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Uplift: Women & Minority Business Owners Mentorship Cohort
Committed to empowering & elevating underrepresented startup founders.
Apply now for the February 16 – May 11 cohort!
Mentorship Meetup
Join the Cross River & TechUnited teams for a meetup on February 29th with a fireside chat about fundraising and startup growth – the area of focus for this cohort. Attendees will also get the chance to address business challenges with the group, hear pitches from local startups, and apply for the next mentorship cohort.
Previous and active cohort mentees are welcome to attend, as are mentees interested in applying to the Spring cohort.
This in-person event will be from 5:30-7:30PM at the Cross River HQ in Fort Lee. We look forward to seeing you there!
Agenda
Networking & Check-In
5:30PM
Welcome & Mentorship Information Session
6:00PMOpening remarks from our host & more information on joining the spring mentorship cohort.
VC Investment + What Founders Need to Know
6:10PMThis fireside chat with Fabrizio Tiso, Head of Corporate Strategy, Cross River and Founder, Irene Retirement, will dive into customer feedback when building a startup, how to get in front of the right investors, and the deal negotiation process.
Startup Pitches
6:45PM
Mentorship Cohort Q&A
7:00PM
Speakers
About the Cohort
Our cohorts empower those that build the future, specifically focusing on women and minority founders & small business owners in New Jersey.
Cohorts includes:
- Direct mentorship over three months.
- Group networking and education opportunities.
You will be partnered with a regional business leader. We will do our best to match you with a mentor that exemplifies the support you request. This cohort is tailored specifically towards the CEOs, founders and owners of startups and small businesses.
Apply now to join Uplift!
Empowering those
who build the future.
This cohort is in coordination with the TechUnited:NJ Diversity Committee, TechUnited:NJ and Women in Tech Committee.
Mentee Requirements
- Own or operate a startup or small business in New Jersey.
- Commit to at least three hours of mentorship (virtual or in person)
- Reflect on and take advantage of 1:1 and group mentorship cohort activities.
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Mentor Requirements
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Commit to mentoring (virtual or in person).
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Provide sound mentoring and avoid any conflict of interests.
Adem Ogunc
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Well Woven
Ari Rabban
CEO & Co-Founder
Phone.com
Dawn Fallon
Founder & CEO
New Dawn Communications
Pradeep Kumar Gohil
Founder & CEO
World Micro Stock Exchange
Soojin Choung
CEO
Witness Creative Partners Inc.
Theresa Provost
CHQ Finance
IBM
Featured Mentors
Aimen Kamran
Sales Manager
Nestle
Birgitta Koskinen
Business Development Consultant
BK & Associates
Jacob Shulman
Strategic Advisor & Sr. Assoc. Attorney
McCarter & English, LLP
Rahul Mehendale
CEO
Live150
Steve Socolof
Managing Partner
Tech Council Ventures
Zaid Khan
Founder & Managing Partner
Manhattan Global Partners
Al Torres
Technology Partnerships
Brand Innovators
Dan Gura, PharmD, MPH
Business Development Director
Hugo Neu Corporation
Jaramogi K Adams
Founder & CEO
Jarkara Strategies, LLC
Shounak Sarkar
Head of Model Risk Management
Cross River
Subrat Nayak
Founder & Executive Chairman
Vetty
Zoya Lehrer
Co-Founder & CEO
Orgo
Featured Sessions
Speaker: Todd Giannattasio from Tresnic Media
December 9 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Speaker: Tara Thurber from Defined Talent
December 11, 2024 12:00-12:30 PM ET