We are making this event FREE for all given the unprecedented situation!! 

Join WAFFA for a conversation with Andy Rachleff, co-founder and CEO of Wealthfront, co-founder of Benchmark Capital, and a Penn alumnus.

How do you find product-market fit and how do you know when your company has found it? These are the most important questions for a startup to answer and are the two questions we will be exploring with Andy. 

We will also discuss Andy's Wealthfront journey, future of banking services and how do how to invest during the current financial climate.

This is an online event and it will have large amount of time dedicated to Q&A.  

Register Online
Date: Tuesday,  May 5, 2020
Time: 5pm  PST
Location: Online - Zoom link to be sent the day prior 
Cost: FREE 
(For people who have paid earlier we will donate to University of Pennsylvania COVID-19 Clinical Response Team; if you would rather have a refund please feel free to email alice4zhang@gmail.com and we will make a full refund post the event) 

About Andy Rachleff

From 1995 until 2004 Andy was a co-founder and General Partner of Benchmark Capital. Upon his retirement from Benchmark, Andy joined the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business to teach a variety of courses on technology entrepreneurship. In 2011 he co-founded Wealthfront Inc. where he now serves as President & CEO. Prior to his 10 years at Benchmark Capital, Andy spent 10 years with Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre.

Andy serves as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, a member of its executive committee and Chairman of its endowment investment committee. He also sits on the board of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation with whom he and his wife partnered to provide funding for early-career investigators to conduct high risk/high reward research to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

Andy earned his BS from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980 and MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1984

About our Sponsors

The Silicon Valley office and DigitalBCG Immersion Center opened in January 2019 to serve BCG’s local clients while providing the valley with a state-of-the-art office and events center.  The unique space enables us to showcase our digital capabilities and build on our strong connections to Silicon Valley’s innovation ecosystem.

About WAFFA

The Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders Association (WAFFA) is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to accelerate the success of Penn Wharton female founders and investors. Today, 13% of Penn founders are women but they raise just 6% of venture capital. WAFFA harnesses the power of the Penn Wharton network to educate, support, and foster connections for female founders and funders.

Any questions, contact Alice Zhang