E12. Riham Satti, MeVitae - Pitching - Dialogue Or Monologue

A self confessed ‘accidental entrepreneur’, women in tech advocate Riham Satti is a neuroscientist and two time postgraduate. She’s also co-founder of MeVitae, a tech company that uses big data and machine learning to tackle unconscious bias in the world of recruitment.

Riham took MeVitae through four years of D&R with grant funding from institutions including the European Space Agency and Innovate UK before swapping academia for the fundraising arena. In 2018 Riham kick started the company’s growth with a half million raise that brought in Angels and VC investors plus plenty of learnings.

In this episode you’ll discover…

• How dedicated organisation is key when you’re growing a company, working double time and persuading investors to take you seriously
• Why pitching is not a dialogue but a monologue - a dynamic conversation focused on whether you’re the right fit for each other
• What pitch events can be useful for other than raising investment