​Pitch your startup to VCs and investors!

​If you're a female-founded startup seeking an opportunity to pitch to expert VCs and raise funds, join us on Thursday, August 8 at 5:00 PM. To participate, apply by August 5 here

​Not a startup? Not a problem. Join us if you are interested in knowing more about what it means to be a startup founder or just want to network with speakers, investors and startup founders

​Agenda

​5:30 - 6:00 Networking

​6:00 - 6:20 Fireside chat with Aytakin Aliyeva

​6:20 - 6:30 Investors introductions

​6:30 - 7:30 Ten startup pitches

​7:30 - 8:00 Networking

​Pitch Format

​Offline only, 3 min per each pitch + 2 min for Q&A

​Keynote Speaker

​Aytakin Aliyeva, Founder of Femigrants Foundation, Forbes Featured Community Builder, Double GOLD Award Winner - Women Changing The World Awards23, Top 25 Female Influencer of 2023 WomElle, Voice of Immigrants

​Judges

​Stella Kim, Investor, CEO of IndigiLabs US, Co-Founder of Stealth Startup, Venture Studio + Fund.

​Anastasia Budinskaya, Investor at NFX, Co-Founder & CBO of 1bio, Creator at Biotech & Brews, biotech community organizer passionate about brain health, women's health, and venture funding for women.

​Jing Lin, Healthcare Venture Capital Investor, Founder and Managing Director at KOFA Healthcare.

​Kemi Christina Abdul, Board Member at InfraCorp, Managing Director at BlueHaven (FZ), Member Board Of Directors at Georgetown Real Estate Company, Sustainability, Digital, Energy and Infrastructure Investor.

​Casancia Khoo, Stanford GSB (MSx ‘25), Sloan fellow Director, growth investments - industrial tech, enterprise software. Works with Trigo Vision, Fabric, Einride, Momenta, Autobrains, Purelifi, Within (Supernatural) and Airmap.

​Amrutha Nair, Stanford GSB (MSx ‘25), Growth Leader, Monetization Strategist, DE&I Advocate.

​Organizers

​Sponsored by Crowell & Moring, The Multiverse VC and Lamarka Venture Fund

​Hosted by Central Asian Ladies Initiative and Daxe

​Hosted by

​Erika Bahr, Founder of Daxe, Harvard Business Analytics, Data Science, AI/ML, Female Empowerment, Darden School of Business MSBA.

​Amina Tushakova, Co-Founder of CALI, Research Intern at Stanford University School of Engineering, Physics & CS at Minerva.

​Jason Nyeh, Program Manager at Lamarka Consulting Services, Franchisee / Operator at Baskin Robbins, Co-Founder at Alphataba,Inc.

​Kanykei Omurzakova, Co-Founder of CALI, Stanford GSB (MSx ‘25), Senior Engineer at Cisco.

​Togzhan Ibrayeva, Co-Founder of CALI, Data Privacy Attorney at Esri Inc.

​Aknur Abdikarim, Co-Founder of CALI, Co-Founder at Uocan, FIRST Robotics Alumni, CS and Business at Minerva University.

​Hosts

​CALI

​A forum for Central Asian women in Silicon Valley to network, develop professional skills and contribute to the community

​DAXE

​Daxe is at the forefront of transforming legal diligence processes with its cutting-edge, Al-powered platform. Daxe is the next generation of RAG Accuracy, targeting a 98% accuracy in a secure environment

​Crowell

​Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia

​Multiverse

​The global platform for investment, innovation and entrepreneurship

​Lamarka

​Lamarka Venture Fund award-winning micro-VC fund investing selectively in the most promising early-stage startups in our broader network

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