#InvestInWomenFounders
2024 Summit Recap
The 2024 #InvestInWomenFounders Summit took place on December 5 at the Delta Faucet Company. This half day celebration and convening of founders, funders, and corporate executives focused on helping women founders secure investment. Who are our FAVORITE investors? Successful individuals with the financial capacity to invest at least $5,000++/year and are committed to fueling growth in women-owned businesses. See photos and watch interviews from the Summit below.
Meet the Keynote, Top 9 + Interviewers
>>> "Highest caliber of talent we've seen so far!" - Attendee
Keynote Speaker
Rebecca Bormann is the Founder and CEO of RB Consulting Agency, where she leverages over 20 years of corporate leadership experience in sales, marketing, and business development to drive transformative growth for her clients. A dedicated Startup Ladies Ambassador and investor, Rebecca is deeply committed to empowering women entrepreneurs and fostering equity and inclusion in business and STEM fields.
Rebecca prepared the audience to have follow up conversations after the Summit so both founders and funders win.
Top 9 Women Founders
Alyssa Antcliff, Co-founder & CEO of IndiAide
Cara Bognar, Founder & CEO of Top Tier Lessons
Chere Cofer, Founder & CEO of Open Books MD
Nithya Kasireddy, CEO of Levisonics Inc
Haley Marie Keith, CEO & Co-founder, Mito Materials
Ishita Majumdar, Co-founder & CTO of Inara AI
Suzanne McKenzie, Founder & CEO/COO of ABLE MADE
Mara Smith, Founder & CEO of Inspiro Tequila
Leslie Young, Founder & CEO of Beautiful Dreamers, LLC
Interviewers
Teresa Danielson – Owner, TJ Northern Michigan Rentals & BDA
Jon Dartt – Councilman, Westfield, IN
Roger Deetz – VP Engineering, Blueprint
Christi Garcia – Talent Recruiting & Business Dev, E-gineering
Jon Gilman – CEO, Clear Software
Mike Hatfield – Chairman, Carium
Eric Prugh – CPO, Authentix
Doug Rammel – Founder & CIO, Abstract Reality Ventures
Travis Tucker – EVP, Meyer Najem
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WATCH the Interviews
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Alyssa Antcliff
Founder & CEO, IndiAide
Pre- Seed, Generating Revenue
Jon Gilman, exited Founder of Clear Software, interviews Alyssa Antcliff. IndiAide is the research-backed daily organization platform that enables people with cognitive impairments to maximize their independence, benefiting individuals, families, businesses, and the healthcare system as a whole.
Cara Bognar
Founder & CEO, Top Tier Lessons
Pre-Seed, Generating Revenue
Christi Garcia, Lead, Talent Recruiting and Business Developer at E-gineering, interviews Cara Bognar. Top Tier Lessons connects student athletes with parents in the local community looking for sports lessons for their kids, handling the venue, payment, scheduling and safety of each lesson.
Chere Cofer
Founder & CEO, IndiAide
Pre- Seed, Generating Revenue
Mike Hatfield, Chairman of Carium, interviews Chere Cofer. Open Books MD is a software scheduling platform that connects healthcare providers with their pharmaceutical industry partners to create, manage and execute medical information meetings.
Nithya Kasireddy
CEO, Levisonics Inc.
Seed, Pre-Revenue
Roger Deetz, Vice President of BluePrint, interviews Nithya Kasireddy. Levisonics Inc. develops advanced, minimally invasive blood clot analyzers for hospitals and clinics, providing a complete blood clotting assessment from a small finger or heel-prick sample with multiple test results in a single, quick test—reducing the need for repeated blood draws and benefiting both pediatric and adult patients.
Haley Marie Keith
Co-founder & CEO, MITO Material Solutions
Seed, Generating Revenue
Travis Tucker, EVP of Meyer Najem, interviews Haley Keith. MITO Materials offers novel technology that empowers manufacturers to improve their products’ performance and reduce material consumption. MITO’s products integrate graphene (the world's strongest material) into existing materials and manufacturing processes - creating lighter, tougher, and stronger components.
Suzanne McKenzie
Founder & CEO, ABLE MADE
Pre-Seed, Generating Revenue
Jon Dartt, Councilman in Westflied, IN, interviews Suzanne McKenzie. ABLE MADE, the Original Off Pitch Soccer Style brand, combines soccer-inspired apparel and accessories with responsible manufacturing by offering ready-to-wear apparel and accessories that are responsibly made and insanely comfortable.
Mara Smith
Founder & CEO, Inspiro Tequila
Seed
Doug Rammel, Founder & CIO of Abstract Reality Ventures, interviews Mara Smith. Inspiro Tequila is a clean, additive-free, ultra-premium tequila brand that is distilled, owned and led by women, redefining how women enjoy tequila by providing easy to drink and elevated spirits.
Leslie Young
Founder & CEO, Beautiful Dreamers
Pre-Seed
Teresa Danielson, Owner of TJ Northern Michigan Rentals and BDA, interviews Leslie Young. Beautiful Dreamers is leading a movement to create inclusive kids bedding and decor that supports fair and authentic representation for Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial children at a young age and teaches all children to accept and value our differences.
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