The Women Leaders of Octane Funding Committee conducted their Friday Funding webinar on September 17 with WLO Funding Committee Chairwoman Dalilah Panio moderating a discussion with founders Debbie Holzkamp, Founder of Virtanza, Shiva Sharareh, PhD Founder of Rekovar Inc., Xandra Laskowski, Founder and CEO of OSEA Angel Investors and Tracie Rotter, Angel Investor and SVP of Strategic Business and Product Development within DataLabs, Experian. The topic was equity capital options available in Orange County and learning about the experiences from women entrepreneurs & founders who have raised capital as well as insights from investors.
Webinar Founder Highlights
Debbie Holzkamp is a pioneer leading fundamental change in the higher education system by implementing a real-world sales education platform directly connected to employers. She shared her experience raising startup funding from angel investors and why it is so important to be strategic in targeting the right capital www.virtanza.com .
Shiva Sharareh, PhD has successfully assisted multiple medical device technology startup companies in all aspects of product development requirements to taking a product from concept to a full commercialization plan and is now leveraging 2 NIH grants to fund her own startup and shared her journey, www.rekovar.com.
Here is the link to this compelling and informative webinar https://vimeo.com/610173064/d6162d003b
Here is the link to our next WLO Friday Funding Webinar on November 5, 9AM to 10AM https://octaneoc.org/program/wlo-friday-funding-webinar-nov2021/
Women Leaders of Octane https://octaneoc.org/women-leaders-of-octane/
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