We will be hosting Women 2.0 Founder Friday events on July 13 – find one near you!
By Sepideh Nasiri (Director of All Things Offline, Women 2.0)
Good news! We are launching a new city for Founder Friday this month – Mexico City on July 6 featuring CEO Shaherose Charania!
Founder Friday is a Women 2.0 networking event promoting the creation of new networks among aspiring entrepreneurs, current entrepreneurs and investors ininnovative cities around the world.
Founder Friday events are currently hosted in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, New York, Austin, Madrid, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Bogotá and Mexico City!
We are looking forward to seeing you at Founder Friday.
Here are theFounder Friday will be held at in July 2012:
- Founder Friday Bogotá will be co-hosted by Shaherose Charania (Co-Founder & CEO, Women 2.0 & Founder Labs), Sumaya Kazi (Founder & CEO, Sumazi) and Maria Isabel Murillo (Co-Founder, Usaria) on Friday, July 13 at Wayra in Bogotá, Colombia. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Bogotá here. This event was sponsored by Wayra.
- will be hosted Campbell McKellar (Founder & CEO, Loosecubes) at Makovsky on Friday, July 13 in New York, New York. Free RSVP for Founder Friday New York here. This event was sponsored by Makovsky.
- Founder Friday San Diego will be co-hosted by Renee Zau (Founder, DonationMatch) and Shelly Bowen (Founder, Red Piggy Press) at Procopio on Friday, July 13 in San Diego, California. Free RSVP for Founder Friday San Diego here. This event is sponsored by Procopio.
- Founder Friday Orange County will be hosted by Melinda Kim (Co-Founder, TrustVillage) at Back Bay Bistro on Friday, July 13 in Newport Beach, California. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Orange County here.
- Founder Friday Los Angeles will be hosted by Anna Sergeeva (Co-Founder, Planana) at Bodega Wine Bar on Friday, July 13 in Santa Monica, CA. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Los Angeles here.
- Founder Friday Silicon Valley will be hosted by Emily Olson (Co-Founder & Chief Foodie, Foodzie) at Color Labs on Friday, July 13 in Palo Alto, California. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Silicon Valley here.
- Founder Friday San Francisco will be hosted by Jennifer Pahlka (Founder & Executive Director, Code for America) and Alicia Morga (Co-Founder, Refleta) at Bluxome Street Winery on Friday, July 13 in San Francisco, California. Free RSVP for Founder Friday San Francisco here.
- Founder Friday Austin will be co-hosted by Erica Douglass (Co-Founder & CEO, Whoosh Traffic) and Mary Beth Brendza (Founder & CEO, AppExpress) at a location TBA on Friday, July 13 in Austin, Texas. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Austin here.
- Founder Friday Barcelona will be hosted by María Trullás (Founder & CEO, Cuponeo) at Bar Bar Velódromo on Friday, July 13 in in Barcelona, Spain. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Barcelona here. This event is sponsored by Moritz.
- Founder Friday Madrid will be co-hosted by Ana Maria Llopis (Founder, Ideas4all) and Teresa Gonzalo (Co-Founder, Biotech Ambiox) at the Women Station on Friday, July 13 in Madrid, Barcelona. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Madrid here. This event is sponsored by The Women Station.
- Founder Friday Buenos Aires will be co-hosted by Carolina Dams (Angel Investor & Co-Founder & Partner, A2C Advisors and Maca Lara (Co-Founder, Pulso Social) at Malabia 1720 on Friday, July 13 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Buenos Aires here. This event is sponsored by Nextperience Labs.
- Founder Friday Santiago will be hosted by Patricia Leiva (Founder, Zancada) at La Cafet on Friday, July 13 in Santiago, Chile. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Santiago here.
- Founder Friday Mexico City (NEW!) will be hosted by Shaherose Charania (Co-Founder & CEO, Women 2.0 & Co-Founder, Founder Labs) and Adriana Tortajada (Co-Founder, Fondo Emprendedores) at CENTRO on Friday, July 6 in Mexico City, Mexico. Free RSVP for Founder Friday Mexico City here. This event was sponsored by CENTRO.
Special thanks to our sponsors! If you are interested in sponsoring any of our cities, please contact me at [email protected].
We’re looking for successful female founders of technology startups to host Founder Fridays. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact me at [email protected] to discuss guidelines.
Thanks to the Kauffman Foundation for being our corporate sponsor and one of our early supporters!
Sepideh (“Sepi”) Nasiri is Director of All Things Offline at Women 2.0. Sepi started her career as a Managing Editor of a LA Global Magazine out of college. The written word has always been her passion. She is an avid technology enthusiast and a board member of several non-profits due to her passion for philanthropy. She is currently an advisor to several early-stage startups. Sepi launched her first app The Date Saver Platinum in 2010, a clean tech mobile app. Follow her on Twitter at @SepidehN.