Funding 101 for Mother-Founders

An overview of the funding landscape built specifically for founders who are balancing a raise with a family — where the traditional venture timeline (12–18 months of near-constant travel and networking) doesn't always fit.

Renata covers the full spectrum of capital: friends-and-family, revenue-based financing, grants targeted at women- and mother-owned businesses, angel networks, and traditional VC — with an honest read on the trade-offs of each, including which ones come with real strings attached.

The session closes with a walkthrough of what investors actually screen for in the first meeting, and how to talk about caregiving responsibilities (or not) without it becoming the story of the pitch.