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Women's Entrepreneurship Day and Startup Fundraising

Learn the ins and outs of fundraising and financial planning + Women Entrepreneurship

Date
Nov 19, 2024
Time
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Address
Life Time Work, Clarendon, 1440 N Edgewood St., 4th Floor, Arlington, VA
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We will celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Day with the DMV founders and discuss access to capital. Are you a startup founder seeking funding? Do you need guidance on planning your financials and runway? If you're looking to understand the ins and outs of startup funding, this event is for you. Learn what to prepare before you raise funds and explore various funding sources, from bootstrapping to friends and family, crowdfunding, angel investors, and venture capital rounds. Join us in Washington DC for a hands-on fundraising workshop, where you'll receive step-by-step guidance on navigating the fundraising landscape. Featuring insights from successful entrepreneurs and active investors, this event will cover essential topics.

Who Should Attend?

  • Any entrepreneur who needs financial planning
  • Anyone who is thinking about raising money for their startup
  • Anyone that wants an understanding of fundraising for early stage businesses and products

 

 What are some of the Topics?

  • The key metrics and pre-requisites for raising funding, and the anatomy of a "fundable" company
  • How to utilize online fundraising networks and platforms, like AngelList, Gust, Kickstarter, and Indiegogo.
  • How to meet and work with different sources of capital, such as friends and family, angel investors, venture capitalists, government grants and loans, and more.
  • Practical financial planning tips
  • Major pitfalls to avoid in fundraising

 

What is the Agenda?

  • Welcome and Socializing
  • Talks from FI leadership, Partner Organizations and Experts
  • Question and Answer
  • Introduction to the Founder Institute
  • Discussion and Networking

Partner Organizations:

SFS 

Sahebe Financial Services (SFS) is staffed by an accomplished team of over 50 full-time professionals and 100+ part-time experts, holding graduate, post-graduate, and specialized professional certifications. With a management team possessing decades of cross-border experience in public and private sector project management, particularly in financial management across the United States, Afghanistan, India, Turkey, and UAE, SFS ensures exceptional service delivery. 

https://sahebe.com/about-us/

WASHINGTON NETWORK GROUP (WNG)

WNG is a legacy non-profit organization, helping its members advance their business and professional objectives by convening networking events, educational forums and career development opportunities. 

https://washingtonnetworkgroup.com/


For more information about the investors, accelerators, incubators, and tech events available in Washington DC, see our list of Startup Resources.

Speakers

Guc

Guc Ozenci

Tech-Entrepreneur | Mentor | Director | Investor @ Founder Institute

Arash

Arash Sahebe, PhD

Founder & President @ Sahebe Alliance Enterprises (SAE)

Brian

Brian Christie

CEO @ Brainsy

Platinum Partners

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