Winners Mark First SheWorx Fundraising Batch
Press Release – NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Republic, the leading private investing platform, today announced the winners of its first SheWorx Equity Crowdfunding Challenge. Acquired by Republic in June, SheWorx is the prominent global platform and event series empowering 20,000+ female entrepreneurs to build and scale successful companies.
While female founders receive less than 2.2% of venture capital funding, they actually outperform men by 30% in crowdfunding, largely due to its community-oriented nature. Republic held the SheWorx Equity Crowdfunding Challenge to provide selected female founders from the SheWorx community with comprehensive hands-on training and resources to launch their investment campaign.
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As part of the challenge, four New York-based founders were selected as winners for their promising startups. Winners will also receive access to Republic’s network of investors, partners, and VIP events.…