Female Founders in AI
Please join us on the evening of Thursday June 20th for a panel on "Female Founders in AI". We'll hear from visionary female entrepreneurs like Sheila Lirio Marcelo (Ohai.ai, Care.com), Emilie Poteat (Advocate), and Kat Garcia (Ground) who are set to illuminate the future of artificial intelligence. Hosted by Female Founders Fund and Lerer Hippeau, and proudly sponsored by Ramp, this event is a must-attend for NYC-based investors and founders looking to dive into the groundbreaking world of AI innovation.
Agenda
5pm doors open for cocktails, snacks, and networking
6:15pm panel begins; no late entry permitted
7:30pm event concludes
Speaker lineup
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Co-Founder and CEO of Ohai.ai, a cutting edge technology startup leveraging AI to improve the lives of families through an AI household assistant. With over 20 years of leadership in internet consumer marketplaces, Sheila is renowned for founding Care.com and taking it public. She is a recognized leader with numerous accolades, including being named one of Forbes' 50 Over 50 and Fortune's Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs.
Emilie Poteat, founder and CEO of Advocate, a company dedicated to revolutionizing access to federal benefits — aiming to ensure all Americans receive the support they deserve quickly and effortlessly. With a PhD in Sociology and a background as a MacArthur Research Fellow, she leads revenue growth and the development of technology that automates and simplifies applications for federal programs.
Kat Garcia (Kathleen Garcia-Manjarres), co-founder & co-CEO of Ground - the AI revenue driver uncovering untapped revenue helping consumer companies grow profitably. Prior to starting Ground, Kat was at BCG Digital Ventures, the incubation arm of the Boston Consulting Group, where she helped found, build and scale startups alongside some of the world’s most influential companies. This includes AMEX's first debit card, the Venmo of Latin America (Spin by OXXO), Luxottica's EyeBuyDirect, and more. Kat resides in between the worlds of creativity and analysis, originating in entertainment working as an actor and independent recording artist for a decade.
Isabelle Phelps, Partner at Lerer Hippeau. Prior to joining LH, she served as a Partner at Dorm Room Fund. Isabelle previously held positions in operations, business strategy, and marketing strategy at Yahoo and eBay Enterprise. She studied political science at Williams College and earned her MBA from MIT Sloan.
About Ramp
Thank you to our event sponsor Ramp, the ultimate platform for modern finance teams, for making this event possible. Combining corporate cards with expense management, bill payments, procurement, accounting automation, and more, Ramp is on a mission to help customers save their most valuable resources – time and money. And it’s working; over 25,000 businesses on Ramp save an average 5% and close their books 8x faster. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables tens of billions of dollars in purchases each year.
To learn more, visit ramp.com/partners/female-founders-fund where you can apply to receive a $500 sign-up bonus. Through Female Founders Fund as your referring partner, you'll not only secure this bonus but also gain access to a variety of benefits like dedicated support from a specialist, expedited underwriting, and valuable training and marketing resources.