Dasha Shunina is a San Francisco-based contributor who covers venture capital, startup news, the latest tech trends, and major conferences. She has been in tech for over 10 years, working in different accelerators, incubators, and venture funds. Dasha is the Founder of Women Tech Meetup, a community of 5,000 female founders and women in tech, as well as a regular monthly event held in San Francisco, Miami, and NYC, bringing together female professionals in the spheres of technology entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture capital. She hosts her own podcast, Talks with Dasha, where she interviews tech leaders. She is in high demand as a speaker, appearing at leading tech conferences such as Web Summit, SXSW, Data Science & AI, WDMF (World Digital Marketing Forum), BIAT, SWITCH, SET Week, and eMerge Americas.