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follow Foundess as we take down the startup world and rebuild it, better. Let’s build beyond gender boundaries together?? ?? Pear Chotbunwong Emmy Thamakaison Shirley Wang ??apply to Foundess x The Residency NYC hacker house: Foundess.com/House #Startups #founders #femalefounders

Hey New York founders ??? You’re invited to an exclusive Female Founders’ Tea Party during #NYTechWeek — hosted by Foundess and GenZtea ???? ?? Thursday, June 5th?? ?? 3:00 - 5:30 PM?? ?? Midtown Manhattan, New York Join us for a charming afternoon of tea, treats, and tech — curated for female founders building the future. ???? Connect with Series A+ founders, swap stories, and sip in style.?? *This is an invite-only gathering with limited capacity — RSVP required for approval: https://lu.ma/kszlyamq Let’s raise our cups and build powerful relationships, one pour at a time ?? Comment down below who you think should be at this event! ?????? ??: Natalie Neptune Emmy Thamakaison Shirley Wang Pear Chotbunwong

?? Big news: We’re teaming up with The Residency and Nick Linck to launch Hatch House — a hacker house for builders, dreamers, and doers in NYC! ?? Starting June 2025, Hatch House will bring together a handpicked group of founders to live, build, and grow alongside equally ambitious peers — all under one roof. We’re not just curating for talent. We’re committed to building a ??gender-equitable community?? with a 50/50 female/male founder split. Expect late-night cafe chats, themed dinners, Sunday brunch & builds — and lifelong founder friendships. ?? We’re only accepting applications until the deadline: April 7. ??Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gjsgw7BT Know someone who should be in the house? Tag them below ?? ??????: foundess.com/house ??: Emmy Thamakaison Shirley Wang Pear Chotbunwong Vivian Zhou Madhu S.

?? Big news: We’re teaming up with The Residency and Nick Linck to launch Hatch House — a hacker house for builders, dreamers, and doers in NYC! ?? Starting June 2025, Hatch House will bring together a handpicked group of founders to live, build, and grow alongside equally ambitious peers — all under one roof. We’re not just curating for talent. We’re committed to building a ??gender-equitable community?? with a 50/50 female/male founder split. Expect late-night cafe chats, themed dinners, Sunday brunch & builds — and lifelong founder friendships. ?? We’re only accepting applications until the deadline: April 7. ??Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gjsgw7BT Know someone who should be in the house? Tag them below ?? ??????: foundess.com/house ??: Emmy Thamakaison Shirley Wang Pear Chotbunwong Vivian Zhou Madhu S.

Are you interested in building our gender-equitable startup community? We’re opening applications to the ??Foundess Community Lead?? role ?? Passionate about the startup ecosystem + experienced in community building, project management, event experiences and more ?? Excited to contribute to a fast-paced team with exciting upcoming initiatives (??) ?? Self-starter with strong relationship-building skills and ability to adapt to a fast-paced remote work environment TLDR: We’re looking for a jack-of-all-trades type who cares deeply about our mission ?? ?? MORE IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION: https://lnkd.in/eq7HJ_UG ???? APPLY NOW: https://lnkd.in/eJV2QbYC ? ROLLING REVIEW / CLOSING APPS 4/11 Got someone that would be perfect for this role? Tag them below ?? Emmy Thamakaison Shirley Wang Pear Chotbunwong Irawadee T. Vivian Zhou

"at hatch, i didn't have to filter myself" here's some love for our Foundess Hatch Demo Day + IRL Retreat from one of our top teams ?? ?? ? ?? ??

It’s a WRAP ????????? for Foundess’s flagship Hatch Accelerator program. ?? 500+ women and underrepresented founders building side by side over 6 weeks, making this the largest gender equitable accelerator in the US ?? 8 top teams flown out to SF for an IRL retreat and demo day ?? 24 virtual workshops, founder AMAs, bonding nights, etc. ?? 10 incredible partners and sponsors ?? 5 powerhouse team members It’s a journey that cannot be summed up into a single LinkedIn post ?? from losing (and eventually finding) my passport in the Bay to SOSing my entire network for program speakers three weeks before kick-off… I’m grateful for the incredible success with all its ups and downs ?? To my Foundess team Emmy Thamakaison, Irawadee T., Pear Chotbunwong, Vivian Zhou - your endless encouragement have been everything! Thank you for welcoming me into your little Stanford family ~ To our Top Teams Farida Abdelmoneum Audrey Chen aidan gollan Claire Beskin Annanya Panagala Cole Lee Swarna Shiv Aga Pa?ka Dara Tumenbayeva - it’s been so fun learning about your journeys over this last weekend ?? every day I was inspired by the passion, kindness, and dedication in our retreat house ?? To our sponsors SVB, Practus, LLP, Notion, Anthropic, Fidelity Investments, and more… we truly couldn’t have done this without your support ?? As we plan out our next big thing with Foundess, stay tuned for exciting updates from our end ? (Tagging more people in the comments who have been true Foundess supporters - we can’t thank you enough!)

?? ??????-???????????? ??????????, ??????+ ????????????????, ?? ???????? ?????? ???? We at Foundess flew our top 8 teams to SF for a retreat/demo day for our first ever #HatchW25 accelerator and I could not be more proud of my team and the top founders. Incredibly grateful for Shirley Wang, Pear Chotbunwong, Vivian Zhou, Irawadee T., as well as Sahana, Daniel Yim, and Ellen Kim for making this possible. HUGE thanks as well to our judges Josh Constine, Chonghao Huang, Xiaoyin Qu, and Nina Lu– you guys are the best! Major props to our incredible founders who lit up every pitch (Swarna Shiv– huge congrats on winning first!), and to our sponsors (Silicon Valley Bank, Practus, LLP, Notion, Z Fellows, Fidelity Investments, Anthropic, etc.) for fueling the dream. ???? Already, 4 of our teams have been backed by Antler out of the program, and raised over $3M collectively. As our first ever accelerator, this went better than I could've ever imagined. Stay tuned—Foundess is cooking up our next big thing! (Tagging more people in the comments who I can't thank enough for the success of the program ??) #tech #founder #women

?? Female founders! We’re hosting a Pitch Competition during our Girls Into VC at Berkeley 2025 Summit on April 6, in San Francisco—and the winner takes home a $5,000 non dilutive grant to fund their venture. ?? Startup eligibility - 50%+ female founders - Bay Area-based (preferably UC Berkeley & Stanford) - Pre-seed or early-stage? - Tech-focused (preferred) ?? Timeline - March 10 – Application opens - March 20 – Application closes (UPDATED) - April 6 – Live pitch competition at the summit ?? Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gh4RgKDh

?? The countdown is on—Hatch W25 Demo Day is just 2 days away! After six weeks of building, iterating, and refining their startups, our top 8 teams are heading to San Francisco to pitch their ventures in front of investors, mentors, and the startup community.