Sisters female founders breakfast: Women Backing Women
☕ Women Backing Women
Capital, Conviction, and the Future of Female-Focused Investing
The data is clear, but the funding gap remains wide. True change doesn't come from asking for a seat at the table—it comes from building our own.
Join Sisters Female Founders Initiative for an exclusive morning breakfast gathering designed for female founders, angel investors, venture capitalists, and Limited Partners (LPs). Together, we will explore the immense economic power of women backing women, break down barriers to capital allocation, and actively shape the future of female-focused investing.
Whether you are an experienced check-writer, looking to scale your portfolio, or a founder navigating the fundraising landscape, this room is curated to spark meaningful investment relationships and expand the ecosystem of women supporting women.
Meet Our Speakers
Tamara Gracon — Founding LP, Board Member & Advisor
Silicon Valley venture capitalist and CEO with an extensive financial background at KPMG and Chase Investment Bank. As a Founding LP of How Women Invest and a leader at How Women Lead, Tamara leverages decades of corporate governance experience to drive board-level diversity, scale high-growth ventures, and unlock capital access for female founders.
Subha Rajana — Venture Partner & Founding LP
Tech investor, board member, and former CEO of Biarca with over 25 years of IT leadership. Subha is a Venture Partner at 3i Partners, Founding LP at MFV Partners, and Founding LP at How Women Invest. An active mentor for TechWomen, she specializes in Deep Tech and structures funding pipelines to scale women-led technology startups globally.
Elaine Zhou — Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Chief in Tech Capital VC
Venture capitalist and Silicon Valley tech executive with over 20 years of AI R&D leadership, including roles as CTO at Change.org and Vidado.ai. Through her $5M fund, Elaine focuses on deploying venture capital into high-potential, women-led startups across AI, B2B SaaS, and Fintech, helping female technical leaders scale products efficiently.
Alfredo Coppola — Co-Founder, Prospera Women VC & Co-CEO, USMAC
International startup ecosystem builder and cross-border investor with 25+ years of experience. As Co-Founder of Prospera Women, Chairman of Prospera Alpha Ventures, and Co-CEO of US Market Access Center, Alfredo has helped over 2,000 global startups secure more than $2 billion in funding, focusing heavily on accelerating international growth for female-founded businesses.
Moderator: Assel Seitova — Founder, Sisters Capital VC & Sisters Female Founders Community
Venture capitalist and ecosystem builder dedicated to closing the gender funding gap. Through Sisters Capital VC and her dedicated female founders community, Assel builds critical financial infrastructure, and supports female focused early-stage investments, and creates strategic mentorship pathways tailored specifically for women entrepreneurs navigating the venture landscape.
Featured Panel Discussion highlights:
Women Who Allocate Capital: The current landscape and future outlook of female-focused investment theses.
The Portfolio Strategy: How to intentionally back the next generation of builders while driving strong economic returns.
Closing the Gap: Actionable ways the community can collectively mobilize capital to uplift female-led tech companies.
📅 Agenda
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Coffee, Breakfast Bites & High-Value Networking
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Live Panel Discussion
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Audience Q&A and Interactive Open Floor
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM: Coffee Refills & Capital Matchmaking Networking
🎟️ Secure Your Spot
This is a curated, high-intent room with limited capacity to ensure genuine relationships and strategic alignment. Register today to join the circle of women rewriting the rules of venture capital.
Brought to you by Sisters Female Founders Initiative. Deploying capital with conviction.
🏛 About the Host
Sisters Female Founders is a global community empowering women founders to build globally competitive startups.
We connect founders to Silicon Valley expertise, capital, and networks through curated experiences, mentorship, and pitch opportunities.
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📍 Location
Bay Area
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