Astia

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

Welcome to Astia

Astia is a unique, international 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 450 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

ASTIA INVESTOR FORUMS

Investors register for your pass here

JUNE 4 2009

18 JUNE 2009

Astia Events

"Ask the CFO"
Tue, Jul 28th, 9:00am - 10:00AM

Application Deadline for Silicon Valley 2009
Thu, Sep 10th

Silicon Valley Screening Day
Thu, Oct 1st

Astia Doing it Right in Silicon Valley
Mon, Nov 2nd

Astia Doing it Right in Silicon Valley
Tue, Nov 3rd

Astia News

BlogHer blogging network has big plans for $7M venture infusion

June 26, 2009
Mary Duan, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

HarQen is spotlighted in BusinessWeek

Astia client, HarQen spotlighted in BusinessWeek

June 5, 2009
By Sarah Max, BusinessWeek

ReferQuest Launches Facebook Application

Have you tried it?

Can Women Rescue the Global Economy?

June 18, 2009
Monica Morse, Board of Trustees, Astia
Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President & CEO, Women's World Banking

Astia: Another Resource For NY Entrepreneurs

June 23rd, 2009
Venture Capitalist Mark Peter Davis

Astia Partner Events

BBAA Annual Awards Dinner and Summer Conference
Wed, Jul 8th

SDForum: Social Networking Increases Your Opportunities
Thu, Jul 9th, 7:30am - 10:00AM

Revenue Bootcamp Conference
Fri, Jul 10th, 8:30am - 05:00PM

TiE: Strategic Ways to Decisionmaking
Tue, Jul 14th, 6:30pm - 09:30PM

AMITA Event: Women Entrepreneurs Panel
Thu, Jul 16th, 6:00pm - 08:30PM

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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