Women Founders Holiday Lunch in Los Angeles: White Elephant Gift Exchange
THE RIGHT ROOM CHANGES WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
Los Angeles is full of networking events. This isn't one of them.
FoundHER & FundHER brings a carefully curated group of women founders, investors, and strategic partners together around one table for the conversations that actually move businesses forward.
Not hundreds of people. Not a room you have to work. A seat, a table, the right women, and enough time to actually know one another.
Because sometimes one conversation is all it takes. The right introduction becomes a customer. A referral opens a door. An investor becomes a trusted relationship long before a raise begins.
THIS MONTH: THE HOLIDAY WHITE ELEPHANT
This December, we're doing lunch with a twist. Bring your notepad and a gift.
Walk through your home and find something beautiful you no longer use, something in great condition that still has life left in it. Wrap it up and bring it. Nothing usable goes into a dumpster while there's a woman at our table who would love it.
We'll do a white elephant exchange, FoundHER & FundHER style. You'll steal, you'll swap, you'll laugh, and you'll hear the story behind every gift, because the woman who brought it will tell you why she loved it.
One woman's closet cleanout is another woman's treasure. Come ready to give something a second life.
THE GIFT, PLEASE
From your own home, something you no longer use
In great condition, with life left in it
Wrapped, with the story ready to tell
WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH
A gift with a story, chosen by a woman at your table
The closet cleanout you kept putting off, finally done
Real relationships with founders and funders, built around a table
At least one introduction, referral, or resource you didn't walk in with
THE CONNECTION EXCHANGE
Everyone at the table comes prepared to ask for something and offer something. An introduction. A referral. Expertise. A resource.
We don't measure a lunch by how many people you meet. We measure it by whether you met someone who matters.
FOR FOUNDERS
Come ready to share what you're building, where you're going, and what you need most right now: customers, capital, partnerships, advice, visibility. Ask for what you need, then open a door for someone else.
FOR INVESTORS
Meet women founders before the relationship becomes a transaction. Hear what they're building, understand what drives them, and discover companies outside traditional deal-flow channels.
GOOD TO KNOW
Your $20 ticket reserves your seat at the table. Lunch is ordered and paid for separately at the venue.
Seats are intentionally limited to protect the quality of conversation.
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
What happens at a FoundHER & FundHER lunch?
A curated group of women founders, investors, and partners share a meal and a facilitated conversation. Everyone introduces their business, names what they need, and offers what they can give.
What should I bring to the white elephant exchange?
Something from your own home that you no longer use but is in great condition. Wrap it and be ready to tell its story: why you loved it, and why it deserves a second life.
Do I need to be raising money to attend?
No. Founders at every stage are welcome, from idea to scaling. Investors and strategic partners join us too.
What should I bring?
Yourself, your business story, and a notepad. Come ready to ask for something and offer something.
Where do the lunches happen?
We host monthly lunches across Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. This month's venue is listed above.
A NOTE FROM LISA
I'm not just the woman running the room. I'm a founder too. I've built businesses, raised money, and sat exactly where you're sitting, wondering if the right people were in the room.
I created this community for founders and funders: the woman building something that matters, who needs the right people and the right capital around her to grow it.
I can't wait to meet you!
Lisa McCarthy, Founder, FoundHER & FundHER
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