Join the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute at the Leslie eLab for a networking lunch and info session on the Female Founders Fellowship from 12:00 - 2:00 PM ET on March 14th to meet local investors and entrepreneurs at NYU who are committed to advancing gender equity in entrepreneurship.

March's guest speaker will be Olivia Landau (Steinhardt '13), Founder of The Clear Cut, a direct to consumer diamond jewelry company. Olivia is a 4th generation diamond expert, a G.I.A. Graduate Gemologist (GG) and a NYU Alum. She initially started The Clear Cut as an educational blog for friends and family on how to purchase an engagement ring. Then, her followers started requesting bespoke diamond engagement rings on Instagram. The Clear Cut is reimagining the diamond industry by dismantling the traditional brick and mortar store, selling millions of dollars worth of diamonds through social media.

Where: Leslie eLab, 16 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003

AGENDA:

12-12:30 pm: Lunch & Networking

12:30-1:30 pm: AMA with Olivia Landau

1:30 - 2 pm: NYU Female Founders Fellowship info session

The **NYU Female Founders Fellowship** is on the search for an extraordinary group of NYU entrepreneurs for its next cohort for the Fall 2025 semester.

Open to all current NYU student, faculty, and staff entrepreneurs who are committed to advancing gender equity in entrepreneurship, the Female Founders Fellowship provides training, mentorship, networking opportunities, and individual loan alleviation grants of up to $25,000 per Fellow.

To learn more about the program and the loan alleviation grants, join us for an informative info session! We will also share tips on how to make your application stand out!

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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. EACH ATTENDEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN WITH THEIR NYU ID CARD

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