{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-28/women-in-cloud-venture-summit-frontier-tech","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-28/women-in-cloud-venture-summit-frontier-tech.md","title":"Women in Cloud Joins Women's Venture Summit Capital Push","headline":"Women in Cloud Brings Frontier Tech Meets Capital to 13th Women's Venture Summit in San Diego","description":"Women in Cloud hosts Frontier Tech Meets Capital at the Women's Venture Summit, where seven finalists compete for a growth package valued at more than $55,000.","section":"Business","published_at":"2026-10-28T22:58:41+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-28T22:58:41+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["The 13th annual Women's Venture Summit runs November 2-5 at the Cooley campus in La Jolla, San Diego.","Seven Women's Fast Pitch finalists advanced from 282 applicants and 31 semifinalists to pitch in person.","Women in Cloud's Frontier Tech Meets Capital presentations take place November 3, with one company advancing to a November 4 competition."],"companies":[{"name":"Women in Cloud","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000fk6f/women-in-cloud","website":"https://womenincloud.com"},{"name":"She Invests!","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000wu9w/she-invests","website":"https://www.sheinvests.com"},{"name":"Cooley","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000nby/cooley","website":"http://www.cooley.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"EIN Presswire","title":"Women’s Venture Summit Returns to San Diego with Expanded Opportunities for Women Founders to Access Capital","url":"https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/952965602/women-s-venture-summit-returns-to-san-diego-with-expanded-opportunities-for-women-founders-to-access-capital"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Business","Women in Cloud","She Invests!","Cooley"],"body_markdown":"The 13th annual Women's Venture Summit runs November 2-5 at the Cooley campus in La Jolla, San Diego, with seven Women's Fast Pitch finalists and new capital pathways through Wefunder, Kiva and Women in Cloud, EIN Presswire [announced](https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/952965602/women-s-venture-summit-returns-to-san-diego-with-expanded-opportunities-for-women-founders-to-access-capital). The 2026 champion receives a growth package valued at more than $55,000.\n\n## Seven Founders Reach the Fast Pitch Finals\n\nFrom an initial pool of 282 applicants, 31 semifinalists were selected, and an October 1 national virtual pitch event picked 13 regional finalists. Seven founders advanced to present in person: Rachell Dumas of HEARD, Meghan Wood of Raya Power, Jane Lim of Thallus Foods, Juliana Di Simone of Forela Health, Elizabeth Tomon of LOO, Katerina Boukin of Flood Dynamics and Cleo Escarez of Redyoos.\n\nThe growth package includes $25,000 in legal services from [Cooley](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000nby/cooley), at least $10,000 invested by two female angel investors, Lex Lewis of Here We Rise and Dr. Silvia Mah of [She Invests](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000wu9w/she-invests), $10,000 in marketing support from Maresa Friedman, $10,000 in advisory services from Mah and a company spotlight through Marble Collective.\n\n\"Women founders do not need another room full of applause. They need true advocates and investors ready to take action,\" said Dr. Silvia Mah, founder of Women's Venture Summit and a professor at Biola University. Through Wefunder, the finalists can also pursue equity crowdfunding campaigns, potentially raising $10,000 each for a total of $70,000 or more managed by the WVS syndicate.\n\n## Women in Cloud's Frontier Tech Meets Capital\n\n[Women in Cloud](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000fk6f/women-in-cloud), founded by Chaitra Vedullapalli, will host Frontier Tech Meets Capital, an investor presentation featuring women entrepreneurs building deep-tech companies in AI, robotics, energy, health and blockchain. The showcased companies are Flite AI, Symphony Space, BulletTrain.ai, Book with Eva, Dionysus Healthcare and Invi Grid Inc.\n\nPresentations take place Tuesday, November 3, and one company will be selected to advance to Wednesday's competition for additional investor exposure. \"Investors go beyond the pitch to understand each company's competitive advantage, how leadership mitigates risk and commercial readiness,\" said Vedullapalli, founder and president of Women in Cloud and a U.S. delegate to the Women 20 for G20.\n\n## Women in Cloud's Scale and Partnerships\n\nWomen in Cloud operates a network of more than 120,000 members across more than 80 countries, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records list more than $600 million in economic access unlocked across more than 120 countries through its initiatives and more than 7,000 industry certifications distributed through workforce development programs.\n\nThe Bellevue-based organization was founded in 2018 and lists Microsoft as a foundation sponsor and primary technology partner, Accenture as a strategic sponsor advancing women in cloud and AI, and Kyndryl as a three-year partner presenting the #empowHERaccess Awards.\n\n## Angel Academy and Summit Programming\n\nAhead of the summit, WVS hosts a virtual Angel Academy on October 29, offering Investing 101 and 102 sessions with Mah and Chris Gelnow, supported by Tidal River Fund and She Invests. The summit also includes a Kiva crowdfunding activation for two San Diego entrepreneurs, Regina King of Soul Scent and Maria-Nicole Marino of Panic Panties, who can pursue crowdfunded loans. Registration and the full agenda are available through the summit's website.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}