
Ep. 286 Funding for Native American female founders with the Capital Boutique founder Shannyn Smith
05/11/22 • 23 min
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Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Shannyn Smith, Chief of Staff at Arcaea, a Boston-based startup at the intersection of biotech and beauty which launched out of MIT-founded Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA). Shannyn excels at business transformation. Most recently, she drove the transformation of Xilio Therapeutics into a public company by leading IPO readiness.
As the Founder of The Capital Boutique, she connects female founders in STEMM and female funders, including accelerators, angel investors, and venture investors, to increase access to capital. Shannyn is an Innovator in Residence at the MIT Innovation Initiative. Her research explores how lack of gender diversity of Limited Partners’ investment leadership reinforces lack of gender diversity of General Partners of venture funds. In 2021, Shannyn was honored as one of the Boston Business Journal's Power 50: The Movement Makers.
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https://thecapitalboutique.mn.co/
LinkedIn: @shannyn @thecapitalboutique
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Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Shannyn Smith, Chief of Staff at Arcaea, a Boston-based startup at the intersection of biotech and beauty which launched out of MIT-founded Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA). Shannyn excels at business transformation. Most recently, she drove the transformation of Xilio Therapeutics into a public company by leading IPO readiness.
As the Founder of The Capital Boutique, she connects female founders in STEMM and female funders, including accelerators, angel investors, and venture investors, to increase access to capital. Shannyn is an Innovator in Residence at the MIT Innovation Initiative. Her research explores how lack of gender diversity of Limited Partners’ investment leadership reinforces lack of gender diversity of General Partners of venture funds. In 2021, Shannyn was honored as one of the Boston Business Journal's Power 50: The Movement Makers.
Join us on Facebook LIVE every Wednesday at NOON PT @SheAngelInvestors. Subscribe on Apple Podcast https://apple.co/3citN1I, Spotify https://spoti.fi/2ZUrFZc, or wherever podcasts are available! 🎤 📻 📱
For more information on the Invest In Her Podcast, click here: www.investinherpodcast.com
For more information on She Angel Investors, click here: www.sheangelinvestors.com
Sign up for the E-Course “6 Ways To Fund Your Business; Financing Made Simple For Founders”: https://bit.ly/35nFCnO
For more information about Shannyn Smith:
https://thecapitalboutique.mn.co/
LinkedIn: @shannyn @thecapitalboutique
Sponsored by: WEWOSUMMIT.COM
2022 Summit
Long Beach Harbor
August 25th & 26th
Discount code: INVEST
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Our theme music was created and is performed by the talented Lindsay Tomasic. www.lindsaytomasic.com
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Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with restauranteur, Patricia Catallo Lopez, co-owner of Better Than Sex LA, a dessert restaurant that re-imagines what intimate dining can be. All with desserts as the main event. Patricia discusses how she and her partner became owners of the restaurant, and building a business during the pandemic.
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Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Xina Eiland, President and CEO of X+PR, who is a visionary leader and recognized authority in multicultural communications, digital media and event planning. Xina brings a wealth of experience to clients, helping them effectively connect with diverse and hard to reach populations that include Black and Brown communities. Xina is also the co-host of Get Found Get Funded, a podcast about creating visibility, paths for growth and opportunity for entrepreneurs. Additionally, she co-founded Black Female Founders (BFF), an organization that serves as a convener to provide conversations and solutions for Black female tech founders. Because of her work in the tech and startup space, she is also a board member of BEACON, a Washington, D.C. initiative to make D.C. the number one ecosystem for women entrepreneurs. She recently won one of the Trending 40 Women of the New Power Women of DC Tech.
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Facebook: @xinapr @getfoundgetfunded
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