Founder spotlight series; A list of 180+ female-founded funds, Is selling shares in yourself the future of fundraising;
For founders seeking the best alternatives to VC
Hello there! I’m Esme, the founder of Considered Capital. This is the 24th issue of The Considered Club. A big thank you to every single person who opens this newsletter on a Sunday, shares a link with a friend and takes the time to get in touch. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read today, like it above and share.
Join the Alternative Funding School. If you are fundraising in the next 6-12 months, apply to join our final cohort of the year.
Starting Considered Capital, our goal was to provide founders with the support they needed to raise alternative funding.
That’s why we’ve always enjoyed featuring brilliant founders who’ve done just that.
Now we want to do even more of this and start interviewing founders ourselves. Founders who have successfully scaled mission-driven businesses, explored different governance models and raised alternative funding.
But this time, we’re asking you who we should be speaking to.
To nominate a company for our founder spotlight series, fill in this one minute form.
And if we decide to feature a company you nominate, we'll shoot you a message.
Oh, I’m heading to Berlin for the SO:22 Conference on Steward Ownership in a couple of weeks and then to London. If you're in Berlin from September 5th to 9th get in touch.
MONEY
Find grants, upcoming accelerators, pitch competitions & more
Grants
Women in Innovation Awards | win a £50,000 grant plus a bespoke package of business support, coaching and mentoring.
Greentech Europe 2022 | apply for $150,000 grant money plus access to a investment readiness program
All-in for Berlin | access up €250,000 for innovative projects that tackle environmental protection
Equity - free Accelerators
AWS Impact Accelerator: Women Founders | an eight-week programme of support plus $125,000 grant money for U.S.-based founders
Grow Your Business | a three-month free programme of workshops and 1:1 support for businesses in London, Cambridge and Peterborough
Social Impact Business Programme | access free support to help you apply for social investment plus a blended finance package up of up to £70,000
Ebay for Change | access free support from Ebay to help grow your social enterprise
Funds
Outset Capital | a list of 180+ female-founded funds
Cornerstone VC | launched a £20m fund to invest in exceptional entrepreneurs in the UK from diverse backgrounds
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Alternative Funding School Alumni
Things our alumni are doing
Cohort 4 graduate Supply Change have put together a brilliant guide to buying from social suppliers.
In the guide you’ll learn:
Why use social suppliers
What kind of social suppliers are available
How can Supply Change help me engage social suppliers
Download the guide here.
Insights
What you need to know
The New Yorker | asks if selling shares in yourself is the way of the future?
Elizabeth Yin | shares her advice on raising from corporates vs VC’s
Incase you missed it
If you’re new here, catch up on our last post
Thanks for reading. I’ll be back in two weeks!
Until next time.
Esme,
Founder of Considered Capital
Our Mission is to provide founders with the community, connections and knowledge to raise aligned funding.
We do this through:
1. Courses: The Alternative Funding School is a 6-week online crash course on raising alternative funding. Sign up to Cohort 5 here.
2. Coaching: Fundraising is hard. Access one-on-one coaching to help you raise the funding you need.
3. Workshops: We support accelerators and entrepreneurial programmes in teaching their participants all about early stage funding.