Post by Amina Tushakova

CALI - Central Asian Ladies Initiative and Daxe are thrilled to host the Early Stage Female Founder Pitch Competition (lu.ma/6lkme75i)! If you're a female-founded startup seeking an opportunity to pitch to expert VCs and raise funds, join us on Thursday, August 8 at 5:00 PM. To participate, apply by August 5 here (https://lnkd.in/ga9fiTFE). Not a startup? Not a problem. Join us if you are interested in knowing more about what it means to be a startup founder or just want to network with speakers, investors and startup founders. Agenda: 5:00 - 5:30 Networking 5:30 - 5:50 Fireside chat with Aytakin Aliyeva🌛 5:50 - 6:00 Investors introductions 6:00 - 7:30 Ten startups pitches 7:30 - 8:00 Networking Pitch Format: ​Offline only, 3 min per each pitch + 2 min for Q&A. Keynote Speaker: Aytakin Aliyeva🌛, Founder of Femigrants Foundation, Forbes Featured Community Builder, Double GOLD Award Winner - Women Changing The World Awards23, Top 25 Female Influencer of 2023 WomElle, Voice of Immigrants. Judges: - ​Stella Kim, Investor, CEO of IndigiLabs US, Co-Founder of Stealth Startup, Venture Studio + Fund. ​- Anastasia Budinskaya, Investor at NFX, Co-Founder & CBO of 1bio, Creator at Biotech & Brews. - Jing Lin, Ph.D., Healthcare Venture Capital Investor, Founder and Managing Director at KOFA Healthcare. - Kemi Christina Abdul, Board Member at InfraCorp, Managing Director at BlueHaven (FZ). - Casancia Khoo, Director, Investments at Temasek, works with Trigo Vision, Fabric, Einride, Momenta. - Amrutha Nair, Investor, Stanford GSB (MSx ‘25), Growth Leader, Monetization Strategist, DE&I Advocate. Hosted by: - ​Erika Bahr, Founder of Daxe, Harvard Business Analytics, Data Science, AI/ML, Female Empowerment, Darden School of Business MSBA. - ​Amina Tushakova, Co-Founder of CALI, Research Intern at Stanford University School of Engineering, Physics & CS at Minerva. - ​Jason Nyeh, Program Manager at Lamarka Consulting Services, Franchisee / Operator at Baskin Robbins, Co-Founder at Alphataba,Inc. - Kani O., Co-Founder of CALI, Stanford GSB (MSx ‘25), Senior Engineer at Cisco. - Togzhan Ibrayeva, Co-Founder of CALI, Data Privacy Attorney at Esri Inc. - ​Aknur Abdikarim, Co-Founder of CALI, Co-Founder at Uocan, FIRST Robotics Alumni, CS and Business at Minerva University. Hosts: ​CALI - Central Asian Ladies Initiative ​A forum for Central Asian women in Silicon Valley to network, develop professional skills and contribute to the community. ​Daxe ​Daxe is at the forefront of transforming legal diligence processes with its cutting-edge, Al-powered platform. ​Crowell & Moring ​Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia. ​Multiverse ​The global platform for investment, innovation and entrepreneurship. ​Lamarka Consulting Services ​Lamarka Venture Fund award-winning micro-VC fund investing selectively in the most promising early-stage startups in our broader network.