Closing Main Stage – Meeting the Moment: Why the Time is Now for Women Founders

Despite increased awareness about the funding gap faced by women entrepreneurs, a new analysis of venture data from PledgeLA shows that funding to women-led companies continues to decline. Join Annenberg Foundation Executive Director Cinny Kennard, Greycroft co-founder and managing partner Dana Settle, Katherine Power, Founder and CEO of Merit Beauty, Versed, and Co-Founder of Clique Brands, and Shiloh Johnson, the Founder & CEO of ComplYant, for a conversation about how, amid tectonic shifts in the LA startup and funding environment, we must do more to build an equitable startup ecosystem for women.