Women Founders Network 2024 Fast Pitch Event

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM PDT

UCLA Covel Commons, 330 De Neve Drive, Grand Horizon Room, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States

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Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM PDT

UCLA Covel Commons, 330 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States.

 

Join Women Founders Network for our 12th Annual Fast Pitch Event and prepare to be inspired!

The top 10 finalists from our 2024 competition will be pitching to win $55,000 in cash grants + professional services. Each founder will have 5 minutes to pitch followed by 5 minutes of Q&A with our Judges and Junior VCs.

Meet & mingle with over 300 people from the local startup community, entrepreneurs, investors and business professionals.

Show your support for women founders and cheer on your favorite companies! Learn more about our amazing finalists in the agenda below.

Sessions on Oct 29, 2024

05:00 PM

Meet the Finalists: Networking Reception

05:00 PM - 06:00 PMTerrace
06:00 PM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

06:00 PM - 06:10 PMGrand Horizon Room
    Darya Allen-Attar
    CEO & Co-founderWomen Founders Network
    Darya is passionate about the advancement of women. In 2013, she co-founded Women Founders Network (WFN), a nonprofit organization focused on providing support and resources for female founders, and educating women & young women on entrepreneurship and investing. Darya has been recognized for her community work and the advancement of women by the LABJ and California Women Lead. She currently serves on the Board of the Los Angeles Westside YMCA. Darya earned her BA from Kalamazoo College, Certificate in Accounting from Northwestern University, and her MBA in Finance from Fordham University.
    Elaine Hagan
    Associate Dean, Entrepreneurial InitiativesUCLA Anderson School of Management
    Elaine Hagan is Associate Dean of the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, which oversees teaching, research, extracurricular and executive development programs related to entrepreneurship at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Elaine joined the Price Center as its chief operating officer in 1991, assumed her role as executive director in 2003 and serves as a member of the Center's Board of Advisors. Elaine has served as a resource and advisor to growing companies and entrepreneurial programs around the world, and works closely with the venture capital and private equity communities. Elaine received her bachelor's degree from the University of California at Irvine, where she studied mechanical engineering and the social sciences. She earned her MBA from UCLA Anderson.
    Reneé LaBran
    Co-founderWomen Founders Network
    Reneé LaBran brings 25+ years of operating, strategic, and financial experience to the investment world. She is a partner with Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, managing a portfolio of later stage consumer product companies, and a Board Director for Idealab in Pasadena. Ms. LaBran was also a founding Partner of Rustic Canyon Partners, an early stage venture capital firm. She was appointed by Governor Brown to the Board of Trustees for the California State Bar Association, as a non-attorney public member. Prior to Rustic Canyon, Ms. LaBran held a variety of executive positions with the Los Angeles Times/Times Mirror. She was also a co-founder and served as Chief Executive Officer of CareerPath.com (now CareerBuilder), and a co-founder of Classified Ventures. Ms. LaBran graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and earned an M.B.A. with honors from the Harvard Business School.
    06:10 PM

    Tech/Tech-enabled Track Pitch Presentations

    06:10 PM - 07:05 PMGrand Horizon Room
      Adele Smolansky
      CEO & FounderAI-Learners
      AI-Learners is an EdTech tool that helps K-12 students with all abilities learn early math and literacy through personalized AI-driven games and analytics. We make learning accessible for students with disabilities and inclusive to all students.
      https://ai-learners.com/
      Anna Vladymyrska
      CEO & Co-FounderAI Merch
      AI Merch is an AI-powered computer vision technology that automates in-store shelf data collection for CPG distributors, acting as a co-pilot for merchandisers and supervisors and ensuring 98% data and report accuracy. The technology provides unique strategic insights across supply chains, empowering C-level executives and sales managers to make accurate, well-informed decisions.
      https://www.aimerch.io/
      Mika Leah
      CEO & FounderGoomi Group
      Goomi Group has built a wellness ecosystem to improve hybrid workforce engagement with innovative experiences. Goomi: Where Health Thrives, Happiness Follows.
      https://goomigroup.com/
      Amantha Bagdon
      Founder & CEORxPost
      RxPost is a powerful inventory management and exchange platform that transforms excess pharmacy inventory into revenue by leveraging real-time data to streamline the supply chain, improve pharmacy profitability, and ensure vital drugs reach those in need—driving efficiency and sustainability in the industry.
      https://rx-post.com/
      Teisha Vandekop
      Founder & COOWell Water Finders
      Well Water Finders locates groundwater - addressing critical challenges in real estate, agriculture, ranching, municipalities, and beyond. The company’s patented remote-sensing technology determines the location, depth and volume of groundwater, helping determine sustainable water supply solutions for the communities that need it most.
      https://wellwaterfinders.com/
      07:05 PM

      Stretch Break

      07:05 PM - 07:15 PM
      07:15 PM

      Consumer/CPG Track Pitch Presentations

      07:15 PM - 08:10 PMGrand Horizon Room
        Jessica Postiglione
        Founder and CEOBonny
        Bonny sells amazing-tasting fiber products that help get things moving! We have fruit-flavored fiber powders, which combine with liquid, and dried fruit and fiber squares that can be enjoyed on the go. Bonny is made with 100% natural ingredients and contains nothing artificial. It’s time fiber got the make-over it deserved!
        https://www.trybonny.com
        Lila Sullivan
        Co-FounderFlourish Plant
        Flourish Plant is a plant care brand bringing better-for-you products to the next generation of house plant parents. Just two years ago, co-founders Lila Sullivan and Kate Ferguson launched Flourish Plant Food - an organic houseplant fertilizer made from upcycled food waste out of Austin, TX. Flourish is now available in almost 500 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods Market!
        https://flourishplant.com/
        Valerie Emanuel
        CEO and Co-FounderRif Care
        Rif Care is a first of its kind period care company that makes biodegradable products out of hemp fiber.
        https://www.rifcare.com
        Stefanie Garcia Turner
        Founder & CEOTUYYO Foods
        TUYYO instant Agua Fresca mixes offer the authentic taste of traditional agua fresca in a convenient powdered form for a healthier, all-natural beverage this is ready to be enjoyed in seconds.
        https://tuyyofoods.com/
        Karin Lin
        Co-FounderUnisoy Plant Based Jerky
        When you're in a munching mood for something savory, filling, and provides all the right macronutrients, Unisoy Plant Based Jerky is it! With 21g of protein per bag, 0 saturated fat, and 0 cholesterol, but BIG on taste, it's what your taste buds are seeking for. Over 500 five star reviews on Amazon, you can't go wrong.
        https://www.unisoyjerky.com
        08:10 PM

        Break: Dessert & Networking -- Judges convene for voting

        08:10 PM - 08:30 PMTerrace
        08:30 PM

        Award Presentations

        08:30 PM - 08:40 PMGrand Horizon Room

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        Learn more aboutDarya Allen-Attar Darya Allen-Attar
        Darya Allen-Attar
        CEO & Co-founder
        Women Founders Network
        Darya is passionate about the advancement of women. In 2013, she co-founded Women Founders Network (WFN), a nonprofit organization focused on providing support and resources for female founders, and educating women & young women on entrepreneurship and investing. Darya has been recognized for her community work and the advancement of women by the LABJ and California Women Lead. She currently serves on the Board of the Los Angeles Westside YMCA. Darya earned her BA from Kalamazoo College, Certificate in Accounting from Northwestern University, and her MBA in Finance from Fordham University.

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        CEO & Co-founder
        Women Founders Network
        Learn more aboutElaine Hagan Elaine Hagan
        Elaine Hagan
        Associate Dean, Entrepreneurial Initiatives
        UCLA Anderson School of Management
        Elaine Hagan is Associate Dean of the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, which oversees teaching, research, extracurricular and executive development programs related to entrepreneurship at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Elaine joined the Price Center as its chief operating officer in 1991, assumed her role as executive director in 2003 and serves as a member of the Center's Board of Advisors. Elaine has served as a resource and advisor to growing companies and entrepreneurial programs around the world, and works closely with the venture capital and private equity communities. Elaine received her bachelor's degree from the University of California at Irvine, where she studied mechanical engineering and the social sciences. She earned her MBA from UCLA Anderson.

        About Elaine Hagan

        Associate Dean, Entrepreneurial Initiatives
        UCLA Anderson School of Management
        Learn more aboutReneé LaBran Reneé LaBran
        Reneé LaBran
        Co-founder
        Women Founders Network
        Reneé LaBran brings 25+ years of operating, strategic, and financial experience to the investment world. She is a partner with Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, managing a portfolio of later stage consumer product companies, and a Board Director for Idealab in Pasadena. Ms. LaBran was also a founding Partner of Rustic Canyon Partners, an early stage venture capital firm. She was appointed by Governor Brown to the Board of Trustees for the California State Bar Association, as a non-attorney public member. Prior to Rustic Canyon, Ms. LaBran held a variety of executive positions with the Los Angeles Times/Times Mirror. She was also a co-founder and served as Chief Executive Officer of CareerPath.com (now CareerBuilder), and a co-founder of Classified Ventures. Ms. LaBran graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and earned an M.B.A. with honors from the Harvard Business School.

        About Reneé LaBran

        Co-founder
        Women Founders Network
        Learn more aboutAdele Smolansky Adele Smolansky
        Adele Smolansky
        CEO & Founder
        AI-Learners
        AI-Learners is an EdTech tool that helps K-12 students with all abilities learn early math and literacy through personalized AI-driven games and analytics. We make learning accessible for students with disabilities and inclusive to all students.
        https://ai-learners.com/

        About Adele Smolansky

        CEO & Founder
        AI-Learners
        Learn more aboutAnna Vladymyrska Anna Vladymyrska
        Anna Vladymyrska
        CEO & Co-Founder
        AI Merch
        AI Merch is an AI-powered computer vision technology that automates in-store shelf data collection for CPG distributors, acting as a co-pilot for merchandisers and supervisors and ensuring 98% data and report accuracy. The technology provides unique strategic insights across supply chains, empowering C-level executives and sales managers to make accurate, well-informed decisions.
        https://www.aimerch.io/

        About Anna Vladymyrska

        CEO & Co-Founder
        AI Merch
        Learn more aboutMika Leah Mika Leah
        Mika Leah
        CEO & Founder
        Goomi Group
        Goomi Group has built a wellness ecosystem to improve hybrid workforce engagement with innovative experiences. Goomi: Where Health Thrives, Happiness Follows.
        https://goomigroup.com/

        About Mika Leah

        CEO & Founder
        Goomi Group
        Learn more aboutAmantha Bagdon Amantha Bagdon
        Amantha Bagdon
        Founder & CEO
        RxPost
        RxPost is a powerful inventory management and exchange platform that transforms excess pharmacy inventory into revenue by leveraging real-time data to streamline the supply chain, improve pharmacy profitability, and ensure vital drugs reach those in need—driving efficiency and sustainability in the industry.
        https://rx-post.com/

        About Amantha Bagdon

        Founder & CEO
        RxPost
        Learn more aboutJessica Postiglione Jessica Postiglione
        Jessica Postiglione
        Founder and CEO
        Bonny
        Bonny sells amazing-tasting fiber products that help get things moving! We have fruit-flavored fiber powders, which combine with liquid, and dried fruit and fiber squares that can be enjoyed on the go. Bonny is made with 100% natural ingredients and contains nothing artificial. It’s time fiber got the make-over it deserved!
        https://www.trybonny.com

        About Jessica Postiglione

        Founder and CEO
        Bonny
        Learn more aboutTeisha Vandekop Teisha Vandekop
        Teisha Vandekop
        Founder & COO
        Well Water Finders
        Well Water Finders locates groundwater - addressing critical challenges in real estate, agriculture, ranching, municipalities, and beyond. The company’s patented remote-sensing technology determines the location, depth and volume of groundwater, helping determine sustainable water supply solutions for the communities that need it most.
        https://wellwaterfinders.com/

        About Teisha Vandekop

        Founder & COO
        Well Water Finders
        Learn more aboutLila Sullivan Lila Sullivan
        Lila Sullivan
        Co-Founder
        Flourish Plant
        Flourish Plant is a plant care brand bringing better-for-you products to the next generation of house plant parents. Just two years ago, co-founders Lila Sullivan and Kate Ferguson launched Flourish Plant Food - an organic houseplant fertilizer made from upcycled food waste out of Austin, TX. Flourish is now available in almost 500 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods Market!
        https://flourishplant.com/

        About Lila Sullivan

        Co-Founder
        Flourish Plant
        Learn more aboutValerie Emanuel Valerie Emanuel
        Valerie Emanuel
        CEO and Co-Founder
        Rif Care
        Rif Care is a first of its kind period care company that makes biodegradable products out of hemp fiber.
        https://www.rifcare.com

        About Valerie Emanuel

        CEO and Co-Founder
        Rif Care
        Learn more aboutStefanie Garcia Turner Stefanie Garcia Turner
        Stefanie Garcia Turner
        Founder & CEO
        TUYYO Foods
        TUYYO instant Agua Fresca mixes offer the authentic taste of traditional agua fresca in a convenient powdered form for a healthier, all-natural beverage this is ready to be enjoyed in seconds.
        https://tuyyofoods.com/

        About Stefanie Garcia Turner

        Founder & CEO
        TUYYO Foods
        Learn more aboutKarin Lin Karin Lin
        Karin Lin
        Co-Founder
        Unisoy Plant Based Jerky
        When you're in a munching mood for something savory, filling, and provides all the right macronutrients, Unisoy Plant Based Jerky is it! With 21g of protein per bag, 0 saturated fat, and 0 cholesterol, but BIG on taste, it's what your taste buds are seeking for. Over 500 five star reviews on Amazon, you can't go wrong.
        https://www.unisoyjerky.com

        About Karin Lin

        Co-Founder
        Unisoy Plant Based Jerky

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