Giant Warm INTRO will be back in 2025!
It’s a well-known fact that women and founders of underrepresented groups receive only a tiny proportion of venture capital funding in Australia. In comparison, 22% of start-ups in Australia are founded by women, and only 7% secure venture capital funding.
The Giant Warm Intro (GWI) is an opportunity to meet Australia’s most accomplished and active VCs and Angel Investors.
You’ll have the opportunity to meet 1:1 in a supportive, collaborative environment to ask for advice, test your pitch, create connections, or learn about the fundraising process.
Think of it like speed dating. You will be hand-matched with like-minded venture capitalists (VCs) who have expertise in your category.
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In 2024, 87% of applicants identified as underrepresented founders, 38% as women, and 78.2% were at hyper-early stages. 92% would recommend GWI to others.
2000
Founder/investor meetings
38%
Women
87%
Underrepresented
Lowering the barrier, not the bar
Giant Warm Intro is a program that gives every pre-seed founder access to a warm introduction to Australia’s most prolific investors. We run A hybrid event every year.
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To amplify the underrepresented
While we encourage all AUSNZ technology founders to apply, we especially focus on welcoming women and other founders from underrepresented groups.
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