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Last night Female Founders Fund partnered with Lerer Hippeau and Ramp to host a “Female Founder in AI Panel.” Special thanks to speakers Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Emilie Poteat, and Kat Garcia, and Isabelle Phelps for moderating the discussion. Some key takeaways: 💡 Sheila Lirio Marcelo reminded us that leadership matters in AI. We need more female founders the serve as leaders in this space as the category is being built out. 💡 Emilie Poteat shared the importance of awareness of the impact of policy shifts, and governance and management of individual's data to uphold personal privacy as our data becomes more accessible. 💡 Kat Garcia highlighted the advantage that AI startups have the move quickly and iterate in comparison to legacy leaders and large companies. Finally, one of the greatest lessons was for female founders to carry themselves with an “authentic boldness” when it comes to building their companies and fundraising to scale. We are excited to see that in 2023 more than 50% of U.S. investment went to AI companies with at least one female founder for a total of around $21 billion. We are hopeful that this number will continue to increase as more female founders create the companies of the future powered by these technological advancements. If you are a female founder building in AI, we'd love to hear from you! Submit your pitches to pitches@femalefoundersfund.com #femalefounders #womenleaders #womenintech #vc #startups #ai #womeninai

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Clara Bifano

Head of Internacional Sales | Head of International Sales | B2B Relationship and Meeting Scheduling Specialist on LinkedIn | Marketing | B2B Sales | B2B Leads

1w

It's inspiring to see such a strong focus on leadership and data privacy in AI, especially with the growing number of female founders driving innovation in this space.

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Rachel ten Brink

General Partner Red Bike Capital | Y Combinator Founder | Board Member

1mo

Sorry I missed it Sheila Lirio Marcelo!

Archita Fritz

Fractional Product Marketing Leader | Strategic Board Advisor | I enable C-suites & Boards to turn plans into progress | Workplace Culture Advisor | DEIB

1mo

“We are excited to see that in 2023 more than 50% of U.S. investment went to AI companies with at least one female founder for a total of around $21 billion.” This is progress 👏🏽 and love seeing a panel like this! #DesignHerIn! Marie Hemingway

Erin Rose

Founder of MySideKicK | Official Safety App of Team USA Athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympics 🇺🇸 | Mission to make cities, college campuses & travel of the future smarter & safer with AI, automation & community

3w

So glad I could attend, really great event and panel!

Jessica Ovadia

Helping Healthcare Leaders Communicate Simply | Content Strategy & Relationship Management | Master of Public Health (MPH)

1mo

Great summary and panel update. You mentioned 50% of investments went to AI companies with atleast 1 female founder. Whats the breakdown of the other 50%? It’s exciting to see the needle continue to move- especially in an industry changing so quickly.

Sangheetha Parthasarathy

I help Indian-origin women execs and CEOs who go all out for people at work & family, assert their own needs | 100's of clients, results in 6 weeks.

3w

How encouraging to see that 50% of AI funding went to companies with atleast one female founder !

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Amy Misnik, Pharm.D.

Executive & Entrepreneur | Investor & Advisor | Top Voice | I write about business, leadership, & living life to your max potential

4w

Thank you for an incredible event Anu Duggal and team! It was an amazing panel 🔥 Joya Dass Funding and capital raising for female founders was at the forefront of this event and I loved it!

Yi Meng

CEO and Founder | Social Commerce | Entrepreneurship | Sales | Strategic Planning | Innovation | Empower Women

2w

Yeah! I'm glad to see 🙈 we got organization that helps female founders. As a minority female founder I see there is light in the tunnel. Lily Meng-CoCarting

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Marissa Cohen

Chief of Staff, Female Founders Fund

1mo

Such an awesome event and inspiring group of women!

Bhuva Shakti

I'm a Wall Street exec who manages risk for foreign companies entering the US market

1mo

Appreciate your support for female founders Anu Duggal!

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