Female Founder Drinks #11: Jacki Zehner
How to raise angel capital as a female founder – get the tips from a global insider

Speaker Event

18.11.2020, 19.00 h

We hope that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and in good humor. Due to the rising cases of COVID, we are moving our next Female Founder Drink event online.

In these difficult times, is it possible to secure large angel investment? Yes! One of our female founders and past FFD guest speaker, Olga Miler (SmartPurse) recently secured a significant angel investment round! Jacki Zehner, a prominent and US based angel investor with direct investments in over 20 women led companies and co-founder of Women Moving Millions a global community of over 300 women that have collectively given over one billions USD to organizations and initiatives focused on advancing gender equity is SmartPurse’s main angel investor. SmartPurse is Jacki’s largest angel deal so far and represents a strategic investment reflecting Jacki’s focus on the intersection of women, money and power.

Female Founder Drinks is thrilled that Jacki Zehner and Olga Miler (SmartPurse) will tell their story in the talk:

Join us online to learn first hand from Jacki about her vision on women, money, and changing the world and her practical tips for success. Find out about the nuts and bolts of angel investing.

Bring along your questions, we’ll have 15-20 minutes in-depth Q&A session.

As with all FFD events, it will be an evening of sharing stories, ideas and laughter.


In this talk you will find out:
1) The difference between Angel and Venture Capital investment and why fundraising is not only about the money.

2) Jacki’s vision to inspire and support female founders globally at scale

3) What are the key elements to a winning proposal/pitch to secure angel investment. (What Jacki looks for when she invests in a company and how this supports her vision.)

4) How to find angel investors. (How Jacki finds the companies she invests in.)

5) Practical tips and tricks to compiling and presenting a winning proposal and pitch.

More about Jacki Zehner
Jacki is a Canadian philanthropist, financier, angel investor, writer, speaker, and film producer. She dedicates her resources toward the advancement of women and girls and founded some of the most important social issue documentaries focusing on gender based issues including “The Invisible War”, “The Hunting Ground”, “Hot Girls Wanted” and many more. As President of The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation, Jacki funds and works with a variety of organizations and initiatives with a particular focus on women's rights, women's foundations, movement building and media. and is the author of the popular newsletter "She Invests"

In 1996, Jacki became the youngest woman and first female trader to be invited into the partnership of Goldman Sachs. Jacki is an active angel investor having made over 20 direct investments in women led companies, with the most successful being US based financial services company Learnvest, which was recently sold for over 0 million. She is also the co-founder of Women Moving Millions, a global community of over 300 women that have collectively given over one billion USD to organizations and initiatives focused on advancing gender equity: Jacki serves on the boards of many organizations and is a member of multiple networks and lives with her family in Park City, Utah.

More about Olga Miler
Olga is a specialist in women finance, start-up mentor, award-winning marketing and innovation expert and serves as a trustee at the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women.

Olga has been broadly recognized as a leading change maker in financial services with features in the global press such as BBC news, CNBC, the Financial Times and won numerous awards such as a place on the Senior Leaders in Fintech (Innovate Finance), Inspirational Woman of the Year (CityWealth), and the UBS Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 Award and Innovator of the Year 2016 Award.

Agenda
19.00 Susie Poole Welcome
19.05 Olga Miler - Smartpurse case study & introduce Jacki
19.15 Jacki Zehner - talk (20-25min) Q&A Session (15-20 min)
20.10 Closing remarks
20.15 Close
#Angel investment, #jackie_zehner; #smartpurse

Cancellation policy
Individual cancellations can be submitted up to 24 hrs before the start of the event. With the cancellation ticket/receipt, you can transfer your ticket to a future online FFD event. There is no time limit.

Venue:
Online Event