#19: Building a launchpad for women of colour founders - Stephanie von Behr
Description
Less than 0.5% of venture capital goes to women of colour founders. Is it a pipeline problem rooted in a lack of such founders? Perhaps, women of colour simply do not dare to build high-growth businesses?
Stephanie von Behr, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Founderland, debunks these myths. She is focused on increasing visibility, creating community, and getting more women of colour founders funded.
We talk about what allyship truly means and why it matters, how disadvantages can become opportunities and what it takes to create a robust and flourishing community. Stephanie tells the story of building Founderland with simple tools like surveys and match-making keeping founders’ needs at the heart of every step and decision.
About Stephanie von Behr:
Stephanie has been working with startups for over a decade building community, as a 3x founder, operator, consultant, and mentor. As the Managing Director of Founderland, she is on a mission to disrupt the status quo and challenge systems of power across the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Founderland is an NGO that supports women founders based in Europe who’ve faced obstacles tied to their ethnicity/race in their business journeys. Founderland brings founders, allies and investors together to get more diverse, sustainable and scalable businesses funded.
About Darya Kamkalova:
Darya is a data industry professional, a startup mentor, a co-founder of Manifest Taproom (a craft beer bar in Berlin), and a speaker. She is based in Berlin, Germany.
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