Ask Me Anything: Women Founders on Growth and Funding

​Join LongJump for an open conversation on the current state of fundraising and building venture-backable startups.

​Speakers:

• ​Kristen Sonday, Co-Founder and CEO of Paladin, the legal-tech platform backed by Mark Cuban and World Within Ventures, with more than $12 million raised to date.

• ​Ale Breuer, former Co-Founder & CEO of Ezza Nails, where she secured $2 million in seed capital before taking her operator playbook into the classroom as a clinical professor of entrepreneurship at UChicago Booth.

​We'll Cover:

• ​De-risking your raise and running a tight process.

• ​The milestones VCs want to see in your business.

• ​Building for venture scale.

• ​Live, transparent Q&A with Ale and Kristen

​Who should attend:

​Early-stage women founders and operators who want practical insights on raising institutional capital in 2025.

LongJump invests $110K at the earliest stages to help turn ambitious ideas into high-growth companies. We're industry-agnostic and intentionally focused on founders building outside of the usual hotspots like SF, NYC, Boston, LA, Seattle, and Miami.