Mission, Vision and Core Values
WA4STEAM is an association of women business angels with the mission to provide seed capital and support to STEAM start-ups led by women.
Mission
WA4STEAM, aspires to be a group of reference in the startup investment ecosystem by supporting women-led STEAM startups become profitable enterprises. Our goal is to build a cohesive knowledge hub for both women angels (WA) and women entrepreneurs (WE), fostering a community for learning and networking.
The broad skill set of our members, our angels’ dual approach to investment, driven by both economic profitability and social impact, and our strong values, makes WA4STEAM a unique organization committed to women investors, women entrepreneurs and STEAM by:
- Promoting women’s entrepreneurship initiatives in STEAM.
- Encouraging women’s greater participation in financing STEAM projects.
- Fostering women’s talent and innovation in STEAM.
- Highlighting women’s initiatives in STEAM.
- Contributing to the future Technological Road Map through STEAM startups.
- Influencing society towards gender equality in STEAM.
- Creating a collaborative environment that allows women entrepreneurs to find the financial tools and support to develop their business projects.
- Promoting and encouraging networking between our members, entrepreneurs and other organizations.
- Promoting the long term impact of women’s presence and decisions in th technology pillars of the future economy.
Vision
Gender gap in WA4STEAM startups is no longer an issue!
The vision of WA4STEAM is to progressively eliminate the traditional obstacles and barriers that, imperceptibly and systematically, discriminate initiatives led by women, contributing to the UN 2030 gender equality goals among others.
At WA4STEAM we want to connect our angels with women entrepreneurs in STEAM, sharing the dream of an all-inclusive world.
Supporting them in the early stages of the startup cash life cycle, developing specific investing mechanisms and dynamics that prevent early project terminations and foster entrepreneurial aspirations.
Core Values
Although WA4STEAM is a non-profit organization, our angels are not non-profit donors and projects whose main objective is solely social are out of their scope. However, positive social impact steaming from projects will be valued.
The evaluation of investment projects is carried out in a coordinated and transparent manner by the association committees, in accordance with an internal selection criteria and good professional practices.
Our angels invest in STEAM initiatives founded or co-founded by women, or where there is a significant female involvement.
The objective is to support projects and technologies that are expected to have the greatest impact in the near future, focusing in STEAM areas where women are a minority.
WA4STEAM aspiration is to become a reference group for women entrepreneurs and society, to stimulate female entrepreneurship and leadership in areas where they have been historically underrepresented. WA4STEAM plans to carry out community initiatives (competitions, prizes, scholarships) that encourage and inspire the development of talent in women in STEAM and in entrepreneurship.
WA4STEAM is a cohesive women group that firmly supports women entrepreneurs leading competitive, innovative and profitable projects.
