Here’s a look at the 15 founders of eXlle Ventures. They call themselves “xEllerateHers”

The xElle “tribe,” left to right, Frances Bobbie, Gisa Rollin, Dana Jennings, Benji Jones, Ann Miller, Jennifer Turnage, Robbie Hardy, Dina Coker, Shawna Lemon, Kate Cooley, Manju Karkare, Grace Ueng, Mary Cantando and Sue Weems.

The Board

  • Robbie Hardy – Chair

Founder, Empowering Women Together

A New Englander by birth, an “entrepreneurologist” by trade, Robbie Hardy is an experienced investor and entrepreneur with extensive startup and board experience. Speaker and author of “Upsetting the Table.”

  • Dina Coker Dunn, MBA

Founder and CEO, BLINK Agency

Experienced Founder, Speaker, Marketing & Advertising Executive, Sustainability Advocate. Dina delivers expert, practiced leadership and advice in all aspects of marketing communications, across a diverse range of industries.

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  • Kate Cooley, MBA

Principal at Buttershop Digital Agency, Co-Founder & CEO at Wotter, LLC

Experienced entrepreneur and marketing leadership professional with a 20 year track record of innovation in building organizations. Passionate about inspiring girls and women to tap the power of entrepreneurship.

  • Shawna Lemon, JD, PhD

Partner, Shareholder Stanek Lemon Crouse + Meeks

Outside patent counsel to pharmaceutical and biotechnology management teams. Expertise in intellectual property due diligence, partnering negotiations and trademark protection.

  • Ann Miller

Owner at Sobeck Miller Solutions, LLC

Founder and experienced finance, operations and business development executive. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Budgeting, Entrepreneurship, Accounting, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

  • Jennifer Turnage

Cofounder and CEO at MyBeeHyve

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of eight investor-backed software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies with five liquidity events. Jennifer is on a mission to empower women to achieve financial independence through entrepreneurship.

Founding Members

  • Frances Bobbie, CFP, ADPA

VP-PWM Robert W. Baird & Co.

Investment strategist with over 30 years experience including Baird, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and predecessor firms.

  • Mary Cantando

Founder,The Woman’s Advantage Forum

Mary’s mission is to enable women to grow multimillion-dollar businesses. She has developed The Woman’s Advantage(R) Forum and speaks at regional, national and international women’s events.

  • Benji Jones, JD

Co-Founder, Innovate Capital Law

Experienced advisor in several billion dollars of public and private capital-raising, M&A, and technology license transactions for a wide range of clients from start-ups to public companies to venture capital funds.

  • Dana Jennings

CoFounder Politica NC

Investor, entrepreneur, activist

  • Manju Karkare, MS RDN LDN CLT FAND

Owner at Nutritionally Yours, LLC

Leader and activist. Manju is a motivated change-maker with a passion for food, education and giving back to her community.

  • Gisa Rollin

Director @ SKEMA Business School

Partnership and Development professional with experience in leading growth, fundraising & coaching

  • Grace Ueng, MBA

CEO & Founder, Savvy Growth

Entrepreneur, Marketing Strategist, Leadership Coach. Grace specializes in strategic marketing and management consulting, personal brand and leadership coaching for companies in growth and transition.

  • Sue Weems

Business Advisor & Co-Founder/Director at Venture Management Inc.

Early stage business investor, mentor and advisor Co-founder of four previous successful small businesses Certified Executive Coach IT software and systems design and development background.

Note: This post has been updated with a photograph of the founders. A photo published with the original post was removed.