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Funded Female Founders VII

Hosted by Superconnected LLC and Startup Grind

When
5:00 PM
Where
SOMA
Format
Networking and Panel / Fireside Chat
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/ About this event

Join 150+ Founders and VCs for our 7th Funded Female Founders event and one of our biggest gatherings yet during SFTW.

All attendees will also receive a $300 K-Beauty gift bag from The Noelja, while supplies last.

Funded Female Founders is a curated deal flow room connecting high-potential female founders with venture investors and ecosystem leaders for meaningful introductions, funding conversations, and access to capital.

Featured in Inc. Magazine and TechCrunch, the series has brought together 1,500+ founders, investors, and leaders across six events.

Funded Founder Panel

Brooke Hopkins, Founder & CEO, Coval — $31M Raised - Building evaluation infrastructure for enterprise voice AI. Previously at Google Assistant and Waymo.

Kristina Cahojova, Founder & CEO, Lady Technologies — $11M+ Raised - Building continuous biomarker monitoring technology to unlock previously inaccessible women’s health data and enable more proactive care.

Amanda Levay, Founder & CEO, Redactable — $7M+ Raised - Building an AI-powered document redaction platform serving legal, healthcare, insurance, and government.

Moderated by Lyndi Thompson, Head of Marketing at Every.io

VC Panel

Azin Radsan van Alebeek, Co-Founder & General Partner, Emmeline Ventures - Investing in women’s health, wealth, and sustainability, with 30+ years of executive and board experience across the US and Europe.

Laura Moreno Lucas, Partner, L’ATTITUDE Ventures & Libra - Investing in early-stage transformational technology companies. Previously led major IPOs at Nasdaq, including Airbnb, Lyft, Beyond Meat, and The RealReal.

Shaherose Charania, Partner, Unshackled Ventures - Backing technical immigrant founders at the earliest stages, with two decades of experience building founder communities, incubators, and startup platforms.

Moderated by Rachel Kim, Partner at https://www.willkie.com/

Who Should Attend: • Female founders raising or preparing to raise capital, from early stage to Series A. • VCs, GPs, angels, and active investors • Operators and executives supporting high-growth companies • Select ecosystem partners who meaningfully support founders and investors

Each attendee is individually vetted, and registration is subject to approval.

Sponsored by:

Every — An all-in-one back office platform for startups, helping founders manage banking, accounting, payroll, taxes, and more. ⁠every.io

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP — A leading global law firm advising startups, investors, and companies across venture financings, M&A, corporate transactions, and more. ⁠https://www.willkie.com/

Ustun Law Group — A U.S. immigration law firm helping founders, entrepreneurs, and professionals navigate business and employment-based immigration. ⁠ustunlawgroup.com

Vibrant Talent Group — A boutique recruitment and executive search firm helping growing companies find exceptional talent across marketing, product, design, and sales. vibranttalentgroup.com

Plain — The AI support stack built for B2B teams, combining composable, API-first infrastructure with Sidekick, an AI assistant that understands customer context, product knowledge, and history. Plain helps teams draft replies, find answers, and resolve issues faster while scaling. Trusted by companies including Cursor, Vercel, and n8n. www.plain.com

Pebl — An AI-powered Global Work Platform™ helping companies hire, pay, and manage employees across 185+ countries. Backed by more than a decade of compliance leadership and local expertise, Pebl removes the complexity of global hiring so businesses can move faster, stay compliant, and hire great talent anywhere. hellopebl.com.

Full Proof Bottles & Spirits — A San Francisco bottle shop in the heart of the Castro offering a thoughtfully curated selection of wine, spirits, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages, with a focus on personalized service, education, and creating memorable beverage experiences for gatherings and special events. https://www.fullproofsf.com/

This event is a part of #San Francisco TechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com. #SFTechWeek*

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