aiRAISE USA 2022
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Powered by Born Global Ventures, WaiRAISE USA 2022 is a 2 month Acceleration program that is industry agnostic, targeted toward established female-led/co-led start-ups in the AI, ML, and the Data Sciences space that are post-product stage and post-market validation. The program is especially for founders who have a product that has been launched as an MVP. It is designed for those looking to springboard towards pitching and fundraising.
🔹 Program time frame: running September to November 2022.
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🔹 This application will take about 15 minutes to complete. Please provide as much details as possible about your passion, motivation and desire for supporting your AI start up product/service.
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Join WaiRAISE USA Open House
September 14 at 7 PM ET
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Register Here
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September
All sessions 7-9 PM ET
Module 1: Funding Sources & Raising Capital
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September 22 - Jeff Erickson, Raising Capital with Confidence
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September 27 - Tara Spalding, Right Funding Sources for your Business
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October
All sessions 7-9 PM ET
Module 2: Pitching & Fundraising
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October 06 - Will Buckstaff, Equity 101: Equity Essentials for Founders
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October 13 - Allison Byers, Preparation for Funding Pitch
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October 20 - Logan Burchett / Jeff Erickson, Financial Modeling 101
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October 27 - Tim Cooley / Jeff Erickson, Perfecting your Pitch Deck
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November
All sessions 7-9 PM ET
Module 3: Demo Day & Beyond
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November 03 - Informal panel, Investor Connect
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November 10 - Demo Day
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November 17 - Post-Demo Day
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WaiRAISE 2022 Partners
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Bhuva
Subram
Women in AI Global Ethics & Culture Officer / North America
Ambassador
Dr. Sunny
Zhang
WAI USA Advisor
& Born Global
Ventures GP
Chhavi Chauhan
WAI USA -
RAISE Program Manager
Samantha
Wigglesworth
WAI USA -
Validate Lead &
Content Lead
Susanna Raj
WAI USA -
Transform Lead &
Partnerships Lead
WaiRAISE 2022 Team
Sree Ganesan
WaiRAISE USA -
Startups Strategy Lead
Srimonti Dutta
WaiRAISE USA - Volunteer
Suparna
Pawar
WAI USA -
Educate Lead &
Marketing Lead
Uvika Sharma
WaiRAISE USA - Volunteer
Tanya Porter
WaiRAISE USA - Events Coordinator
