Zerno Ventures

Women have less investment knowledge and are less confident about investing than men. We are team of committed women convinced that it’s the time to change this statement. Women have to be part of the technology revolution which takes place right under their nose. Tech with Purpose, where impact is at the core of the business model, is our Club’s investment thesis. The current growth-at-all-costs Unicorn model doesn’t fit the reality anymore. Instead, we are looking for the Camel model, as they show valuable lessons on how to survive through crisis, and to sustain and grow in adverse conditions. If your solution tackles essential problems that human beings face, we are a match.

The Women's Enterprise Acceleration Vehicle (WEAV Capital) is a mission-driven investment and advisory firm providing seed and early stage funding, access to networks, and training to female founders. We back bold founders that are making the impossible possible. Our businesses have achieved traction and demonstrated product-market fit.

INCO Ventures manages or advises more than €500M of assets to invest in the most promising start-ups and companies that are shaping the new inclusive and sustainable economy, and advises funds on their investments or on impact measurement. Accelerating game-changers of social economy & sustainable development As we are facing widening inequalities and ecological collapse, we believe it is critical to build a more inclusive and more sustainable economy.​ Achieving this vision requires the creation and development of ventures that offer solutions to our current major social and environmental issues, while creating new markets and jobs for tomorrow. To fund these companies, INCO Ventures manages or advises more than €500M to meet their needs, wherever they are located. To its investors, INCO Ventures ensures a triple return on investment: economic, social and environmental, clearly measured using a unique impact assessment tool: INCO Ratings. INCO Ventures thus brings another vision of finance. A finance anchored in the real world, close to the companies that are making a difference, and creating value for all: citizens, employees, entrepreneurs and investors.

We’re Backing Africa’s Most Underserved Founders. Ennovate Ventures is a tech venture factory, investing in ambitious founders who are using their innovations to improve lives, create jobs, and accelerate sustainable development. 30+ Partners in the last 5 years. 1,287 Founders Supported, with over 300 being female founders. $1.1M deployed to founders, with $3.2M follow-on raised. 1.2M Lives Reached and 3,000+ Jobs Created by our startups.

Sandpiper Ventures will unlock capital and innovation through greater diversity of investors and strong connections to global markets; it will contribute to a stronger ecosystem, stronger economy and approach to investing with better businesses, deals, and higher investment returns. In addition to capital, Sandpiper Ventures provides founders with a valuable network, a unique toolkit of deep industry experience, access to growth and development partners, access to national and international customers and new market opportunities. GROWTH-ORIENTED We are focused on investing in future-fit companies, seeing returns and driving measurable results. We have a growth track-record, delivering billions of dollars in revenues, executed major acquisitions, new market entry, IPOs and exits always with underlying customer focus and deep due diligence. Our portfolio companies experience the full benefits of an international industry network, customer base and experience. INCLUSIVE Though we have a specific focus on initiatives developed and led by women, our fund is inclusive and supportive of any and all ideas that drive growth, innovation and success. Our collaborative approach and broad geographical reach provide access to unique deal flow of companies otherwise under the radar. DISRUPTIVE We are filling critical gaps in the investment ecosystem by thinking differently about investment opportunities. We are not here to level the playing field, we’re here to change the rules entirely. PROVEN Our founding partners are successful business leaders across a variety of industries, from start-ups to multi-nationals, managing national and international operations with significant complexity. The diversity and capability of our founders means we have the legacy and the results to back up our vision. We’re not just here to talk about it. We’ve done it before and have the results to prove it.

The Bangladesh Women Investors’ Network (BWIN), started as a sister chapter of Bangladesh Angels Network (BAN), is the pioneering network of women business angels in the country. Why We ExistIn 2020, globally only 9% of all funds deployed to technology startups went to founding teams that included at least one woman. Solo woman founders and all-women teams raised just 2% of all VC dollars, according to Tech Crunch. Venture capital targeting women-owned businesses is virtually nonexistent in South Asia, including Bangladesh, according to a 2018 report by the Asian Development Bank and the Asia Foundation. There is a business case for supporting and investing in more women-led startups; research shows that investment in women-founded startups performs 63% better than exclusively male-founded startups. Bangladesh bottom-ranked among 58 economies in the MasterCard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) 2020, meaning it is one of the toughest places for women entrepreneurs The Bottom Line There is a business case to having more women founders and women investors within an ecosystem and applying a gender-lens approach to investment decisions. When women become business angels they invest in sectors that have often been overlooked by male business angels, and they tend to invest in women-led ventures. The result? A more diverse equity investor pool that helps to ensure great ideas get the funding they deserve. Our Approach With an aim to fill the early-stage financing gap and provide advisory support to women-led and women-focused startups, the network engages in multiple activities towards this end. Our members include a blend of individual investors, family offices, corporate and global investors. The network looks to invest in deals between the range of $50,000 to $250,000 across all sectors. In addition to funding, the network will also provide high-quality mentoring and access to networks and strategic support to its portfolio and pipeline companies. Investors Invest in some of the most promising enterprises in Bangladesh and get in at the ground floor of their growth Access to highly curated deal-flow across sector Invest alongside industry leaders Post investment portfolio monitoring support Curated curriculum to master the black box of startup investing and other asset classes Entrepreneurs We help women-led and women-focused startups & rising enterprises accelerate their growth with our decades of experience Customized pre-investment support before you pitch to investors Connect to local & global investors Mentorship and market development