2025 YEA! Investor Panel Recap
Congratulations to the YEA! Chicago Class of 2025!
On March 19, we celebrated the incredible achievements of our Young Entrepreneurs Academy students at the 11th annual YEA! Investor Panel. Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Allsteel showroom to support this year’s brilliant cohort as they presented their innovative business ideas to a distinguished panel of investors.
A heartfelt thank you to the investors from Griffith Foods, Xenon arc, Edlong Flavor Solutions, BEAR Construction, Kerry North America, Fiduciary Financial Partners, Synergy Flavors, and Aaron Wealth Advisors for contributing to the seed funding pool and sharing their expertise. Thank you also to our gracious hosts at Allsteel and the Say Go! Media videography team for making this celebration so elegant & enjoyable!
2025 Seed Funding Awards
– Lost Oddballs Crochet: awarded $2000 including 25 items for Female Strong Camp, YEA! Chicago Chapter Winner & Saunders Competition Competitor.
– Greenify: awarded $750.
– Untangled: awarded $1500 including 25 items for Female Strong Camp in collaboration with Inner Hue.
– PSC Books: awarded $750 and 100 books to be donated by Female Strong.
– Simple Ingredients: awarded $907 including 25 items for Female Strong Camp.
– TweenSits: awarded $750.
– Inner Hue: awarded $500 including 25 items for Female Strong Camp in collaboration with Untangled.
– EXTRA!: awarded $1200 and a National Student Leadership Conference Scholarship.
– Spark Work: awarded $500.
– The Karma Kit: awarded $500 including 25 items for Female Strong Camp and a National Student Leadership Conference Scholarship.
– Unbeadable: awarded $500 including 25 items 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.
Stay involved in our mission by nominating a middle or high school girl for the Entrepreneur Girls program here. For guest speaker, field trip host, or business mentor opportunities, contact Program Manager Sarah Sleevi at Sarah@femalestrong.org.
Save the Date! This October, Female Strong will host an All-Star Investor Panel at Continua Interiors, offering an additional round of funding to YEA! Chicago alumnae who are still running their businesses. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details!
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