Female startup mission to US prepares for lift-off
Five female entrepreneurs who were finalists at this year’s Accelerateher Awards will travel to California’s Mojave Desert next week to meet a host of business leaders.
As part of Investing Women’s Accelerateher Awards California Mission, the group will meet 100 leading females at Virgin Galactic and its manufacturing organisation The Spaceship Company.
It follows an invitation from Sir Richard Branson to Investing Women’s chief executive Jackie Waring to jointly chair a Virgin Start Up mentoring event for young entrepreneurs in Edinburgh earlier this year. She said: “Spending time with key people behind one of the world’s most innovative companies will undoubtedly be a key highlight for those taking part in the programme.”
The agenda also includes meetings with Ron Weissman, a former adviser to the late Steve Jobs; Bob Bozeman, who was one of the first people to invest in Google; and Susan Preston, the US’ “First Lady” of female business angels.