Increasing Startup Ecosystem Diversity with Allison Byers of Scroobious

Fundraising is a challenging process which is often confusing, drawn out, and ultimately leaves many founders frustrated. Statistics show that for certain founders, there appears to be an additional imbalance which is causing concern across the innovation ecosystem.Despite extensive data showing the benefits of a diverse founding team, underrepresented and underserved founders are still regularly being overlooked when it comes to dollars being distributed to startups.Allison Byers, CEO and Founder of Scroobious, steps forward to share her personal experience from medtech leader, to inspirational diversity fundraising champion. Her mission is to remove unfair, and often unseen bias in the pitching process through a combination of community and data science.Scroobious is leveraging the modern business plan, aka, your pitch deck, to help level the playing field for all founders when it comes to fundraising. Their value-driven platform teaches the top tips when it comes to building your story and conveying the best message to showcase your innovation, all while forging connections with funders too.If you want to learn more about how you can wow with your next investor presentation, or how a 19th Century poem is helping to celebrate and reap the benefits of diversity, then be sure to tune in so you can be equally inspired and informed.