Join the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute to meet local female founders and investors.
Join the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute at the Leslie eLab for a networking lunch from 12:00 – 2:00 PM ET to meet local investors and local entrepreneurs at NYU who are committed to advancing gender equality in entrepreneurship. Our guest speaker is Ashika Kalra (Stern ’14), First Round Capital, CEO and Founder of The Vidya Project, and co-author of Behind Her Vision: Women of New York City.

More about this month’s speaker:

Ashika Kalra is Chief of Staff at First Round Capital where she helps evaluate new investment opportunities and supports portfolio companies post-investment. Prior to First Round, she worked at the Zuckerberg Institute to help democratize access to entrepreneurial education for innovators around the world. Ashika also has a deep interest in public policy and launched a non-profit, The Vidya Project, focused on integrating action-oriented learning in classrooms across India and West Africa. She is currently a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum and a graduate of NYU Stern School of Business and Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs.

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Past speakers include:

Rachel Tipograph, MikMak
Kobi Wu, VisuWall Technologies
Anna Palmer, General Partner at Flybridge
Rachel Baruch, Investor at Anthos Capital
Jess Weiss, Founder and CEO of Trix Magazine
Joy Marcus, Venture Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners
Liz Hartley, VC & Startup Advisor
Amira Rasool, Founder + CEO of The Folklore
Jasmine Jones, CEO + Co-Founder of Cherry Blossom Intimates
Cora Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Young King Hair Care
Laura Rocha, CEO & Co-Founder of Dathic
Sophie Stenbeck, Co-Founder and General Partner of Max Ventures (CAS ’04)
Jade Kearney & Marguerite Pierce, Co-Founders of She Matters (Steinhardt ‘20)
Olivia Landau, Co-Founder and CEO of The Clear Cut (Steinhardt ’13)
Jess Riegel, Co-Founder and CEO of Motivote (Wagner ’18)
Yana Yasevich, Co-Founder of Remi (Gallatin ‘17)
Katie Shea, Partner at Kairos (Stern, ’09)
Amina Yamusah, co-founder and CTO of Bloc
Rebecca Kaden, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures
Claudia Espinosa, Founder of L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program (Wagner ’13)
Caren Maio, CEO and Co-Founder of Nestio (Gallatin ’07)
Lisbeth Kaufman, CEO & CoFounder of KitSplit (Stern ’15)
Amy Auton-Smith, Founder and CEO of FairFrame.io (Wagner ’18)
Grace Lee, CEO of Health Enovation, Inc
*THIS EVENT IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT NYU STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF, AND EACH ATTENDEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN WITH THEIR NYU ID CARD & VIOLET GO PASS*
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