startup victoria female founders program presentation
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How Startup Victoria, Melbourne is exploring and dealing with gender inequality in technology or high risk / high growth startups.TRANSCRIPT
Hi, I’m Michell
e
Overall, fewer than 5% of
high growth startups are owned by women
4th April 2014
15% of Melbourne tech/startup meet up
attendees are women
And successful female applicants to local star
tup
incubators, accelerators and VCs was mixed
…
And successful female applicants to local star
tup
incubators, accelerators and VCs was mixed
…
And successful female applicants to local star
tup
incubators, accelerators and VCs was mixed
…
And successful female applicants to local star
tup
incubators, accelerators and VCs was mixed
…
And successful female applicants to local star
tup
incubators, accelerators and VCs was mixed
…
And successful female applicants to local star
tup
incubators, accelerators and VCs was mixed
…
95% of all venture backed startups
are owned by men
Women-operated,
venture-backed companie
s
have 12% higher revenues
Companies with more equalized
executive management gender
distribution get 30% better results from IPO
We’re better off
working together!
Enterprising Women
① Membership
② Female Mentors
③ Research
④ Full Launch
$99a year
① Membership
② Female Mentors
③ Research
④ Full Launch
High growth startups
All startups
FEMALE PARTICIPATION RATES
5% 50%
Small Service < 5 Local
MAKE
MORE
AMBITIOUS
CHOICES
① Australian Centre for Entrepreneurial Research
② Australian Women Chamber of Commerce and
Industry National Research Project
③ Universities
④ Successful entrepreneurs
WHAT’S OUR OFFER?
To help grow numbers,
confidence and success of
enterprising women.
• Mentoring
• Mock boards
• Partnering
• Coaching
• Involvement
• Exposure
• Pathways
• Information
• Acceptance
So what impact do we
want to have?
2 YEARS
DOUBLE
PARTICIPATION
5 YEARS
LIFT FUNDING
TO 50%
1 YEAR
50 FEMALE
MEMBERS
Get involved① Are you a founder? Become a Startup Vic Member:
startupvictoria.com.au/memberships
② Want to sponsor? Want to mentor?
Email [email protected]
③ Want to be a female founder friendly business?
Become a Startup Victoria business member
startupvictoria.com.au/memberships
Thanks