Women Investors on the State of Women in Tech 2024

The good news: there are more women involved in tech investing than there have ever been before, including at some of the bit VC firms. The current landscape: investment – especially at the early stage – has slowed down. Rounds are taking a lot longer to close – if they close at all. That said, investors continue to invest in promising startups, so what do you need to do or know that will make your startup the standout? What are the challenges that both investors and founders are currently facing?

Join us for a panel discussion on the current state of investing. Veronica Guzman will be moderating, and questions from the audience will be welcomed throughout.

is an investor and founder of WAMVentures (Women And Minorities), a catalyst for business development that targets and partners with promising companies and leaders. WAMVentures helps you "color outside the lines," and provides business advisory, business development, capital raising guidance & strategic partnership services. For next-generation entrepreneurs, WAMVentures focuses on go-to-market (GTM) strategies, launch guidance, advisory board development & meaningful access to investors, decision-makers & influencers.

is a recognized industry expert in artificial intelligence, with a track record in financial services, IT and management consulting, award-winning business transformation executive. Currently the Chief AI Officer at New York University, Minerva holds four US patents in intelligent processing (mortgage process management) and serves on the Innovation Advisory Board of the New York State Department of Financial Services, the Technology Advisory Board of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation and is the former first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the City of New York. Both strategic and operational experience leading large practice teams with a commercial and product focus. She is also an angel investor.

is a New York based investor with over a decade of hands-on experience in funding and guiding early-stage entrepreneurs through the challenging terrains of startup development. As the Vice President of Platform and an Investment Committee Member at H/L Ventures, Galina plays a pivotal role in nurturing startups that exemplify growth, impact, and diversity. Her professional journey has seen her contribute to leading venture organizations, including the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), Grand Central Tech (now integrated with Company Ventures), and the internationally recognized 500 Global. Expanding her global footprint, Galina also served as a Scout at Aera VC (NZ/HK), where she specialized in sourcing promising start-up companies in pivotal sectors such as Food Systems, Health and Aging, Climate and Carbon solutions, and the dynamic interplay of Education and Work. Galina is an active member of Women in VC and a recent honoree of the "40 under 40 Rising Stars in Venture" list curated by the Venture Capital Journal.

is a social capitalist, who has been working in the tech sector first established itself in NYC, working with and advising founders, several of whom are now household names, unicorns – or both. She is also a superconnector who makes key introductions to investor, advisors or potential partners, which has proven to be a game changer for startups whom she advises. She also writes the weekly StartupOneStop newsletter, which is a first read of founders, investors and the tech press globally and hosts bi-weekly Online Investor Insights, which are always published in the newsletter.

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