Women Founders Network

Calling Female Founders! 📣 Apply for the WFN Fast Pitch through 5/31/25. Select the Tech/Tech-enabled or Consumer/CPG track. The winner in each track receives a $25K cash grant (no equity, no strings attached!), donated professional services, and other perks. Bonus $5K cash grant awarded by our Jr. Venture Capitalists! Finalists get 1:1 pitch coaching, financial mentoring, and practice pitch events. Learn more and get our 2025 Guidelines at https://bit.ly/wfn-fp-2025 #fastpitch #pitchcompetition #startup #earlystage #earlystagestartup #femalefounder #womanfounder #femaleentrepreneur #womanentrepreneur #cashgrant #wfnfastpitch

Join us for an insightful panel discussion to get current details on 2025 funding trends! Discussion Topics: - Current Deal Flow Statistics - What Investors Are Looking For in 2025 - Successful Startup Funding - WFN 2025 Fast Pitch Competition, when/where to apply Tickets are $25 and include the networking reception with food & beverages. Register at https://lnkd.in/gBvxDciH #startup #startupfundraising #startupinvestment #entreprener #femalefounder #womanfounder #womanentrepreneur #femaleentrepreneur #investortrends #dealflow #startupdealflow #startupinvesting #fundraising #fundraisingstrategies #fastpitch RxPost Silicon Valley Bank Renee LaBran Debra Fine Madelin Williams

Join us April 8th at Expert Dojo for an insightful panel discussion to get updated on 2025 trends, deal flow stats, key market segments that investors favor, and how the 2024 WFN Fast Pitch tech winner secured substantial funding! #startup #startupfundraising #startupinvestment #entrepreneur #femalefounder #womanfounder #womanentrepreneur #femaleentrepreneur #dealflow #startupdealflow #startupinvesting #fundraising #fundraisingstrategies #fastpitch

We love the theme this year of women educating and inspiring generations! WFN does our best to contribute to this goal through our Jr. Venture Capitalist program for high school girls and Due Diligence Analyst program for college women. We hope to inspire the next generation of investors, with more women making funding decisions to invest in women-led businesses. “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2025 #womenleaders #nextgenleaders #nextgeninvestors

Congrats to these two amazing women founders! 👏🎉 Ashley Nickelsen, Founder, CEO & Chief Snack Officer at B.T.R. NATION was the 2022 WFN Fast Pitch winner in the Consumer/CPG track. She is being honored for expanding the retail presence of the high-protein, low-sugar snacks with placements at major retailers, including Costo, Whole Foods, and Thrive Market. https://lnkd.in/gHk6MEe6 Joanna McFarland, Co-Founder and CEO at HopSkipDrive, was a 2014 WFN Fast Pitch finalist. She is being honored for using AI and a network of caregivers to make school transportation systems more efficient and equitable, growing her company's client base by 50 percent, and increasing the number of rides to school by 300 percent. https://lnkd.in/gczpKTkd #incfemalefounders500 #femalefounders500 #femalefounders #womenfounders #womenleaders #femaleentrepreneurs #womenentrepreneurs B.T.R. NATION HopSkipDrive

Join us at Expert Dojo for an insightful panel discussion to get updated on 2025 funding trends! Discussion topics include: - Current Deal Flow Statistics - What Investors Are Looking For in 2025 - Successful Startup Funding - WFN 2025 Fast Pitch Competition, when/where to apply Get your tickets at https://lnkd.in/gBvxDciH #startup #startupfundraising #startupinvestment #entrepreneur #femalefounder #womanfounder #womanentrepreneur #femaleentrepreneur #investortrends #dealflow #startupdealflow #startupinvesting #fundraising #fundraisingstrategies #fastpitch RxPost Debra Fine Madelin Williams

Congratulations to Ahriana Edwards, Founder of Vaila Shoes and 2023 WFN Fast Pitch finalist, for her recent Forbes feature!! 🎉👏 Read the article "6 Black Women Entrepreneurs Share Their Blueprint For Breaking Barriers" at https://lnkd.in/eTb9NYCu Vaila Shoes #forbes #blackwomenentrepreneurs #blackwomenfounders #blackleaders #blackwomenleaders #womenleaders #womenfounders #womenentrepreneurs #femalefounders #femaleentrepreneurs #breakingbarriers

WFN is excited to welcome these three amazing women to our Board of Directors! They bring a wealth of experience and expertise to help make 2025 a great year for our founder community. Rachel Bullock is a Global C-Suite Executive known for driving value creation by integrating acquisitions, launching products in new markets, and increasing operating leverage in technology (SaaS, e-commerce, and digital media). She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Women's Leadership Council, the premier organization in Los Angeles for female leaders. Mimi Carter is an entrepreneur and investor in early-stage companies. She is a partner at Carterus Strategies. From 2015-2021, she was the director of the Pasadena Angels, named one of the top 10 angel investing groups in the US by Forbes Magazine. Mimi serves on the board of Five Acres, a children’s welfare agency serving Los Angeles since 1888, and is a board member of the Pasadena Educational Foundation. Nancy Dollar is a senior counsel at Hanson Bridgett LLP focused on federal income tax planning matters. She regularly advises founders, investors, and companies on sell-side tax matters, including capital gain exclusion on the sale of qualified small business stock (QSBS). #boardmembers #newboardmembers Leap Event Technology Hanson Bridgett LLP Carterus Strategies

Happy Holidays from all of us at Women Founders Network! Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a healthy, prosperous New Year! 🎊 #happyholidays2024

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