Where Venture-Backable Founders Meet Capital

Expect conversations with funded founders actively building and raising, alongside investors looking to fund more women-led companies.

If you're a female founder at any stage, you are welcome. Our panel is just made up of FFF!

If you're male or female, but back female founders, you are welcome too!

The Program

FFF V : Two panels. One room. Real signal.

Founder Panel - $180M+ raised collectively. These founders will share what the journey actually looks like: the hard parts, the pivots, what moved investors, what didn't.

🎤 Emily Yuan - COO & Co-Founder, Corgi

🎤 Libby Leffler - Founder & CEO, First

🎤 Capella Kerst, Ph.D. - CEO & Founder, geCKo Materials

🎤 Emily Long - CEO & Founder, Edera

Moderated by Dasha Shunina - Women Tech Meetup

VC Panel — What does fundable actually mean in today's market? Three partners from some of Silicon Valley's most active early-stage funds go on record.

🎤 Shaherose Charania - Partner, Unshackled Ventures

🎤 Amy Yin - Partner, defy.vc

🎤 Monisha Perkash - Partner, Mojo Ventures

FFF is open to all women, all female founders (raised, bootstrapped, or just getting started) and every funder, male or female who backs them.

Why Attend: 

FFF goes beyond performative empowerment. This is a tactical room for women founders who are building, raising, scaling, and staying top of mind with the people who can open doors. Walk away with actionable advice on fundraising strategy, investor relationships, scaling, and founder growth, alongside serious founders, investors, operators, and allies committed to helping more women-led companies get funded, scaled, and seen.

Who's in the Room: 

800+ attendees across four Silicon Valley events. 150 to 300+ per event. Typically 60 to 70% founders (pre-seed to Series A) and 30 to 40% investors, operators, and allies. Every seat is intentional. FFF is built on the belief that intentional curation matters. We are focused on bringing the right founders, investors, operators, male allies, and ecosystem leaders into the room so every conversation has the potential to create real value.

Funded Female Founders: 

We are a curated community, event series, and summit connecting female founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders. Now expanding across San Francisco and New York.

Series Hosts & Producers:

Startup Grind is a global community of founders, innovators, and ecosystem builders dedicated to educating, inspiring, and connecting entrepreneurs everywhere. Rooted in grassroots chapters and powered by events, programming, and peer learning, Startup Grind brings together founders at every stage to share candid stories, build meaningful relationships, and accelerate growth. James Gee runs their Global Sales and Partnerships team and hosts multiple events every month, so reach out to him to find out more.

SUPERCONNECTED - is a premium events production company backed by a highly engaged founder and investor community. We design high-signal, relationship-driven experiences that bring together funded founders, VCs, operators, and ecosystem partners in intentionally curated rooms. From summits and pitch nights to private dinners, our events prioritize quality over scale, meaningful connections over transactional networking, and real outcomes. Mabel Chan is the Founder of Superconnected.

Shack15 - We’re a social club in the heart of San Francisco, dedicated to serving the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers. At SHACK15, we aim to be the landing pad for individuals coming from around the world to access Silicon Valley and all that it has to offer. With a rich programming calendar and a diverse community, this is the ideal place to call your home.

Opportunities:

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Important Notes: 

Each attendee is individually vetted. Registering does not guarantee acceptance. Thank you for understanding.

No Refunds or Transfers: 

All ticket sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable unless otherwise approved by the event organizers.

Important Notice: 

RSVP is required and this event is 21+. Please review SHACK15’s House Rules and Guest Code of Conduct before attending. SHACK15 is located on the 2nd floor of San Francisco’s Ferry Building. Enter through the Ferry Building’s Office Lobby, located underneath the giant clock tower on the left side of the main market entrance, and take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Please note that SHACK15 has a strict venue capacity limit. Entry is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed once the venue reaches capacity, even with registration or approval. Please arrive early to secure your spot.