Atto Community Update: Sept 2022 Q3

Atto HQ 🏡

We’ve kicked off the fourth batch of Atto Accelerator this month and have been in the thick of our advisory deep dives last week. Meet the 2022 batch. 💫

We now have 115+ women-led startups in our portfolio, 155+ jobs created, 25% of founding teams are Women of Colour.

Atto startups have had plenty of not just traditional fundraising success stories – but also alternative funding wins – plus bootstrapped companies that became profitable after going through Atto. 🌱

Thanks to everyone for being on this journey with us. 🙏

If you’re interested in direct 1:1 coaching to maximize the most of your Q4, submit an EOI and we’ll set up a discovery call. 📞

Public events 🚀

We’ve hosted several female founders in our Office Hours series discussing the realities of building a startup.

  • October Office Hours with Alex Sinickas from Milkdrop. Register here

  • November Office Hours with Sarah Agboola from mtime. Register here

Masterclasses including Intro to DAOs

  • October Masterclass How to Find the Right Development Agency For Your Startup with Jane Kou. Register here.

View all Atto events here.

Atto Academy 🎓

We hosted our Q3 Quarterly Showcase where we heard pitches, updates and future plans from four Atto startups.

Each founder had 5mins to share their business story then we'll have a bit of Q&A from the community. We saw sneak-peaks into new business plans and developments, and the founders shared key lessons from their first years in business.

Michelle Le Poidevin from Soundlii shared her hottest tip for founders:

“Just build it!“

View all Atto alumni startups here.

 

Alumni News 📰

  • Kirsten Craven founder of Kidzta (Atto 2021& Academy) launched their new online platform for kids gifting. 🎁

  • Simone Eyles founder of Mappy Jobs (Atto Academy) launched their localised jobs board & were featured on ausbizTV. 💼

  • Melissa Rosenthal & Michelle Le Poidevin co-founders of Soundlii (Atto Aspire 2022) launched their MVP supporting people in leadership roles with tough moments. 👂

  • Jessica Rosenberg founder of Moode (Atto 2020) launched their clinically formulated prenatal vitamin made for holistic reproductive health. 🐣

  • Hannah Commazetto founder of Airrobe (Atto 2019) was at New York Fashion Week! 🗽

  • Dr Anushi Rajapaksa founder of Misti (Atto 2022 & Academy) won a prize at the inaugural WOC and non-binary pitch night with Startup Vic. 🎤

View all Atto alumni startups here.


Founder Love 🗣

"Ever since I’ve entered the startup world, I’ve constantly seen that the best and brightest female-led startups go through Atto’s Accelerator Program.” Yesha Patel, After (Atto Accelerator 2022 Startups)

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