Rachel Yang’s Post

How can you improve the diversity of your investment pipeline and portfolio? Where do you start? This isn’t an easy question to answer for investors and policy makers alike and it is clearly one that we need to address with over 80% of startup capital year after year going to male-only founding teams. So, Samar Mcheileh, Lisa Fedorenko and I co-founded Equity Clear with the backing of Scale Investors Pty Ltd, Alberts and Giant Leap with the aim of building a fairer ecosystem to improve access to opportunities and capital for diverse founders by starting with transparency. You can’t manage what isn’t measured. We encourage investors to report publicly on the diversity of their pipeline, investment portfolio and investment teams and provide resources to support with the view that what is measured, can be managed. If you are a VC fund, Family Office or syndicate that regularly invests in early-stage startups and you are looking for a place to start, head to the Equity Clear website. Kirsty Albert Roo Harris Solai Valliappan Chelsea N. Ingrid Albert Will Richardson Adam Milgrom Hannah M. Katarina Throssell Charlotte Moos #EquityClear #DiversityInclusion #StartupEcosystem

We’re hiring! 🎉 We’re looking for an Investment Analyst to join our team to help select the next generation of mission-driven founders tackling the world's most pressing problems. Apply here by 21st April: https://lnkd.in/g6Zcg-AT More on what we do, check out our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gZDqzhUF

📖 Do you ever wonder what kind of startup stories spark investor curiosity and excitement? I’m looking forward to speaking at Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship’s 2024 World Storytelling Day event themed ‘Vision to Venture: The Power Of Storytelling’ on Wednesday 20 March, alongside Jessy Wu and Simon Betschel. We’ll be discussing the highs and lows in our investment careers, lessons learned and bridges built as well as how founders and investors build enthusiasm, community and momentum around new startups and what role storytelling skills play in this. If you’d like to join us you can book tickets here:  https://lnkd.in/ggExyTRx Will Richardson Adam Milgrom Charlotte Moos Katarina Throssell Hannah M. Garry Williams 🚜 Rachel Jenzen Andrew Middleton

I’m honoured to be a part of the UN Women Australia’s IWD event in Melbourne on Friday with the theme ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress.’ UN Women Australia is the United Nations entity responsible for promoting women's empowerment and gender equality. Their work resonates deeply with me and the work we do at Giant Leap. I’ll be joining a panel discussion alongside three incredible women Nicola Roxon, Cathy Scalzo and Georgina Williams and we’ll be exploring crucial pathways towards greater economic inclusion for women and girls. If you would like to join us, there are still tickets left. You can register here: https://www.iwd.net.au/ Adam Milgrom Will Richardson Katarina Throssell Hannah M. Charlotte Moos #InvestInWomen #IWD2024

🌏 Curious about working in climate and sustainability? Terra.do Australia’s launch event is happening tonight at Sanders Place in Richmond!   Join Katarina Throssell, who will share her climate journey and the different pathways to a career in climate action on an exciting panel with Annelieke de Wit, PhD, Helen Macqueen and Simone Pianko. You'll also hear from Tim Washington, CEO at JET Charge. There’s still time to join the event. Grab a free ticket here:

Great to see Cicada Innovations x Tech23 coming to Melbourne with innovators solving problems across key areas like climate 🌱 and health 🏥

Scope 3 emissions - what are they and do I really need to worry about them? Well, reporting on Scope 3 emissions is already mandatory in Europe, and a global roll-out is just around the corner. Whether you're a scale-up with global offices, or a remote-led startup, sooner rather than later, companies in your supply chain will be requesting information regarding your operating emissions. This is part of their commitment to measure Scope 3 emissions -- or those generated via their supply chain. Recent research found that a whopping 83% of a company’s total carbon footprint can be traced back to Scope 3 emissions. The pressure is mounting on businesses and to better track these emissions, and soon it will be passed on to their suppliers too. So how do you stay ahead of this massive shift in the business landscape? We spoke to expert Catherine (Cat) Long, co-founder and CEO of trace, for her advice https://lnkd.in/gCcShTPt If you’ve like to stay up-to-date with other content like this, subscribe to our newsletter here https://lnkd.in/gr9D5XUb #scope3emissions #carbonfootprint #climateaction

Last week I was lucky enough to moderate a debate on the topic ‘Over the next 10 years, will diversity mandates in investment portfolios make significant improvements to address the gender funding gap?’ We heard the wisdom of the incredible Tick J. Tracey Warren Samar Mcheileh and Rachael Neumann and it was clear that there was no debating the fact that investing in diverse teams makes more dollars as well as sense. They explored the need to address systemic biases and the need for a multi-pronged approach that, in particular, supports the early part of the funnel. Quotas have proven to be an effective tool in other contexts so it makes sense to apply them to the VC world. Diversity mandates are a start, and being transparent about the diversity of the founding teams you’ve invested in is progress. What gets measured, gets managed. Thanks The Startup Network for hosting a great event! If it you’d like to join the group of investors that have committed to being transparent about their diversity data, please reach out. You can read more about the initiative here https://lnkd.in/guPywxpu If you’d like to get in touch with Giant Leap, we’d love to hear from you https://lnkd.in/gD-mfZUg And if you’d like to stay up to date with our news and the upcoming events that the Giant Leap team will be attending subscribe here https://lnkd.in/gr9D5XUb #venturecapital #startupfunding #startupecosystem

🚀 Excited for The Startup Network's "Future Horizons" festival this coming Friday! The festival is focused on exploring the future frontiers of tech with some of the brightest minds in the startup ecosystem. 🌟 I’m looking forward to moderating a dynamic debate on the value of diversity mandates in investing in the future with four of Australia’s top female investors, the incredible Samar Mcheileh, Rachael Neumann, Tracey Warren and Tick J.. 🌐 Book your ticket now: https://lnkd.in/gyKAHjTg #FutureHorizons #StartupInnovation

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