The Chicago stop of the WMNfintech roadshow — 1871 and BMO's seventh-cohort accelerator for women-led fintech startups — where five post-launch founders pitch on stage in front of an actual financial-services audience (BMO bankers, fintech investors, working operators). Tight format: founder pitches, a panel with finance leaders, and food/drinks networking, all in the BMO Tower in the West Loop. Alumni cohorts have raised $51M+ collectively, so the post-pitch hallway conversations have real weight. Cheap ticket; capacity-constrained, request-to-join.

  • pitch
  • usa
  • chicago
  • fintech
  • 1871
  • bmo
  • women-founders
  • tcw