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Women Tech Founders
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| With founder/CEOs Mehak Aggarwal (Sybill), Haruka Takamori (Syval), Jenny Chen (WalktheChat). |
| Persona, 685 Sutter St, San Francisco |
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Oct 07 (Tue) , 2025 @ 06:30 PM
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What's the Ugly Truth
In the heart of the world's most ambitious startup scene, women founders are still being told the playing field is better than ever. The numbers disagree. In 2025, women-led startups in the U.S. pulled just over 2% of all VC dollars - in SF, that means the game is still mostly played without you on the roster.
Even for seasoned founders, the warm-intro culture of Sand Hill Road keeps capital locked behind closed doors. Investors still pitch men on market domination & women on risk mitigation. AI, deep tech, & SaaS get the headlines, but the bar for women to raise in those sectors sits higher - & often comes with double the scrutiny.
In a city obsessed with the next big thing, women founders are forced to prove their staying power before they've even gotten a fair shot at scale.
Why You Should Attend
Because the SF hustle isn't slowing down, & neither are the expectations. You'll hear from founders who've raised in the most cut-throat funding climate in years, navigated the old biases wearing new disguises, & built companies that punch through without losing themselves in the process.
If you're building in tech - whether it's AI, enterprise, consumer apps, or the next category-breaker - this is where you'll learn how to navigate the maze, spot the landmines, & find your people.
Who You'll Meet
Women tech founders from pre-seed to Series B .
Investors & ecosystem builders with deep roots in SF's venture scene.
Operators, mentors, & allies who've seen the game from the inside & want it to change.
Haruka Takamori - Co-Founder & CEO of Syval
Haruka Takamori is the founder of Syval, a money journaling app that helps people quit impulse buying & understand the emotions behind their spending. She grew up in Taiwan in a single-parent household & later worked at ByteDance, in investment banking, & in venture capital. After overcoming her own shopping addiction, Haruka moved to San Francisco to build Syval. Inspired by personal experiences with financial instability, she is committed to making financial wellness accessible to all. Beyond startups, Haruka is trilingual & an active advocate for founder wellness & mindfulness practices.
Jenny Chen - CEO of WalktheChat
Jenny runs a performance marketing & data analytics agency that used AI to drive strategic insights for global luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Armani, & Chaumet. A recognized leader in social media & e-commerce within the fashion space, she spent 12 years in Beijing before moving to the U.S., where she lived in five cities across both coasts over 6 months before finally settling in San Francisco.
What We'll Talk About
Why SF's open network is still a closed loop without the right intros - & how to break in.
The new face of bias in venture: same double standard, now dressed in AI hype & metrics discipline.
Surviving the hyper-competitive pitch circuit without burning out.
What's working right now for women raising in SaaS, AI, & other high-growth sectors.
Building companies that scale on your terms, not just your investors'.
Co-hosted With
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Global Entrepreneurs Hub - Silicon Valley's $1M+ ARR+ Founder Community.
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GREY Journal - Media partner spotlighting modern entrepreneurs (featured on Apple News + Google News).
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About Ugly Talk:
Started in 2019, Ugly Talk has been transforming business setbacks into breakthrough aha! moments by hosting unfiltered, no-nonsense events where battle-tested entrepreneurs share their raw lessons & insights.
With a growing presence in cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, & Miami, we've built a vibrant community of thousands of founders & industry leaders making a profound impact on the entrepreneurial landscape.
Official Website: UglyTalk.com
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