Back to all events NYU Female Founders Lunch with Bakhtawer Baloch (SPS '26) & Anastasia Dor (Tisch) Host: NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
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Join the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute at the Tandon MakerSpace for a networking lunch to connect with local investors and entrepreneurs at NYU who are committed to advancing gender equity in entrepreneurship.

This month’s guest speakers are:

  • Bakhtawer Baloch (SPS ’26) – Co-Founder of Clairdoc
  • Anastasia Dor (Tisch) – Founder of Mentivista

Both are Female Founder Fellows who will share their startup journeys and insights into building ventures that drive change.

🗓️ Agenda

12:00 – 12:30 PM: Lunch & Networking
12:30 – 1:30 PM: AMA with Bakhtawer Baloch & Anastasia Dor
1:30 – 2:00 PM: Networking & Close

THIS EVENT IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT NYU STUDENTS & FACULTY. EACH ATTENDEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN WITH THEIR NYU ID CARD


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

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.

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Fri, November 21, 2025
12:00 PM ‐ 2:00 PM
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