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Jason Gardner
Founder, Marqeta

Eric Berry
CEO, Founder, Triple Lift
Adam Cheyer
Co-Founder, Siri, Sentient, Viv Labs & GamePlanner.AI

Ran Reske
Founder, Resident

Oliver Friedrichs
Founder and CEO, Pangea

Felipe Sommer
Co-Founder & CEO, Nearpod

Midori Uehara
Co-Founder, OODA Health

Barbara Montero
Co-Founder, SafetyPay

Sepehr Kiani
Co-Founder, Fluent Biosciences

Stacy Stubblefield
CoFounder, TeleSign

Pam Marrone
Founder, Marrone Bio Innovations
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Mentorship Platform: Solve problems fast with real-time advice from 600+ vetted tech founders and over a decade of hard-earned wisdom in our archives.
Success Coach: Fast-track your progress with 1-1 onboarding and warm introductions to founders and partners in your sector, stage, chapter and more.
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Find co-founders, build an MVP and validate with customers (pre-revenue to $10K, self-funded to $100K raised)
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Everything in Launch Plan, Plus:
fnIRL Conference: Build relationships and master go-to-market and fundraising with a complimentary pass to our annual San Francisco event.
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Investor Directory: Gain access to a curated directory of investors and get warm opt-in introductions.
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Get-to-market and raise seed funding ($10K–$1M revenue, $100K–$3M raised)
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fnSummit Conference: Build lifelong relationships and gain insights from industry leaders with a complimentary pass to our annual 3-day Northern California retreat.
Peer Roundtables: Learn from peers and featured guests in monthly, facilitated virtual meetings.
Success Coach: Unlock the network's full potential with warm intros and personalized recommendations via quarterly strategy sessions.
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Scale your team, revenue and operations or start a new venture after prior success ($1M+ revenue, $3M+ raised)
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