She Owns the Upside: A panel of female founders on funding, defensibility, AI, and nerve — part of VTW
Some founders raise on a pitch and a handshake. Others prove the same idea twice, work twice as hard to be taken half as seriously, and get called too ambitious and not ambitious enough in the same breath. This panel brings together women who stopped waiting to be believed and started keeping what they built — join us to say the quiet parts out loud.
Your panelists:
Karolina Valente - CEO of VoxCell® - kpaperavalente
Katie Gamble - CEO of Nature Bee® - katie-gamble
Claire Butterfield - Co-Founder of ADHD Central - cgwb
Moderated by:
Olena Marun - Philanthropic Partnerships at UVIC - olena-marun-28873668
Sponsored by:
MLAIP® - A boutique intellectual property law firm for founders, investors, & foreign counsel - https://www.mlaip.com
UVic Innovation Centre - Your launchpad for entrepreneurial success - https://www.uvic.ca/innovation/index.php
This event is a part of Victoria Tech Week (Sept 21-25, 2026). To learn more, please visit: victoriatechweek.ca