Immigrant Female Founders breakfast: Wives, Mothers & Builders
Immigrant Female Founders: Wives, Mothers & Builders
Unpacking the personal and professional playbooks of women building companies, raising families, and scaling in Silicon Valley.
📅 June 24, 2026
🕤 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
☕ Founder Breakfast & Networking
Relocating to a new country takes immense resilience. Building a company, raising a family, and creating a meaningful life in Silicon Valley takes something even more extraordinary.
Join us for an intimate breakfast conversation with accomplished immigrant women who have built businesses, communities, and careers while navigating the realities of entrepreneurship, motherhood, marriage, and life in a new country.
This candid discussion goes beyond startup clichés and fundraising advice to explore the real personal and professional playbooks behind thriving as an immigrant female founder in the world’s most competitive innovation ecosystem.
📍 Agenda
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakfast, Coffee & Networking
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Immigrant Female Founders — Wives, Mothers & Builders
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Audience Q&A
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Founder & Investor Networking
🎙️ Featured Speakers
Jane Milovanova
Founder, ISOUL Global
Jane has built three global companies and led teams of more than 200 employees. As the founder of ISOUL, a women’s leadership association connecting more than 5,000 members across 28 countries, she specializes in building international communities, leadership development, and helping women unlock long-term personal and professional growth. Alongside her entrepreneurial journey, Jane is also a wife and mother, bringing valuable perspective on balancing ambition and family life.
Kristina Mashrabova
Founder, Nova Studio
Kristina is the founder of Nova Studio in Downtown Los Altos and a successful entrepreneur who built a thriving wellness business from the ground up. As a mother and the wife of Alex Mashrabov, founder of Higgsfield AI, she offers a unique perspective on entrepreneurship, wellness, community building, and navigating life alongside high-growth startup leadership.
Alena Petrova
Investment Partner, Yellow Rocks! VC
Alena is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital advisor, founder of Unicorn Factory, and one of the most experienced startup ecosystem builders supporting international founders. Having led more than 50 accelerator programs and advised over 10,000 founders, she brings deep expertise in fundraising, scaling globally, and building companies across borders.
Gulnur Kalimoldina
Founder, MiraiTech & StartX Fellow
Gulnur is an award-winning academic, tech builder, and the founder of MiraiTech, a pioneering deep-tech company that optimizes athletic performance and prevents injuries using advanced data. A former professor with a PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, her hardware venture was recently accepted into StartX at Stanford University—Stanford’s prestigious, highly selective founder ecosystem. Gulnur brings an incredible perspective on transitioning from high-level academia to breaking into the world's most elite Stanford-backed tech accelerators as a female immigrant founder
🎟️ Who Should Attend?
* Immigrant female founders building and scaling startups in the U.S.
* Women entrepreneurs navigating family, career, and leadership responsibilities
* Startup operators and executives seeking authentic founder stories
* Investors interested in supporting diverse and globally minded founders
* Anyone curious about the realities of building a life and business in Silicon Valley as an immigrant woman
Join us for meaningful conversations, practical insights, and new connections over breakfast with fellow founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders.
🏛 About the Host
Sisters Female Founders is a global community empowering women founders to build globally competitive startups.
We connect founders to Silicon Valley expertise, capital, and networks through curated experiences, mentorship, and pitch opportunities.
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