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November 2013
Message from the CEO

Gratitude - it improves your mental health!

Sharon Vosmek
Sharon Vosmek
CEO

"Cultivating an attitude of gratitude has been linked to better health, sounder sleep, less anxiety and depression, higher long-term satisfaction with life and kinder behavior toward others, including romantic partners."

 

As many of you have heard me say, I am one that likes to act on research. And this sounds like research I dare not ignore!

 

As we approach year-end, we have so very many of you in the Astia Community to thank. All year long your support has helped Astia to:

  • Serve over 1000 companies through sourcing, screening, and advising;
  • Showcase 75+ exceptional woman-led deals to the investment community; and 
  • Move forward the conversation of building an inclusive innovation ecosystem through the We Own It Collaboration, media coverage, blog posts, speeches, and tweets!

We do hope you will join us for one (or all) of our Community Appreciation evenings in London, New York & Silicon Valley so that we can thank you in person. The entire team is at the ready to celebrate the holidays and extend warm appreciation for the commitment we share to the mission.

 

And as you end your year and seek to identify the causes that you are grateful for, think about adding Astia to your season of giving. We could not do this without you and every bit of support means so very much.

 

On behalf of the entire Astia team, thank you and warmest holiday wishes to you all!

 

Cheers, 

Sharon

Astia Welcomes New Team Members!
Victoria Pettibone, Vice President, New York

Victoria joins Astia after working with the organization as Director of the We Own It Summit this past summer. Prior to her work with Astia, Victoria was Executive Producer and Director of Operations of a NYC-based social enterprise whose mission was to challenge the underrepresentation of women's voices in theater and film (www.wetproductions.org). Victoria is a recipient of The Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund Award, recognizing her work on projects that empower women; a recipient of The Harlequin More Than Words Award for being a "real life heroine"; the March 2007 Women's Health Magazine's "Action Figure", featured for her socially-active work, and in 2010 was named one of "25 Visionaries Changing the World" in UTNE Reader magazine.


Brian Evje, Executive in Residence, London

Brian Evje helps people and organizations lead change and growth. This involves a process consultation approach to leadership development (coaching and performance improvement), change management (organization and culture), and organizational health (strategy, design, effectiveness, and fitness.) He has worked with and for start-ups, high-growth companies, public corporations, and the public benefit sector. Brian is a graduate of Santa Clara University, and the Master's program Consulting and Coaching for Change at HEC School of Management, Paris/Said Business School, University of Oxford. He is a Member of The Change Leaders, and for Inc.com writes the column Leadership Uncut.

Astia Calendar
Astia Venture Lunches (investors only)
First Thursday of each month
12PM-1:30PM
Investors, click on the date to register for a free pass 

New York

Jan 9 

Feb 6 

Apr 3 

Jul 3 

Sep 4 

Oct 2 

Nov 6 

Dec 4 

Silicon Valley

Jan 9 

Mar 6 

Jun 5 

Sep 4 

Oct 2 

Nov 6 

Dec 4 

London

Jan 9 

Mar 6 

May 1 

Jul 3 

Sep 4 

Nov 6 

Pop-ups

May 5-6 | Berlin
Oct 27-28 | Dublin
Sep TBD | Detroit 
 
Stay tuned for registration information for pop-up Venture Lunches

 

For more information about Venture Lunches, please email [email protected].

Astia C-Suite Screenings
Starting in 2014, in order to amplify the opportunity for startups to access capital and also provide C-Suite screeners more flexibility in participating, we are tripling the number of C-Suite Screenings per month! Screenings will take place on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Thursdays of each month.

Astia Angels Member Meetings

Silicon Valley

Jan  16

Mar  20

May 15

Jul   17

Sep  18

Nov  20

New York

Coming in early 2014 

 

 

London

Coming in late 2014

 

 


If you are a qualified investor interested in joining Astia Angels, please send an email to Victoria Pettibone: [email protected].

Astia Access Events

Astia Advisor Connection
Beginning in February, Astia is excited to hold monthly events to connect entrepreneurs and advisors. Stay tuned or check our calendar for dates, times, and locations.

First Advisor Connection: Feb 6 | London

Entrepreneur Battle Stories

Astia is partnering with Oxford Women's Leadership Community to provide a monthly interview series featuring high-growth women entrepreneurs from around the world. Free to the Astia community. Visit the Astia website to register. 

 

Jan  8

Feb 12

Mar 12

Apr  9

May 14

Jun  11

Jul    9

Aug 13

Sep 10

Oct  8

Nov 12

Dec 10

 
The 5th Annual We Own it Summit, hosted by the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs, will be held on May 1st and 2nd, 2014, in Philadelphia. We Own It is a forum of leaders committed to advancing women in high-growth businesses, establishing clear goals to increase the number of women investors and women entrepreneurs, the likelihood of success of business (in the growth stage), and to place more women on public and private boards of directors. 
 
Astia is proud to once again host the Global Venture Competition as part of the We Own it Summit.  We hope you will join us in Philadelphia!

As part of a new partnership, Astia is delighted to announce the upcoming Charit� Entrepreneurship Summit in Berlin, an annual two-day conference focusing on innovation, technology commercialization in life sciences, medical devices, therapeutics, and mobile health systems (400+ attendees). 
 
"From Big Data to Precision Medicine" is the topic for the May 5-6, 2014 Summit and we are proud to share that several of Astia's community experts will be featured speakers at this year's Summit. 
 
We're on a Mission! Won't you join us by donating to Astia today?    

We're on a mission to provide woman-led start-ups with access to capital, business networks and opportunities to become dominant market players.

 

Join us on our mission and in our commitment to these woman-led, high-growth start-ups by donating to Astia today. Your contribution will support women entrepreneurs around the globe.

 

"Astia creates a unique opportunity for high growth, women led businesses to get needed resources to successfully launch or scale their companies. Astia is solely dedicated to increasing the percentages of women led businesses in the global marketplace which equates to more opportunity for our future women leaders. Being a part of the Astia community for over ten years has provided me the opportunity to truly feel part of this powerful mission and to feel as though I can make a difference through both my financial sponsorship and from providing my time."
 
Kathleen Toland, Salesforce and Astia Advisor since 2003

 

Astia is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3 organization and your support may be tax deductible as a charitable contribution. 

 

And how cool is this... We have partnered with Astia company DonationPay to offer you a seamless donation experience and we hope you enjoy it!  It's as easy as clicking here>>


And once you have made your contribution - I ask that you forward this to five friends, tweet it, Facebook it, Google+ it and tell your colleagues. And don't forget to check if your company has matching dollars for your support.

Let's make this viral!  

 

If you have not yet clicked through... here is one last chance to JOIN US NOW! 

Sponsor Spotlight

Astia is delighted to announce that
Lowenstein Sandler
has renewed its support of Astia for its 4th year!

In 2014 the firm will continue to support our work in the Silicon Valley and New York regions. With particular thanks to
Matt Kirmayer, Ray Thek, and Ed Zimmerman whose leadership and expertise is invaluable not only for Astia, but also our companies - serving on the Global Advisory Board, screening and selecting our companies, speaking on panels and serving as Astia Advisors. Thank you!
 
Astia Company News

Exciting developments from exceptional Astia Alumnae!

TerViva, Inc. 
won a $1M grant from the US Dept of Defense to set up a 500 acre pongamia project in Hawaii, producing 4 million gallons of oil and 22,000 tons of high protein seed cake during the life of the project.

 

Cloudamize raised $1.2M in Seed Funding led by MissionGO and Gabriel Investments.

 

Radish Systems, recent winner of MobileCON FastPitch and CTP/TiE Ascent Award, made ChoiceView™ "Voice with Visuals" available on Avaya and Voxeo Prophecy contact center platforms.

 

Tactile Finance
announced a strategic marketing partnership with the California Association of Mortgage Professionals (CAMP). Tactile Finances PRO software will be available to CAMP's 1400 mortgage professional members to speed transactions and provide transparency to their mortgage customers.
 
Astia News
Astia, una red de inversores que s�lo financia a mujeres emprendedoras
La Celos�a | 25 Nov 2013 | Jorge de Lorenzo

Wired | 25 Nov 2013 | Alice Marwick

Stanford | 20 Nov 2013
DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series

America Loses When VC Money Ignores Women
Inc | 23 Oct 2013 | By Lauren Leader-Chiv�e (Astia Angels founding member, Adam Quinton quoted)

If Thomas Edison had been a woman, we might be reading this in the dark.

 

In This Issue
Astia's New Team Members
2014 Calendar
Charité Entrepreneurship Summit
We're on a Mission!
Sponsor Spotlight
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