

Truman Brewery (Stage 1)
June 3, 2026, 11:15 - 11:55 AM
Scaling the “Taboo": How to Build and Fund Startups in Overlooked Markets
Less than three percent of VC funding goes to female-founding teams and even less to those addressing "stigmatized" health categories. Little data exists around funding for non-binary or trans founders at all. Yet, this so-called “niche” represents a multi-billion dollar opportunity. How do you turn systemic underfunding into a competitive advantage? How do you circumvent online censorship to successfully market products and services critical for half of our global population? Join Hannah Samano (Unfabled), Cindy Gallop (MakeLoveNotPorn), and Kenny Ethan Jones (LostFame) for a transparent conversation around the power of community-led growth and creative strategies to successfully break into under-funded markets.