Who Gets to Build - and Who Gets to Decide? | Laurie Lancee | TEDxCoolhaven Women

Investment decisions are shaped by who is at the table, according to this TEDxCoolhaven Women talk. Laurie Lancee argues that different experiences change what people notice, what they value and which founders, problems and opportunities receive funding. The talk links this to efforts to close funding and wealth gaps. Laurie Lancee is an entrepreneur, angel investor and co-founder of AtVenture Platform. Her work centres on investor education, community and curated deal flow, with the aim of widening who can invest, access capital and help shape the future. The talk was given at an independently organized TEDx event.

• Why diverse investment tables can surface overlooked founders and problems
• How experience shapes what gets valued and funded
• Investor education and curated deal flow as tools to widen access to capital
• Closing funding and wealth gaps

Different experiences change what we notice, what we value and ultimately what gets funded. Laurie explores why changing who sits around the investment table can reveal founders, problems and opportunities that homogeneous perspectives overlook. Laurie is an entrepreneur, angel investor and co-founder of AtVenture Platform. Through investor education, community and curated deal flow, she works to close funding and wealth gaps by expanding who can invest, who can access capital and who gets to build, own and influence the future. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx