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Astia: Funding, growth, and leadership for women-led companies and women entrepreneurs

Funding, growth, and leadership for women-led companies and women entrepreneurs

Welcome to Astia

Astia is a unique, global not-for-profit organization. We provide innovative programs that ensure companies gain access to capital, achieve and sustain high-growth, and develop the executive leadership of the founding team.

By entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs
Designed for startups at all stages, the Astia programs are implemented by more than 700 members of the Astia Advisor Network that includes more than 100 former and current CEOs and 125 investors. Astia is an extremely committed community of advisors, investors, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs.

SILICON VALLEY | NEW YORK | LONDON | INDIA

Apply today for Astia Doing It Right in Silicon Valley. Deadline to apply September 10: http://www.astia.org/apply

Astia Events

Application Deadline for Silicon Valley 2010
Fri, Sep 10th

Astia European Advisory Board Meeting
Tue, Sep 14th, 3:00pm - 05:00PM

About Astia
Wed, Sep 15th, 5:00pm - 07:00PM

Astia 2010 NYC Investor Forum
Wed, Sep 22nd, 6:00pm - 09:00PM

Silicon Valley In-Person Screening Day
Thu, Sep 30th

Astia News

Astia ‘Doing it Right’ Silicon Valley Program Opens Call for Applications

Calling all Exceptional Women-led High Growth Start-ups
SAN FRANCISCO August 10, 2010

Astia Advisory Board Member, Jennifer Hill on MSNBC

July 18, 2010
MSNBC Your Business

Five Finance Twitter Feeds Worth Following

Bull/Bear Report
By Julie Steinberg
Jul 06 2010

Women and Growing Companies

The New York Times Blog
July 7, 2010, 7:00 am
By ADRIANA GARDELLA

The Deal Magazine: Closing the VC Gender Gap

July 2, 2010
By Mary Kathleen Flynn

Astia Partner Events

British Venture Capital Association: FINANCING & FUNDING THE DIGITAL AGE
Thu, Sep 16th, 8:00am - 05:00PM

Sonnenschein's Chautauqua Silicon Valley Speaker Series
Thu, Sep 16th, 12:00pm - 01:30PM

Cambridge, UK: Women 4 Technology
Wed, Sep 22nd, 12:15pm - 02:00PM

Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum- Food Entrepreneurship: The Story of Two Local Companies
Thu, Sep 23rd, 6:30pm - 08:30PM

London: Women 4 Technology
Thu, Oct 7th, 6:00pm - 09:30PM

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Our involvement with Astia was a turning point for our organization. In the summer of 2005, we walked into Astia as a freshly minted company, and by the end of February 2006 we had already completed our first round of funding.

- Laura A. Smoliar, PhD, Founder and CEO of Mobius Photonics