The SaaStr Equality, Inclusion, and Balance Program
HELP US MAKE ANNUAL 2023 THE MOST INCLUSIVE EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF SAAS
SaaStr is committed to having the most inclusive community in Cloud and SaaS.
We are proud that the 2022 SaaStr Annual featured a combined 60% women and multicultural speakers and have had over 60% women and multicultural speakers at each SaaStr Annual since 2018. 2021 and beyond have been about striving for the most representative attendee experiences possible, as well as expanding access to mentorship and venture capital firms and investors.
Our core goals and values at SaaStr include:
Putting on the most inclusive events in the industry and
Being as inclusive a community as possible.
We believe that true innovation depends on hearing from, meeting with, and listening to people with a variety of perspectives and diverse backgrounds. We want our events, and the community and companies who participate in them, to include, encourage, and recognize people of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, religions, sexual orientation, and military service.
To support those goals, among other initiatives, we offer 1,500+ VIP Equality + Inclusion Passes a year at no cost.
These VIP passes include full access to SaaStr Annual. They also include priority access to our mentorship and CEO <-> VC matchmaking programs at no cost.
A confirmation email will be sent if selected
What's Included:
A full VIP conference pass to SaaStr Annual 2023
Priority access to all sessions and events
First/early access to all mentoring platforms and programming (1000+ braindates, etc)
VIP/early access to session registration
Early access to our Meet-A-VC Matching application (for Founders and CEOs)
Requirements:
Be a member of a group not well-represented within the tech community or at technical conferences, including but not limited to: women, underrepresented backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTQ, veterans
Be an employee at a post-revenue B2B or SaaS operating company
Must be able to book your own travel and accommodations for SaaStr Annual
If employed, your employer will not cover the cost of your conference attendance
If founder or CEO, at < $1m in ARR
If founder or CEO and funded, with < $2m in VC funding
No VCs, unless non-partner and fund size < $40m
Must be 21 years old or over to apply
Must agree to follow our Code of Conduct
(!) APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS YEARS EVENT. **
HEAR WHAT PREVIOUS ATTENDEES HAD TO SAY:
LOVE hearing from @LeylaSeka and @QueenMollyMol talking about #equalpay and #genderequality. As a daughter of a bad a** mom who fought for equality 25 years ago and changed legislation in MO as a result of standing up, I will continue to fight. #SaaStrAnnual2019
— Elizabeth Brigham (@esbrigham) February 6, 2019
Loving how many male leaders @saastr are standing up talking about how they personally tackle diversity issues. It's not just a topic for girls groups.
— Pip Gilbert (@PipGilbertNZ) February 6, 2019
Almost every #SaaStrAnnual talk I attended this year was given by a woman. Very impressed by the speaker selection and focus on diversity and inclusion. Leaving inspired. Thanks @saastr, see you next year!
— Lisa DiVirgilio Arnold (@LisaDiVirgilio) February 7, 2019
Hey @saastr ! It’s only the second session of the day and I’m already feeling empowered seeing so many women on stage 👏 You know what they say: if you can see her you can be her 💪#SaaStrmoments #SaaStrAnnual #Diversity #WomeninTech pic.twitter.com/N0oTnDZZtb
— Manuela Bárcenas (@ManuelaBarcenas) February 5, 2019
D&I was 🔥 at @SaaStrAnnual. Shoutout to @jasonlk and the @saastr team. I've had a hard time explaining to my personal network how amazing it was to meet so many inspiring women in San Jose last week.
— Sara (@saramcarcher) February 12, 2019
H/t to @SaaStrAnnual team and @jasonlk for authentic and impressive efforts to emphasise #diversity & inclusion as a main stage discussion, not sideline topic. Also live band playing interstitial music 👌#SaaStrAnnual19
— Lauren Capelin ⚡️ (@laurenjcapelin) February 5, 2019