9th Annual Roadmap to Billions NYC Conference
🚀 ROADMAP TO BILLIONS 2025 — YOUR TURN TO SCALE SMARTER, NOT HARDER
You’ve built the business. Now it’s time to outpace the competition.
Roadmap to Billions 2025 is the room where Black women founders sharpen their edge and leap ahead.
For the first time, this space is open to more founders ready to harness next-level strategies for sustainable growth.
No more figuring it out alone. No more wondering how others are pulling ahead with AI, capital, and growth strategies—even as traditional DEI and minority-focused programs vanish.
This is where you:
✅ Transform AI from a buzzword into a profit-driving co-founder.
✅ Crack the fundraising code—even in today’s challenging climate.
✅ Learn how to stop chasing small contracts and close big-money deals.
✅ Meet other powerful founders ready to collaborate, not compete.
Featured Sponsors:
Microsoft
GoDaddy
Camelback Ventures
Loweinstein Sandler
Wocstar
CEEK
Imagine this:
👉 AI streamlines your operations and gives you back your time.
👉 Investors seek you out because you’ve mastered the fundraising playbook.
👉 Your business becomes known for market leadership—not just for representation.
👉 You feel confident stepping into larger partnerships, national visibility, and even global growth.
👉 And? You finally gain the breathing room to think big, not just survive the day-to-day.
You’ve already built the foundation. Now it’s time to accelerate.
Conference Highlights:
Day 1 - Thursday May 15th, 2025 Founders' Retreat & A Self-Care Focus
Day 2 - Friday May 16th, 2025 @ Microsoft Times Square
Workshop Sessions:
AI is the new co-founder: How Startups Can Win with Custom GPTs
The Ultimate Fundraising Playbook: Crack the Code on Pre-Seed & Seed Rounds
How to Close Big Money Clients (Even If You’re a Startup)
The Future is Female (and Funded): Black Women Raising Capital
The Operations Arsenal: Accounting, Legal & Consulting for Growth
Agentic AI: Your Business on Autopilot
Founder Firsts: The First Investor Check, First Investor Call, First Bad Hire
The Art of the Pivot: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities
The Modern Tech Stack: Architecture Decisions for Early-Stage Startups
Execution Excellence: Best Practices for Operators
Speakers:
Antonia Dean — Principal of Black Ops VC
Tricia Taitt — CEO of FinCore
Dreena Whitfield — CEO and Founder of WhitPR
D'Janae Robinson — Founder of BTO (Beat the Odds)
Mike Ma — Managing Partner at Sidecut Ventures
Sankeetha Selvarajah — Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney at Romano Law PLLC & Zensei LLC
Nelly Yusupova — Fractional CTO at TechSpeak.co
Kange Kaneene — Venture Partner at Level Up Ventures
Elise King — Managing Director at American Heart Association, Women's Health Fund
Stephanie Assi Durand — CEO of Meraky Tech, Inc
Kimmy Paluch — Managing Partner at Beta Boom
Lemore Champagne Beirne — Founder & Managing Partner at Bright Ventures
Lindiwe Davis — Founder of FutureState Collective \ Coach \ Speaker
Tiffany Kelly — Founder & CEO of Curastory
Kunbi Tinuoye — CEO of UrbanGeekz
Victoria Yampolsky — President of The Startup Station
Jacqueline Twilie — Head of Learning and Development at ZeroGap
Dominique Aubry — Principal & CEO at Beacon Insights
Jordan Sawadogo — Pre-seed / Seed Investor at 500 Global
Maci Philitas — Member of 929 Group, Eagle Rock Kids
Saydeah Howard — Managing Partner at Cherryrock Capital
Lance Mason — Editor in Chief at Rise Over Run
Nekpen Wilson — Career & Executive Coach at SBW Coaching
Mita Carriman — Founder of Adventurely & Co-Founder of Caribbean Venture Collective
🎟 Get your ticket to Roadmap to Billions 2025 today.
Come to sharpen your advantage, master new tools, and position your business at the front of the pack.
Because staying competitive isn’t enough. It’s time to lead...