Introduction
W Startup Community Forum (WSC) aims to "Developing the entrepreneurial and innovative capacity to its maximum potential, particularly in its technological-digital aspect, structuring the diverse agents and its Ecosystem in an open, impartial and transparent manner, and placing particular emphasis on those aspects related to the development of Equal Opportunities Policies".
We are building the next generation of startup women leaders in tech.
What we do
- To learn softskills
- To find funding for your project
- To find a mentor or coach
- To become global and scale
- To select the right talent
Why
- Only 7 out of 100 are Startups led by women
- OCDE Countries. Women TIC 12% in Spain versus 19% in OCDE. Women in Engineering represent only the 24%
- Venture Capital male represent the 93%
- 11% NED listed companies
WE HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
- International Entrepreneurship Network. Connecting business
- Closing the gap between Corporates and Startups
- Presence in more than 20 countries
- Visibility to our partners
- Collaboration and advice
Eventos
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September 26th 2020
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September 7th 2020
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July 29th 2020
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May 4th 2020
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April 30th 2020
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April 17th 2020
"Resilience and Leadership Extreme experiences : values and learning"
Mission
W Startup Community seeks to establish itself in the "Referent, Integrator, Coordinator and Developer of the Startup Global Ecosystem", and turn Spain into a desired destination for agents of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and international entrepreneurs movements. To transfer entreprenerial values to Corporations and Boards.
Board
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Teresa Alarcos
President
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Sandra Martín
General Counsel at Insud Pharma
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Elena Ibáñez
Founder Singularity Experts
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Ana Pérez García
Cofounder canard drones
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Dácil Borges
Presidenta Click That Matters y Chief Marketing and Business Officer Parkifast
International Advisory Board
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Inés Huertas Freire
data scientist
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Paz Gómez Ferrer
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Nina Brandt
United Nations
USA
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Sofía Fernández
Wallbox Director
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Isabelle Hoyer
PANDA Co-founder | Women Leadership Contest
Germany
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Christine Brostella
Treasurer and vocal
Embassy of Panama in Spain
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María Muñoz Aguirre
Sales Force
Silicon Valley - USA
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Ekaterine Maisuradze
P. Chamber of Commerce Georgia & Asia - Africa
Georgia
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Johanna Harker García
Open Future Wayra
Colombia
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Nerea Luis
Expert on Technology, Talent and Gender at Cotec foundation for innovation
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Victoria Navazo Morrondo
Open Future Wayra
UK
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Margaret Chen
P. Club China
China
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Felicia Cutas
GM Connect
European Comission
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Mª Carmen Bernal
Delegate of Mexico W20
Mexico
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Christina Gerakiteys
Utopiax CEO
Australia
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Amritaa Sekhon
Founder & CEO Black Sheep White Flock
India
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Laura Hochla
US Embassy
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Enya Seguin
Co-founder & CEO YAPILI
Netherlands/Africa
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Natalia Sánchez Herrera
Founder & Managing Partner KILI PARTNERS
Africa
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Antonia Verna
Partner Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale
Italy
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Pilar Manchón
Artificial Intelligence expert, investor and advisor
USA
Advisory Board
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Amparo de San José
IESE Business Angel Club
Spain
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Blanca Drake
Open Future Wayra
Spain
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Ana Segurado
Open Future Wayra
Spain
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María Parga
GM Madrid Stock Markets
Spain
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Cristina Aranda
Founder Mujeres Tech
Spain
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Montserrat Guardia Güell
Director Alastria
Spain
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Alberto G. Toribio
Innovation & Blockchain Bankia
Spain
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Nuria Ávalo
Repsol
Spain
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Antonio Brusola
P. Housers
Spain
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Sandra Alfonso
Head of Digital Market Transformation Endesa
Spain
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Conchita Galdón
Director and Academic Lead of Social Innovation in IE
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Yanire Braña
Executive Director at MET Community
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Aurelio García de Sola y Arriaga
Founder of The Heroes Club
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Carmen Chicharro
Director of innovation and marketing of Metrovacesa
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Elena Gonzalez Blanco
General Manager of Europe at CoverWallet. Principal Investigator of POSTDATA ERC H2020 project
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Spanish Ambassadors
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Isabel Córdova Samaniego
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Arancha Riestra
Co-founder & Ecosystem Director GO Madrid
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Francisca Moya Martínez
Co-founder Atlas Marketing Studio
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Isabel Bustos Pacheco
Co-founder Atlas Marketing Studio
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The objective of the Advisory Board is to help the Association as a strategic reference globally (and the Ecosystem itself and its respective Agents).
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Observatory
Its objective is to detect innovations, trends and evolutions, both technological and legal or market, that may be occurring in the world and of which the Ecosystem of Madrid (and of Spain in general) needs to be aware.
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Think Tank
TankThis aims to anticipate innovations, trends and evolutions, both technological and legal or market, in order to offer a competitive advantage to the Ecosystem of Madrid (and Spain in general).
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Public affairs (National and European)
Aims to enforce the interests of the Ecosystem of Madrid (and of Spain in general) before the Spanish and European AAPPs.
The Advisory Board works under a scheme of Work Committees, which are built around those Areas of Interest for the Startup Ecosystem of Madrid (and Spain in general). These Working Committees are usually led by a tractor element, which is designated by its institutional weight. Around this tractor element are articulated, under schemes of collaborative work, other Agents of the Ecosystem related to the Scope of Interest in question. As results of the various Working Committees of the Advisory Board, the following can be mentioned:
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Development of Strategic Plans Actuation
for the Ecosystem of Madrid (and of Spain in general) and for the various Sectors represented in it.
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Development of White Papers
— On good sector practices, of other Ecosystems, etc.
— More (to be developed together with the various associations: sectorial, partners, etc.
Acknowledgments
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