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SUMMARY:Dolphin Tank at SXSW 2023
DESCRIPTION:This event has passed \n\n\n\n\nClick to see our Event Photos\n\n\n\n\nWatch the event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpringboard’s Dolphin Tank is an event that brings the power of our collective community to women entrepreneurs innovating in technology. Our Dolphin Tank events showcase exciting women-led companies and provide them with the opportunity for connections\, capital\, and insight from our audience of investors\, advisors\, and industry leaders. \n\n\n\nJoin Springboard Enterprises and Dolphin Tank sponsor Female Quotient at SXSW 2023 for an exciting pitch event featuring women founders and entrepreneurs\, expert panelists\, and interactive audience participation! \n\n\n\nWhen and Where\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 11\, 202310:30 AM CT – 11:30 AM CT \n\n\n\nFemale Quotient Equality Lounge  \n\n\n\nWaller Creek Boathouse74 Trinity St\, Austin\, TX 78701\, USA \n\n\n\nPlease note: This will be an in-person event \n\n\n\n\nRSVP to Attend\n\n\n\nAPPLY to Pitch\n\n\n\n\nWe’re Showcasing Women in Tech!\n\n\n\nDoes your company have at least one woman founder\, entrepreneur\, or executive in a key leadership position? Do you advise one? Pitch your company at Dolphin Tank! \n\n\n\nDon’t wait! Applications are due February 17\, 2023. \n\n\n\nCriteria for presenting companies:\n\n\n\n\nThe company must have at least one woman founder or in a key leadership position.\n\n\n\nAreas of focus that include\, but are not limited to enterprise-focused tech solutions.\n\n\n\nDemonstrated innovation in your industry and traction in your market.\n\n\n\nSeed stage to growth stage.\n\n\n\nMust be able to present in Austin\, TX on March 11\, 2023\n\n\n\n\nApply by February 17\, 2023\n\n\n\n\nPitch Your Company Today\n\n\n\n\nSpringboard Enterprises values diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) as essential to our mission and more broadly to a thriving\, equitable\, and just global community. We encourage women entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to apply. \n\n\n\n\nDownload our Dolphin Tank Look Book\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Our Experts and Advisors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshley Balla Partner\, Halogen Ventures \n\n\n\nAshley Balla is a Partner at Halogen Ventures. Halogen invests in early stage companies led by female founders. Among Halogen’s 70 portfolio companies are Babylist\, Teadrops\, the Skimm\, Live Tinted\, AllVoices\, and The Flex Company to name a few. Balla brings a unique and valuable perspective to the industry. She is a leader and advocate for the diversification in venture capital and is playing a key role in shifting the playing field to become more inclusive on all fronts in terms of age\, race\, gender and backgrounds. She co-runs the Halogen Fellowship in Venture Capital\, a Fellowship that aims to train exceptional undergraduate students in venture capital and to create more opportunities for young people from all backgrounds to become investors. She also started the Halogen Influencer Initiative. Balla sits as a board member of Los Angeles based Teadrops\, StyleRow and board observer of Kentucky based Inked Brands. Balla is on the steering committee of AllRaise LA\, on the Board of Latinx VC\, and part of the Multicultural Leadership Coalition by Goldhouse. She is dedicated to supporting and growing young entrepreneurs\, women in finance and creating a more diverse pipeline of investors in venture capital. She is a graduate of UCLA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRakia Reynolds Founder\, Skai Blue Media \n\n\n\nRakia Reynolds is a thought leader\, taste maker and branding expert who advises name brands on creative strategy. Her guiding principles as an intriguing storyteller focus on distilling equity in messaging\, and her ability to navigate the ever-increasing complex cultural and social media landscapes are only some of the reasons Rakia has successfully created her own distinct brand of authenticity and expertise for over 15 years. Rakia has been named by Inc. Magazine as one of the 27 Business Leaders Aiming to Change the World\, was listed as one of the 25 Most Socially Influential Tastemakers on Dell’s “Inspire 100” list\, and recently was also profiled by Forbes on their “Next 1000” list. Rakia regularly contributes her expertise to the pages of Forbes\, Inc.com\, HuffPost\, Fast Company\, and more. Onstage\, she captivates audiences across many industries as her talks span branding\, media\, multicultural business\, economic development\, and the entrepreneurial journey\, all of which are more than relevant to the recent challenging and changing times. Rakia is recognized for her innovative approach and commitment to authenticity and has spoken at TEDx\, SXSW\, Inbound\, and others. More than a keynote speaker\, Rakia is often called upon to moderate panel discussions due her in-depth knowledge of a wide range of topics affecting the business community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShelley Zalis CEO\, The Female Quotient \n\n\n\nShelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient\, a woman-owned business working with companies and conscious leaders to curate experiences\, thought leadership\, and solutions designed to achieve gender equality in the workplace and beyond. The FQ’s end-to-end equality platform includes co-branded research\, content campaigns\, and partnership opportunities at its signature Equality Lounges®. Visibility is further driven through The FQ’s robust social\, media\, and editorial channels. The FQ approach is intersectional\, inspirational\, and inclusive\, working with leaders and rising stars in every industry and around the world. Zalis is a pioneer for online research\, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today\, Zalis works with Fortune 500 companies\, impact organizations\, and conscious leaders to advance equality in the workplace. A firm believer in giving back with generosity\, Zalis is a proud mentor to women around the world. Zalis authors a Forbes column that provides virtual mentorship for women in middle management. She is co-founder of #SeeHer\, a movement led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to increase the accurate portrayal of women and girls in advertising and media. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRandall J. Clark Partner\, Gunderson Dettmer \n\n\n\nRandall’s practice focuses on the representation of emerging growth companies\, including companies within the following industries: software\, hardware\, education\, consumer\, and healthcare. Randall’s work with companies spans the entire corporate life-cycle\, including company formation and entity selection\, general corporate representation and counseling\, venture capital financings of equity and debt securities\, and mergers and acquisitions. Randall also devotes a substantial amount of time to the representation of venture capital funds of all stages in their foreign and domestic investment activities. Randall graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Prior to joining Gunderson Dettmer\, Randall practiced in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Our Moderator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Consani Head of Community\, Goodwater Capital \n\n\n\nAnna Consani is Head of Community at Goodwater Capital\, the largest consumer tech focused VC fund in the world. Goodwater’s mission is to empower exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good. At Goodwater\, Anna works within Portfolio Services to better connect the Goodwater community of founders and support the growth of portfolio companies which range from seed to pre-IPO. Prior to Goodwater\, Anna was Vice President of Community and Partnerships at Springboard Enterprises\, a global network for women-led tech and healthcare companies. Anna led the Springboard Dolphin Tank program\, a “friendly-feedback” pitch session for entrepreneurs as well as the Women’s Health Innovation Coalition. She has hosted and moderated pitch events in over 30 cities\, across 6 countries and 50+ virtual events. Anna has worked for Members of Congress in both Washington\, D.C.\, and California\, and was a Panetta Congressional Fellow in 2012. Anna holds a B.A. in Political Science with a Minor in Sociology from Cal Poly\, San Luis Obispo\, and is currently based in Sacramento\, CA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Our Presenters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow Dolphin Tank Works\n\n\n\nWhile the venues and audiences may vary\, every Dolphin Tank shares these core elements: \n\n\n\n\nEntrepreneurs and their companies are selected via an application process.\n\n\n\nPresenters deliver a three-minute pitch addressing a challenge or unique opportunity.\n\n\n\nSolutions\, connections\, strategies\, and opportunities for investment are crowdsourced from the audience.\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP to Attend\n\n\n\n\nEvent Partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in partnerships or have any questions?\n\n\n\nEmail Rachel Rong\, Director of Operations for Springboard Enterprises at rachel@springboardenterprises.org.
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LOCATION:Waller Creek Boathouse\, 74 Trinity St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Springboard Brunch at SXSW 2023
DESCRIPTION:This event has passed \n\n\n\n\nClick to see our Event Photos\n\n\n\n\nWatch the event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpringboard is headed to Austin! We will be hosting a brunch event at Malverde at La Condesa on March 12\, 2023 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm CT \n\n\n\nThe event will include a networking reception\, brunch\, feature a Springboard Alumna innovating in tech and more! We’re putting a Texas twist on this breakfast with a “Best Boots Contest.”  Wear your best cowboy boots and enter the competition or as a host committee member\, you can serve as a judge! \n\n\n\nSee y’all in Austin! \n\n\n\nWhen and Where\n\n\n\nSunday\, March 12\, 202310:30 AM CT – 12:00 PM CT \n\n\n\nMalverde  \n\n\n\nLa Condesa400 West 2nd St\, Austin\, TX 78701\, USA \n\n\n\nPlease note: This will be an in-person event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet our Event Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKay Koplovitz Co-founder & Chairman\, Springboard Enterprises \n\n\n\nIn 1999\, Kay Koplovitz co-founded Springboard with the intention of tackling the founder pipeline and the investor challenges women-led businesses faced. This culminated in Springboard’s first demo day in 2000 where 22 out of the 26 participants received funding. Women helping women build their companies and create jobs is having an impact on our economy. \n\n\n\nAs Chairman of Springboard Enterprises\, the nation’s premier platform for connecting women with venture capital\, Kay spends much of her time and energy helping women find venture capital to fund their companies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChelsie Lee Alumna Speaker\, NYFTLab ’19  \n\n\n\nChelsie Lee is a Strategic Retail and Technology Executive who specializes in global and domestic business strategy and execution. Most notably credited as the founder of Shipsi\, the technology platform serving as a conduit between last-mile delivery networks and providing retailers with same-day\, next-day and scheduled delivery. Shipsi was acquired by Auctane\, a Thoma Bravo company\, in 2021. \n\n\n\nScope of expertise includes product innovation\, sales and business development\, go-to-market strategy\, supply chain optimization\, capital raising\, marshaling the combined talent of a broad team of subject matter experts and executive leaders\, buying/planning in corporate retail\, and leading enterprise B2B sales teams in the retail technology sector. \n\n\n\nChelsie is a fierce advocate for identifying problems and leveraging high-impact growth strategies\, as well as a frequent publisher of retail-focused thought leadership as seen in Nasdaq\, Entrepreneur Magazine\, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. She is a member of several founder centric communities\, Techstars Alumni\, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Nominee and honored as one of The Top 50 Leaders of Austin for 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Our Host Committee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in partnerships or have any questions?\n\n\n\nEmail Rachel Rong\, Director of Operations for Springboard Enterprises at rachel@springboardenterprises.org.
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SUMMARY:ViVE Conference Cocktail Event
DESCRIPTION:This event has passed \n\n\n\n\nClick to see our Event Photos\n\n\n\n\nSpringboard is heading to ViVE! We will be hosting an invitation-only cocktail event during the 2023 VIVE Conference in Nashville\, TN. \n\n\n\nEvent Partners: Polsinelli\, Ariat and Women’s Health Founders Forum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKate Liebelt\, Chief of Staff to R&D Leadership Team | Executive Director\, Organon & Executive in Residence – Women’s Health Innovation\, Springboard Enterprises \n\n\n\nKate has spent the last 20 years helping organizations bring innovative products and services to market as both a corporate leader and entrepreneur. Her experience spans life sciences and health care across academia\, industry and non-profits. R&D roles at Organon\, AbbVie\, Takeda\, Organon\, Baxter\, TAP and Washington University in Saint Louis’s Office of Technology Transfer have positioned Kate well to help innovative teams think through the complexities of launching a new product or service in terms of planning\, budgeting\, and measuring progress. \n\n\n\nKate is a seasoned start-up and not-for-profit board member. She has been recognized for her entrepreneur advocacy and civic engagement by Springboard Enterprises and Becker’s Hospital Review. She is a published author and public speaker\, as well as a graduate school instructor. Kate earned a B.A. in economics from Washington University in Saint Louis\, certificate in healthcare innovation from the University of Pennsylvania\, and certificate in cancer genomics and precision oncology\, Harvard University Medical School. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenting the ViVE Host Committee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in partnerships or have any questions?\n\n\n\nEmail Rachel Rong\, Director of Operations for Springboard Enterprises at rachel@springboardenterprises.org.
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SUMMARY:ViVE Conference Breakfast + Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:This event has passed. \n\n\n\n\nView the 2024 ViVE Breakfast Event\n\n\n\n\n\nClick to see our Event Photos\n\n\n\n\nSpringboard is heading to ViVE! We will be hosting an invitation-only breakfast during the 2023 VIVE Conference on March 28\, 2023 from 7:30 am- 9:00 am CT in Nashville\, TN. \n\n\n\n*Please note that this is an event within the conference and you will need a ViVE event pass to enter* \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Future of Health: Patient-centric and Digital-first\n\n\n\nMeet the Panel\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Jin Lee\n\n\n\nFormer Global Director of Digital Health\, Astellas Pharma Rx+ \n\n\n\nDr. Jin Lee is a digital health strategist\, investor\, and entrepreneur. She was most recently the Global Director of Digital Health at Astellas Pharma Inc’s Rx+ Business Accelerator\, top 20 pharma in the world. Dr. Lee was formerly a committee member at the American Heart Association and worked in the innovation centers and venture arms of Humana\, 4th largest health insurance company\, and Providence St. Joseph Health\, 3rd largest nonprofit hospital system in the USA. She also confounded and worked in multiple digital health companies in maternal/ child\, radiology and education spaces. Based in Silicon Valley\, Dr. Lee advises multiple digital health startups and accelerator programs. Dr. Lee received her Ph.D in Child Neuropsychology from the University of Oxford and BA in Biology and Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Smith\n\n\n\nCCO\, MedAware & Entrepreneur in Residence for Digital Health\, Springboard \n\n\n\nDiane has spent 15 years helping launch device\, SaaS\, and digital healthcare tech companies in the U.S. market. She’s currently the Chief Commercial Officer at MedAware\, an technology company with proprietary AI that detects personal risk of medication related harm. In her role\, Diane is leading the company’s adoption and growth in the U.S.\, bringing MedAware’s best-in-class medication safety monitoring platform to U.S. healthcare professionals\, device\, payer\, and pharmacy partners. Diane is passionate about the healthcare tech startup community and is eager to contribute her firsthand expertise launching other “like” companies to the Springboard community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErin Scales\n\n\n\nVP of Customer Development\, b.well \n\n\n\nErin is an accomplished healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience in sales and customer development leadership. She has a proven track record of success in aligning go-to-market teams with key market opportunities\, and executing on them with precision. Erin has held leadership positions at prestigious healthcare companies\, including 2bPrecise\, NantHealth\, CareFusion\, and Motorola. Her passion for improving healthcare and unwavering commitment to excellence have cemented her reputation as a leader. Her strategic vision\, exceptional communication skills\, and talent for building strong teams have enabled her to drive high growth in fast-paced healthcare and technology companies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenting the ViVE Host Committee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in partnerships or have any questions?\n\n\n\nEmail Rachel Rong\, Director of Operations for Springboard Enterprises at rachel@springboardenterprises.org.
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