FoundHER Summit
Welcome to #FoundHER—where BIG ideas meet real opportunity.
We’re calling in the founders, the content queens, the brand builders, and the visionaries. This isn’t just another business event; it’s a summit built for us, by us.
✨ FoundHER is a high-impact, full-day experience curated for entrepreneurs, creators, and industry shakers who are ready to scale big, build smart, and move in community.
Come through for:
Real talk from the women shaping the future of content + commerce
Game-changing insights from top-tier brand leaders
Purposeful networking (because vibes + value can co-exist)
A live elevator pitch session to shoot your shot with the FoundHER audience
Marketplace showcasing small businesses + goodies provided by our sponsors
🌟 What to Expect:
1:00 PM – 1:40 PM: Check-In + Curated Networking
1:50 PM – 2:35 PM: Founders & Industry Leaders Panel + Audience Q&A
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM: Breakout Session
3:05 PM – 3:50 PM: Digital Creators Panel + Audience Q&A
3:55 PM – 4:15 PM: Breakout Session
4:20 PM – 5:40 PM: Live Elevator Pitch Session
5:45 PM – 7:00 PM: Final Networking Mixer
🎤 Panel + Event Highlights:
Founders & Industry Leaders Panel:
Founders and marketing execs from leading consumer brands share hard-won lessons on growing sustainably, securing capital, and integrating digital strategies that scale.
Digital Creators Panel:
Learn from top creators as they break down building a brand online, monetizing content, and forging partnerships with founder-led brands that align with your values.
Breakout Sessions:
Small, guided group convos to go deeper into pitching, content, partnerships, and getting investment-ready.
Elevator Pitch Session:
Selected attendees will present their brands live to the FoundHER audience to increase their potential for partnership and scaling opportunities.
💬 What You’ll Gain:
✨ Strategy-packed panels from creators, founders & investors
✨ Access to industry mentors, decision-makers & potential collaborators
✨ A creative, supportive space built by and for women in business
✨ Tangible resources from pitch tips to funding insights to grow your brand
✨ A new network of women just as visionary as you!
Partners:
Capitalize VC – a Black-led venture capital firm investing in underestimated founders and communities.
FoundHER is where growth-minded women gather to build, pitch, create, and connect with purpose and power. Ready to show up for your brand’s next big chapter? Let’s grow together.
See you there!
About GROWN:
GROWN is a media platform and digital community providing bold content, inspiring stories, and authentic connection for Gen Z to Millennial-aged Black women.
Since 2014, we have been dedicated to uplifting women who are "grown," but still growing. We approach topics in wellness, culture, career, entertainment, and beyond, prioritizing the perspective of an often forgotten voice in media. Through our interactive events, content production, partnerships, and unapologetic stories we provide resources and community for Black women at every stage of their growth.