Female Founders Summit

A virtual gathering bringing together investors and supporters to celebrate rising female founders & The Women's Startup Academy 2020.

SCHEDULE

Just Announced!

Opening Keynote: Sallie Krawcheck

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, ELLEVEST

Before launching Ellevest, Sallie Krawcheck built a successful career on Wall Street: She was the CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Smith Barney, US Trust, the Citi Private Bank, and Sanford C. Bernstein. She was also Chief Financial Officer for Citigroup. Prior to that, Krawcheck was a top-ranked research analyst covering the securities industry.

Closing Keynote: Pam Kostka

CEO, ALL RAISE

Pam Kostka is a seasoned CEO with over 25 years of experience as a startup operator. Her specialties are defining go-to-market strategies and implementing operational processes that allow startups to effectively scale to successful exits. Most recently, Kostka was CEO of Loop, a local community mobile app.

Thursday, September 24th

4:00 PM CDT

PRIVATE INVESTOR ROOMS – by invitation only

Exclusive sessions for angel, venture, and family office investors interested in the Women’s Startup Academy companies.

5:15 PM CDT

INVESTOR MIXER

Relaxed, themed mingle rooms to generate connection and conversation. Some surprises will be in store!

6:00 PM CDT

OPENING KEYNOTE

Sallie Krawcheck, Co-Founder & CEO of Ellevest.

6:30 PM CDT

FRIENDS AND FAMILY PITCH COMPETITION

Finalists from our nation-wide pitch competition will compete for a friends-and-family prize up to $5K and more. Learn more >

Are you a female founder that wants to present?

7:00 PM CDT

EVENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Pam Kostka, CEO of All Raise.

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT

ACADEMY PITCH COMPETITION

The main event will bring down the house. We’ll hear founders from the latest Women’s Academy pitch for $10K. More about these amazing teams below.

THE SHOWCASE PITCH COMPETITIONS

Friends and Family Pitch Competition

We will gather some of the top early-stage, female-led startups from across the nation to compete for equity-free prize money of $5,000 plus 20 hours of startup coaching from Beta Boom’s head coaches.

Participants will be chosen from a selective open-application process and given the opportunity to present their pitches in front of a panel of judges including representatives of the press, investors and notable founders.

The Women's Academy Pitch Competition

Geaux Network

The Geaux Network is a destination for multicultural millennials to watch authentic and well-produced shows.

The List

The List is a modern, data-driven online matchmaking service bridging the gap between self-service dating apps and expensive, traditional matchmakers.