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HAYVN HATCH Darien: Female Founder Pitch Night

Name: HAYVN HATCH Darien: Female Founder Pitch Night
Start: 2026-03-02T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-02T20:30:00-05:00
Location: HAYVN Darien

March 2 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Everyone

In-Person

Overview

HAYVN HATCH is LIVE! In person at HAYVN on Monday, March 2, 2025 5:30-8:30pm.

ABOUT HATCH

HAYVN HATCH is a unique women-centric pitch night, brought to you by founders HAYVN Coworking with VentureMom.com, Realist Ventures & P Garyn Productions.

Our missions align. We support female founders. Women who have started businesses and need funding, exposure, marketing and growth.

You’ll hear from 6 female entrepreneurs who are ready to grow.

Please come meet the amazing founders & teams behind the incredible new businesses that will be pitching LIVE on March 2, 2026 from 5:30 – 8:30pm.

We’ll have wine and lite bites offered by local entrepreneurs, with networking before and after. The main event will begin at 6:15pm.

This is the one to attend!

TICKET PURCHASE OPTIONS

GENERAL ADMISSION:

$25 HAYVN Members
$35 EARLY BIRD Non-Members (until 2/16)
$40 Non-Members (after 2/16)

VENDOR FEE: Stay tuned for information or be in touch with events@hayvn.com

Want To Be A Sponsor at our next HAYVN HATCH?

We welcome sponsors! Please reach out to us at events@hayvn.com

Thank you to our generous March 2026 Gold sponsor wiggin(x) and Silver sponsor Darien Bank & Trust

MEET OUR MARCH 2026 PRESENTERS

Watch The Meet The Presenters Video!

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS:

Claudia Zimmermann, Everneat, LinkedIn
Cara Zelas, Big World of Little Dude, LinkedIn
Clémence Bruguier, Mirabelle Medical, LinkedIn
Cassandra Hamer, Design Elementary, LinkedIn
Kapila Devkota, Simply Vegan, LLC, LinkedIn
Naomi Osei-Mensah, Eazy Prickz Mobile Solutions, LinkedIn

MEET OUR MARCH 2026 MASTER OF CEREMONIES

AND THE JUDGES

LEARN MORE:

Master of Ceremonies: Kendra Farn, Founder, P Garyn Productions
Judge: Alison Malloy, CT Innovations
Judge: Jay Walker, Apiject Systems Corp
Judge: Fran Pastore, Women’s Business Development Council

HATCH PRIZE PACKAGE FOR MARCH 2026: $7,000+ value

HAYVN, VentureMom, Realist Ventures and P Garyn Productions are committed to helping our female founders grow with a thoughtful prize package featuring professional guidance & support from domain specialists – all targeted to growth.

OFFICE desk at HAYVN – Winner will receive a one month BRANCH (Flex Desk + social) membership at HAYVN in Darien, CT. Become part of the HAYVN community!
FUNDING STRATEGY with Realist Ventures. Meet with Marie to discuss your funding stage & future plans and for thoughtful, strategic guidance for growth.
VIDEO STRATEGY with P Garyn Productions. Meet for 1 hour with Kendra, an Emmy Award winning television news reporter & anchor, to discuss specific ways your business could use video cost-effectively across platforms to meet your goals.
PRESS with VentureMom.com. Winners receive a feature in the VentureMom blog, a VentureMomPinkBook Directory page to sell their service or product, and a 1 hour consultation.
STRATEGY AND FINANCE with Connecticut Small Business Development Center. Meet with Christine for a 1 hour review of your strategic goals & to create financial projections.
LEGAL with Brooks Law PLLC, Attorney. Meet with Alexis for a 1 hour consultation to discuss the legal work typically involved with starting or running a business and create a corporate compliance checklist tailored to your needs.
EMAIL MARKETING REVIEW with Digital Retail Partners. Deb will review email service providers, list growth strategies, provide automations and design feedback with tactical recommendations to improve your email marketing.
COMMUNICATIONS STRAGEY SESSION with with Nancy Sheed of Sheed Communications. Nancy will offer insights on how to leverage the winner’s unique expertise, positioning and point of view to create a plan for greater visibility and community engagement. This session will provide clear next steps to connect with ideal constituents and cultivate opportunities for growth.
BRANDING with New Leaf Graphic Design. Meet with Kim for an hour to review any existing brand assets and get recommendations for making your brand more meaningful, memorable and effective.
COACHING with SPEAC Success. The SPEAC Success e-course gives you practical tools to take your ideas and turn them into a message that connects. You’ll walk away knowing how to structure what you want to say and deliver it with confidence in any pitch, presentation or conversation.
MAGAZINE FEATURE with Darien New Canaan Lifestyle. The HATCH winner & runner up will receive a joint feature article in an upcoming issue of the magazine.