Join the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute via ZOOM for a networking lunch from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM to meet local female founders and investors. Our guest speaker, Anna Palmer, General Partner at Flybridge, will share her startup stories and we’ll discuss resources for female founders in creating innovative businesses at NYU.

More about this month's speaker:

Anna Palmer is a General Partner at Flybridge and cofounder of XFactor Ventures. She invests across D2C and B2B, with an interest in community driven companies, commerce 3.0, marketplaces, and the everyday economy. Anna is also an investor in Chief, Zubale, Mixlab, Goss Media and more.

Anna is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship, e-commerce, gender diversity and investment trends, including at E-Tail, MConn, New England Venture Summit and more. Her companies and work have been featured on CNBC SquawkBox, Fortune, InStyle, TechCrunch & the books Counter Mentor Leadership and Launching While Female.

Past speakers include:

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

Please note that current students & faculty will be required to show NYU ID. Alumni and the general public may purchase tickets when available.

The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations for events and services should be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the accommodation need. Please email carol.ourivio@nyu.edu for assistance.