#0068 - Lisa Besserman Of Expa Talks About Investing In Underrepresented Startup Founders

<p>On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Lisa Besserman who is an entrepreneur, investor, and the Managing Director at Expa (www.expa.com), a $350M venture fund investing in pre-seed to Series A startups.</p> <p>Lisa is also the founder of Startup Buenos Aires and has been named Business Insider’s “Top 100 Most Influential Women in Tech” as well as the “Business Innovator of Latin America” by the Council of the Americas. Lisa has also been featured by NBC, Bloomberg TV, Reuters, Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, and CNN. She has guest lectured on entrepreneurship and innovation to prominent universities such as NYU, MIT, Northwestern, Berkeley, and University of Pennsylvania.</p> <p>The 2021 Startup of the Year Application is open! The top 100 startups will come together for additional opportunities to connect, showcase, and potentially take home the title of Startup of the Year at our annual Summit. You can see if your startup fits our criteria and apply today at: soty.link/apply</p> <p>We also once again talk about TaxTaker, which offers an easy to use tech solution that helps startups claim R&D tax credits and earn back tens of thousands of dollars or more every year. They're on a mission to help startups and founders fuel their growth efforts so they can continue doing what they do best - building awesome companies and changing the world. Get started now for free at TaxTaker.com/SOTY.</p> <p>Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join</p> <p>Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at <a href= "http://www.est.us">www.est.us</a></p> <p>Checkout Startup of the Year at <a href= "http://www.startupofyear.com">www.startupofyear.com</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: <a href= "http://ww