Kicking Off 2026 — See You in January

Can you believe it’s already 2026?

I’d love to take a moment to wish you a very Happy New Year. May this year be about YOU — your growth, your well-being, your ambitions, and the things that truly matter to you. Here’s to self-care, self-development, and building a life and career you’re proud of.

And of course, we can’t wait to kick off the year together at our upcoming events.

Let’s make 2026 a strong one — together. ✨

San Francisco, January 29th, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM  

Let’s kick off the year in style — no compromises.

We’re joining forces with Stripe and taking you to the top of Salesforce Tower. We’re bringing together exceptional speakers to learn from and to answer your burning questions. Just take a look at this lineup… mind-blowing. 

- Kimberly Tan - Investing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Board member or board observer to companies like Decagon, Pave, Men and others.

- Emily Yuan - Co-Founder & CEO, Corgi (YC S24), who has just raised $108M at $630M valuation, co-led by Y Combinator, Kindred Ventures, Oliver Jung, Leblon Capital, Contrary, and Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC.

- Taylor Brandt - Partner at Headline

- Asya Bradley - Stripe Startup & Venture Capital Lead, Multi-exited Founder | Investing in Innovative Founders as an LP @Cowboy Ventures @Ganas Ventures @Kinship Ventures @Deciens @CapTable Coalition @BTV etc.

Are you joining? 

❗️Win Our Hoodie 🖤

Your chance to get a Women Tech Meetup hoodie for FREE.

How to enter:

  1. Create a LinkedIn post inviting your network to join you at this event

  2. Tag me and Women Tech Meetup

  3. Add the Luma event link

  4. Include the event banner (above)

Winner:
🏆 The post with the most likes by January 29th wins the hoodie.

Let’s see who brings the most people with them 👀🔥

Online, January 28th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  

Founders don’t fail because they lack vision.
They fail because their back office slows them down.

​As companies scale, finance, payroll, and banking often become a maze of disconnected tools, manual work, and reactive fixes. The result? Less visibility, more friction, and decisions made too late.

​In this session, we'll break down how modern teams build a back office that stays out of the way — so founders can focus on growing the business.

​Join leaders from Puzzle × Deel × Mercury, including:

From Story to Numbers: Turning Your Vision Into Investor-Ready Financials

Online, February 24th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  

Every founder has a story.

​But when it’s time to raise capital, investors don’t just want the vision — they want to see it reflected in the numbers.

​Join our special guest Sasha Orloff, Founder & CEO of Puzzle, for a live session on how to translate your company’s narrative into clear, credible, and investor-ready financials — without overcomplicating things or losing the story that makes your business compelling.

​In this session, we’ll cover:

  • ​How to turn your product and growth story into a financial model investors trust

  • ​What investors actually look for in financials (and what they ignore)

  • ​Common mistakes founders make when preparing numbers for fundraising

  • ​How to stay organized and aligned as your company scales

As you know, I have my own YouTube show called Talks With Dasha.

This year, I’m heavily focused on this project and would love your support. Check out the latest episodes featuring some of the most disruptive startup founders and investors of the past year.

- Raising $30M in 7 Days — And Why Most Founders Shouldn’t Try It
with Filip Kozera, Founder of Wordware (YC S24)

- Why Ideas Don’t Matter (According to a 2× YC Founder Turned Investor)
with Kulveer Taggar, GP at Phosphor Capital 

Watch now

How AI Is Reshaping Healthcare—And Where VC Is Placing Its Bets

Healthcare isn’t being disrupted by AI.
It’s finally being unblocked.

The real shift happening right now isn’t about replacing doctors with algorithms—it’s about fixing the infrastructure that’s quietly constrained care for decades.

Across healthcare operators and investors, a clear consensus is emerging:

👉 The biggest opportunity isn’t automating clinicians.
👉 It’s automating the work around them.

Read on Forbes

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Lots of love,
Dasha, Founder of Women Tech Meetup 🫶🏻