What does the vc investment process really look like?

Why should women founders be wary of VC funds that are earmarked only for women?

When fundraising, what hidden risk might scare an investor away that you as a founder may see as a big win?

In this episode, Kim Banham, general partner at Connetic Ventures, talks about how the vc process can be moulded to remove bias against women founders, the big disservice that women-focused vc funds do to women founders, the founder blind spot that is a red flag for potential investors, and much more.

Episode Highlights

1. How to get venture capital to startups across ALL of America, not just Silicon Valley
2. How kids' chores led to the founding of Connetic Ventures
3. The role of AI in streamlining the investment process
4. How and why the team impacts the startup investment decision
5. The positive ripple effects of AI-assisted decision making for women and minority founders
6. Why women-focused funds do women founders a big disservice
7. Surprising stories about the impact of founder gender on fundraising success
8. The exact ways in which team composition makes or breaks a startup, and how you can leverage this insight to succeed
9. After the money is wired - how to manage the investor relationship for long term success
10. Factors impacting follow on funding and future startup success
11. The one question every venture capitalist cares about before deciding to invest in a founder
12. Turning lemons into lemonade - how women founders outperform male founders
13. Inside tips from a VC on doing great reverse due diligence on investors - for your sanity and your startup's success