What’s Inside this Issue:
🧭 Applications for Compass are now OPEN!
👩🏽💻 Where are they now? Compass Graduate spotlight and testimonials
📣 CTA: Investors & Allies
🧭 Compass is back! Are you ready?
Compass is the premier investor-readiness accelerator program for Women of Colour entrepreneurs in Europe. After co-founders Alina, Stephanie and Deborah attended countless accelerator programs, they decided to combine forces and build a hands-on program specifically designed for Women of Colour founders, helping them to navigate negotiations and pitches where they might be facing bias.
Applications for our 2024 cohort are now open!
🤔 Who is Compass for?
Open to early-stage Women of Color (WoC) who are leading tech or tech-enabled startups based in Europe!
Eligible candidates should be planning to raise angel or venture capital funding within the next 6 to 12 months.
Candidates should also be prepared to join the virtual 6-week program starting February 12th, finishing with a live Demo Day on March 15th in Berlin.
There are up to 16 spots. Limitless potential.
💪 Built by founders, for founders.
The training hones your skills so that you can ace that next pitch or fundraise. At Compass, we offer weekly cohort and 1:1 meetings, expert pitch practice sessions, role-playing with investors, and negotiation skills workshops. Our program also includes access to investor and industry sector research, as well as a dedicated channel where you can connect with fellow entrepreneurs and access valuable opportunities.
Are you ready to set your direction with Founderland Compass in 2024?
✨ Spotlight on our graduates!
We have graduated two successful cohorts in 2022 and 2023… and the founders are soaring. Here are some of their recent wins! (In alphabetical order)
Azadeh Dindarian (cohort 22)
Cosima Richardson (cohort 23)
Fabiola Munguia (cohort 22)
Jaclyn Siu (cohort 22)
Lalla Coulibaly (cohort 23)
Mihri Minaz (cohort 22)
Sarah Touzani (cohort 23)
Shaila Sahai (cohort 23)
If you're eyeing angel or VC funding soon, let's boost that journey. What are you waiting for?
👀 Testimonials
“Compass has provided a space for me to feel very comfortable and confident of what I am building. It’s provided for community and the inspiration for me to be me.” - Nina Del Marr, Cofounder and CEO of Cirkel
“I have done a couple of different programs and what I really like (about Compass) is not only the information that you get but also the way you guys are opening your network to us. It’s just been 5 weeks and we already got to meet so many different people. Not only the people that provide, of course, but also through them we met other people and that’s just fantastic. One of the key problems is networking, most of the time. It’s not our ideas or what we are trying to build but networking… so that’s just fantastic.” - Dr. Youmna Mouhamad, Founder of Nyfasi
“Compass has given me so much more confidence than I had before. I feel more assured in these rooms that I used to be really afraid of. I learned that you CAN have super strong, connected conversations with your investors. That’s a super powerful learning because if you cant have that, you can’t get investment to grow your company.” - CJ Tayeh, founder of Flank
“I really appreciated our negotiation sessions. It was very eye opening to me, especially this notion of taking the problem away from investors when negotiating and getting them to focus on the deal.” - Katrie Lowe, CEO of Domi Labs
📣 ATTENTION INVESTORS:
Discover the next game-changing startup with us!
🚀 Be part of an exclusive group of investors at our Compass Graduation/Demo Day on March 15th, 2024, in Berlin. Spots are limited, so book yours and collaborate with us to drive innovation forward.
👋 CALLING ON OUR ALLIES:
Allies, we need you! Help us uplift women entrepreneurs by sharing your expertise.
Do you excel in pitch reviews or possess skills that can guide the Compass 2024 Cohort? We'd love to collaborate.
Reach out to us at hello@founderland.org with the subject: "Ally Support for Compass."
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