Female Founders & Funders Fireside Chat and Mixer with Supermomos and NYC Economic Development Corporation #TechWeek
Invite & Approval: Founders & VCs only. This event has limited capacity. RSVP now to secure your spot!
Come join us to make new connections, exchange ideas, and gain valuable insights during an intimate fireside chat. There will be time for mingling and light bites and drinks will be provided. There will also be a showcase session with venture-backed female founders.
We will feature three industry-leading founders and funders, Elise Brown, Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, and Shashi Srikantan.
Elise is a Partner and the Chief Marketing Officer at Anthemis ($1.2B+ AUM). In this role, Elise oversees Marketing and Investor Relations at Anthemis. She is responsible for the brand, communication, events & business development efforts across the organization and acts as an operational specialist supporting startups within Anthemis’ portfolio.
Shashi has over 20 years of experience in the financial and entrepreneurial sectors, with a passion for supporting underrepresented founders and innovators. She is currently the Managing Director and Head of Ventures for Hearst Level Up, an initiative by Hearst Corporation to invest in early-stage, tech-enabled startups led by diverse founders.
Elina Berglund is the CEO and co-founder of Natural Cycles - the world’s first, and only, app to be certified as a contraception both in Europe and in the US. She was part of the team that discovered the Higgs boson at the CERN, which led to the Nobel Prize in physics in 2013. Following this success, Elina was looking for an effective natural contraceptive and applied her skills from particle physics to create an algorithm that could pinpoint when a woman is fertile. Elina’s mission is to pioneer women’s health with research and passion - by empowering every woman with the knowledge she needs to be in charge of her health.
There will also be a showcase session with venture-backed female founders from NYCEDC's Founder Fellowship program:
Alessandra Henderson & Jannine Versi, Co-Founders, Elektra Health
Bea Arthur, Founder, The Difference
Adero Miwo, Co-Founder, TrubAI
This event is co-hosted with Supermomos, Perkins Coie, and NYCEDC.
About Supermomos
Supermomos is NYC's premier platform for connecting with professional communities in technology, business, and finance. We're dedicated to bringing people together in real life to foster meaningful connections and knowledge exchange, all while facilitating the participation of female and underrepresented minority groups.
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About Perkins Coie
Perkins Coie is an international law firm that represents emerging and growth companies across all stages of their life cycle – from founder to IPO.
About NYCEDC
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. NYCEDC's Venture Access NYC is a suite of programs to build the world's best, most inclusive tech ecosystem for founders and funders in NYC. Programs include the Founder Fellowship serving a diverse community of NYC tech startups, and the Venture Access Alliance of 100+ VC firms working together to achieve diversity throughout the venture and startup value chain.
Thank you Justworks for supporting this event. Justworks empowers small businesses to meet their payroll, tax, HR, and compliance needs. Plus, 24/7 human support, on-demand expertise, and access to high-quality benefits designed for the modern workforce.
This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.