Women Innovators Initiative (WI2): Running a Startup: Perspective of Two Women Founders and CEOs from Cornell

According to Silicon Valley Bank report ^[1], 28% of U.S. startups have a female founder and 14% have a female CEO. While venture capital is their most likely next source of funding regardless of the gender makeup of the founding team, the startups with a female founder are slightly less likely to rely on them for funding. Companies founded solely by women garnered 2.1% of the total capital invested in venture-backed startups in the US ^[2].

For the third WI2 webinar, we speak with two women founders and CEOs from Cornell University to find out about their experience as female founders/CEOs and to hear about the lessons learned during the formation and the growth of their venture.

Panelists:

• Rachel Dorin, Ph.D., President and CEO, and Co-Founder, Terapore
• Siyu Huang, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO, Lionano

Moderator:

• Alice Li, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Technology Licensing, Cornell University

Registration link:

• https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l6Q791OkRg2DgJIUt1VV-w

^{[1] 2020 Women in US Technology Leadership. Silicon Valley Bank. (2021). https://www.svb.com/women-in-technology#
[2] The US VC Female Founders Dashboard. PitchBook (updated in 2021). https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-vc-female-founders-dashboard}