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Fireside Chat with Monique Woodard, Managing Director Cake Ventures

Watch the replay of an enlightening fireside chat featuring Managing Director of Cake Ventures, Monique Woodard, a visionary investor and advocate for inclusive innovation. ​About Monique Woodard: ​Monique Woodard is a venture capitalist and former operator at the intersection of technology and newly powerful consumer groups. Monique is the founder and Managing Director at Cake Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies that accelerate based on major demographic changes including: aging and longevity, the increased spending power of women, and the shift to majority-minority. Monique invests in companies with global ambitions that are creating technology products that meet the needs of tomorrow’s internet users. ​Before starting Cake Ventures, Monique was an angel and venture investor investing in the startup ecosystems across the U.S. and Africa. As Venture Partner at 500 Global (a venture capital firm with $2.7B AUM), she invested in early stage companies like Silvernest and Blavity between 2016 to 2018. ​Following her time at 500 Startups, Monique continued her investing as a Venture Scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners. She also became a trusted advisor to foundations interested in increasing capital allocation to diverse fund managers and entrepreneurs; as well as venture capital firms like SoftBank where she is an Advisor on Emerge, its early stage pipeline program focused on companies led by underrepresented entrepreneurs. ​ Before moving to the investor side of the table, Monique spent 15+ years in the tech industry and she has been an entrepreneur, product-focused operator, the founder of a national community of tech entrepreneurs, and advisor to cities on innovation and entrepreneurship. ​------------------------ ​This fireside chat will be between Monique and Leslie Feinzaig, founder and Managing Director of Graham & Walker. In 2017, she founded the Female Founders Alliance, the largest and most engaged community of its kind in America, and its popular founder programs, dubbed “the YC for Female Founders” by Techcrunch. Leslie is a contributing writer at Fortune Magazine, Fast Company and Techcrunch. She was named one of Forbes Magazine's Most Powerful Women from Central America, Worth Magazine’s Worthy 100, Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40, and Seattle Magazine's Most Influential People. Born and raised in Costa Rica, Leslie moved to the US to attend Harvard Business School on a full scholarship. She now lives in Seattle with her husband and two young daughters. ​​About Graham & Walker ​​Graham & Walker is a venture firm that activates the potential of all women in business through programs, community, and direct investments. We are on a mission to reshape the Nasdaq by investing in tech companies founded and led by women. For more information, please visit https://grahamwalker.com ​By registering, you agree to receive updates about news, programs, and special events from G&W. Please email [email protected] with any questions.