Hema Vallabh is a chemical engineer, social entrepreneur, a visionary thought-leader, and now a venture capitalist. Over the past 16 years, Hema has been building an ecosystem supporting, developing, and investing in FemaleFounders through WomEng (to develop the next generation of female engineering leaders in Africa) and WomHub (a co-working space and e-Learning Hub that host various gender parity programs). Now, she is undertaking the next giant leap - this time into the VC space and has launched Five35 Ventures - a pan-African female-focused seed-stage fund investing in tech-enabled businesses.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Own your awesome: as a woman you are confident and smart enough to bring needed solutions to the market as an investor, as an entrepreneur, or as both! High achieving women also experience imposter syndrome, the difference is that they dont allow it to stop them.
• Surround yourself with people who remind you frequently to own your awesomeness. How Hemas 35ver club is giving women access and opportunity to become investors and limited partners through initiatives and be a part of the funding solution for women founders.
• If you recognize a problem, dont just complain about the problem, become a part of the solution.
• Learn more about how Five35 Ventures is democratizing access for women to become VC investors and learn how you can play a role in investing in women founders as a limited partner and join the 35ver club!

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