Startup Women Summit

One Roof and Stella Insurance are co-hosting the Startup Women’s Summit, a 2-day summit showcasing, celebrating and inspiring women in the startup ecosystem. If you are a woman or non binary person launching, scaling or working in a startup then this Summit is for you. We have invited some of the most impressive and successful women founders in Australia to delve deep into their startup experience and success. 

The Summit consists of 3 panel events; two virtual and one in-person held in Melbourne's CBD with a live-streaming option. The whole virtual summit is FREE to attend with one ticket and there is a cost to attend the in-person event with limited seats. 

*Recordings to all events will be available for one week after the end of the event.

Thanks to Stella Insurance, women founders who register to attend the Summit can also win $5000 in cash and a 12-month One Roof membership to support your business growth and goals. For more info and to apply, click here. 

EVENT #1

Thursday 15 September | 2pm - 3pm | The secret sauce to building a successful startup
FREE virtual panel event

GUEST SPEAKERS: 

• Hannah Spilva, co-founder and CEO of LVLY, a flower and gift delivery service which was recently acquired for $35 million. 
• Bryony Cole, founder of the Sextech School Accelerator & the Future of Se reimagining sex and wellbeing through technology. 
  
• Natassia Nicolao is the founder and CEO of Conserving Beauty, Australia’s first water-responsible beauty brand.
• Nicole Liu, Founder of Kin Fertility which launched Australia's first subscription service to the contraceptive pill, and is now supporting women across the rest of the fertility journey, from conception through to postpartum.
  

TOPICS COVERED: 

• How they have achieved fast and smart growth and scaled globally 
• Unique marketing, partnership and growth tactics
• How they build cash flow positive businesses 
• What good leadership looks like and advice on how to be an effective startup leader 
• How being clear on their impact has helped to drive their success
• How to get your business ready for a sale or acquisition

EVENT #2

Thursday, 15 September | 6pm - 8pm | Riding the exciting highs and terrifying lows of entrepreneurship
FREE to watch virtually $20 for One Roof members to attend in-person and $40 for the public but grab your Early Bird for only $30. 
(Members, please email hello@weareoneroof.com for your special ticket code) 
Location: The Commons Collingwood: 36-38 Gipps St, Collingwood VIC 3066

GUEST SPEAKERS

• Christina Hobbs, co-founder and CEO of Verve Super, Australia’s first ethical superannuation fund that is tailored for women, by women. They have over 5000 members, $180 million in funds under management and raised over $2.7M to date. 
• Zoe Milgrom, co-founder and Chief Clinical Office of Eugene empowering all people with seamless and actionable healthcare. To date, they have supported nearly 10,000 people to make proactive healthcare choices through genetic testing.
  
• Renee Cosgrave, General Manager at Stella Insurance, a purpose driven insurance brand that is mission-led, authentically different and passionately pro-women. 
• Jeanette Cheah, Founder and CEO of HEX, an award-winning EdTech company delivering internationally recognised innovation and entrepreneurship programs to university students and the next generation of talent. 

TOPICS COVERED: 

• How they found unique opportunities to launch and grow their businesses during the height of the pandemic  
• Their process for making smart business decisions
• How they are managing the current fluctuations in the market including challenges in raising capital, managing investor concerns, going global and managing lay-offs and large teams
• Leadership in uncertain and difficult times 
• How they build founder resilience and their support network 
• Tips on building strong teams and effective team cultures that can withstand difficult periods

EVENT #3 - First Session 

Friday, 16 September | 12 - 1pm | Everything you need to know about funding your startup
FREE Virtual panel event followed by virtual break out rooms

GUEST SPEAKERS: 

• Pam Yip, Advisor/Co-Founder of Bubble Tea Club, Australia's 1st & leading DIY Bubble Tea Kits and raised over $2.5M through two equity crowdfunding campaigns on the Birchal platform. Pam is also Co-Founder of VSNRY Digital.
• Lauren Clinnick, co-founder and CEO of Lumi Interactive, an Australian studio creating games that make the world a kinder place. Recently announcing a $9.75mil AUD seed raise, their game Kinder World has over 100k global downloads. 
  
• Kate Pollard, co-founder of Circle In, creating a better working world for parents and caregivers by empowering companies to go beyond policies to build caregiver-friendly cultures and workplaces. They have raised $4.2M to date, work with more than 70 progressive companies and support over 200,000 families across 11 countries. 

TOPICS COVERED:

• Their process to finding the right investors who provide more than just capital and building a strategic network
• The best time to raise capital 
• How they negotiated valuations and terms that are favourable to them  
• Successful equity crowdfunding campaigns 
  
• Other forms of investment beyond VC funding including impact investment, no-interest loans, debt financing and grants 
• Raising capital from international investors and going global 
• Some of the biggest mistakes they have made and most important lessons learnt 
• How to bootstrap and the value of bootstrapping for as long as possible

EVENT #3 - Second Session

Friday, 16 Sept 1 - 1:30pm | Networking with Investment Experts
FREE Virtual break out rooms

At the end of our panel discussion, you will be placed into one break out room for 30 minutes. Each break out room has a different topic and is led by an Investment Expert. When you register we ask you to nominate your top 3 preferences and we will work hard to allocate you into one of your three choices. This is an incredible opportunity to network with other women founders and to meet with one Investment Expert from some of Australia’s most well known firms. You can ask your burning questions, pitch your ideas and get feedback on the best approach to fundraise for your startup. 

INVESTMENT EXPERTS:

• Irene Tsang, Founder & CEO at LIFTwomen Group - Australia's first women-focused crowdfunding platform.
• Rachel Yang, Partner at Giant Leap, Australia's first 100% impact venture capital fund.
• Rebecca Rozencwaig, Investment Manager at LaunchVic and manages the Alice Anderson Fund.
• Shelin David, start-up and scale-up advisor at CFOWorx, with a focus on finance, strategy, operations, growth & capital raising.
• Nicole Marino, associate in the investment team at Blackbird, a technology-focused VC fund.
• Lisa Brincat, Head of Operations at Shebacks.me, a community-owned venture capital firm offering $10k - $100k debt finance 
• Nicole Small, Founder of Start Small Ventures, a tech startup consultancy firm specialising in capital strategy, customer acquisition strategy and product development. She has also worked as Investment Director at Rampersand VC. 
• Jacqui Bloom, is the Growth and Investment Director at Startupbootcamp Australia. Having worked on and in numerous ventures, she co-founded Shepreneur, an investment and advisory company supporting female founders. 
• Jodie Imam, CoFounder and COO at Tractor Ventures offering non dilutive strategic funding to technology companies. 
  
• ​​Adele Moynihan, founding member of Antler Australia, a global early stage venture capital firm and accelerator program. 
  
• Karla Gatenby, Investor at Tidal VC investing seed capital into gutsy innovators who are ready to go global. 
• Claire Brown, Head of Project at Birchal, Australian based equity crowdfunding platform for consumer brands. 
• Maxine Lee, COO of Skalata Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm with a portfolio of 40+ companies across Australia.
• Sarah Curtis-Fawley, Director of Programs at SBE Australia, a leading business accelerator for women-led startups. 
• Chelsea Newell, co-CEO of Scale Investors, Australia’s first network of angeld investing in exceptional women entrepreneurs. 
  

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About One Roof

One Roof is a digital network for ambitious women with a mission to increase the number and success of women leaders and entrepreneurs. Since pivoting from co-working to digital nearly 2 years ago One Roof has on-boarded well over 1000 women across Australia and is growing daily. The membership includes weekly masterclasses with world class speakers, free consultations with business experts, mastermind groups, weekly networking sessions, opportunities to boost your business visibility to a 30k database and so much more. One Roof will become an extension of your business and literally obsess over your success. 

About Stella Insurance

Stella Insurance is a purpose-driven insurance brand that is mission-led, authentically different and passionately pro-women. Created by women, for women, we’ve built a more intuitive experience and offer car insurance that’s been designed with women in mind. Stella’s products and customer experiences are designed to prioritise the needs of women to put them back in the driver’s seat. This means premium benefits, optional extras, and rewards for being a safer driver. By building a community through our platforms to educate, support and empower women, we’re working to balance the gender bias in not just insurance, but life at large. At Stella, we partner with like-minded people and organisations to drive actionable and progressive change for the women of Australia. 

About Giant Leap

Giant Leap was launched in 2016 by The Impact Investment Group (IIG) as Australia’s first venture capital fund 100% dedicated to investing in impact startups. To date, Giant Leap has invested in over 25 companies that can deliver superior financial returns alongside real and measurable social and environmental benefits, and has consistently performed in the top quartile of funds of its vintage.

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