Women Entrepreneurs Investment Competition

Join SFC Capital and Innovate UK EDGE for our first Women Entrepreneurs Investment Competition on December 1st, 2022.

The winner of this competition will benefit from up to £150k SEIS investment guaranteed by SFC Capital. *

This event will aim to showcase some of the best female startups and SME’s pitching their ideas live to a panel of experienced investors and entrepreneurs. In addition to observing live pitches, attendees will also learn what investors really look for when investing in new companies.

Following the competition, there will be a networking session with angel investors and VCs in attendance. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet and interact with fellow entrepreneurs and investors in an engaging format.

To qualify to pitch to the panel, businesses must be innovative and either female-founded or co-founded. If you wish to pitch, please submit your expression of interest by registering for the ‘Register your interest to pitch’ ticket type by Tuesday 22nd November.

All genders are welcome to register their interest to attend.

Food and drinks will be available at the venue.

*Investment is subject to due diligence, investment committee sign off, and SFC’s normal investment process.

Agenda

17:30 – 18:00 || Arrival and networking

18:00 – 18:20 || Opening remarks and introductions

18:20 – 19:20 || 5 Startup pitches (5 min pitch + 5 min Q&A)

19:20 – 19:30 || Refreshment break

19:30 – 19:40 || Competition results and closing announcements

19:40 – 20:20 || Networking with founders and investors

20:20 – 20:30 || Closing remarks

20:30 – 21:00 || Attendees are welcome to stay and continue their conversations

Investor panel

Adam Bev: Adam is a startup founder and investor working with some of the UK’s fastest-growing startups and most active VC funds. As a founder, Adam conceptualised and scaled a SaaS platform in the travel and hospitality space, raising Series A investment. As an investor, he delivered on 30+ investments as part of SFC Capital and Just Eat Ventures.

Kari Chaudhry: Kari is an award-winning entrepreneur and investor based in London and New York City. Kari’s portfolio consists of a range of business ventures assisting brands launch and scale their businesses and is an investor in the consumer goods, fashion and manufacturing sectors.

Kari’s clientele boasts from large corporations to startups to influential individuals including, celebrities and royalty. In 2019, she launched a highly curated business platform and investor club – The Atlantic Society, an inclusive and global membership community created to launch, accelerate and invest in the growth of businesses globally.

Monica Kalia: Having founded an award-winning fintech Monica specialises in helping organisations digitise, scale and grow. She is the Co-Founder of Neyber, a multi-award-winning Fintech firm focused on financial wellbeing. Neyber was included in Sunday Times Tech Track 100 in 2019, KPMG’s list of top 50 established global Fintech companies, in 2018 & 2019.

Monica was recognised by Forbes as one of the top female leaders in Fintech, included in Women in Fintech Power List by Innovate Finance UK and the recipient of the Chairman’s award for outstanding contribution to U.K. tech in the Diversity UK awards in 2018, and is listed as one of the Top 100 most influential BAME leaders in UK tech by the Financial Times & Inclusive Boards. Monica also champions the cause of diversity and advancement of women in business.

Further investors TBA

Startups pitching:

Startups TBA

About Innovate UK EDGE

Innovate UK EDGE is a key part of the UK innovation agency’s investment in innovative businesses that drive economic growth. We complement Innovate UK project funding with bespoke, specialist-led one-to-one support for ambitious businesses to help them grow and scale at pace.

Follow the link below to get in touch today:

https://www.innovateukedge.ukri.org/contact-us

SFC Capital’s £150K investment prize for the winner of the competition is subject to terms and conditions.