Athena VC Festival
Athena VC Festival is more than a conference - it’s a movement to elevate women venture capitalists, aspiring investors, & allies on May 13
Event description
Join us for the Athena VC Festival, a landmark event hosted at Nexus, University of Leeds, designed to celebrate and elevate women venture capitalists, aspiring investors, and industry allies. Organised by Lifted Ventures, this event is dedicated to driving systemic change, fostering collaboration, and amplifying the influence of women in venture capital.
Who Should Attend?
- Women working in venture capital or aspiring to enter the field.
- Investors seeking access to innovative, high-return opportunities.
- Industry allies and advocates dedicated to driving equity in venture capital.
Why Attend?
The Athena VC Festival isn’t just an event – it’s a movement. For women in venture capital, this is your opportunity to connect, learn, and lead the charge in closing the funding gap, creating equitable opportunities, and reshaping the investment landscape.
- Be Inspired: Gain insights from leading women VCs and thought leaders.
- Collaborate: Forge new partnerships, syndications, and mentorships.
- Act: Participate in expert-led workshops and advocacy initiatives for systemic change.
- Discover: Explore high-return opportunities with innovative, female-led startups.
Women-led startups are statistically 500% more likely to become billion-dollar companies compared to male-led businesses, yet systemic barriers persist. The Athena VC Festival directly addresses these challenges, providing a platform to inspire action and showcase opportunities for women in venture capital.
Event Highlights
- Keynote Presentations & Panels: Hear from trailblazing women VCs and thought leaders driving gender equity in venture capital.
- Workshops & Advocacy: Expert-led sessions offering practical tools to navigate career challenges and implement meaningful reforms.
- Live Pitch Sessions: Watch female-led startups present their groundbreaking ideas to a panel of influential investors. The live pitches will be the culmination of an investment readiness programme Athena VC Elevate which has been funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
- Collaborative Opportunities: Build connections across regional and national VC ecosystems, creating pathways for syndications and partnerships.
Let’s close the funding gap, celebrate diversity, and build a brighter future in investment. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a transformative movement.
Athena VC is supported by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council.
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