It’s Time To Think About Venture Capital Differently with Nathalie Molina Nino
“At the root of all these issues, in my view… it’s really just a lack of capital.”
- Nathalie Molina Niño
Women start the majority of small businesses in the United States. But they don’t have the easiest time receiving funding from investors.
Nathalie Molina Niño is a building capital investor and former tech entrepreneur who wants to bridge that gap!
“There truly are a lot of other ways that you can go when it comes to financing your company. VC is one, and it’s a viable one, but it’s a niche and it’s inappropriate for most companies,” Nathalie says. “It’s a difficult way to finance a company because you’re ultimately giving away control of your company, and you’re giving away control to a group of people who have short-term goals.”
In this conversation, we discuss the gender bias in venture capital, the alternative funding sources available, and the Road to Seven Capital Access Program, which helps microbusinesses access the funds they need to grow!
In this episode of the Road to Seven podcast, you’ll discover:
Why you should consider looking beyond VC when seeking investors
How to be prepared when you’re ready to seek funding
How you can benefit from outside-the-box thinking like merging with your competition
About Nathalie Molina Niño: Nathalie Molina Niño is the Managing Director at Known Holdings, an investor, author, educator, and retired global tech entrepreneur. She co-founded the Builder Capitalist trade organization. She wrote Leapfrog: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs. She serves as advisor and partner to a number of organizations.
Highlights:
00:01 Intro
04:12 Meet Nathalie Molina Niño
05:06 How she got started
09:29 Looking beyond VC investment
12:33 Investor expectation imbalance
16:56 Gender disparity in financing
19:57 Applying for funding
23:33 Biggest challenge
25:28 The Great Reset & Covid
28:40 What she wishes she knew
30:49 What’s next?
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Instagram: @nathaliemolinanino
Twitter: @NathalieMolina
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