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Getting Ready to Raise Capital w/ Shearman ...

In an ongoing effort to provide relevant mentorship, training, and acceleration modules for our startup community Quesnay partnered with Shearman & Sterling LLP to host two candid training sessions on raising capital.

Getting Ready to Raise Capital w/ Shearman & Sterling LLP
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"Ask Me Anything" with Assaf Wand

Assaf Wand is the Co-Founder & CEO of InsurTech startup Hippo. Based in Palo Alto, CA, Hippo Insurance is reimagining home insurance through the lens of homeowners and changing the way people safeguard their most important asset. Prior to Hippo, Wand was the founder and CEO of Sabi, a consultant with McKinsey & Company, and an investor with Intel Capital. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA in finance and LLB in Law from the IDC Herzliya in Israel.


Recently, Assaf participated in a candid and engaging “Ask Me Anything” session as part of Quesnay’s Female Founders in InsurTech 2020 mentorship and education phase. Watch the replay of Assaf’s AMA and see our top takeaways below…

"Ask Me Anything" with Assaf Wand
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Female Founders in InsurTech 2020: Insights ...

Quesnay recently concluded the 7th edition of our flagship innovation program, Female Founders in InsurTech 2020. On September 21, 2020, we hosted a virtual Final Pitch Event featuring our five high-caliber Finalists as they pitched to a panel of industry experts. Watch a replay of the event below, take a moment to congratulate our 1st (Hosta Labs), 2nd (upcover), and 3rd (PAI Health) place winners, and then continue on to read more about the insights and findings uncovered in this years’ program!

Female Founders in InsurTech 2020: Insights & Interviews
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The Power to Succeed Starts with You!

Quesnay Ambassador Margaret Spence is the Founder of The Employee to CEO Project & CEO of C. Douglas & Associates, Inc. presented to current and past participants of our Female Founders program about the ability to lead with power, foster innovation, and igniting a strategic shift in others requires deep introspection.

The Power to Succeed Starts with You!
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This Is What A Scientist Looks Like

The women listed above are not the just “first women” to make these ground-breaking discoveries – they are the first ever scientists to make these discoveries. No one preceded their efforts and the world would not be as advanced, as healthy, or as connected, without them.

Prior to my research, I knew of perhaps three of these women. Clearly, women have been in the scientific fields for longer than what most people are familiar with. Just because we don’t associate 19th century women with science, doesn’t mean they weren’t doing it. It’s past time we gave them credit for their work.

This Is What A Scientist Looks Like

Pioneering the Future of Finance Through Diversity

Written by Lisa Frazier, Executive Vice President , Head of Innovation, at Wells Fargo

At Wells Fargo, through the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator, we are constantly collaborating with emerging FinTech companies with unique, compelling solutions to explore and help scale their big ideas. FinTechs bring to the table a laser focus on a specific solution, and we bring 167 years of customer experience.

We believe strongly in these opportunities and recognize they work best when everyone has a seat at the table. Women, for instance, make up 57% of the U.S. workforce, but just 20% of the tech jobs. What’s more staggering is that only 5% of startups are women-owned. It’s time to close that gap. According to a 2019 Boston Consulting Group study, women-founded companies deliver more than twice as much revenue per dollar invested than those funded by men. That’s why we are so proud to be working alongside Springboard and Quesnay to help hardworking women entrepreneurs showcase their big ideas.

Pioneering the future of finance includes raising awareness, funding, and mentoring women-led startups so they have the tools and resources to succeed and scale their ideas. November 24 is the closing date for Quesnay Female Founders in FinTech competition, please encourage those you know to apply today.

See and share Lisa’s original post on LinkedIn, here.

Innovation vs. Regulation: The Importance of Regulatory Compliance for FinTechs

Courtesy of Female Founders in Tech FinTech 2019 Contributing Sponsor Shearman & Sterling LLP, Quesnay presents:

INNOVATION vs. REGULATION:

THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FOR FINTECHS

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The rise of FinTech has created significant growth opportunities for companies globally.  It has also raised a series of novel legal and regulatory questions.  Early-stage FinTech companies should be prepared early in their lifecycle to have their regulatory house in order. 

While regulation can be a significant (and expensive) burden for a growing FinTech, regulatory compliance can also be a differentiator for these companies.  Those that dedicate resources to compliance and engage with regulators early on set themselves up for smoother conversations with investors.  Further, they are able to identify any issues that could prove costly later on if unaddressed and/or arise at an inopportune time during a sale or IPO.

Helping FinTechs navigate the regulatory landscape is one of the main reasons that we at Shearman & Sterling launched the FinTech Foundry, a program dedicated to support the FinTech-related activities of our clients and the wider global FinTech ecosystem.  The core of our proposition is the ability to provide opportunities to connect, share insights and support the innovators shaping the future of financial services with knowledgeable regulatory and compliance advice from a global perspective.

Given our activity in the FinTech space as well as our commitment to advancing women, we are incredibly excited to support the Quesnay Female Founders in FinTech global competition for the second consecutive year.  The competition embodies the holistic approach necessary for FinTechs to succeed and is a great way for female-led FinTechs to position themselves for growth.

We encourage all qualified FinTechs to apply to the competition by November 18, and we look forward to seeing all of the innovative solutions these companies have to offer! 

More information about the Female Founders in Tech FinTech 2019 competition available here.