6th Annual NYU Female Founders Forum
Join the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute on Friday, Feb. 21 at the NYU Kimmel Center - Rosenthal Pavilion for the 2025 NYU Female Founders Forum!
The Female Founders Forum will bring together founders, investors, and members of the NYU community for an inspirational half-day of conversation and networking, in pursuit of expanding opportunity and community building for current and future founders. This event is open to all women founders, investors, and their allies (regardless of gender or NYU affiliation).
Keynote: Lia Winograd (Stern MBA '19), Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Pepper.
SPACE IS LIMITED. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.
AGENDA
12:00: Doors Open, Poster Session
Make sure to grab lunch before arriving to the Forum!
1:00 - 1:10 PM: Welcome + Opening Remarks
TBD
1:15 - 2:15 PM: Keynote w/ Lia Winograd (Stern MBA '19), Founder of Pepper
Moderator: TBD
2:15 - 3:15 PM: Entrepreneurs Panel
3:15 - 3:45 PM: Coffee Break & Networking
3:45 - 4:45 PM: Investors Panel
Panelists:
TBD
Moderator: TBD
4:45 - 5:00 PM: Awards Ceremony
5:00 - 6:00 PM: Closing Remarks & Networking
More about our Keynote Speaker: TBD
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If the price of a ticket to the Forum presents a financial hardship, please email entrepreneur@nyu.edu to request a free ticket.
The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations for events and services should be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the accommodation need. Please email entrepreneur@nyu.edu for assistance.
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Past speakers include:
Rachel Tipograph, MikMak
Kobi Wu, VisuWall Technologies
Anna Palmer, General Partner at Flybridge
Rachel Baruch, Investor at Anthos Capital
Jess Weiss, Founder and CEO of Trix Magazine
Joy Marcus, Venture Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners
Liz Hartley, VC & Startup Advisor
Amira Rasool, Founder + CEO of The Folklore
Jasmine Jones, CEO + Co-Founder of Cherry Blossom Intimates
Cora Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Young King Hair Care
Laura Rocha, CEO & Co-Founder of Dathic
Sophie Stenbeck, Co-Founder and General Partner of Max Ventures (CAS '04)
Jade Kearney & Marguerite Pierce, Co-Founders of She Matters (Steinhardt ‘20)
Olivia Landau, Co-Founder and CEO of The Clear Cut (Steinhardt '13)
Jess Riegel, Co-Founder and CEO of Motivote (Wagner '18)
Yana Yasevich, Co-Founder of Remi (Gallatin ‘17)
Katie Shea, Partner at Kairos (Stern '09)
Amina Yamusah, co-founder and CTO of Bloc
Rebecca Kaden, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures
Claudia Espinosa, Founder of L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program (Wagner '13)
Caren Maio, CEO and Co-Founder of Nestio (Gallatin '07)
Lisbeth Kaufman, CEO & CoFounder of KitSplit (Stern '15)
Amy Auton-Smith, Founder and CEO of FairFrame.io (Wagner '18)
Grace Lee, CEO of Health Enovation, Inc
THIS EVENT IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT NYU STUDENTS & FACULTY. EACH ATTENDEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN WITH THEIR NYU ID CARD
The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations for events and services should be submitted to entrepreneur@nyu.edu at least two weeks before the date of the accommodation need.