How Female Founders Can Get Investors to Open Their Checkbooks with Lauren Kane of VC Worthy Business

Sam discovered Lauren Kane, Founder of VC Worthy Business, on Clubhouse, and was blown away at how she was so able to connect her own experience with female entrepreneurs looking for funding, advice, or even just a point in the right direction. Lauren joins the show to talk about her work as a Pitch Strategist and angel investor, some advice on how to make investors feel connected to you, and her vision on the future of female funding. She also talks about the strides we still have to make in investing so that there is an equal representation and everyone has a seat at the table. What You Will Discover This Week: Lauren is a Pitch Strategist and works with female founders on many aspects of finding the right investor, deciding what type of investor they may need, building their pitch and making sure they are ready to receive the funding. How Lauren went from the corporate world and banking to investment, and why she decided to also branch out and become an angel investor herself. The not so pretty stats of how women aren’t getting their fair share of funding! With the lion’s share (up to 90%) of venture capitalists being male, Lauren is a thought leader on ways we can shift this and move forward to get women more capital. A few of the missteps and mistakes that Lauren sees women make when going after funding. Key criteria that make a company fundable. Lauren’s advice for CEOs that she wishes more people knew! What company is even right for an investor, and how to know when it’s time to fundraise. Some honest truths that women need to have in mind when they are going into a pitching scenario. Mentioned: https://goldenseeds.com/ (Golden Seeds) https://www.crunchbase.com/ (Crunch Base) Lauren Kane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-kane/ (LinkedIn) | http://www.vcworthybusiness.com/ (VC Worthy)