Finance Friday@FEW
That’s what it’s all about
At Finance Friday, we discuss various financing options for startups. Five female experts will share insights on working with investors, bootstrapping, equity financing, and other funding options for your entrepreneurial journey.
What to expect
Four sessions with five female experts:
Heidrun Twesten
Heidrun is an entrepreneur – CEO Impacct GmbH since 2002, has been active in the startup ecosystem for years and consulted numerous teams in their IPOs. As a board member, she was instrumental in scaling one of today’s leading German investor relations boutiques. She is an executive advisor for SMEs, scale-ups and corporates for transformation processes and capital market transactions, speaker, business angel and LP as well as co-host of the podcast EQUALIZER by/for female founders.
Louisa Wiethold
Louisa is the co-founder of Equalista, a learning app for gender equality. With the support of an EXIST scholarship, she developed the app together with her sister. Today, Equalista focuses on the concept of “relational equality,” which refers to relationship skills training. She founded her first company for sustainable tennis clothing while still a student. In addition to Equalista, she completed her master’s degree in digital business management and has been active in local politics since 2023.
Helene Nietert
Helene is the host at GLS Bank’s WerkRaum – a space for innovation, cooperation, and implementation. She has been supporting impact startups there for several years.
Jennifer Lorenzen
Jennifer works in the credit department at GLS Bank, where she ensures that customers’ loans are financed on a daily basis. She also brings her own start-up experience to the table.
Martina Krämer
Martina Krämer, banking specialist and corporate customer advisor for over 29 years with a focus on new business at Bürgschaftsbank Hamburg GmbH and investment manager at MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg mbH.
Target group
Finance Friday is part of Female Entrepreneurship Week and is aimed exclusivly at female FEW participants.
Language
English
Location
betahaus hamburg | coworking & events
Eifflerstraße 43, 22769 Hamburg
barrier-free
Yes
At Finance Friday, we discuss various financing options for startups. Five female experts will share insights on working with investors, bootstrapping, equity financing, and other funding options for your entrepreneurial journey.
What to expect
Four sessions with five female experts:
- Heidrun Twesten, CEO of Impacct GmbH
Investments from the perspective of a business angel/investor, with insights into cap tables and more
Heidrun provides an overview of financing options, including tips and tricks for young companies/start-ups, as well as insights into the topic of business angel investing.
- Louisa Wiethold, Founder of Equalista
Let’s bootstrap – how we achieve it through our own efforts
Louisa from Equalista demonstrates how bootstrapping—with smart resource utilization, cost efficiency, and creative strategies—can empower a startup even with limited capital. With practical examples and valuable insights, you’ll explore whether bootstrapping is the right path for you
- Helene Nietert und Jennifer Lorenzen, GLS Bank
Financing options – forging your own financing path
Each form of financing comes with different expectations from funders. But what kind of support do you need, and how much autonomy are you willing to relinquish? Helene and Jennifer will empower you to forge your own path—with clarity, honesty, and genuine relationships.
- Martina Krämer, Bürgschaftsbank Hamburg
Overview of financing and guarantee schemes for small and medium-sized enterprises
Guarantees replace missing collateral. Martina Krämer explains how the Hamburg Guarantee Bank GmbH assumes risks on behalf of banks in Hamburg that they cannot bear alone—thus supporting startups in obtaining loans. She also describes under which conditions their affiliate, MBG Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, provides equity capital to Hamburg’s medium-sized enterprises.
Heidrun Twesten
Heidrun is an entrepreneur – CEO Impacct GmbH since 2002, has been active in the startup ecosystem for years and consulted numerous teams in their IPOs. As a board member, she was instrumental in scaling one of today’s leading German investor relations boutiques. She is an executive advisor for SMEs, scale-ups and corporates for transformation processes and capital market transactions, speaker, business angel and LP as well as co-host of the podcast EQUALIZER by/for female founders.
Louisa Wiethold
Louisa is the co-founder of Equalista, a learning app for gender equality. With the support of an EXIST scholarship, she developed the app together with her sister. Today, Equalista focuses on the concept of “relational equality,” which refers to relationship skills training. She founded her first company for sustainable tennis clothing while still a student. In addition to Equalista, she completed her master’s degree in digital business management and has been active in local politics since 2023.
Helene Nietert
Helene is the host at GLS Bank’s WerkRaum – a space for innovation, cooperation, and implementation. She has been supporting impact startups there for several years.
Jennifer Lorenzen
Jennifer works in the credit department at GLS Bank, where she ensures that customers’ loans are financed on a daily basis. She also brings her own start-up experience to the table.
Martina Krämer
Martina Krämer, banking specialist and corporate customer advisor for over 29 years with a focus on new business at Bürgschaftsbank Hamburg GmbH and investment manager at MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg mbH.
Target group
Finance Friday is part of Female Entrepreneurship Week and is aimed exclusivly at female FEW participants.
Language
English
Location
betahaus hamburg | coworking & events
Eifflerstraße 43, 22769 Hamburg
barrier-free
Yes
