About us
You've tried other groups for startup founders. Too many twenty-something men, too much posturing, not much that was useful to you.
Building a startup for women in middle age and beyond can be isolating. Younger founders have different problems. Older women in conventional jobs are sympathetic, but they don't get it.
And investors who will fund a middle-aged man without much thought somehow hesitate regarding your ambition, regarding your experience as a liability instead of what makes you likely to succeed. For what it's worth, the research is not on these investors' side. Among the fastest-growing 0.1% of US startups, the average founder was 45 at launch. Female-founded startups return 78 cents of revenue per dollar raised, against 31 cents for male-founded ones. And yet still men get funded at a much higher rate than women.
This is a room where none of this situation needs explaining.
We meet six times a year, in person, in New York City. We're all busy, so once every two months seems the right pace. Occasionally we have speakers to stimulate discussion, but no panels, no pitch practice (unless someone asks). We trade what's working, warn each other about what isn't, make introductions, and sometimes just vent about term sheets to other women who actually know what one is.
Who it's for: middle-aged and older women building startups. Whether bootstrapped or you're seeking investment, you're looking to scale, with an eventual exit planned.
If you run a great local business, or a successful side project, the problems and experiences are different enough that you'd get more out of meetups for small business owners than from us.
To join, send your company URL and two lines on what you're building. We'd love to hear from you!
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