TheOnePoint Female Foundry: A success story from the startup and venture ecosystem
Success stories from the venture ecosystem and the inspiring Female Foundry community deserve to shine—and Agata’s story is a standout example. 💪 In just 3 short years, Agata has built an incredible 6,000+ member community of investors, founders, advisers, and venture players, all united by a powerful mission: backing more female entrepreneurs. 👩💼🌍💡 Her journey is extraordinary, and her impact speaks volumes about the power of collaboration and purpose-driven leadership. 🙌✨ They also launched the Female Innovation Index to understand the funnel of female entrepreneurship and the investment landscape in the European ecosystem, analyzing 650K+ companies. No small feat! Recently Female Foundry also launched an AI incubator in collaboration with Google Cloud with a focus on equipping startups with transformative AI tools and thinking to accelerate their growth Where to find Agata: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agata-nowicka/ • Website: https://www.femalefoundry.co/ Where to find Rohit Yadav: • Web: https://linktr.ee/rohityadav • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohityadav23/ • Newsletter: All Things VC (https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7081921640367808512/) In this episode of TheOnePoint, we discussed (00:36) Intro: Agata (01:22) Intro: Female Foundry Community (05:30) Experience building the Female Foundry community (09:14) Vision for the Future: Female Foundry (19:43) Comparing US and European ecosystems (22:26) Diversity-Focused funds vs Generalist Funds (27:15) One reason why we haven’t seen meaningful progress w.r.t diversity (34:22) Maximising opportunities in the local ecosystem (40:52) Preparing for investor pitches (48:41) Exciting times for AI