Empower Enterprise Series A+ Pitch & Connect Dinner
Join us for the Exclusive Female Founder A+ Pitch Competition, hosted by Daxe, the GenAI Collective! This inspiring event, held at a location sponsored by BMO and featuring delicious food from Crowell and Multiverse VC with several Fortune 500 companies in attendance. We are breaking boundaries and changing the narrative in an ecosystem where only 2% of VC funding currently goes to female founders.
If you would like to pitch, fill out the form here.
This event celebrates powerful change-makers, and leading cutting-edge tech companies in Silicon Valley. With Series A and above companies represented and corporate VCs in attendance, we create a virtuous cycle of support and investment in female-led innovation. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness and support these incredible women who envision and actively shape the future!
Judges at the Event:
Asya Bradley is a multi-exited Serial Founder, Super Angel Investor, LP, advisor and board director in tech startups and emerging fund managers.
With over 20 years of experience in tech (founding team @Synapse, founder @Kinly: Acquired by Killer Mike's Greenwood, Cisco alum) and a track record of supporting underestimated founders, Bradley is an experienced investor, operator, and fintech entrepreneur.
Asya is also certified at the highest attainable level by the Yoga Alliance in Ashtanga Yoga and speaks multiple languages fluently including, amongst others, Dutch, Punjabi and Arabic.
AJ Thomas is a visionary leader, troublemaker, and force behind Good Trouble Ventures, a VC firm blending iconic creativity with technology to drive lasting social impact. With a background spanning startups, venture growth, and Fortune 100 companies, AJ has been a key force at Google X as an advisor and former Global Head of People Products, and now at Troublemaker Lab, coaching extraordinary leaders making a lasting impact. As a respected executive, advisor, speaker, and executive coach, AJ challenges leaders to create meaningful change.
Jessica Moon, PhD, is a venture partner at GoingVC Partners, specializing in sourcing, evaluating, and advising health tech startups. With expertise in market analysis and investment strategy, she helps early-stage companies secure funding and achieve sustainable growth.
As Executive Director of Stanford's Longevity, Equity, and Aging Research Consortium, she has led efforts to secure millions in grants and advance patient-centric health solutions.
Jessica is also the founder of BioMed VC Insights (BVCI) and the "Funding for Founders" newsletter, providing critical resources to help underrepresented entrepreneurs navigate grant and venture capital funding.
Jeremiah Owyang is a Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist, founder, and industry analyst with a career spanning web2, the sharing economy, web3, and AI technologies. Known for identifying and driving the next big tech trends, he has played key roles in companies and projects like Catalyst Companies, Kaleido Insights, and RLY Network Association, backed by top investors such as a16z and Coinbase Ventures.
Jeremiah’s insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Fast Company. As a thought leader, he frequently speaks at major global conferences, including TED and Web Summit, guiding businesses through emerging technologies and consumer behavior shifts.
Stella Kim is the CEO of IndigiLabs US, a distinguished Venture Studio and Early Stage Fund headquartered in Europe. With an impressive background in software sales and strategic leadership across both startups and large enterprises, Stella is dedicated to shaping the next generation of scalable and high-impact companies. Her passion lies in empowering founders with the critical resources, expertise, and strategic direction required to thrive in today’s highly competitive and fast-evolving market.
Hosts of the Event:
At Daxe, we provide Sovereign AI Search to companies looking for highly accurate, targeting 98% accuracy, retrieval solutions for unstructured and semi-structured data, transforming how organizations access and utilize their information. Our commitment extends beyond technology—we believe in the power of community building, empowering female entrepreneurs, fostering connections and collaborations to drive innovation.
The GenAI Collective is a growing community of 20,000+ founders, researchers, operators, and investors built around a shared curiosity for AI. Through incredible in-person events and vibrant online forums, members leverage their diverse perspectives and innovative minds to foster meaningful relationships, solve challenging problems, and define the future of AI.
Women in AI Club is a nonprofit to connect, empower, and elevate female founders, investors, and talents in artificial intelligence. They partner with AI leaders, ventures, and service providers to support women in founding, investing, and building in the AI space.
LLama Labs is the leading platform for Gen AI thought leadership and solutions in Silicon Valley.
Sponsors:
Crowell & Moring is a leading firm in the emerging technologies and AI space. The firm’s AI team assists clients operating in this complex environment by developing smart, forward-thinking strategies that enhance competitive advantage while minimizing potential risks. The firm's lawyers serve as primary outside counsel to AI-focused technology, robotics, machine-learning, asset-trading, and related companies, as well as the businesses and organizations that benefit from these advanced solutions. Crowell & Moring also provides counsel to clients establishing internal policies regarding the use of generative AI and broader AI governance frameworks.
The firm is dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs, ensuring they have access to the resources and legal guidance needed to succeed in their ventures. This reflects Crowell & Moring's broader mission to promote innovation and inclusivity across all sectors.