2021

As pandemic has changed the world, it also changed the needs of female entrepreneurs. Based on that we have created a 6-month Rapid Growth online program led by experts and investors from Silicon Valley. We were happy to welcome 13 Women-led Startups from France, Italy, Georgia, Turkey, and Japan into the Cohort 2021

Main Sponsors

Italy 🇮🇹

Georgia 🇬🇪

USAID Economic Security Program in Georgia, implemented by DAI

Silver Sponsors

Georgia 🇬🇪

In support of the UN Women project “A Joint Action for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Georgia”, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.

Business and Technology University (BTU)

Caucasus University

Media Sponsors

Thank you for promoting female entrepreneurs and helping them succeed!

TESTIMONIALS

Testimonials from Female Entrepreneurs

Maka Tsertsvadze

Georgia

The Prospera Women Program enabled us to gain considerable experience in how to grow beyond the local market. It also allowed us to communicate with Silicon Valley experts, investors, and successful entrepreneurs. Today, many women in Georgia cannot use their potentials fully, so it is crucially important to provide informational and financial support to women. Prospera Women is a significant achievement in creating a better future for women. We are solving the initial problem in agriculture, which is soil quality. We offer soil structuring organic additive-fertilizers based on the unique consortium of "smart bacteria." Our product is a revolutionary solution for the farmers willing to produce bio and organic products on healthy soil

Laura De Wever

France

Prospera has been an enriching experience to connect with fellow female founders around the world. Through this program, I have been able to make valuable connections with insightful executives and experienced mentors to help finetune and grow my business. Developments in both professional and personal aspects have raised various skillsets through different seminars, discussions, and heartful talks between female executives and surrounding supporters. As entrepreneurs, expertise is required in many areas of business, Prospera is a fabulous tool to help navigate vast business topics throughout all aspects and phases of development

Keta Bagashvili & Mariam Kobiashvili

Georgia

Prospera Women gave us everything and even more we could ever anticipate from a rapid growth program. The knowledge and skillset acquired, as well as connections made throughout the program, is indeed beyond valuable. It gave us all the necessary tools to successfully navigate through numerous obstacles and hardships during a startup’s early stage. Now we know how to focus forward and make progress.

30+ guests

Contributors

Among the 30+ guest speakers included women executives from:
Symantec, SAP, Cloudflare, Ventura Blvd., Mach49, Emergence Capital, US Government, Stanford University and Google.

Speakers

Alexandra Jean-Poix

[Director, Abu Dhabi at "Startup Grind"; Impact Enterpreneur - ex "Unicef", "UNDP", "United Nations"]

Alfredo Coppola

[Co-CEO at US Market Access Center]

Amy K Musson

[Amy K Coaching]

Amy Peck

[Founder of Endeavor VR]

Anna Vissers

[Senior Director Corporate Development, M&A Integration at Oracle]

Anne Marie Russo

[Career Coach at App Academy]

Aruna Gambhir

[CEO, CellSight Technologies]

Betta Maggio

[CEO at U-earth]

Bob Upham

[ Advisor at Santander InnoVentures and former executive at VISA and Yahoo]

Chris Burry

[Co-CEO at US Market Access Center]

Christina Claure

[Corporate Innovation at T-Mobile]

Eileen Goodwin

[President Apex Strategies Santa Cruz ]

Elizabeth Andrew

[VP of Sales at Pluma | Startup Advisor | TEDx Speaker | Career Reentry Advocate | ex-Dropbox, Hello Sign]

Faye Sahai

[ Partner at Mirai Global]

Gail Gannon

[Managing Director, WaveEdge Capital]

Jean-Marc Frangos

[Global Innovation Executive and former Principal at British Telecom ]

Jessica Lindl

[GM and VP, Social Impact at Unity Technologies]

Jessie Mooberry

[Serial Entrepreneur & Aerospace Expert]

Joanne Fedeyko

[CEO of Connection Silicon Valley ]

Joe Diliberto

[Sandler Sales Training ]

Juanita Dion

[Senior Offerings Manager at IBM ]

Julie Chendes

[CEO, Next Level Strategies: Small Business Out-Sourced Human Resources Consultant, Recruiter, Employee Problem Solver ]

Kate Bunina

[Managing Director at US Market Access Center]

Megan Zoback

[Startup Partnerships at Stripe, former executive at Uber]

Monica Phillips

[Founder of Spark Plug Labs; ex-Client Development Executive at DLA Piper ]

Natalia Villalobos

[Diversity at Google, Head of DEI Technology Programs, Built Women Techmakers]

Natasha Kurtova

[ Founder & CEO at EngagePoint ]

Olga V Mack

[CEO at Parley Pro, TEDx speaker, Lawyer, Author]

Sandra Miller

[CEO at Runway Innovation Hub]

Sheana O'Sullivan

[Managing Director at First Capital]

Sofya Vasilyeva

[Clinical Psychologist, Entrepreneur]

Terri Hanson Mead

[Managing Partner at Solutions2Projects, Author, Angel Investor]

Torri Shack

[Founder of Tangible Movement (Mental Health NGO)]

Tracy Stone

[Global Leader Tech Women at Intuit Initiative]

Investors & Judges

Anna Maj

[Senior Advisor at Truffle Capital I FinTech Leader | European Innovation Council | The PAYTECH & The AI Book | TOP10 Women in FinTech | ]

Bill Reichert

[ Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures]

Danielle D'Agostaro

[Principal Partner at WV Ventures]

Hazel Moore

[Chairman of FirstCapital I Non Executive Director at British Patient Capital ]

Jonathan Tower

[Managing Partner at Catapult VC]

Juanita Lott

[Director at Accion Opportunity Fund and Mercy Investment Services]

Kara Egan

[Principal at Emergence Capital]

Leah Edwards

[Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures]

Marvin Liao

[Angel Investor and former Partner at 500 Startups; Partner & Board Member at GAMEGROOVE Capital]

Nancy Pfund

[Founder of DBL Ventures]

Rachel Payne

[Managing Director, FullCycle Fund | Tech Entrepreneur | Google Executive | Candidate U.S. Congress | Climate Activist ]

Rachel Sheinbein

[Angel Investor, Venture Partner at Lemnos ]

Tim Wagner

[Accenture Ventures; Founding Partner at Momentum Engine]

MENTORS

Christina Michelle Bailey

[Marketing Operations at First Republic Bank]

Lauren Fennema

[Founder at Confidants Inc // Freelance Brand Strategist ]

LouAnn Conner

[Founder & CEO at Sagacious Think]

Michael DeNunzio

[Managing Director ]

Mike Dovbish

[Executive Director, Board Member and Mentor ]

Pamela (Pam) Marrone

[Executive Chair and Partner at Primary BioAg Innovations™ and Global BioAg Linkages™ ]

Raffaella Camera

[Head of Brands & Advertisers Solutions at Epic Games Unreal Engine]

Steve Adelman

[CEO Advisor | Wharton SF Accelerator Advisor | Angel Investor | Global Startup Mentor ]

Teresa Saucedo-Artino

[CFO & CAO of Veolia Nuclear Solutions (formerly Kurion)]