Founders at all stages, this is your opportunity to engage directly with investors during a relaxed breakfast focused on funding. Come prepared with your questions and leave with actionable insights tailored to your brand's growth journey
Investors attending:
Tina Bou-Saba
Tina Henry Bou-Saba is an investor, advisor, and entrepreneur in the consumer investment space, with a strong focus on beauty and personal care, health and wellness, e-commerce, and creators. She founded CXT Investments in 2016 to support purpose-driven entrepreneurs building the next generation of great consumer companies, including brands and enabling technology. Early investments include Beekeeper’s Naturals, Hill House Home, Kosas, Olive & June, and Saie. Tina is a thought leader and strategist whose extensive network, hands-on approach, and sharp instincts for commercial opportunities are highly regarded by investors, founders, and industry leaders. She balances strategy and investing expertise with a start-up owner mindset and a bias toward action and outcomes. A trusted partner and “first call” to entrepreneurs, Tina currently serves on the boards of Arrae, August, and Dae.
Tina is uniquely fluent across the languages of public and private markets, large corporations and start-ups, and consumer brands and technology. She has worked closely with many founders over the past decade and has collaborated with numerous leading VC and PE firms. Tina enjoys working with start-ups across a range of areas including:
- Fundraising and financing
- Commercial strategy and execution
- Start-up culture and operations
- Business model development
- Team building and coaching
- New business development
After starting her career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, Tina covered retail as an equity analyst at Sanford Bernstein and Berman Capital, and has broad knowledge of the industry from mass to specialty to e-commerce. As a member of the strategy team at Victoria’s Secret, Tina worked closely with VS leadership to commercialize new business opportunities and lead extensive customer research. She attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, and Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar.
Tina is passionate about supporting female and diverse entrepreneurs and serving her community. She is proud of her many years of dedicated Board service at Safe & Sound and the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Tina lives in San Francisco with her husband and their three children.
CXT Investments: https://www.cxtinvestments.com/
Tina’s LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tinabousaba
Nick Giannuzzi
George Song
Julianne Kur
Kristina Lee
Deborah Benton
Kelly Dill
Sean Frazier
Anna Doherty
Anna Doherty is a Partner at G9 Ventures, where she leads sourcing, diligence, portfolio company support, and platform strategy. Since joining the firm in 2019, she has played a key role in shaping G9’s investment pipeline and driving value across its portfolio of next-generation consumer brands. Anna was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in Venture Capital in 2024. Prior to joining G9, Anna was an analyst at Morgan Stanley where she gained foundational experience in both investing and operations.
Anna graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in History and served as the captain of the varsity women’s lacrosse team. Her junior independent work focused on the role of women in late 20th-century finance—a topic that continues to inform her perspective as an investor.
She lives in New York City and brings her competitive spirit to everything she does–from power walks and pickleball to her Oura sleep score. An avid podcast listener (Huberman Lab, The Tim Ferriss Show, Pivot), Anna loves exploring new restaurants, and is a champion of passionate, mission-driven founders who are building brands that matter.