Capital Meets Innovation Salon: Women in FinTech and Wealth
Capital Meets Innovation Salon: Women in FinTech & Wealth
Hosted at Pilot HQ, San Francisco
This intimate salon brings together a curated group of founders, investors, and operators shaping the future of financial technology and wealth innovation.
Join us for an evening of thoughtful conversation and curated networking at the intersection of FinTech, venture capital, and the evolving landscape of wealth.
As technology continues to transform how individuals and institutions build, manage, and transfer capital, a new generation of founders and investors is redefining financial infrastructure. The Capital Meets Innovation Salon explores how innovation in financial platforms, wealth management, and digital finance is shaping the next era of financial services.
Designed as a salon-style gathering, the event creates space for meaningful dialogue and genuine connections among leaders building the future of financial innovation.
Agenda
5:00 – 5:15 PM | Arrival & Networking
5:15 – 6:00 PM | Panel Conversation
6:00 – 7:30 PM | Networking & Dinner (The panel will start on time at 5:15pm, so please plan to arrive early.)
Who Should Attend
• FinTech and WealthTech founders
• Venture capital investors and angels
• Operators building financial platforms and infrastructure
• Founders and Builders interested in the future of wealth, investing, and financial innovation
• Leaders across the startup and venture ecosystem
Meet the Panel
Yiwen Li
Head of Venture & Alternative Investments, Bayview Development Group
Yiwen Li leads venture and alternative investment strategy at Bayview Development Group, a Silicon Valley–based single family office, affiliated with BDX Capital. She focuses on investments across emerging technology sectors including AI, data infrastructure, and next-generation financial platforms, supporting founders building transformative technologies for the global digital economy. Yiwen is an active investor in leading technology companies including Databricks, Anthropic, OpenAI, Magna and SpaceX.
Hiya R. Shah
Investor, Commerce Ventures
Hiya Shah is an investor at Commerce Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on innovations in financial services, payments, and commerce infrastructure. A graduate of Stanford University, she works with founders building platforms that are reshaping how financial services are delivered and accessed in a digital-first world.
Joyce Li, CFA
CEO, Averanda Partners
Investment leader with 20+ years managing institutional portfolios across public equities and alternatives, and a current investment committee member for a healthcare endowment. Advisor to boards and executives on AI governance and adoption in financial services. Founder of an AI-powered fintech platform, with deep experience bridging fiduciary investing and emerging technology strategy. MBA, Wharton | MS, Computer Science, UVA.
Marianne O, CFA
Co-Founder and Senior Portfolio Manager, Lumen Global Investments
Marianne works at Lumen Global Investments to identify and rank value across assets, regions, countries, sectors, industries, factors, styles, themes, ETFs, down to securities using the unique Lumen Global Value Compass and building the NextGen digital investment solution, Lumen R4A, for better global asset allocation and portfolio construction.
Marianne has 30 years of global investing experience. She is also a co-chair of 100 Women in Finance in NCal and sits on the global 100 Women in FinTech committee. She received her MBA from UC Berkeley and her MA in Economics from Cambridge University, UK.
Assel Seitova, CFA
Founder of Sisters, Female founders initiative
Assel Seitova is a finance and investment professional with over 20 years of experience across corporate finance, private equity, and M&A. She holds a Master’s degree in Finance and is a CFA charterholder, graduate of VC Lab . Assel is the founder of SISTERS, a community supporting female founders from Central Asia and beyond through local and online events, mentorship, and investor access.
About the Host
Sisters – Female Founders Initiative
Sisters is a female founders community empowering women founders from Central Asia to build globally competitive startups. We connect founders to Silicon Valley expertise, capital, and networks through curated events, mentorship, and pitch opportunities.
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📧info@sistersfemalefounders.com
Sponsor - Pilot
Pilot provides the most reliable accounting, CFO, and tax services for startups and small businesses. We partner with thousands of companies to help them grow sustainably and operate more effectively.