It was a pleasure to pitch Kaizen Intelligence Inc. at the Female Founders & Funders at Berkeley Summit. The atmosphere was filled with innovative ideas and supportive energy. The lineup of all invited speakers inspiring, each shared valuable insights and experiences. The connections made were invaluable, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to be part of such an empowering event. Looking forward to the future summits, thank you Female Founders & Funders at Berkeley for organizing this very meaningful event!??
On May 11, the ???????????? ???????????????? ?????? ?????????????? ???? ???????????????? ???????????? was held at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, drawing over 120 participants. Co-founded by Julia Daviy Berezovska and Shilpa Beesabathuni, PhD, the Female Founders & Funders at Berkeley Club and its offline platform highlighted the challenges and opportunities for women in the startup ecosystem. (The Club is a University of California, Berkeley RSO.) The summit opened with ?????????? ?????????? ???????????????????? emphasizing the critical need for innovative solutions and equitable funding to address the biggest challenges of the 21st century. ???????????? ???????????????????????? elaborated on the club’s mission and vision, which focuses on learning, community engagement, advocacy, and partnerships across the Bay Area. Mariam JantzSell, Esq. shares her empowering insights at the FFFB Summit, inspiring the next generation of female leaders. Highlights included a fireside chat moderated by Ashley Keyes with Lalitha Rajagopalan of ORO Labs, who stressed the importance of reciprocal relationships between founders and funders. Lily Yuen Xu from Amazon Web Services (AWS) led a workshop on overcoming biases in VC funding, based on Dr. Laura Huang’s research. Panel discussions featured insights from industry leaders like Dr. Ashley Zehnder, Amelia Lin, and Jacqueline Cheong, discussing how to navigate funding processes and combat biases, moderated by Sharanya Reddy Charabuddi and Lauren Miller. Lauren Miller introduced the FFFB Equity and Engagement Program, aimed at increasing inclusivity for female founders. The "Growth Marketing from a VC Lens" workshop by Sandy Diao of IOVC and the "Empowering Change" panel including Dr. Yvonne Lutsch of Bosch Ventures, Vivian Qu of SOSV, Meera Oak of Alumni Ventures, and Yulia Lalutska, CFA of Adam Street Partners moderated by Pavitraa Parthasarathy provided strategic insights into growth marketing and female leadership in VC, respectively. The pitch session showcased dynamic presentations from Ashley Keyes of Rely, Laura I. Gómez of Cepanoa Health, Yasemin O?uz of Kaizen Intelligence Inc. & Pusula.ai, Dana Sydorenko ???? ?? Nordic Game of GameTree, and Amy Jain of SwipeFund. The FFFB Summit was made possible thanks to the support of several organizations, including the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Full-time program, ASUC Student Union, the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and AddsVal CPAs & Advisory (Bronze Sponsor), as well as the FFFB team and volunteers. ???????? ?????? ???????? ???????????? ????????-?????????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????? ????????????. We appreciate the participation and contributions of everyone who made this summit possible and believe it is an important step toward creating a more inclusive environment in the SF Bay Area and beyond. #femalefounders #femalefunders