2024 YEA! Investor Recap
Congratulations to the YEA! Chicago Class of 2024!
Last month, we celebrate the incredible achievements of our Young Entrepreneurs Academy students at the 10th annual YEA! Investor Panel. Thank you to all those who gathered with us at the Teknion Showroom to support this year’s brilliant cohort as they presented their innovative business ideas to a distinguished panel of investors. View the highlight reel below to relive the magic of the event!
A heartfelt thank you to the investors from BMO Family Office, SRW Agency, Griffith Foods, Xenon Arc, Edlong Flavor Solutions, BEAR Construction, Kerry North America, Carlson Laboratories, Ajinomoto, Fiduciary Financial Partners, Jelmar & Synergy Flavors, who generously contributed to the seed funding pool and shared their expertise. Additionally, we express our immense gratitude to our event sponsors Jelmar, Teknion, & TFF Productions for their support in making this event both elegant and enjoyable.
2024 Seed Funding Awards
– EcoFrenzy Games: YEA! National Saunders Competitor, awarded $1800 including 50 games for Female Strong Camp.
– Crying Tiger Designs: YEA! National Saunders Competitor, awarded $1500 including 25 backpacks for Female Strong Camp.
– Naharia Helps Asthmatics: awarded $100.
– My Rainbow Tree: awarded $350 including 25 items for Female Strong Camp.
– Khi’s Motivational Kups: awarded $1000 including 50 Kups for Female Strong Camp.
– RoShe Ventures: awarded a National Student Leadership Scholarship and $700.
– AstroGood: awarded $100.
– Strands: awarded a National Student Leadership Conference Scholarship and $750 including 25 kits for Female Strong Camp.
– Enlighten: awarded $100.
– The Resilient Dandelion: awarded $700 including 25 keychains for Female Strong Camp.
– All-Ways: awarded $345.
– PinPals: awarded $750 including 25 kits for Female Strong Camp.
Thank you to those who attended this event!
We have an incredible community here at Female Strong, and we’re grateful for all of the support you’ve given us. We hope those of you who attended our Investor Panel were inspired by our YEA! Entrepreneur Girls and the panel of business leader Sharks. View the event photo album here.
If you want to stay involved in our mission, we encourage you to nominate a middle or high school girl for the Entrepreneur Girls program here. Reach out to Program Manager Sarah Sleevi at Sarah@femalestrong.org to discuss guest speaker, field trip host, and business mentor opportunities.
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