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Scale Up X!<\/h1>\n

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Raising funds to scale a startup is hard. Doing it as a female founder is much, much harder. Female-founded and mixed-gender startup teams still receive less than 12 percent of total global VC funding.<\/p>\n

We have taken everything we know about the unique challenges that women have to navigate in their fundraising journey and created Scale Up X! \u2013 the first gender-smart investment readiness simulation developed specifically to help female founders succeed.<\/p>\n

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Scale Up X! in 30 sec<\/h2>\n

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To win at Scale Up X!, you will need to build an investor portfolio of 5 million and get across the finish line. Along the way, you need to collect investors, make difficult strategic choices, and deal with a number of unforeseen gender-based circumstances. Do you have what it takes to succeed?<\/p>\n

Along the way, you will gain valuable insights and build your technical skills:<\/p>\n

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“Scale Up X! is a compelling hands-on learning experience! It conveys real-life lessons in the start-up journey better than any classroom training ever could and adds a gender lens based on the real-life experience of female founders in the contemporary ecosystem. It\u2019s super unique and an eye-opener for entrepreneurs and investors alike!”<\/p>\n

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Scale Up! Toolkit<\/h2>\n

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All participants will receive a personal copy of the powerful, visual Startup Toolkit. These visual tools have helped 1000\u2019s of founders develop their growth strategy, raise financing and build amazing companies.<\/p>\n

Learn to use the tools. Apply them onto your own, real-life startup.<\/p>\n

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Accelerating Female Founders<\/h2>\n

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In Scale Up X!, participants compete to raise venture capital and scale their startup while navigating a series complex, realistic challenges that female founders often face along the fundraising journey.<\/p>\n

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Scale Up X! is built on the real experiences and insights of female founders working in emerging markets.<\/p>\n

Dealing with different standards, structural barriers, closed networks, gendered expectations and unconscious bias \u2013 these are just some of the themes we have included in Scale Up X!.<\/p>\n

The simulation is a safe space to explore these complex challenges and work together to tackle them head-on.<\/p>\n

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Through experiential, gamified learning, Scale Up X! facilitates critical conversations, surfaces knowledge gaps, and delivers valuable insights \u2013 in just hours!<\/p>\n

Participants have the chance to test, experiment, and fine-tune their investment readiness skills, quickly developing the know-how, mindsets, and strategies they need to secure capital and grow better companies in real life.<\/p>\n

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Built for accelerators, incubators, start-up teams, and early-stage investors, Scale Up X! is a powerful and comprehensive investment readiness solution. It can easily integrate alongside an existing training program or be deployed as a stand-alone workshop.<\/p>\n

Delivered in-person or virtually, and has the potential to reach thousands of entrepreneurs globally.<\/p>\n

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Overcome Gender-Based Barriers<\/h2>\n

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There is no playbook for the myriad of challenges that women entrepreneurs face in their fundraising and scaling journey. Scale Up! X offers a set of carefully scoped exercises designed to build the skills, strategies, and mindsets to lead from a position of power and confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fear, guilt, insecurity\u2026 break free from the negative emotions and cognitive distortions that hold you back. Practice reframing your thoughts and centering your needs to improve not just your funding outcomes but your fundraising experience as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Discover effective methods to take control of difficult and uncomfortable situations. Learn how to flip the power dynamics back in your favor when you are put on the spot. Practice aligning your conversations with your values and motivations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fundraising is all about human connections. Practice communicating your needs fearlessly and authentically \u2013 inviting, asking, and influencing others to join your cause. Build high-leverage relationships and the right networks you need to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Along your journey, you will meet people who don\u2019t want you to succeed. Learn to break through rejection, devaluation, and sabotage to identify the right set of partners for you. Practice setting boundaries and crafting solutions that unlock doors to get from a NO to a resounding YES.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Modeled After Real-life Startup Challenges<\/h2>\n

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Scale Up! X is built on the real-world experiences and insights of successful female founders, investors, and accelerators working in 15+ countries.<\/p>\n

The Scale Up! X program includes 200+ high-fidelity Boom, Bust, Investor, and Strategy cards. Behind each card, there is a personal story and an \u201caha\u2019 moment captured to help you practice navigating fundraising dilemmas, overcoming startup growing pains, and responding to sensitive gender-based scenarios.<\/p>\n

Try Scale Up! X and unlock crucial conversations in a safe and dynamic learning environment.<\/p>\n

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Bring Scale Up X! to Your Ecosystem<\/h2>\n

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Get in touch with us to learn more and explore how we can work together, whether you\u2019re looking to enhance entrepreneurship skills, foster teamwork, or cultivate strategic thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

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