WILA Dinner Connect: Launching & Funding Your Startup
May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
$40
Berkeley Haas WILA Dinner Connect: In Conversation with Christine Tao, BS 2001 and Catherine Jhung, MBA 2011
Curious about what it takes to start your own company and land venture funding for it? Join us for a discussion with Christine Tao and Catherine Jhung.
Christine is the founder & CEO of Sounding Board, a tech platform for scalable leadership coaching & mentoring, and Catherine is a Senior Managing Director at Hercules Capital, the largest non-bank venture debt fund, with over $4 Billion in assets under management.
Sounding Board is one of <3% of female-founded, VC-backed companies, raising nearly $50M from top-tier investors. Catherine is one of the few female, late-stage technology investors, and leads an investment team that is both gender and ethnically diverse. Both share a passion for increasing the representation of women and under-represented groups in leadership roles in male-dominated industries.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Cost: $40 (inclusive of light dinner and beverages)
Venue: San Mateo, CA 94401 (Venue shared after registration
Space is limited. No walk-ins.
Questions? Contact Deepti Patibandla, MBA 10, [email protected] or Abha Bhagat, MBA 10, [email protected]
About the Berkeley Haas WILA Dinner Connect Series: At each dinner, we present Berkeley Haas alumnae who are seasoned executives to share a part of their journey as women in leadership. The intimate session facilitates high quality discussions, is ideal for personal Q&A with the speakers, and presents a valuable networking opportunity with other attendees. Given the limited space, priority is given to Haas alumnae.
Women in Leadership Alumnae (WILA) is a worldwide network of Berkeley Haas alumnae committed to fostering a community that celebrates and amplifies the power of bringing women together. Our mission is to create a space for women to have authentic and compassionate exchanges on topics aligned with their professional and personal journey, that is anchored by women finding strength, support, and inspiration in one another. WILA has been awarded the 2022 Affinity Group of the Year by Berkeley Haas .