Women’s Venture Summit — Stella Foundation CEO Flossie Hall

Progress is about community, strategy, and opportunity. What does it take to connect thousands of women founders with the tools to thrive?

This week’s VentureFuel Visionary is Flossie Hall, CEO of Stella Foundation, a powerhouse organization serving 10,000 women founders and investors worldwide. 

She shares her journey from being a serial entrepreneur — having built and exited multiple seven-figure businesses — to leading a global movement that empowers women to launch, scale, and sustain their ventures.

Episode Highlights

• Stella Foundation’s Evolution and Mission – Flossie shares how Stella grew from a local bootcamp into a national nonprofit supporting 10,000 women founders and investors, with a mission to equip and fund women-led startups.
• $200M Raised by Women-Led Companies – She explains how events like the Women’s Venture Summit and networks like Stella Angels create real access to capital and investor connections.
• Founder Journey From Bootcamp to Board Member – Flossie shares the story of Debbie Chen, who joined Stella through a 3-day bootcamp and went on to raise $5 million for her startup, Hydrostasis.
• Closing the Funding Gap Through Women Investors – She emphasizes that increasing the number of women writing checks is key to fixing the gender funding gap in venture capital. By educating and activating more women as investors, Stella shifts the narrative from asking for change to creating it.
• Why Women’s Venture Summit Works – The Women’s Venture Summit succeeds by focusing entirely on capital — how to raise it, grow it, and deploy it. The event connects highly fundable founders with investors ready to take action.