The Retreat by FFC

Palm Springs, CA ● Feb 29 - Mar 1, 2024

The FFC (Female Founder Circles) Retreat is an invitation-only one and a half-day gathering of female founders, inspired by successful female founders and leaders.

Being a founder is tough. Being a female founder poses its own set of challenges. Founders need support. Who better to give support to than fellow founders? Join us as a group of female founders, from seed to unicorn, share experiences, build community, and support each other.

Request an invite or nominate by December 15 for second round of invites.

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The Experience

This is designed to be a retreat, rather than a conference, with the aim of crafting a safe space that fosters open conversations and learning from other female founders.

Expert Insights

Learn from other successful female founders and leaders on how they scaled their businesses, fundraised, and overcame personal and professional challenges.

Revitalize and Realign

Soak up the serene oasis of Palm Springs like never before. This inclusive retreat features rejuvenating mineral pools, relaxing grounds, and bonding activities to build community with other like-minded women.

Unconference Conversations

Engage in Chatham-style open forum discussions moderated by visionary leaders

Genuine Connections

Build lifelong connections. Create a network and community that will continue to grow beyond your time at this retreat.

Meet the Hosts & Attending Founders

Mar Hershenson

Founding Managing Partner, Pear VC

Prior to Founding Pear, Mar was 3X Founder, EE PhD from Stanford. As one of the co-founders of AllRaise and Equity Summit, Mar is passionate about supporting women in VC and entrepreneurship.

Mada Seghete

Co-Founder and VP of Marketing, Branch

Mada co-founded Branch, one of the leading mobile linking and measurement platforms, unifying user experience and attribution across devices and channels. Mada leads Branch's marketing team and new markets efforts globally, as well as many of Branch's culture initiatives.

Maria Alegre

Former CEO and Founder, Chartboost, Flori Ventures

Maria co-founded Chartboost, one of the leading in-app monetization and programmatic advertising platforms (acq. by Zynga). She is now co-founder and GP at Flori Ventures.