🚨 24 HOURS LEFT! Investors, this is your room. 🔑 Tomorrow, we're breaking down real founder-market-fit, co-investment opportunities, and high-growth startups ready for capital. No gatekeeping. No filler. Just real deals, real insights, and a vetted founder pipeline brought to you by Stella. 🗓️ October 22 ⏰ 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 Virtual – Free for Stella Members ✨ Not on the list? Fill out your Investor Intake Form at https://lnkd.in/gY9u9H2Y secure your seat. Capital shifts when you show up. See you in the room. 👊
Stella Foundation
Professional Training and Coaching
Solana Beach, California 7,881 followers
Stella connects women founders and investors to the right resource–at the right time–in their journeys.
About us
Stella Foundation is a 501(c)3 that connects women founders and investors to the right resource–at the right time–in their journeys. From ideation to funding to exit, women founders and investors look to Stella for its powerful constellation of support made up of an inclusive community, curriculum, access to capital events and an annual Summit, advisory services and funding opportunities. Let’s connect the stars, together.
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http://www.stella.co
External link for Stella Foundation
- Industry
- Professional Training and Coaching
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Solana Beach, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2012
- Specialties
- accelerator, incubator, education, mentoring, investing, business development, and business accountability
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990 Highland Dr
Solana Beach, California 92075, US
Employees at Stella Foundation
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Dr.h.c. Katherine Wichmann Zacharias
Mentor | Insurance CEO | Angel Investor | Amazon Best Selling Author | Humanitarian | Certified Living Benefits Pro | Tax Free Retirement Pro |…
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Marliese Bartz
Organizational Change Leader | Lean Six Sigma Black Belt | Strategist | Mentor
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Marcia Dawood
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Silvia Mah PhD, MBA
Published Author | 2 x TEDx speaker | Igniting Innovation, Impact & Investing through Action & Intentionality | VC | Associate Professor | Keynote…
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Gritty In Pink is truly the best 💕🫶
Big ideas, bold women, and conversations that matter 💪 Our InvestHER Roundtables brought together powerhouse women, founders, and investors for real talk, real connection, and major inspo 💖 Thank you to everyone who showed up and showed out — this is what community looks like! Special thanks to our amazing speakers, partners + talent for making this event such a success ✨ Shira Yevin Jesse Draper B. Pagels-Minor Silvia Mah PhD, MBA Fredel Romano Stephanie Granato Michelle Valenzuela Wolf Vashonda Sherra Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation Women Stella Foundation The Impact Seat Foundation Mad Hippie Johnnie Walker Jackson McCrea Whiskey Corpse Reviver Best Day Brewing All Phenoms Waterloo Sparkling Water Sake High! TECH WEEK by a16z 🎥: Nya Federoff #LATechWeek #LATW #TechWeek
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💼 Calling all Midwest entrepreneurs: If you're building a small business in Chicago, Cook County, or Michigan, here are three powerful funding opportunities you should know about👇 ✅ BACP Entrepreneur Certificate Program (Chicago): A free program for aspiring & current business owners. Graduates are eligible to apply for the Entrepreneur Loan Program through CIBC Bank. https://lnkd.in/ge6uufen ✅ BRITE Program (Cook County): Environmental assessments + grant funding to modernize operations & reduce environmental impact. Ideal for auto shops, food/bev makers, and dry cleaners. https://lnkd.in/gg7vsUVy ✅ Olga Loizon Foundation Grant (Michigan): Up to $10,000 available for women entrepreneurs. Applicants must provide a business plan and show financial need. These are the kinds of local programs that help founders grow smart, scale fast, and stay sustainable. 💥 https://lnkd.in/g_SxQkzP Join our #conSTELLAtion today for more FREE resources! "#SmallBusinessSupport #MidwestEntrepreneurs #StellaFoundation #WomenInBusiness #GrantFunding #EconomicDevelopment #Sustainability #InclusiveGrowth "
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Phew…another amazing LA TECH WEEK by a16z in the books. Thank you Gritty In Pink for being the most badass party throwers in town!
Published Author | 2 x TEDx speaker | Igniting Innovation, Impact & Investing through Action & Intentionality | VC | Associate Professor | Keynote Speaker | Advocate 4 Diverse Founders | Investor | Servant Leader
Collabs are the best …. Love speaking on a panel with more than 200 people in the audience and then having an authentic, real-real convo about investing and raising. Gritty In Pink X Stella Foundation collab is 💕pink & powerful 💪🏽 especially at #LAtechweek TECH WEEK by a16z — thank you to everybody who came out and making this event so special. Loved the Stella SoCal Chapter leads & teams, special shout out to Rylie Jennings and Bianca Alvarado AND my former student and #Biolalum and @Office of innovation EIR+special projects lead, Raina Abigail Putri for capturing the essence of the event at Live Nation Entertainment Los Angeles. #grateful #stellafoundation #grittyinpink #womensupportingwomen
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Congrats Sandra Velasquez and the entire NOPALERA team 👏
Beep Beep. 🚚 We are thrilled to announce that you can now shop NOPALERA's entire assortment on Ulta.com! After running a post-purchase survey on our website for over a year asking our customers where they want to buy Nopalera, the answer was crystal clear: ULTA. We were not surprised. Ulta Beauty has always been a space that celebrates beauty across generations — mothers, daughters, and grandmothers alike. At Nopalera, we share that same value. ¡Toda la familia likes to look good and smell good! :) Every new launch is a big lift. This would not have been possible without the incredible teamwork on both sides. Shout out to the Nopalera team, Priscilla Camacho, Beverly Paz, Sam Perez, Edith Castro, Amanda Lopez. And to the Ulta Beauty Team Muffy Clince, Blythe Fallon, Zach Levin, and more! We’re thrilled to now be at Ulta in both Mexico and the U.S., sharing our Modern Mexican Beauty with the world. https://lnkd.in/eBBJGm2W
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Fantastic way to cap off my #LATechWeek with a fab InvestHer Roundtables event at Live Nation. This is my 3rd-ish time around as a founder and each time the ecosystem supporting women entrepreneurs feels stronger and stronger. Thank you to so many for doing the work that you do! Stella Foundation The Impact Seat Foundation Silvia Mah PhD, MBA Live Nation Entertainment Jesse Draper Rylie Jennings Flossie Hall La Keisha Landrum Pierre B. Pagels-Minor Fredel Romano Shira Yevin Stephanie Granato
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Who will you nominate??
Since 2021, the UBS Female Founder Award has celebrated visionary women driving change in tech. UBS is proud to empower women through initiatives like the Women’s Investment Circle and Project Female Founder. Inspired? Apply now or nominate a founder: https://from.ubs/6042s4wQ4 #UBSFemaleFounder #shareUBS
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TECH WEEK by a16z in LA with Gritty In Pink at Live Nation Entertainment ⚡️
Last night was ELECTRIC⚡️🤯 InvestHER Roundtables with Gritty In Pink for TECH WEEK by a16z in LA was everything and more. Stella Foundation is a proud sponsor of this year’s event. Thank you to the speakers who represented and offered their wisdom to the audience Fredel Romano Jesse Draper La Keisha Landrum Pierre Silvia Mah PhD, MBA Shira Yevin B. Pagels-Minor Grateful for Gritty In Pink team and all their hard work in opening Ron’s and opportunities for founders.
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Thank you Delilah Panio …we feel the same!
One of my fave events of the year - the Women’s Venture Summit! #wvs2025 An inspiring gathering of founders and investors with relevant content in these evolving markets. I moderated an amazing panel of successful founders Sharon K. Gillenwater , Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard who shared their stories of scaling, funding and what’s next. I always get to see dear old and new friends, including Tawnya Falkner , Stephanie Granato , Ann E. Metzger , Joanne Fedeyko and so many more! Thank you Silvia Mah PhD, MBA and the fantastic team at Stella Foundation !! See you again next year!
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We agree....Dia Bondi is pretty amazing. SO is Stephanie Garcia 🔜 VidSummit 😉
Keynote Speaker | 2x Best-Selling Author published by Entrepreneur Press | 15 + yrs Social Media Agency Experience
I loved Dia Bondi's presentation at this year's Women's Venture Summit, especially her take on asking like an auctioneer. When an auctioneer takes the mic, there’s no hesitation. Every word lands with purpose. Every ask is bold. And when they call out a number, they expect a response... not because they’re arrogant, but because they’re certain of their value. That’s the real lesson. Confidence isn’t about talking louder. It’s about asking like you expect a yes. It’s a mindset shift that changes how you pitch, present, and lead. The more you own your value, the more others rise to meet it. If you’ve ever second-guessed your ask, this one’s for you ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gpEUtkFn #WVS #WomensVentureSummit
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