Where Atlanta’s investment in women becomes economic return.
A decade of proof that when you invest in women, everyone wins.
Who We Are
Dr. Tope Mitchell, Executive Director
Dr. Tope Mitchell is a strategist, behavioral researcher, and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience driving innovation and measurable impact across the tech, retail, nonprofit, and public sectors. She blends deep expertise in business strategy, early-stage fundraising, strategic communications, and DEI-focused program development. As Co-Founder and CEO of Reflekt Me, a venture-backed personalization technology company, she raised over $500K and her leadership has scaled inclusive product solutions that helped major brands better connect with diverse consumers.
Dr. Dawn Sizemore, Program Manager
As Founder and CEO of iCurric, a global edtech and curriculum design firm headquartered in Atlanta, Dr. Dawn Sweet integrates digital learning design, media innovation, and practical strategy to create inclusive, scalable learning experiences for community-based education organizations, workforce programs, and social impact organizations. In her role with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative at Invest Atlanta, Dr. Sweet played a key role in the 2025 relaunch of WEI Reimagined, helping design and implement a modern founder-development experience for Atlanta women entrepreneurs.
Sydney Brown, WEI Intern
Sydney Brown, a recent graduate from Georgia Tech with the highest honors, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering and a certificate in entrepreneurship, is the Co-Founder & COO of DivineDrive, a performance beverage company created to help people fuel their bodies and win their daily battles. She has also supported the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative as an intern, bringing curiosity, excellence, and a collaborative spirit to her work with founders and the broader Atlanta entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Jen Bonnett, Entrepreneur in Residence
Jen Bonnett is a seasoned technology executive, startup ecosystem builder, and former Vice President of Technology and Entrepreneurship at Invest Atlanta. With more than two decades of experience in software development, IT management, and innovation strategy, Jen has dedicated her career to helping founders turn bold ideas into scalable businesses. During her tenure at Invest Atlanta, she helped relaunch WEI Reimagined in 2025, strengthening the program’s role as a platform for women founders to access mentorship, resources, capital pathways, and community. Her work reflects a deep commitment to empowering entrepreneurs, advancing disruptive innovation, and building stronger connections across Atlanta’s technology and startup ecosystem.
Farah Allen, Entrepreneur in Residence
Farah Allen is a strategist, entrepreneur, technology executive, and capital advisor with deep experience across enterprise strategy, emerging technology, business growth, and founder support. As Co-Owner and Principal Partner of ARC Advisory, she helps founders and business leaders align capital, strategy, partnerships, and long-term value creation. Previously, Farah founded and led The Labz, an award-winning technology and immersive media company that served global brands and institutions. As a WEI Entrepreneur in Residence, Farah brings a powerful ability to connect strategy, storytelling, capital, and community to help women founders turn bold ideas into measurable growth.
Our Approach
We meet women where they are, and help them go further.
WEI’s approach is rooted in one core belief: barriers are real, and programs that ignore them don’t work. Every element of our model — from curriculum design to mentorship matching — is built around the actual challenges women founders face, not a generic entrepreneurship playbook.
Our flagship program, the WEI Ignite Accelerator, guides cohort members over nine months through a structured experience that builds business acumen, leadership confidence, strategic relationships, and financial readiness — in that order, with intention. No fluff. No filler. Just the work that moves the needle.
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Our Mission
To equip women entrepreneurs in Atlanta with the education, mentorship, capital access, and community needed to build scalable, sustainable businesses that strengthen our city’s economy.
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Our Vision
A thriving, continuous ecosystem where every woman entrepreneur in Atlanta has access to the resources, relationships, and support she needs to succeed — at every stage of her journey.
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Our Story
Founded in 2015, WEI has grown from a bold mayoral initiative into the nation’s only municipally-funded accelerator for women founders — seven cohorts, 150+ alumnae, and a legacy that keeps compounding.
Our Board Members
WEI is more than a program.
It’s an Ecosystem.
What began as a 15-month incubator has grown into something far bigger — a living, connected community of women founders, mentors, partners, and advocates who show up for each other long after graduation. WEI is evolving to meet women entrepreneurs wherever they are in their journey, with continuous access to resources, relationships, and opportunity. Because building a business doesn’t have a finish line and neither do WEI.