Fundraising for Diverse Entrepreneur
Moderator:
Gené Teare is Head of Content at Crunchbase. She is responsible for data on the Crunchbase platform, the community and venture partnerships who contribute to the accuracy of the dataset. She has been writing and presenting on the issue of gender equity providing reports using Crunchbase data. Gené joined TechCrunch in 2008 to run Crunchbase within 6 months of its founding. Working from the Atherton ranch, Gené was also involved with the setup of TechCrunch50 and TechCrunch Disrupt events from 2008 to 2012. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she was a Director of Marketing and Key Partnerships at RealNames, the company that provided natural language navigation in the browser bar. She began her early Internet career in the 90s by co-founding Cyberia the original CyberCafe in London with Eva Pascoe.
Dedra Chamberlin is founder and CEO of Cirrus Identity, a digital identity management company that makes it really easy to integrate "guest" users in enterprise (applicants, alum, external collaborators, contractors, volunteers, retirees). She was formerly Deputy Director of Identity and Access Management at UC Berkeley and UCSF, and chaired the workgroup responsible for crafting the University of California's system-wide identity strategy. She has participated in numerous nation-wide identity strategy workgroups and speaks regularly at IT conferences. Her goal is to take the frustration out of secure access to online services.
Magdalena Rodríguez is the Vice President at the Uruguayan LGBT Chamber of Commerce, she is also a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of GPSGAY and PRO Internacional. Magdalena is a TEDX speaker and received many international awards such us the Mobile Premiere Award in Barcelona which identified GPSGAY as one of the best up and coming apps in the world. GPSGAY is a for profit with social impact addressing health issues, self-esteeem, work and social inclusion; working hand by hand with the United Nations, Unilever and Microsoft among other very important corporations.
Sankaet Pathak, CEO & Founder, Synapse Financial Technologies - As a student at the University of Memphis and a recent immigrant to the USA, Sankaet Pathak needed to open a bank account. He was surprised to learn that wasn’t an easy task. Even an online financial technology platform that considered itself a “simple” banking alternative was unable to open an account for him on the grounds of insufficient data/credit history. Sankaet knew he had to develop a better option not only for himself but for the over 20% of adults in the USA with poor or limited credit history. Sankaet, completed a Master's in computer engineering at the University of Memphis, where he previously majored in computer engineering, physics and mathematics. A scientist at heart, much of Pathak's academic work was focused on physics and research related to the solar corona. Sankaet has a passion for AI/Machine Learning in the Fintech space and how to use this technology for back office automation in Banking. Making banking accessible to all.
Sidd Gavirneni, CEO and Co-Founder of Zeguro - a cyber insurance startup focusing on helping small businesses mitigate their cyber risks. Sidd grew up in India and has lived across the US and in other countries. Zeguro is currently raising funds for it's seed round. Sidd brings his perspectives on this process as an Indian, LGBTQ entrepreneur.
Tijan Watt has enjoyed a 20 year career as both an operating entrepreneur creating leading consumer brands in Senegal, and in finance working in cross border investment banking at Goldman Sachs and private equity at Nigerian firm Travant Capital Partners. Tijan graduated suma cum laude from Howard University with a BS in mathematics and holds an MBA from Harvard University.
Maryam Haque provides strategic leadership related to venture capital research and data to support NVCA’s mission of advocating for policies that empower entrepreneurs and their investors, and serving as the definitive resource for venture capital data. She produces the annual NVCA Yearbook, creates data-driven content to quantify the size and impact of the venture industry, and frequently publishes insights on the NVCA blog. Based in San Francisco, Maryam also provides strategic leadership as it relates to NVCA’s engagement with the venture ecosystem and long-term growth. Prior to joining NVCA, Maryam was the Senior Director of Research for EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. In this role, she oversaw and managed the organization’s full suite of research and data products and services, helping to elevate EMPEA’s visibility in the private capital industry both at home and abroad. While at EMPEA, she founded the DC Women in Private Equity and Venture Capital Group, which serves as a professional networking group of 70+ women from the DC area that are active in the private equity and venture capital industries.
Maryam started her career in the Private Equity and Venture Capital division of Dow Jones & Company in San Francisco, where she primarily supported its flagship product VentureSource in various research capacities. At Dow Jones, she co-authored the study “Women at the Wheel: Do Female Executives Drive Start-up Success?” which examined the impact female senior executives have had on the success of venture-backed companies. Maryam graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Science in Policy and Management.
Who should Attend?
- Anyone interested in entrepreneurship
- Anyone who is keen to learn from an inspiring, enlightening and authentic conversation
- Anyone who has an idea for a startup or an early-stage company but is unsure about what to do next
- Anyone interested in meeting fellow female entrepreneurs starting a company
- Anyone interested in meeting Founder Institute Directors or Mentors
What is the Agenda?
- Stories from female founders
- Q&A Panel
- Short Presentation on the Founder Institute & the Female Founder Initiative
- Networking, Socializing and appetizers!
