, Stella’s annual Women’s Venture Summit, San Diego builds bridges between female founders and investors (including aspiring investors!). Find out more here.
Education
The steps to successfully stepping into investing for us are 1) Awareness 2) Education 3) Empower 4) Action. Our top three curated angel resources this month to help you on your journey are:
Read: ‘Women make up more than a third of brokers registered in UAE’
Lucy Chow reports that Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange indicate that almost nine in ten (219,000 of all women) trading on the exchange are Emirati. Lucy is strategic advisor to 2022 Female angels and secretary general of the Dubai-based World Business Angels Investment Forum and general partner of the WBAF Angel Investment Fund. Read more on the progress of Women investors in the UAE here.
Listen: Angel Insights | Your guide to angel investing.
This month we are listening to ‘Angel Insights’ to take you deep into the world of angel investing and what makes some of the most successful angel investors tick. Listen hereWatch: Women Power and Crypto – By Women in Tech (WIT)
Fireside chats to help empower your financial freedom and understanding the role crypto can play in that. 2022 Female Angels Ambassador and WIT CEO Ayumi Moore Aoki talks to Silvina Moschini Fonder of Unicoin Watch here.
Check out more in the Angel investing resources collection we have been curating here:
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