Networking Mixer ft. Kate Brodock, CEO of SWITCH
Join us at Commonspace Work for a fireside chat followed by a meet & greet with Kate Brodock, CEO of SWITCH and General Partner at the W Fund, a venture capital firm investing into women and underrepresented-led tech startups.
Check out what we will be covering during our conversation with Kate Brodock, CEO of SWITCH and General Partner at the W Fund.
What inspired you to focus on gender and representation in tech?
How did you transition from startup operations to venture capital?
What makes a tech startup stand out for the W Fund?
What’s been the most rewarding part of leading SWITCH?
How do you see the role of mentorship in tech entrepreneurship?
What advice do you have for underrepresented founders?
What’s next for you and the W Fund?
As a mentor for organizations like Techstars and LaunchNY, what impact do you feel mentorship has on founders, and how can more women benefit from these programs?
How has community, both within tech and outside of it, influenced your career and success?
Come ready to engage! We are going to leave a little time at the end to engage and hear your thoughts on these topics.
This event is open to anyone looking to hear from Kate. Registration is required for this event.
Non-Members: $10
Members: Free
If you are a member of The Collective by CNYWN or Commonspace, email [email protected] for your discount code.
To curb the appetite, attendees can enjoy complimentary champagne, sparkling water with fresh fruit, and a charcuterie Board from She Fancy.
About Kate:
Kate is CEO of SWITCH and General Partner at the W Fund, a venture capital firm investing into women and underrepresented-led tech startups.
She’s lived in the tech startup world for almost 20 years, and has played an active leadership role in the women in tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem throughout, having previously led as President a global, 60+ chapter organization focused on the issue for several years prior to coming to Women 2.0 (now Switch) in 2016. The two decade combination of her operational experience in startups, her active work with thousands of early-stage founders, and her deep expertise on and central commitment to gender and representation in the ecosystem has positioned her as an expert and leader on the creation and development of a more equitable future for our innovation economy.
She’s also an EIR at LaunchNY, and a long-time mentor for Techstars. She’s held prior roles as CMO of untapt, an AI-driven tech talent marketplace based in NYC, COO of Attribute, a next-gen scaled learning platform, and Adjunct Professor in PR and Marketing at Syracuse University.
The Collective by CNY Women's Network is a premier membership community for women that live, work, and play in Central New York. For more information, visit: https://www.cnywomensnetwork.com/membership
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