Stella Initiatives 2025

2025

INITIATIVES FOUNDATION Fundraising Any introductions to potential sponsors, donors or grants to support the financial stability of the foundation.

Our 2025 Prospectus can be found here (left QR code) Our 2024 Stella Impact Report can be found here (right QR code)

Campaigns

Stella 2025 Prospectus

Stella 2024 Impact Report

WVS 2025 Prospectus

WVS 2024 Impact Report

Capital Campaign for Women’s Venture Summit Campaign is here Social Media and posts and share from our site WVS 2024 Impact Report can be found here (right QR code) WVS Prospectus can be found here (left QR code)

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We welcome DAF contributions along with foundation giving, company matching, and, of course, individual donations.

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COMMUNITY Education - Entrepreneur Stella launched 40 new units of education on our platform in 2024 now totaling 300+ FREE educational courses.

We have 20K+ in our overall community.

We have 1600+ Entrepreneurs on our platform.

Stella Labs is our premier no cost 16 week Pre-Seed Accelerator (virtual) running 3x per year.

We host monthly Orientation, Masterclasses and Startup Office Hours (free virtual 1:1 Mentorship).

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Education - Investors We are launching a kickstart your Investing educational unit, and will continue to expand investor curriculum and partner resources.

We will be adding Pre-Investing courses throughout 2025 We are hosting monthly Investor Office Hours to share deal flow and build mentorship relationships.

Masterclasses (Virtual) We have Masterclasses scheduled though remainder of 2025. Masterclasses will rotate focus between Founders Raising, and Investors Getting Started.

(Past) January | Chaitra V. - Women in Cloud (Past)February | Catherine Gray - Silicon Valley Women Founders Fund (Past) March | Denisse Pasche - BMO (Past) April | Sydney Thomas - Symphonic Capital June | Eric Viana | R&D Incentives Group (In Partnership with TriNet) July | Marcia Dawood - ACA August | Alicia Umpierre | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich

Calendar

Mentors

Startup Office Hours Monthly virtual 1:1 Office Hours for founders with industry leading experts to support.

Always virtual so it is always accessible by women anywhere, no matter their demands of life and work We are always searching for mentors for our monthly virtual startup office hours. Link is to the right.

Investor Office Hours Launched in 2025, we host monthly virtual mentorship and deal flow sharing sessions for beginner/intermediate level investors.

We are always searching for investors for our monthly virtual office hours. Link is to the right.

Investors

LABS Stella Labs 16wk Pre-Seed Accelerator We have an award winning No Cost/No Equity 16wk hands on virtual accelerator focusing on prepping female founders for their Pre-Seed round of capital. This program includes hundreds of paid hands on support and IC hours to remove barriers and truly launch them to capital readiness. We end in a virtual Demo Day.

Please encourage founders to apply for our programming.

Stella Labs

ANGELS Stella Angels

Stella Angels 2025 Dates

Angels has been our highest demand program outside of in person events. We facilitate over 250 investments conversations annually, and host 5 Virtual Angels Events.

Dates for Stella Angels Showcases below. Events run 2-3 pm EDT Feb 27th April 24th July 24th November 8th

We receive 400-500 Founder Applications for our Quarterly Showcases per year.

EVENTS Oxytocin Tour We will continue Stella’s Oxytocin tour with multiple stops in 2025 (Past) CNY Women’s Summit Syracuse NY - March 7th (Past) Comcast Event Philadelphia - March 25th (Past) Women & Wealth Catalyst Event SF - March 27 (Past) Elevate Women’s Summit Rochester NY - April 3rd (Past) Portland Startup Week (May) (Past) NY Tech Week-June 2-9th San Diego Angel Conference-June 5th PrestigeHER Awards - July 16th Twin Cities Startup Week - October 5th-9th LA Tech Week-October 13-19th DC Startup Week - October 20th -24th Needs include Speakers Sponsors Amplification

EVENTS Womens Fast Pitch: Our National Women’s Fast Pitch successfully wrapped up its 12th year, with six finalists heading to the Finals in San Diego Sept. 25th.

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Womens Venture Summit: Sept 23-25th, 2025 in San Diego CA. Tickets are live.

We‘re expecting 100+ incredible speakers across VC, Earlystage startups (AI, CPG, Med-tech, EdTech etc.)

Featured Keynote from Cindy Gallop, Founder of MakeLoveNotPorn (SXSW London Keynote 2025) 2024 Impact Report HERE This year's theme is BUILDING BOLDLY and always focused on women in capital, those seeking it for their ventures, and those dispersing it through their funds and programs.

Last year we had 400 women, with 115+ women led funds in attendance

Tickets

Marketing Toolkit (Pending updates)

Sponsor

NEW IN 2025 Investor Focused Programming 10 Units of Investor Curriculum drafted and launching July 2025 Bi-monthly Masterclasses lined up with early investor focus 1:1 Investor Office Hours launched in April Need Investors to mentor Investor focused sections on Stella Platform including resources, funding and more

Founders Raising Stella launched a “Founders Raising” section to our online platform. This functions as a high level overview of a raise, so founders can amplify their rounds, while our investors can easily source deals and connect for more info. Launching April 2025.

Each will need to submit and be approved Will be filterable based on industry, round and check size This is a free feature for all founders

Stella Chapter Model We are excited to announce the launch of Stella Chapters in 2025, beginning with four pilot locations: SoCal, CA; Upstate NY; Connecticut; and Minnesota.

These chapters will serve as regional hubs, hosting bimonthly meetups, annual Elevate Women’s Summits, and localized programming to support female founders, empower aspiring investors, and engage community partners.

By expanding our reach at the local level, Stella Chapters will address resource gaps, strengthen ecosystems, and amplify our mission to create more opportunities for women-led ventures and funders.

Please share any potential Chapter Locations, or Leaders looking to JOIN THE MOVEMENT.

Learn more about Chapters

2025

INITIATIVES FOUNDERS Community

Join Stella Stella Chapters (local peer connection & regional events) to Access Startup Office Hours All Programs Founders-only meetups Mentorship from Stella’s EIR program Community calendar for national & local gatherings Monthly Virtual Masterclasses with the nations leading experts and companies

Courses

300+ On-demand founder education platform (ideation to capital raising) 100+ Worksheets to work through your business model Stella Labs 16wk Accelerator Industry leading partner programs to dive deeper

CAPITAL Stella Angels Pitch Showcases Women’s Fast Pitch (regional and national exposure) Capital Readiness Labs Investor introductions + deal room prep 1:1 pitch coaching and investor office hours

Conferences Women’s Venture Summit (flagship founder/investor connection event) Elevate Women’s Summit (regional, inclusive inspiration + tactical support) Oxytocin Tour (founder wellness and emotional intelligence)

Events Calendar

2025

INITIATIVES FUNDERS Community Stella Angels Network LP/GP Roundtables Angel-In-Residence (AIR) program Peer investor forums and Slack groups Community calendar with pitch events & founder showcases 1:1 Investor Office Hours

Join Stella to Access All Programs

Courses Investing Basics Course Bias-neutral investing training Building an investment thesis How to write your first check Partner curriculum (Angel Capital Assoc., How Women Invest, Portfolia, All Raise)

CAPITAL Curated access to capital-ready women-led startups Syndication & co-investment opportunities Investor deal rooms and due diligence briefs Capital-matching sessions with aligned founders Stella Angels, Stella Labs Demo Day, and Oxytocin Tour access to deal flow.

Conferences Women’s Venture Summit (mainstage and curated investor tracks) Women’s Fast Pitch Finals (deal review + judging) Angel-focused sessions at regional Stella events Stella Angels Stella’s Oxytocin Tour Private LP/GP, and Angel Events Stella Chapter Events

Events Calendar

2025

INITIATIVES PARTNERS Community Stella Chapter partnerships Volunteer & mentor opportunities Cross-promotion in community calendar & newsletter Co-hosted founder education workshops EIR collaboration & referrals Mentor at 1:1 Office Hours Teach a virtual Masterclass

Join Stella to Access All Programs

Courses Co-branded founder workshops (via Stella LMS) Train-the-trainer sessions for accelerators Custom educational pathways for partner audiences

CAPITAL Sponsored scholarships or investor showcases Support for local pitch events or founder spotlights Integration with funder programming (CDFIs, grants, etc.)

Add programs, education or tools to resource platform Provide grants

Conferences Elevate Women’s Summit (partner tables, panels, community activations) Women’s Venture Summit (ecosystem alignment & thought leadership) Oxytocin Tour (for wellness-centered orgs or sponsors) Stella Chapter Events

Events Calendar

2025 CALENDAR AT A GLANCE January Masterclass with Women In Cloud Start-up Advisory Hours Stella Angels Application Open

February Masterclass with Catherine Gray Start-up Advisory Hours Stella Angels Showcase - Winter WFP Applications Open

March Stella Orientation Start-up Advisory Hours Masterclass with BMO Comcast Philly Event Alt Summit Women & Wealth Catalyst Summit CNY Women’s Summit IWD San Diego Community Day

April Elevate Women’s Summit 2025 Masterclass Start-up Advisory Hours Investor Advisory Hours Stella Angels Showcase - Spring First Stella Chapters Meeting - San Diego

May Stella Orientation Start-up Advisory Hours Investor Advisory Hours Women’s Fast Pitch 2025 Portland Startup Week Women & Wealth NYC

June Masterclass Start-up Advisory Hours Investor Advisory Hours NY Tech Week

July Masterclass Start-up Advisory Hours Investor Advisory Hours Stella Angels Showcase Women In Cloud Awards

August Stella Orientation Masterclass Start-up Advisory Hours Investor Advisory Hours

September

ASBDC Conference-Orlando Women’s Venture Summit 2025 Start-up Advisory Hours

October

Masterclass Start-up Advisory Hours Investor Advisory Hours Twin Cities Startup Week LA Tech Week DC Startup Week UNY-Stella Annual Gala

November Stella Orientation Masterclass Stella Angels Showcase Start-up Advisory Hours Investor Advisory Hours SD Stella Annual Gala

December Masterclass Start-up Advisory Hours Investor Advisory Hours Holiday Party