On Friday 16 May 2025, the first Central European conference SHE INVESTS will take place in Prague’s Next Zone, focusing on angel investing from the perspective of women. The event is organised by Lumus Investment Collective, one of the largest communities of female angel investors in Europe, founded in 2020 by four Slovak women. The conference aims to promote greater involvement of women in the world of investment and startups.
SHE INVESTS Conference.
The organisers from Lumus Investment Collective aim to create an authentic and stimulating environment to discuss investment strategies, build wealth and foster innovation. In a context where women make up less than 14% of angel investors and raise only 2% of venture capital, it is important for them to open the discussion about investment opportunities and the changing startup ecosystem specifically from the perspective of women.
Conference Details:
- Where: Next Zone
- When: 16th May 2025
- Application deadline: 5 May 2025
The SHE INVESTS: From Finding Opportunities to Exits conference is designed for aspiring and experienced investors. The program is designed to introduce angel investing and its benefits using specific examples from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. An important part will be sharing the experiences of real founders and angel investors, especially from the Slovak and Czech scene.
Prominent figures from the Czech and Slovak startup ecosystem will speak at the conference, including Silke Horáková, General Partner of Tilia Impact Ventures, Honza Široký, CTO of United Founders, Jana Sedláková, General Partner of Startguide VC, and Katarína Šimková, Co-Founder and CEO of CloseRocket.
The conference agenda includes discussions on wealth building strategies, expectations of female founders from female investors, finding your own role in the investment ecosystem, deal sourcing strategies and navigating an exit. It also includes an evening networking party for the broader innovation ecosystem.
Lumus Investment Collective was founded in 2020 by four Slovak women, Lucia Cerchlan, Vladimíra Činčurová, Terézia Jacová and Zuzana Zamborská. The community is currently predominantly female (96% of members), but is also open to men who share its values. In addition to events in Central Europe, Lumus is expanding its activities to London and the USA.
For those interested in participating, registration is available on the organisation’s website. Media can apply for accreditation, which the organisers provide for five representatives.
More information about the SHE INVESTS conference and the Lumus Investment Collective community is available on the website here.
Source: LUMUS
