Securing much-needed capital is a challenge for many women entrepreneurs, but groups like SheBacks.Me are here to change that.

Today I spoke with Lisa Brincat, co-Founder of SheBacks.Me, an angel investing group of women who are dedicating their time (and money) to redirecting the flow of capital to support ventures led by women and non-binary folk. 

Lisa Brincat is a passionate advocate for bridging the Gender Equality gap. As a Chartered Accountant and Business Strategist, she uses her financial and commercial knowledge to support women and non-binary founders to grow their operations. Lisa started investing at 15 and is role-modeling Gender Lens investing for women. 

Before I jump into sharing more about my interview with Lisa, let's highlight a few key terms that we use throughout the conversation. 

• Gender-lens investing - is an impact investment strategy used to promote gender equity. Investing using gender-lens will seek to improve economic opportunities and social well-being for women and girls. Increasingly, the gender-lens framework is also supporting gender-diverse individuals.  
• Equity-free funding - is seed capital provided without an exchange of equity. This means that you don't exchange ownership of your business in return for capital. 
• Types of equity-free funding - non-repayable grants, repayable grants, business loans, revenue-based lending, and more.
• Top-line revenue - when a company has 'top-line growth,' the company is experiencing an increase in gross sales or revenues (before tax or cost of goods sold).
• Customer demand - the business is experiencing consistent interest from paying customers. 

Let me introduce you to SheBacks.Me

Shebacks.me is a community-owned and operated venture capital firm seeking to increase financial inclusion by considering the context of women and non-binary founders.

Shebacks.me works with private investors to deploy capital to women and non-binary founders who are post-revenue with growing businesses that are capacity constrained. The investment funding we provide of between $10,000 and $100,000 will see the funded business grow its top-line revenue and meet existing customer demand.

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Seeking funding?

If you are a venture seeking investment to grow - use this form to connect with us and we will be in touch.

Apply for Funding here

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If you identify as a woman or gender-diverse, growing a revenue-generating business, then submit the SheBacks.Me online form and someone from the team will contact you for a confidential discussion. 

Enjoy the conversation and get to know Lisa!