Monarq is excited to host a unique evening for Women Founders in all stages of entrepreneurship. Three prominent investors Adam Quinton, Mee-Jung Jang and Sapna Shah, equally passionate about female founded businesses will take center stage to have an in depth conversation to discuss, breakdown and dive into all your questions about growing your business through outside funding.
Join us for conversation and networking with other investors, press & female founders over drinks and snacks at the beautiful Steelcase Offices.
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July 26th, 2016 @ 6:30PM
Steelcase
4 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
Sapna Shah
Principal, Red Giraffe Advisors
Sapna is an angel investor, retail expert and three-time entrepreneur. Through Red
Giraffe Advisors, Sapna makes angel and early-stage seed investments in retail, fashion and consumer start-ups and offers advisory services to early-stage companies. Sapna is a member of the Board of Directors of New York Angels. Previously, Sapna co-founded Retail Eye Partners, and a menswear e-commerce retailer, Mind the Chap. Sapna held executive strategy roles at Linens & Things, Inc., Ann Taylor, and spent time at Gap, Inc. Previous to her career in retail, Sapna worked in investment banking and credit at various banks.
Adam Quinton
CEO & Founder Lucas Point Ventures
Adam is the CEO & Founder of Lucas Point Ventures and an active investor in early stage companies. He serves on the Board of Directors and Advisory Boards of several companies. His current investments include The Muse, Rapt Media, VenueBook, Hire an Esquire, Pinks and Greens, Validately and Snaps. In 2014 he was named one of the 25 Angel Investors you need to know in New York by AlleyWatch as well as one of 100 Tech Influencers You Need to Know. He is and member of and/or advisor to several angel groups (including 37 Angels and Astia Angel) as well as Women's Startup Lab and Mergelane.
Mee-Jung Jang
Co-Founder & Director, Jefferson Investors
Mee-Jung is the co-founder and director of Jefferson Investors, a seed stage angel fund. Before Jefferson Investors, Mee-Jung was the founder and CEO of a tech startup called Voncierge. She has also worked as a corporate attorney at Cleary Gottlieb and as a quant hedge fund analyst at Geode Capital Management. She is the author of the book Harvard vs. Seoul National University, published in South Korea. Mee-Jung has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and economics from Harvard University and a J.D. from Yale Law School. She is a current fellow of the Kauffman Fellows Program.
“You have created something very special. The attendees were inspiring, smart and just great. It was a pleasure!”
- Cathie Black, Guest Speaker & Investor Golden Seeds
"I was surprised by the level of connection, sharing, and vulnerability among this group of women who are willing to support and assist. The founders of Monarq have set an amazing tone and example of women helping women"
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