WFN 2017 Fast Pitch Event

Women Founders Network:
Building the Female Entrepreneur Ecosystem
WFN connects women founders building high-growth businesses not only with the required capital but also with the resources, connections, mentorship and sponsorship they need to grow scalable, transformative, successful businesses. WFN has awarded and directly invested $485,000 in women-founded companies in the past four years, and alumni have gone on to raise over $37 million in funding.

Annual Fast Pitch Competition:
Women entrepreneurs apply to compete in our annual Fast Pitch Competition for a prize package of $35,000 in cash awards plus over $100K of in-kind professional services. Through two rounds of voting, the top 10 companies are selected to present on-stage at the Fast Pitch event on October 19th for the final voting round.

Top 10 Companies:
Aerosol Devices
Basepaws
Blendoor
Blue Fever
Bootstrap Legal
CONVRG
Hintd
Karmies
Reel
Tea Drops

FAST PITCH EVENT:
OCTOBER 19, 2017 from 5:00-9:30pm

LOCATION:
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA
570 Westwood Plaza, Building 114, MC 722710, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7227

Parking is available on-site for $12

Register by clicking the green TICKETS button above:
Regular Rate: $100 effective 9/1-10/15
Late Registration: $125 effective 10/16-10/19
Female Funders Forum: contact us for info

AGENDA:
4:00-5:00pm – Female Funders Forum – by invitation only
VIP special event for angel investors and venture capitalists

5:00-6:00pm – Check-in & Networking Reception for Fast Pitch Event (CNSI Lobby)
Program begins – CNSI Auditorium
6:00-6:15 – Opening remarks
6:15-8:15 – Fast Pitch Presentations by Top 10 Companies
8:15-9:00 – Open networking/Vendor & Top 10 tables (CNSI Lobby); Fast Pitch Judges convene for final voting
9:00-9:30 – All guests return to auditorium for announcement of winners/award presentations

Special thanks to CNSI for generously providing their facilities for this event!