EchoHer Pitch & Network Night #10: Women-Led Startups

Each founder will deliver a 3-minute pitch, followed by 3–5 minutes of live investor feedback and audience Q&A.

This event is open to everyone who wants to support women founders, discover emerging startups, and connect with investors, operators, and the broader startup community.

Please apply the pitch via this link: https://airtable.com/appOldOEjZC8CbUiq/pagM1SlU6ZbMdr2NF/formAgenda5:00 – 5:45 PM: Check-in + snacks + social5:45 PM: Sponsor intros6:00 PM: Pitch session begins

Pitching Order

Our Investors

Evan Buhler is an investor at Talok Capital, where he invests in early-stage technology companies at the intersection of creativity, consciousness and culture. Before starting Talok, Evan was a venture/startup attorney at Fenwick & West LLP, a federal clerk in the Northern District of California and a corporate attorney at Sidley Austin LLP. He has co-founded several tech companies in his life, including a decentralized, AI-powered law firm / managed back-office services firm. He likes to work on product, marketing and people management.

Jing Kuang is the Founding Partner of Y Plus Ventures, investing in early-stage AI startups in Silicon Valley. She helps founders turn technical innovation into scalable businesses. Previously, she served as President & CEO of Yongjia Capital, overseeing more than $50B in global transactions. Jing is also active in venture education through Stanford’s RootedIn VC Fellowship, Stanford d.school Executive Education, and Peking University. She holds an MBA from Stanford GSB and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Peking University.

Vincent Mao

Host

EchoHer is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women and non-binary founders and funders by increasing their representation and success in entrepreneurship. We foster a supportive ecosystem that drives meaningful change and creates impactful opportunities through monthly events, co-working opportunities, curated networking sessions, pitch nights, and insightful panel discussions.

Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank, is a bank of innovative companies and investors. With over 40 years of dedication to this sector, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has extensive experience banking investors and innovation-driven clients.

Sponsors

Turing helps startup teams and companies scale faster by providing high-quality technical talent and project-based support to scale engineering, deployment, and execution when speed and reliability matter most.