Jumpstart Inc.

Raising capital is hard enough, but did you know that only 2.7 % of venture capital investment goes to female-founded businesses? On Thursday, August 18th, JumpStart hosted an insightful panel discussion examining how female founders are defying the statistics and finding creative paths to funding. This event, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, featured an all-star line-up of entrepreneurs, investors and change makers including Michelle Murcia (West Capital Advisors), Reka Barabas (Bad Girl Ventures), Wayne Wallace (Mutual Capital Partners), Natasha Pongonis (OYE! Business Intelligence), Audrey Wallace (Komae) and Cathy Belk (JumpStart).