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Welcome
to How Women Invest

We'd love to learn more about your company.

Please first read about our investment criteria,
then fill out this form.

Thank you!

Company name*

Founder name*

Founder Email*

Founder Phone Number*

Date of Introducton*

Company Address*

Referred By

If you were referred to How Women Invest, please include the full name of the individual and/or organization

How do you describe your ethnicity?*

One of the success factors for our fund is investing in companies founded by women of color. If you want to skip this question, please select "Prefer Not To Say."

Are you a first generation inmigrant?*

Yes

No

Are you a first time founder? *

Yes

No

Is your company located in the United States? *

Yes

No

Currently HWI is investing only in the US.

Is your company structured as QSBS?

Yes

No

QSBS definition: https://bit.ly/3DFMpGn

State your last 12 month revenue*

Generated only by the main product/service.

Stage of Fundraising Round*

What is the size of your current capital raise? *

When is the expected close date of your capital raise?*

We are entrepreneur-centric and seek to be transparent throughout the due diligence process. As such, our evaluation process can take up to three months.

How many months of cash will you have at the conclusion of this capital raise?*

What is your monthly cash burn?*

Describe your security offering*

i.e. convertible note, SAFE, preferred equity, etc.

Provide a URL to your company's website *

Industry*

Select the industry that best describes your company and product/service.

Will this company's product require approval by a Federal agency?*

Yes

No

Please note that given our investment period, we are sensitive to any approval process that impacts immediate revenue generation.

If required do you currently have FDA approval? *

Yes

No

N/A

Is the business 100% female-founded (no male co-founders) and is it majority led by a female?*

Yes

No

Our fund was created to support founders who identify as female. Hence, our investment thesis is focused on addressing the less than 3% of venture funding allocated to female founders.

If your company is co-founded by a male partner, your company is not eligible for investment as How Women Invest aims to address specifically the mere 3% of capital being allocated to companies with female founders.

Describe your company*

Summarize your business case, including description and size of target market.

Delineate any investors who own >10% on your cap table*

Describe exit opportunities for your company*

Please note our target return for our portfolio companies is 10x within 5-7 years of our first investment.

Describe how your business uses technology*

HWI seeks to invest in tech-enabled companies that are commercialized and in process of scaling.

Disclose any past litigation or bankruptcy filings*

If none, please write "N/A."

Would you like to be considered for future How Women Invest | How Women Lead networking events or pitch competitions?

Yes

No

Upload a PDF of your pitch deck or business plan*

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