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<P>Join us for an engaging event where we discuss the challenges of fundraising for diverse entrepreneurs. Our panel will be discussing the common issues in venture capital surrounding diversity & inclusion, & alternative forms of funding for entrepreneurs.<SPAN STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Founder Institute is hosting this event as part of our Female Founder Initiative.</SPAN></P>
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<P><STRONG>Moderator:</STRONG></P>
<P>Gen Teare is Head of Content at Crunchbase. She is responsible for data on the Crunchbase platform, the community & venture partnerships who contribute to the accuracy of the dataset. She has been writing & presenting on the issue of gender equity providing reports using Crunchbase data. Gen joined TechCrunch in 2008 to run Crunchbase within 6 months of its founding. Working from the Atherton ranch, Gen was also involved with the setup of TechCrunch50 & TechCrunch Disrupt events from 2008 to 2012. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she was a Director of Marketing & Key Partnerships at RealNames, the company that provided natural language navigation in the browser bar.She began her early Internet career in the 90s by co-founding Cyberia the original CyberCafe in London with Eva Pascoe.</P>
<P><STRONG>Panelists:</STRONG></P>
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<P><STRONG>Dedra </STRONG><SPAN STYLE="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><STRONG>Chamberlin</STRONG></SPAN>is founder & CEO of Cirrus Identity, a digital identity management company that makes it really easy to integrate "guest" users in enterprise (applicants, alum, external collaborators, contractors, volunteers, retirees). She was formerly Deputy Director of Identity & Access Management at UC Berkeley & UCSF, & chaired the workgroup responsible for crafting the University of California's system-wide identity strategy. She has participated in numerous nation-wide identity strategy workgroups & speaks regularly at IT conferences. Her goal is to take the frustration out of secure access to online services.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Magdalena Rodrguez</STRONG> is the Vice President at the Uruguayan LGBT Chamber of Commerce, she is also a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of GPSGAY & PRO Internacional. Magdalena is a TEDX speaker & received many international awards such us the Mobile Premiere Award in Barcelona which identified GPSGAY as one of the best up & coming apps in the world. GPSGAY is a for profit with social impact addressing health issues, self-esteeem, work & social inclusion; working hand by hand with the United Nations, Unilever & Microsoft among other very important corporations.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Sankaet Pathak</STRONG>, CEO & Founder, Synapse Financial Technologies - As a student at the University of Memphis & a recent immigrant to the USA, Sankaet Pathak needed to open a bank account. He was surprised to learn that wasnt an easy task. Even an online financial technology platform that considered itself a simple banking alternative was unable to open an account for him on the grounds of insufficient data/credit history. Sankaet knew he had to develop a better option not only for himself but for the over 20% of adults in the USA with poor or limited credit history. Sankaet, completed a Master's in computer engineering at the University of Memphis, where he previously majored in computer engineering, physics & mathematics. A scientist at heart, much of Pathak's academic work was focused on physics & research related to the solar corona. Sankaet has a passion for AI/Machine Learning in the Fintech space & how to use this technology for back office automation in Banking. Making banking accessible to all.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Sidd Gavirneni</STRONG>, CEO & Co-Founder of Zeguro - a cyber insurance startup focusing on helping small businesses mitigate their cyber risks. Sidd grew up in India & has lived across the US & in other countries. Zeguro is currently raising funds for it's seed round. Sidd brings his perspectives on this process as an Indian, LGBTQ entrepreneur.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Tijan Watt</STRONG>has enjoyed a 20 year career as both an operating entrepreneur creating leading consumer brands in Senegal, & in finance working in cross border investment banking at Goldman Sachs & private equity at Nigerian firm Travant Capital Partners. Tijan graduated suma cum laude from Howard University with a BS in mathematics & holds an MBA from Harvard University.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Maryam Haque</STRONG>provides strategic leadership related to venture capital research & data to support NVCAs mission of advocating for policies that empower entrepreneurs & their investors, & serving as the definitive resource for venture capital data. She produces the annual NVCA Yearbook, creates data-driven content to quantify the size & impact of the venture industry, & frequently publishes insights on the NVCA blog. Based in San Francisco, Maryam also provides strategic leadership as it relates to NVCAs engagement with the venture ecosystem & long-term growth.Prior to joining NVCA, Maryam was the Senior Director of Research for EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. In this role, she oversaw & managed the organizations full suite of research & data products & services, helping to elevate EMPEAs visibility in the private capital industry both at home & abroad. While at EMPEA, she founded the DC Women in Private Equity & Venture Capital Group, which serves as a professional networking group of 70+ women from the DC area that are active in the private equity & venture capital industries.</P>
<P>Maryam started her career in the Private Equity & Venture Capital division of Dow Jones & Company in San Francisco, where she primarily supported its flagship product VentureSource in various research capacities. At Dow Jones, she co-authored the study Women at the Wheel: Do Female Executives Drive Start-up Success? which examined the impact female senior executives have had on the success of venture-backed companies.Maryam graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Science in Policy & Management.</P>
<P><STRONG>Who should Attend?</STRONG><BR></P>
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<LI>Anyone interested in entrepreneurship</LI>
<LI>Anyone who is keen to learn from an inspiring, enlightening & authentic conversation</LI>
<LI>Anyone who has an idea for a startup or an early-stage company but is unsure about what to do next</LI>
<LI>Anyone interested in meeting fellow female entrepreneurs starting a company</LI>
<LI>Anyone interested in meeting Founder Institute Directors or Mentors</LI>
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<P><STRONG>What is the Agenda?</STRONG><BR></P>
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<LI>Stories from female founders</LI>
<LI>Q&A Panel</LI>
<LI>Short Presentation on the Founder Institute & the Female Founder Initiative</LI>
<LI>Networking, Socializing & appetizers!</LI>
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