Gitanjali Rao is a 13-year-old 8th grader from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She was named America’s Top Young Scientist of 2017 by the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, with a patent pending device to detect lead in water faster than any other current techniques. She has recently open-sourced her lead detector processor and app code for the community and continues to perform accuracy testing in Denver. An active STEM promoter, and Gitanjali recognized as a Forbes 30 under 30 for science and invention.

Hadiyah Mujhid is the Founder and CEO of HBCUvc, a nonprofit organization that educates and trains students at HBCUs and Hispanic-serving institutions in technology entrepreneurship and venture capital to create racially equitable economies. The organization runs a fellowship at Black and Hispanic universities where Fellows activate their campus ecosystems by hosting entrepreneurial events and providing access to capital. Hadiyah received her MBA with from Drexel University and a BS in Computer Science from University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Tracy Chou is an entrepreneur, software engineer, and diversity advocate. She spent five years at Pinterest as an engineer and tech lead and was an early hire engineer at Quora prior to that. She is a founding member of Project Include and is an investment scout and advisor for a couple of Bay Area VC firms. In her latest venture she is CEO of Block Party, with a mission to solve online harassment and abuse and rethink social platforms.

Shelly is Founding Partner of the Shatter Fund, investing in Tech companies led and founded by female entrepreneurs. Shatter is the culmination of Shelly’s entire career of working in Technology as a founder, investor and advisor, and extensive experience in mentoring and empowering women in the US and abroad. An unparalleled network of strong female operators built over 20 years in the Tech industry provides the Shatter team with access to some of the most exciting, mission driven female led companies.