Womb Led Woman Podcast 5: Intro to Angel Investing for Women with Carli Sapir, Founder of Amboy Street Ventures
I know, we usually talk about periods, hormones and wombs around here, so you might be wondering..investing?! What's going on Dana.
Only 2% of all venture capital funding for start ups in 2021 went to female-founded start-ups...even less so in the women's health (femtech) and sextech space. That means less products and services made by women and minorities, for women and minorities are being brought to market.
Many women have the money to invest, but lack the knowledge or confidence to do so. So our solution here is to provide more women and minorities with education and resources to learn more about investing so they can use their dollars to create huge impact and change.
I'm joined by Carli Sapir, Founding Partner of Amboy Street Ventures, a fund that invests in Women's Health Technology and Sexual Health Technology start ups. She is also the Founder of the Female Founded Club (FFC), a global platform that introduces VC investors to high-quality female founded startups.
We talk about:
- Breaking down jargon in the investing space..what the heck is "seed funding" and "venture capitalist" and "angel investor"?
- Why is there so little funding in female founders?
- Why are there so few female investors and female fund managers?
- Carli's path from engineering to running an investment fund
- Carli's own health struggles that led to her passion in femtech and sextech
- What it's like to be one of the very few female fund managers in the nation
- What's the benefit of investing in for-profit businesses as opposed to non-profits
- What's the minimum you need to be an angel investor..do you have to be a millionaire?
- What are the risks and rewards of being an angel investor?
- A few cool start ups Carli's fund invested in
- Resources for your own further research
Resources:
Carli's blog: Amboy Street Ventures Blog
AngelList: You must be an accredited angel investor
Sophia Women: A financial education platform for women to learn about money and investing
You can also check out KickStarter and see if there are any businesses or projects you want to support there
Free Courses & Podcast about finances & wealth: The Clever Girls Know
Connect with Carli:
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