Master Deck

Master Deck from Founders + Funders in NYC on November 8th

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2. WELCOME TO FOUNDERS + FUNDERS
3. OPENING REMARKS Melissa Moore Founding Partner. Seneca VC @melissazmoore Kate Brodock CEO, Women 2.0 Founding Partner, W Fund @just_kate Bianca Caban CEO, Sheworx (Powered By Republic) @bianca_caban
4. EMCEE: LEAH FESSLER Head Of Editorial, Chief
5. HOW MENTED GOT FROM PROTOTYPE TO BEING A VC-BACKED CONSUMER BRAND Kj Miller Co-founder & CEO, Mented Cosmetics @Iam_kj, @Mentedcosmetics Kate Ward Digital Consultant & Founding Editor-in-chief, The Bustle @Katewardbustle, @Bustle
6. HOW TO BUILD AUTHENTIC AND INFLUENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS Sarah Sheehan Founder, Bravely @sarahsheehan, @bravely Charlie O’Donnell Partner & Founder, Brooklyn Bridge VC @ceonyc, @bklynbridgevc
7. HOW TO SCALE AND GROW PRODUCTS CUSTOMERS LOVE Dheerja Kaur Chief Product Officer, Theskimm @dheerja, @theskimm Andrea Chesleigh VP of Product, Boxed @andreachesleigh, @boxedwholesale
8. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR STARTUP FINANCES Aimee Fearon CFO, Newsela @aimee_fearon, @newsela
9. UNLOCKING CONFIDENCE: HOW TO FIND & LEVERAGE YOUR MOST POWERFUL RESOURCE Janice Fraser Partner, Seneca VC @clevergirl, @senecavc
10. NETWORKING BREAK UNTIL 11:00 AM
11. STRATEGIC WAYS FOR STARTUPS AND CORPORATES TO WORK TOGETHER Katie Palencsar Venture Studio Lead, Anthemis @katiepalencsar, @anthemis Deborah Zajac Director, Touchdown Ventures @deborahzajac, @touchdown_vc Gwendolyn Umbach Investor, Salesforce Ventures @gwen_umbach, @salesforcevc
12. HOW TO FUNDRAISE (STRAIGHT FROM THE VCS’ MOUTHS) Lisa Cuesta Principal, NextGen Venture Partners @lisacuesta, @nextgenvp Ita Ekpoudum Partner, GingerBread Capital @03tigress, @gingerbreadcap Jessica Peltz Zatulove Partner, MDC Ventures @jessicapeltz, @mdcventures Galina Ozgur Venture Scout, Aera VC @galinaozgur
13. HOW WE BUILT A DIFFERENTIATED OFFERING IN A BUSY SECTOR, AND RAISED $25M FROM VCS Lindsay Kapan Co-Founder, Chief @lindsaykap Courtney Connley Careers Reporter, CNBC @classicalycourt, @cnbcmakeit
14. TABLE STAKES: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE EQUITY GAP Emily Kramer VP of Growth, Carta @emilykramer, @cartainc
15. “Birds of a Feather” Tables: 1. Direct-to-Consumer 2. SaaS 3. Marketplaces 4. Deep Tech 5. Healthcare 6. Beauty & Fashion 7. Fitness & Wellness 8. Angel Investors 9. Institutional VCs Lunch ends at 2:20pm
16. STARTUP LEGAL 201: GETTING BEYOND THE BASICS Stephanie Evans Partner, WilmerHale @WilmerHale
17. ALTERNATIVE FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES: HOW TO FUND GROWTH WITHOUT DILUTING YOUR OWNERSHIP (TOO MUCH) Bianca Caban CEO, SheWorx (Powered by Republic) @bianca_caban, @SheWorx Karen Cahn Founder + CEO, iFundWomen @KarenCahn, @iFundWomen Judith Erwin Founder + CEO, Grasshopper Bank @grasshopperbank Geri Stengel President + Founder, Ventureneer @Ventureneer
18. PITCHING (YOUR COMPANY) TO WIN (INVESTOR CAPITAL) Kobi Wu Founder + CEO, VisuWall @kobiwu, @visuwall
19. BUILDING GREAT STARTUP TEAMS Cat Hernandez Operating partner, Primary VC @catmhernandez, @primaryvc
20. HOW VICE VENTURES STARTED A FUND FROM SCRATCH Catharine Dockery Founding Partner, Vice Ventures @viceventures Emma Hinchcliffe Associate Editor, Fortune @_emmahinchcliffe, @fortunemagazine
21. HUMANS AT THE CENTER OF INNOVATION Heather Hartnett CEO + General Partner, Human Ventures @heather_hartnett, @human_ventures Callie Schweitzer Founder, The Callie Co @cshweitzer
22. CLOSING REMARKS Melissa Moore Founding Partner. Seneca VC @melissazmoore Kate Brodock CEO, Women 2.0 Founding Partner, W Fund @just_kate Bianca Caban CEO, Sheworx (Powered By Republic) @bianca_caban
23. CLOSING RECEPTION UNTIL 6:30 PM
24. THANK YOU!
25. FOUNDERS + FUNDERS Thank you for attending!