{"id":29394,"date":"2016-04-27T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=29394"},"modified":"2016-04-27T10:48:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T16:48:02","slug":"how-this-startup-accelerator-is-changing-the-ratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/how-this-startup-accelerator-is-changing-the-ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"How This Startup Accelerator is Changing the Ratio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>At 10:00 a.m. on a Thursday<\/strong>, April 21, 2016, the Boulder Theater buzzed with spirited conversation, as if everyone was simultaneously bumping into their neighbors as they inched down the aisles. The place was packed. Parting the bustling crowd, a band of drummers descended from the lobby toward the stage, nudging attendees to their seats and signaling the start of the MergeLane 2016 Demo Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"left\"><p>The data show that venture-backed, women-led startups produce higher ROI and revenue.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rgIZDF&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;hashtags=ChangeTheRatio&amp;text=&quot;Data show venture-backed, women-led startups produce higher ROI&quot; @Mergelane\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long to realize this wasn\u2019t your typical startup pitch event.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Boulder, Colorado, <a href=\"http:\/\/mergelane.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MergeLane<\/a> is a startup accelerator and fund that targets companies with at least one woman in leadership. They find promising high-growth startups from around the world and run a 12-week accelerator program, providing mentorship, executive coaching and investor connections. At the end of the program, MergeLane hosts a \u201cDemo Day\u201d pitch event to showcase the companies.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief welcome, MergeLane co-founder and CEO, Sue Heilbronner, introduced poet <a href=\"http:\/\/azureantoinette.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Azure Antoinette<\/a>, who delivered a rousing ode to the entrepreneur. Verses like, <em>\u201cPut away your insecurities because they were placed on you by people who were never taught about the span of their own wings,\u201d<\/em> inspired sighs, smiles and nods from many in the crowd who empathized.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29406\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29406\" data-attachment-id=\"29406\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/how-this-startup-accelerator-is-changing-the-ratio\/mergeglobig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeGlobig.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,505\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MergeGlobig\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Anke Corbin, founder and CEO of Globig, pitches at MergeLane Demo Day 2016. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeGlobig.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeGlobig.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-29406\" src=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeGlobig.jpg\" alt=\"Anke Corbin, founder and CEO of Globig, pitches at MergeLane Demo Day 2016. \" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeGlobig.jpg 800w, https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeGlobig-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anke Corbin, founder and CEO of Globig, pitches at MergeLane Demo Day.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite this being its second year of existence, MergeLane pulled off another sellout event. \u201cThere\u2019s a sense I have about going from being brand new to a place of accepted legitimacy that happened faster than I thought it would,\u201d said Heilbronner. \u201cI feel enormously grateful for that. At Demo Day, 870 people registered, a good 400 we didn\u2019t know, and in a town this size, that\u2019s pretty hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>Despite the data, there are still 6 investments given to all-male tech startups for every 1 investment given to women-led teams.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rgIZDF&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;hashtags=ChangeTheRatio&amp;text=&quot;6:1 investment ratio for all-male tech startups vs women-led teams&quot; @Mergelane\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/mergelane.com\/2016-mergelane-companies\" target=\"_blank\">ten startups<\/a> were largely tech focused, spanning industries like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthiest.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">alternative medicine<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasvault.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cybersecurity<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/alchem.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\">science education<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cabsolutely.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">taxi service<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/startwise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">revenue sharing crowdfunding<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlelane.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">subscription passes for kids classes<\/a>, as well as services that simplify <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globig.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">global expansion<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hatchmarketingplans.com\/#home\" target=\"_blank\">marketing strategy<\/a>. Despite the variety of business models, all ventures had one thing in common\u2014at least one female in leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to bringing together strong companies, MergeLane exists to \u201cchange the ratio\u201d\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/09\/24\/the-surprising-bias-of-venture-capital-decision-making\/?ncid=tcdaily\" target=\"_blank\">more than 97% of all venture-funded businesses have male CEOs<\/a>, but the data increasingly shows that venture-backed, women-led companies produce a <a href=\"http:\/\/womenwhotech.com\/startupinfographic\" target=\"_blank\">35% higher ROI and generate 12% more revenue<\/a>. Yet, there are still 6 investments given to all-male teams for every 1 investment given to women-led tech startups.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29409\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29409\" data-attachment-id=\"29409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/how-this-startup-accelerator-is-changing-the-ratio\/mergealch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeAlch.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,571\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MergeAlch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Julia Winter, CEO and founder of Alchemie, pitches at MergeLane Demo Day. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeAlch.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeAlch.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-29409\" src=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeAlch.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Winter, CEO and founder of Alchemie, pitches at MergeLane Demo Day. \" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeAlch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeAlch-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julia Winter, CEO and founder of Alchemie, pitches at MergeLane Demo Day.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For many of the participating entrepreneurs, the focus on women was a major selling point. \u201cAs a [commercial] building professional, I ran into all kinds of issues being a woman, but they were hurdles I got over,\u201d said Aide Fitch, CEO &amp; co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudforestsoftware.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CloudForest<\/a>. \u201cBut when I got into the startup world, it was a whole different set of issues. I was hoping for special resources to deal with that, and I would say [MergeLane] delivered by surrounding us with other successful women. That\u2019s what they\u2019ve done best in this program\u2014the amazing people they\u2019ve thrown at us, and the women role models we\u2019ve gotten to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"left\"><p>The next 5 years are going to be the best years for females looking for venture funding of any in history.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rgIZDF&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;hashtags=ChangeTheRatio&amp;text=&quot;Next 5 yrs going to be the best for females looking for venture funding&quot; @tellsue\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For other entrepreneurs, the female orientation was an added bonus. \u201cI didn\u2019t choose [MergeLane] because it was a women\u2019s accelerator,\u201d said Aviva Rosman, co-founder and COO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballotready.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">BallotReady<\/a>. \u201cI chose it because it was awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before their pitches, all of the entrepreneurs were introduced by <a href=\"http:\/\/mergelane.com\/mentors\" target=\"_blank\">key mentors<\/a>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lisastonew00t\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Stone<\/a>, co-founder of BlogHer Inc. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hdiamond\" target=\"_blank\">Howard Diamond<\/a>, CEO of MobileDay. Other MergeLane mentors include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sethjlevine\" target=\"_blank\">Seth Levine<\/a>, managing director of Foundry Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/janeknowsbusiness\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Miller<\/a>, CEO of ProYo Frozen Yogurt, as well as executives from AOL, the Kauffman Foundation, Hewlett Packard and more.<\/p>\n<p>The event also included a \u201cTake Your Daughter (or Son) to Demo Day,\u201d where several girls and boys got up on stage and announced what they were most proud of accomplishing. Finally, an 80s-inspired dance performance featured the \u201cMen of MergeLane\u201d and Elizabeth Kraus, MergeLane co-founder and chief investment officer, who thanked supporters and sponsors with glittery twirls, frizzy head bangs and exaggerated hip thrusts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29403\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29403\" data-attachment-id=\"29403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/how-this-startup-accelerator-is-changing-the-ratio\/mergekids\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeKids.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MergeKids\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;MergeLane&amp;#8217;s \u201cTake Your Daughter (or Son) to Demo Day.&amp;#8221; &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeKids.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeKids.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-29403\" src=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeKids.jpg\" alt=\"MergeLane's \u201cTake Your Daughter (or Son) to Demo Day.&quot; \" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeKids.jpg 800w, https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/04\/MergeKids-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MergeLane&#8217;s \u201cTake Your Daughter (or Son) to Demo Day.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That morning, the energy in the theater was indicative of the positive outlook held by the MergeLane team and the cohesive community they have built. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>Investing in women makes business sense.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rgIZDF&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;hashtags=ChangeTheRatio&amp;text=&quot;Investing in women makes business sense&quot; @Mergelane\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI really do think that the next 5 years are going to be the best years for females looking for venture funding of any in history,\u201d said Heilbronner.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the third class of MergeLane startups open on September 1, 2016. Spread the word and help MergeLane #ChangeTheRatio and continue to prove that investing in women makes business sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MergeLane is a startup accelerator proving that investing in women-led startups is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. 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