

Ask Me Anything: Women Founders on Growth and Funding
Join LongJump for an open conversation on the current state of fundraising and building venture-backable startups.
Speakers:
Kristen Sonday, Co-Founder and CEO of Paladin, the legal-tech platform backed by Mark Cuban and World Within Ventures, with more than $12 million raised to date.
Ale Breuer, former Co-Founder & CEO of Ezza Nails, where she secured $2 million in seed capital before taking her operator playbook into the classroom as a clinical professor of entrepreneurship at UChicago Booth.
We'll Cover:
De-risking your raise and running a tight process'
The milestones VCs want to see in your business.
Building for venture scale.
Live, transparent Q&A with Ale and Kristen
Who should attend:
Early-stage women founders and operators who want practical insights on raising institutional capital in 2025.
LongJump invests $110K at the earliest stages to help turn ambitious ideas into high-growth companies. We're industry-agnostic and intentionally focused on founders building outside of the usual hotspots like SF, NYC, Boston, LA, Seattle, and Miami.