2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

Female Founders: Accelerator and Investor Edition

Sunday, March 15
3:30PM - 4:30PM

Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon H
500 E 4th St

While tech and traditional VC continue to struggle with a lack of gender diversity, several notable early stage funds and incubators/accelerators have been founded and/or led by women. Hear the stories and motivations that led a remarkable group of women to create some of the world's leading seed-stage funds, accelerator programs, and startup communities.

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Presenters

Karen Griffith Gryga

Managing Partner

DreamIt Ventures

Karen Griffith Gryga is a Managing Partner at DreamIt Ventures where she oversees the Philadelphia cycles and leads fundraising efforts for DreamIt Fund II. She is the co-founder of Liberty Venture...

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Reshma Sohoni

Founder & Partner

Seedcamp

Reshma has always combined technology and business from university to today. Getting degrees in both Engineering and Business (UPenn M&T) meant that from an early age she was cultivating a path tha...

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Sara Brand

Founder

True Wealth Innovations

Prior to founding True Wealth Innovations, Dr. Sara Brand was Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Transformation at AMD. At AMD, she held several key leadership positions, including C...

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Shari Wynne Ressler

Founder & Pres

SKU

Shari Wynne Ressler is an Austin-based entrepreneur and attorney who is passionate about equipping innovators for success and building communities through connection. Shari is Founder and CEO of SK...

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Details

Access
Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge
Type
Solo / Dual / Panel
Theme
Startup Village and Business
Level
Intermediate

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