WFN VIP Private Pitch Event

Meet & mingle with the WFN 2023 Fast Pitch Finalists!

Founders from our 2023 Fast Pitch competition will be presenting their companies to our group. This more intimate setting provides the opportunity to ask questions of founders and learn more about their companies. Join us to meet and mingle with WFN board members, Fast Pitch alumni, sponsors, judges, and special guests.

Registration:

There is no charge to attend. Please RSVP by completing registration.

Agenda (All times PDT):

5:30-6:15pm  Networking Reception with food, wine, beverages (Courtyard)

6:15-6:30pm  Welcome & Opening Remarks

6:30-8:00pm  Pitch Presentations (2 virtual/8 in-person) & Closing Remarks

Location:

BioscienceLA, 4130 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230

Parking:

The building has a private parking lot, free of charge. The main lot can be accessed from Overland Ave. and there is another entrance from the alley that runs behind the building to a smaller lot. Once full, there is additional free parking available across the street at Veteran’s Memorial Park or metered street parking.

PRESENTING COMPANIES:

TECH/TECH-ENABLED TRACK

Five Star Fans - Tina Provost, Co-Founder & CEO - Dublin, OH

Five Star Fans is a dynamic platform that allows college sports fans to unite and show how much they want a particular recruit to come to their university! These athletes now get a way to capitalize on their recruiting journey like never before.

Keenly - Christine Wang, Co-Founder - Los Angeles, CA

Keenly is a technology platform for companies to help streamline and simplify the process of sustainability reporting. As former investors, the founders are focused on helping public companies develop investor-ready disclosures. Keenly’s mission is to alleviate the ESG reporting burden so companies can refocus on results.

Parlay - Alex McLeod, CEO - Alexandria, VA

Parlay is a B2B SaaS platform that creates new loan approval pathways for small business borrowers and generates unique alternative creditworthiness scoring based on applicant progress. We partner with community banks and credit unions to extend Parlay to borrowers, helping to minimize customer abandons, increase conversions and lifetime value, and improve underwriting efficiency.

Remediai - Roya Azimi, Founder & CEO - Alamo, CA

Our AI-powered medical debt dispute resolution services offer end-to-end assistance in validating medical debt disputes, negotiating better terms, and flexible payment plans so people can quickly settle their medical debt.

StaffOnTap - Kayla Wooley, Founder & CEO - Simsbury, CT > Virtual Presentation

StaffOnTap’s marketplace instantly connects understaffed nursing homes and temporary nurses.

CONSUMER/CPG TRACK

Damn Right Cocktails - Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Founder & CEO – Hermosa Beach, CA

Damn Right Cocktails is the world’s first USDA-certified organic, 100% de Agave Tequila ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail. Unlike male inspired brands, Damn Right provides a female friendly product that is tough and bold, made for the modern woman.

Hydro Gummy - Lanie Yeung, Founder & CEO - Thousand Oaks, CA

Hydro Gummy is water you can eat – an easier and more fun way to consume more water through our delicious, fruit-enhanced bites of water. Hydro Gummy is made of 90% water, real fruit, is lower in sugar, and is enhanced with nutrients. Stay hydrated and nourished with Hydro Gummy.

The BAD Tea Co. - Elyse Eilerman, Co-Founder - Los Angeles, CA

Meet The BAD Tea Co. It stands for Bold And Delicious, duh. The BAD Tea Co. is on a mission to modernize the tea industry with products that highlight global flavors and enough caffeine to make Big Coffee cry.

The Revury - Remington Fraser, CEO & Founder - San Clemente, CA

The Revury is the next-generation of full-service online luxury consignment. It is a tech-enabled platform that allows users to consign and shop their favorite brands at up to 90% off retail prices. The Revury leverages technology to automate product intake in driving a profitable (& sustainable!) answer to the question we all ask ourselves: what am I going to do with my closet?!

Vaila Shoes - Ahriana Edwards, Founder & CEO - Atlanta, GA > Virtual Presentation

Vaila Shoes provides women of forgotten shoe sizes (size 9-14) with access to modern dress shoes for the workplace and afterhours. Vaila is on a mission to achieve size inclusivity in the footwear space and help women look good while doing it.

This event is generously sponsored by CBIZ MHM, LLC