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The #InvestInWomenFounders Summit is where the most driven entrepreneurs, investors, and executives come together to ignite opportunity and fund the future. This is the event where women founders share bold ideas, investors discover the next breakout companies, and executives connect with innovators shaping tomorrow’s economy. If you believe in the power of women to transform industries, this is where you belong. Every connection made here has the potential to launch a company, change a career, and reshape the investment landscape. Reserve your seat now and be part of the movement that’s redefining
who gets funded and how the future is built.
2025 Top 9 + Interviewers
>>> Meet This Year's Founders & Interviewers
2025 Top 9 Women Founders
Lana Ashby Rowder, Founder & CEO of lookingGLASS – Texas
Shannon Aylesworth, CEO of Ursamin – New York
Kristina Bagnoli, Co-Founder/CEO of 5ENSES, LLC – Indiana
Cindy Dunston Quirk, Founder, Scout & Zoe’s – Indiana
Tamara Fyke, Founder of BlueWonder Creative, Inc. – Tennessee
Michelle Hurdle, CEO & Founder of Gig Dental – Indiana
Eve Keller, Franchisee, The Sports Bra Indy – Indiana
Caitlin Walsh, CEO & Founder, Caitie G – Indiana
Nakeisha Washington, CEO & Founder, Nyla Nova STEMversity
2025 Interviewers
Rebecca Bormann - CEO & Founder, RB Consulting
Kristine Camron - Partner, Camron, Mollin LLC
Liz Conzo-Kershner - Sr. Delta Faucet
Teresa Danielson – Owner, TJ Northern Michigan Rentals & BDA
Jon Dartt – Councilman, Westfield, IN
Christi Garcia – Talent Recruiting & Business Dev, E-gineering
Jim Parshall - Eli Lilly
Doug Rammel – Founder, Investor, COO ConneCXiOn
2024 Summit Photos
>>> Women-Owned Businesses ROCK!
WATCH the 2024 Interviews
>>> See the vision, confidence, and growth that set them apart
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, Open Books MD
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.
