HWI Fund 1 Entrepreneur Introduction 2

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Date* This field is required.
Date
Month
Day
Year
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Phase* This field is required.
New Company
New Company
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Company Name* This field is required.
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Primary Contact* This field is required.
First Name
Last Name
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Email* This field is required.
example@example.com
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Phone Number* This field is required.
Area Code
Phone Number
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Address* This field is required.
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
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Please Select
United States
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Country
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If you were referred to How Women Invest, please include the full name of the individual or organization:
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How do you describe the ethnicity of the founding team?Optional. If you choose to answer, please include the founder's demographic information. One of our success factors for our fund is investing in companies founded by women of color.
Native American
Black or African American
Hispanic, Latina, or Spanish
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Asian
White
Bi-Racial, or Multi-Ethnic
Prefer Not to Say
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Are you a first time founder?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Please summarize your business case, including description & size of target market, in 100 words or fewer.* This field is required.
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Large
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Small
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HWI Fund I is a domestic fund, is this company based in the United States?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Please state your last twelve months revenue.* This field is required.HWI seeks to invest in companies demonstrating revenue in scalable technology, with a clearly articulated plan for how revenues will achieve significant milestones. Please do not submit your information if your company does not meet this revenue criteria.
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Stage of Fundraising Round:* This field is required.Certain browsers do not immediately show all drop-down options. Try to click into the answers and scroll to find your correct stage of fundraising. If issues persist, please indicate the correct stage in a different part of your application.
Angel
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Bridge
Series B
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When is the expected close date of your capital raise?* This field is required.We are entrepreneur-centric and we seek to be highly transparent throughout the due diligence process. As such, this can take up to three months.
Date
Year
Month
Day
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What is the size of your current capital raise ($MM)?* This field is required.
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Please describe the security offering and capital raise. If this is a priced round, please include your current & former valuation. (i.e., convertible note, SAFE, preferred equity, etc.)
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Website URL:* This field is required.
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Industry
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Will this company's product require approval by a Federal agency?* This field is required.Please note that given our investment period, we are sensitive to any approval process that impacts immediate revenue generation.
YESNO
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Is the business founded by a female and is it majority led by a female?* This field is required.Our investment thesis is focused on addressing the less than 3% of venture funding allocated to female founders. Our fund was created to support individuals who identify as female. Additionally, if your company is co-founded by a male partner, your company is not eligible for this Fund as How Women Invest is addressing the specific 3% metric.
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Do you have a male co-founder?We seek to disrupt the VC landscape and address the less than 3% of VC funding to sole female-founded teams.
YESNO
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Please delineate investors that own 10%+ on your cap table. * This field is required.
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Please describe how your business uses technology (100 words or fewer.)* This field is required.HWI seeks to invest in tech-enabled companies that are commercialized and in process of scaling. Our Fund is not focused on technology in beta stage.
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Please describe exit opportunities for your company. Please note our target return for our portfolio companies is 10x within 5-7 years of our first investment.* This field is required.
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Please disclose any past litigation or bankruptcy filings.
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Would you like to be considered for future How Women Invest | How Women Lead networking events or pitch competitions?
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Please upload your pitch deck or business plan here.* This field is required.
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