Applications open for Supernovas Women Investment Network

SUPERNOVAS Women Investors Community (WIN) is the place where female investors (both in venture capital and business angels) meet to learn and grow professionally, access investment opportunities in female-led startups and expand their network with the support of the EIT, the largest innovation ecosystem in Europe.

• If you are a female professional in Venture Capital check the VC Academy and the investment forums.
• If you are a female business angel (or would like to be) check the Business Angel Academy and the investment forums.
• If you work for a female-founded or female-led startup, check the investment forums.

Supernovas WIN helps female investors access and grow in the ecosystem, providing access to the best female-led dealflow through these activities:

• WIN Investment Academy: online training courses for two types of investors:
  • WIN Business Angel Academy: female business angels, new and experienced
  • WIN Venture Capital Academy: female professionals in venture capital, at junior and senior levels.
• WIN Investment forums: investment forums, where investors will have access to the most innovative female-led startups in the agritech, health, manufacturing, and urban mobility sectors.
• WIN Networking building a community where female investors from all over Europe can learn together and from each other, coinvest and look for new types of collaboration.

Why WIN?

• Female presence in venture investment in Europe is low, particularly in senior positions. They want to have more women writing checks and becoming successful investors.
• The proportion of funding attracted by female-led startups is quite lower than their share in the ecosystem, partially due to low female presence on the investment side, which might contribute to conscious or unconscious biases.
• A more gender-balanced ecosystem makes more diverse and more efficient investment and innovation decisions.
• In this context, WIN aims at:
  • Increasing female presence and role as investors in Europe (help invest successfully, develop professionally and progress to senior positions)
  • Connecting female investors and female-led startups to explore investment opportunities.

WIN Venture Capital Academy

• What: 2 different training for female professionals in venture capital at junior and senior positions, addressing key topics in the investment process, professional development and career aspects
• How: a series of online training sessions at two levels of seniority.
• For Who:
  • Raising VC Investors: Female interns and analysts in Venture Capital, up to 3 years of experience in VC.
  • Becoming a VC Partner: Female Associates or Principals with 3-10 years of experience in VC.
• Raising VC Investors contents:
  • Do you want to become an expert in the start-up’s investment and further develop your investment skills?
  • If you are an intern or analyst of a VC fund and you want to further develop your investment skills to grow in the sector, this program is for you. During 3 months you will have a series of online sessions with experts in the investment ecosystem to understand the key aspects of a VC fund. During these 10 sessions you will gain the needed skills to grow professionally in your career development plan.
  • You can register individually by session, or by module or full program, in the registration link above you will find different options to register. If you register to the whole series, one entire module or at least 4 sessions (different modules), you will receive a certificate detailing your participation.

WIN Business Angels Academy

• The SUPERNOVAS Business Angels free Training Programm is developed by the EIT Community with the support of EBAN. The mission is crystal clear: to foster gender diversity in the angel investing world and create a more inclusive ecosystem that empowers women investors like you.
• Are you a woman passionate about startups, innovation, and making a real impact in the entrepreneurial world? If your answer is a resounding “YES,” then they have something extraordinary in store for you no matter your investing experience:
  • Beginner’s Course: The SUPERNOVAS Business Angels Training Programme for junior female business angels (0-5 investments)
  • Expert’s Course: The ADVANCED SUPERNOVAS Business Angels Training Programme for senior female business angels (6+ investments)
• The When and Where
  • The courses will take place online in October and November, and they encourage you to secure your spot right away as places are limited. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to connect with a diverse community of brilliant female investors, exchange insights, and shape the future of angel investing together.

Supernovas Investment Forums

• What are the Supernovas Investment Forums
  • For investors: Two stimulating hours of women-led startups pitches, to grasp a basic understanding of the potential of the opportunity, fit with investors’ strategy and portfolio and meet other investors. After the meeting, Supernovas will support you in identifying other interested investors in the startups presenting and to explore the next steps.
  • For startups: A unique opportunity to reach out to international investors after a carefully curated process that includes support to fine-tune your presentation deck to an international crowd of investors.
• What kind of startups will participate?
  • Female founded (at least a woman in the founding team) or female-led startups (female CEO)
  • Funds sought from 250.000 euros to 5 million euros

Who can apply?

• Participants: If you are considering a career in venture capital and you meet the eligibility criteria below, then they welcome you to apply:
  • All participants must hold a passport or full residency permit from either:
    • One of the 27 member states of the EU
    • One of the Horizon Europe Associated Countries.
  • Full command of English to a professional level, as the training will be offered in this language.
  • Interns with a minimum of 2 months experience and analysts with a maximum of 3 years of experience in a fund in one of the eligible countries.
  • With genuine interest in the venture capital industry/investment in startups and need to grow professionally in the investment sector.
    • Curious and detail oriented, focused, driven and passionate
    • Initiative and self-discipline: the ability to operate without needing to be micromanaged
    • Emotional intelligence, empathy and ability to assess motivations, needs and intangibles
  • They welcome participants:
    • From outside the main entrepreneurial hubs and big cities;
    • From underrepresented women minorities;
    • Located in countries eligible for EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS).

For more information, visit EIT Food.