Name: Anatomy of a Pre-Seed Round: How To Raise A $1.7M As A Female Founder
Start: 2024-11-20T18:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-11-20T20:00:00.000Z
Location: Runway East, Borough Market

**Calling All Female Founders! 🚀**
“75% of my returns have come from companies run by women.” - Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank USA

Backable Ventures is turning up the heat at Runway East on November 20th. Prepare for an electrifying evening packed with insider secrets, high-octane networking, and enough inspiration to fuel your next big pitch!

**Picture this:**
A female founder with zero network building a tech startup in an industry dominated by men - construction! With 50+ investor pitches under her belt, Sarah Crawley beat the odds and raised an incredible $1.7M seed round and is now building the leading SaaS platform for construction, SymTerra (*aka Slack for Construction*).

**Why You Don’t Want To Miss This:**
✨ Real fundraising advice you can use
✨ Learn from successful female founders
✨ Build game-changing connections
✨ Overcome imposter syndrome

**Your Host:** Georgina N.
Ex-lawyer turned VC and the visionary founder of Backable Ventures. She is on a mission to empower underestimated early-stage founders who lack the networks, connections or VC funding, to secure the fundraising they deserve and build high-growth startups.

**The Founder:** Sarah Crawley
Sarah Crawley, the brilliant mind behind SymTerra (think Slack for construction), will be sharing her exhilarating journey of securing a $1.7M pre-seed round.

**The Investor:** Vanessa Mbamalu
Vanessa Mbamalu from CornerstoneVC who has raised £20million to invest in diverse founders. She will be offering a rare dual perspective as both an ex-investment analyst and now investor.

**About SymTerra:**
🏗️ Leading SaaS platform for construction
📊 Used by 125+ companies across 224+ projects
🌿 Reducing paper waste by 90% on construction sites

**Backed by Top Investors:**
Samaipata, Nemetschek Group, Pi Labs, Accel

**Event Details:**

* **Date:** Wednesday, 20th November 2024
* **Time:** 6:30 - 9:00 PM
* **Location:** Runway East, Borough Market, London (In-person)

**Be part of the movement rewriting the rules for women in London's startup scene!**

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By registering, you agree to be photographed during the event. These images may be used for promotional purposes. If you prefer not to be photographed, please inform us at check-in.

**Our Event Sponsor:**
We love our event sponsor [Runway East](https://runwayea.st/ "https://runwayea.st/"). If you’re sick of boring offices and want a mountain of cake and decent coffee (oh, and a nice office for your team), check out their [spaces](https://runwayea.st/locations "https://runwayea.st/locations").

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