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Social Media and Inequality in Venture Capital Funding with Ruffin Mitchener
Ruffin Mitchener is a creator, startup advisor, and angel investor. Her media brand, Brydge Club, has reached over 30 million women in startups, tech, and VC. She also advises select startups on viral content strategy.
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Oct
6
Profitable First, Funded Second: How Victoria Thain Gioia Built Perelel Before Taking Institutional Money
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 1:00 PM PDT
Join us for a conversation with Victoria Thain Gioia, Co-Founder and CEO of Perelel, the first OB/GYN-founded vitamin company offering doctor-formulated, research-backed supplements for every stage of women's hormonal health. Before founding Perelel, Victoria spent her career in investment banking, private equity, and operating roles at The Honest Company, Olive & June, and Carbon38, three of the most recognizable consumer brands in beauty and wellness. That operating background, combined with a personal experience that pointed her toward a real gap in prenatal care, shaped how she built Perelel from the ground up.
Oct
13
From Angel Investments to Unicorn Status: How Julia Cheek Turned Everlywell's Team of Contractors Into a $200M+ Health Brand
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT
Join us for a conversation with Julia Cheek, Founder & CEO of Everlywell, the at-home lab testing company that has grown into a unicorn brand and raised more than $200 million since 2015. Julia built her earliest team not with full time hires but with contractors and part time experts, and raised her first capital from a small group of doctors and early believers who understood the problem she was solving before anyone else did.
