DC daily roundup: Meta’s anti-trans hate problem; Key Bridge collapse’s supply chain impact; OpGen has a new CEO

This entrepreneurship nonprofit is boosting women and nonbinary leaders

Women are still undervalued when it comes to venture capital. But a nonprofit in Philadelphia, Philly Startup Leaders, aims to make a difference for female and nonbinary founders through a new mentorship program.

“Not only did we want to create an event series that convenes senior women leaders and rising leaders in the spirit of mentorship,” PSL CEO Isabelle Kent told Technical.ly, “we wanted to create a transferable upskilling opportunity for women as founders and CEOs.”

PSL is also partnering with AnitaB.org, a national organization that supports women and nonbinary people in the technology field. The two are set to host a pitch competition at the Grace Hopper Celebration in Philly this fall.

➡️ Learn more about the mentorship program here

Attend our annual readers conference on May 9

The Technical.ly Builders Conference is what it says in the name — a daylong conference on building better companies and tech ecosystems — but it also serves as an annual gathering for the whole Technical.ly community. We always leave feeling super energized after reconnecting with everyone.

Readers from all over the country are coming to Philadelphia to speak and present and deal and network, and we think you should be among them. The day closes with an evening party, our Signature Event. Early-bird pricing ends April 1, so now’s the time to save your spot.

➡️ Check out your ticket options for May 9 here

News Incubator: What else to know today

• Nominations for Technical.ly’s RealLIST Connectors are now open. This is our yearly series where we track local tech community members who inform others and link people together. Let us know who should be on the DC list. [Technical.ly]

• Rockville biotech OpGen Inc. brought on a new CEO months after cutting back its workforce and implementing other cost-saving measures to stay afloat. [Washington Biz Journal]

• Meta is failing to curb anti-trans hate on its social media platforms, according to a new report from the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD. [The Washington Post]

• The collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge on Tuesday will not only have significant local economic impacts: There is also potential for larger supply chain issues. [WTOP]

• High-profile plans to bring the Wizards and Caps to Alexandria, Virginia have fallen through. [Axios]

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