Astia has been training women-led, high-growth companies and connecting them with opportunities for 14 years.
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Astia is a 3, 000-member global nonprofit organization, whose goal is full participation by women in high-growth entrepreneurship.
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Recent entrants include Techstars, DreamIt, ER Accelerator, General Assembly, Astia, We Works Lab, Alley NYC and many more.
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Astia and Springboard Enterprises provide leadership training, access to capital, and connections to accelerate the growth of women-led companies.
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Astia and Springboard Enterprises not only help high-growth, women-led companies make connections, but also train women entrepreneurs to make a good impression.
Likely candidates for funding are found by word-of-mouth from women who have gone through the Astia training program or are referred by someone from its community members.
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An additional benefit of Astia is that it can help syndicate a much larger round of financing through connections to other angel groups and venture capital companies that invest in early-stage companies.
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Join Silicon Valley-based organizations for women in tech such as Astia, Women 2.0, Women in Technology International and attend events such as Women 2.0 PITCH, BlogHer Entrepreneurs Conference and Stanford Entrepreneurship Network.
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The work to be done is a combination of training women in how to raise capital through organizations like Own It, Springboard and Astia (I am also training small groups of women to do this in my Double Digit Academy) and ensuring firms with capital go out of their way to consider women-run companies.
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