6th Annual NYU Female Founders Forum

Join the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute on Friday, Feb. 21 at the NYU Kimmel Center - Rosenthal Pavilion for the 2025 NYU Female Founders Forum!

The Female Founders Forum will bring together founders, investors, and members of the NYU community for an inspirational half-day of conversation and networking, in pursuit of expanding opportunity and community building for current and future founders. This event is open to all women founders, investors, and their allies (regardless of gender or NYU affiliation).

Keynote: Lia Winograd (Stern MBA '19), Co-Founder & Co-CEO of .

AGENDA

12:30: Doors Open & Networking!

• Make sure to grab lunch before arriving to the Forum!

1:00 - 1:10 PM: Welcome + Opening Remarks

1:15 - 2:15 PM: Keynote w/ (Stern MBA '19), Founder of

Moderator: Britt Martin (GSAS '17)

2:15 - 3:15 PM: Entrepreneurs Panel

Panelists:

• Jane Chen, Co-Founder of Stepwise
• Ayman Mukerji Househam (Silver '20), Founder of Jivika
• Nisha Maheshwari (Tandon '25), Co-Founder of CaroRhythm
• Aleksandra Medina (Abu Dhabi '20), Co-Founder of Frich

Moderated by Stephanie Shyu, Associate Director, NYU Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship

3:15 - 3:45 PM: Coffee Break & Networking

3:45 - 4:45 PM: Investors Panel

Panelists:

• Lori Berenberg (Stern '17), Bloomberg Beta
• Shivani Mathur, (Stern '19), Comcast Ventures
• Nicole Ripka (Stern '23), Betworks
• Zoe van den Bol (Stern '21), Alpha Partners

Moderator: Azade Hosseini, PhD, Venture Associate, NYU Entrepreneurial Institute

4:45 - 5:00 PM: Awards Ceremony

5:00 - 6:00 PM: Closing Remarks & Poster Session

The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations for events and services should be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the accommodation need. Please email [email protected] for assistance.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

New York University Rosenthal Pavilion, 60 Washington Square South, New York, United States