2nd FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER

On September 26th, the XU Exponential University hosted the second edition of an exclusive event where investors eager to support promising startups with at least one female founder came together with these startups for a delightful three-course dinner – and then, the pitching began!

After a warm welcome from Jeannine Koch, CEO & Chairwoman of medianet, Oliver Beste, founder of Beste Beteiligungen and creator of the event format, explained the evening’s rules: after each course, the seating arrangement changed to give every startup the chance to present their business to the attending investors.

A huge thank you to all the startups and investors for an inspiring exchange! We can’t wait to see what collaborations come out of this…  

This was the 2nd Female Investors’ Dinner:

How do you benefit from participating in the FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER?  

The 24 previous INVESTORS’ DINNERs between 2011 and October 2023 have successfully paved the way for investments for many start-ups. For example, BMP, b-to-v, Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg, HTGF, HV Holtzbrinck Venture, Partech, Speedinvest, Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners, Ventech, WestTech Ventures and other venture capitalists have invested in alumni. In total, over 30 investments have been made.   

In general, you benefit from the contacts for building long-term investor relationships and the well-founded feedback from our experts at the preparation meeting (pitch training). In addition, you can make many valuable contacts with the other founders, which will enrich your network.  

• As a member of medianet, you will also gain access to over 60 exclusive events per year and a network of over 1,500 multipliers. The association offers you political advocacy, knowledge transfer, visibility and much more. Here you can find all the benefits at a glance.    
• Through our partner META, some selected startups will also receive exclusive access to META’s Central Europe Startup VC Bootcamp, which will help you to achieve your marketing KPIs most efficiently.   
• All selected startups can also take part in the exclusive workshop “How to find Business Angels” by Sebastian Schwenke, Managing Director of the Business Angel Club Berlin-Brandenburg.   
• Through our cooperation partner deGUT, all startups selected and admitted to the dinner will each receive a one-day ticket to Germany’s largest start-up fair, which will take place on October 11 and 12, 2024.  
• Our partner, the communications agency CBE DIGIDEN, offers all participating start-ups a free initial website analysis.  
• Through our partner MediaTech Hub Potsdam, two of the selected startups will receive direct access to the Investment Readiness Program of the MediaTech Hub Accelerator.
• WLOUNGE enables two selected startups to participate in the Tech Awards Gala and one startup to receive a scholarship for their WLOUNGE-Dare_Leadership program.
• Take part in peakora’s Scaling Readiness Check now to compare your performance with that of other startups.
• Three selected startups will receive a half-day workshop from our partner pilot, in which an analysis of the market, competitors, trends and challenges as well as customers, target groups, media behavior and channels and possible success levers will be carried out specifically tailored to the respective startup.