An Evening with Christie Whitehill: Breaking Barriers in Capital Raising

About this Event

Join us for an inspiring evening with Christie Whitehill, Founder of Tech Ready Women and INTU Wellness, as she shares her journey in capital raising as a female founder.

Women-led businesses receive less than 5% of venture capital funding, yet female entrepreneurs are driving some of the most innovative and impactful startups. Christie will share hard-won insights on navigating the funding landscape, overcoming challenges, and the key strategies that helped her secure investment.

This special International Women’s Day event is also an opportunity to hear from past and current participants of the Tech Ready Women's Investment Ready Program. These incredible founders will share their experiences, challenges, and how this program has helped them refine their fundraising strategy, prepare financial forecasts, and pitch with confidence.

Agenda

6:00 PM - Networking + Light Refreshments

6:30 PM - Welcome

6:35 PM - Christie Whitehill

7:05 PM - Participants of TRW Investment Ready Program Share their Experiences

7:20 PM - Q&A

7:30 PM - Close

About the Speakers

Christie Whitehill, Founder of Tech Ready Women and Co-Founder of INTU Wellness

Christie Whitehill, founder of Tech Ready Women, launched an award-winning program to bridge the gender gap in tech entrepreneurship, leveraging her 15 years of experience to upskill female founders. Her program quickly gained industry recognition, winning Accelerator of the Year 2017 and securing government funding, before being sold to Scalare Partners in 2024. A thought leader in tech, Christie has led the development of over 20 products, co-founded INTU WELLNESS, and established partnerships across various sectors. She also balances her entrepreneurial ventures with raising her two children, Zac, 6, and Ava, 3.

Event Details

📅 Date: Wednesday, 5th March 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm AEST

📍 Venue: The Precinct (Room TBC). Level 2/315 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

🎟️ Free

🍸 Light refreshments will be provided.

👶🏻 Children are welcome to attend.

About the TRW Investment Ready Program

The TRW Investment Ready Program is designed to equip founders with the knowledge, connections, and confidence needed to successfully raise capital. This five-month program (6 weeks of intensive weekly workshops + 4 months of monthly advisory) offers learning and mentoring sessions tailored to address the specific challenges women face in securing funding, including grants, equity investments, proof of concept partnerships and loan finance.

The Queensland cohort of the TRW Investment Ready Program is supported by Advance Queensland.

For more information and to apply, head to our website.

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We look forward to welcoming you to this event!