<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Some women learn money in a classroom. Katie learned it in her dad's real estate office. On Getting Rich Together, host Syama Bunten talks with investor, advisor, and former commercial real estate finance executive Katie Dunn about angel investing for women and the path that led her there. Katie grew up around deals, properties, and practical lessons about ownership, then built a career financing major commercial real estate transactions before moving into startup investing and founder advisory work.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This episode is for anyone curious about women founders fundraising, a smarter startup fundraising strategy, and how to become an angel investor without pretending the process is simple. Katie's story makes angel investing for women feel concrete. She connects early money lessons to real estate investing for wealth building, then shows how that experience shaped the way she evaluates founders, opportunities, and risk.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;What makes this conversation worth hearing is Katie's honesty about money and power. She is clear that angel investing for women is not just about access or confidence. It is also about ownership, decision-making, and making money without apology. Hearing how Katie built her edge over time makes angel investing for women feel more grounded, more doable, and much less intimidating.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode Breakdown:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;00:00 From Commercial Real Estate to Angel Investing&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;02:45 Katie Dunn's Early Money Lessons and Real Estate Upbringing&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;16:31 Breaking Into Commercial Real Estate Finance After College&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;24:22 First Investments and Real Estate Investing for Wealth Building&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;30:37 How Katie Dunn Learned Angel Investing and Startup Deal Flow&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;40:11 Using AI and Founder Advisory to Improve Startup Fundraising Strategy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;46:53 Why More Women Need to Invest and Close the Female Founder Funding Gap&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with Katie Dunn:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie--dunn/"&gt;Connect with Katie on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/iamkatiedunn/"&gt;Follow Katie on Instagram&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Tiktok: &lt;a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkatiedunn"&gt;Follow Katie on Tiktok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Website: &lt;a href="http://www.katiedunn.com"&gt;Visit Katie's website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find more from Syama Bunten:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Attend a Salon near you: &lt;a href= "http://wealthcatalyst.com/salons"&gt;wealthcatalyst.com/salons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/syama.co/"&gt;Follow Syama on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Join Syama's Substack: &lt;a href= "https://thewealthcatalystwithsyama.substack.com/"&gt;Join Syama's Substack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://wealthcatalyst.com"&gt;Visit the Wealth Catalyst website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Download Syama's Free Resources: &lt;a href= "https://wealthcatalyst.com/resources"&gt;Download Syama's Free Resources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Learn About Wealth Catalyst Summit Events: &lt;a href= "https://wealthcatalyst.com/summits"&gt;Wealth Catalyst Summit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://syamabunten.com"&gt;Visit Syama's website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Big Delta Capital: &lt;a href= "http://www.bigdeltacapital.com"&gt;Visit the Big Delta Capital website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-905905cb-7fff-64f5-c1a4-eacd5ce8cd2f"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.hivecast.fm"&gt;Podcast production and show notes&lt;/a&gt; provided by HiveCast.fm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Getting Rich Together

Syama Bunten

From Real Estate to Angel Investing: Katie Dunn on How Women Build Real Leverage

APR 7, 202652 MIN
Getting Rich Together

From Real Estate to Angel Investing: Katie Dunn on How Women Build Real Leverage

APR 7, 202652 MIN

Description

Some women learn money in a classroom. Katie learned it in her dad's real estate office. On Getting Rich Together, host Syama Bunten talks with investor, advisor, and former commercial real estate finance executive Katie Dunn about angel investing for women and the path that led her there. Katie grew up around deals, properties, and practical lessons about ownership, then built a career financing major commercial real estate transactions before moving into startup investing and founder advisory work. This episode is for anyone curious about women founders fundraising, a smarter startup fundraising strategy, and how to become an angel investor without pretending the process is simple. Katie's story makes angel investing for women feel concrete. She connects early money lessons to real estate investing for wealth building, then shows how that experience shaped the way she evaluates founders, opportunities, and risk. What makes this conversation worth hearing is Katie's honesty about money and power. She is clear that angel investing for women is not just about access or confidence. It is also about ownership, decision-making, and making money without apology. Hearing how Katie built her edge over time makes angel investing for women feel more grounded, more doable, and much less intimidating. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 From Commercial Real Estate to Angel Investing 02:45 Katie Dunn's Early Money Lessons and Real Estate Upbringing 16:31 Breaking Into Commercial Real Estate Finance After College 24:22 First Investments and Real Estate Investing for Wealth Building 30:37 How Katie Dunn Learned Angel Investing and Startup Deal Flow 40:11 Using AI and Founder Advisory to Improve Startup Fundraising Strategy 46:53 Why More Women Need to Invest and Close the Female Founder Funding Gap Connect with Katie Dunn: LinkedIn: Connect with Katie on LinkedIn Instagram: Follow Katie on Instagram Tiktok: Follow Katie on Tiktok Website: Visit Katie's website Find more from Syama Bunten: Attend a Salon near you: wealthcatalyst.com/salons Instagram: Follow Syama on Instagram Join Syama's Substack: Join Syama's Substack Website: Visit the Wealth Catalyst website Download Syama's Free Resources: Download Syama's Free Resources Learn About Wealth Catalyst Summit Events: Wealth Catalyst Summit Website: Visit Syama's website Big Delta Capital: Visit the Big Delta Capital website Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm