Inside the VC Playbook: What investors are looking for
Hosted by NYC Fintech Women and Anthemis at Mastercard
Featuring WMNfintech, the fintech accelerator by 1871 & BMO
Join NYC FinTech Women, Anthemis, 1871, BMO and Mastercard for an evening at the intersection of capital and conviction. The night kicks off with a fireside chat between Elizabeth Davis, Partner at Anthemis and lead of the Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund — a $50mn fund backing early-stage female founders — and Fonta Gilliam, CEO & Founder of Wellthi.
Designed for early stage founders (Seed - Series B), investors, and venture capital professionals, this event offers valuable insights, meaningful networking, and the opportunity to connect with leaders across the fintech ecosystem.
Whether you're raising capital, investing in the next generation of fintech, or looking to expand your network, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.
Featuring Pitches from the WMNfintech Cohort:
Alix Maurin, Co-founder & CEO, RentFlow — RentFlow is the first commercial rent-splitting platform. Using AI-powered cash-flow intelligence, it aligns business rent with cash flow, so landlords get full rent on time each month while tenants repay through flexible, budget-friendly installments.
Martha Underwood, Co-founder & CEO, Prismm — Prismm is a beneficiary and inheritance platform that helps banks retain deposits, reduce estate settlement friction, and strengthen relationships with the next generation of account holders.
Yvette Wu, Co-founder & CEO, Yield Exchange — Yield Exchange is a digital marketplace modernizing how organizations invest short-term cash, giving corporate treasurers access to institutional investment opportunities while connecting financial institutions with new sources of liquidity. It's facilitated over $1B in platform activity and is expanding across North America.
Alex Locklear, Co-founder & CEO, Good Agriculture — Good Agriculture is an AI-powered farm business management platform that automates bookkeeping, financial analysis, tax prep, cash flow modeling, and farm forms — saving farmers 3–5 hours a week.