Founder Spotlights

Visit WAFFA on Medium and check out our interviews with Alumnae Founders. featured in our weekly newsletter and across social media channels. You can also click on any of the images below to read more.

What’s your story? If you are a Wharton/Penn female founder, we would love to profile you and your start-up. Just fill out this form – we look forward to sharing your experiences and insights with the community.

Founder Profile: Sarah Elger (GAR13)

“Making the transition from artist to entrepreneur over the last few years has been incredibly rewarding as well as challenging — and cam...

Feb 07, 2023 / Read More

Founder Profile: Emily Motayed Lancaster (WG16)

“This is my second business that I’ve started, and this one has a lot of Wharton grads on the cap table! The network and connections I ma...

Jan 23, 2023 / Read More

Founder Profile: Oliva Chen (G05, WG05)

“When looking back on our childhoods, there are no brands or companies that we could look up to where the founders looked like us…Creatin...

Dec 20, 2022 / Read More

Founder Profile: Cindy Shaw (Wharton Certificate program ‘12)

We’ve developed the WAFFA Female Founders Shop to generate awareness for our amazing Alumnae Founders and to help drive customers and sal...

Dec 06, 2022 / Read More