PAWAO recently attended the EMOTION x OMR 5050 Gründer:innen Networking Dinner. This dinner forms part of the founders pitch organized by the EMOTION Verlag and OMR 5050 planned for the OMR festival. The competition focuses on impact startups with female founders or diverse founding teams.
The evening began with an inspiring introduction by Julia Möhn, Isabelle Gardt and Kira Schubert about why it is so important to obtain more gender equality in the start-up and venture capital ecosystem. Afterwords, each startup had a few minutes to present their business idea to the audience.
We then had the opportunity to network and connect with one another over dinner and drinks. The PAWAO team was able to meet with a number of promising startups and discuss potential investment opportunities. We met truly inspiring founders that want to create a positive impact with their businesses.
At PAWAO we are convinced that diverse founder teams are important for the success of a start-up. Different perspectives on a challenge usually lead to more holistic solutions. Events like the OMR 5050 Gründer:innen Pitch are an important step towards a more diverse venture capital ecosystem.