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ABOUT THRIVE-WISE

THRIVE-WiSE: WHAT WE DO

Our primary focus is to retain the accomplished, driven and stellar women in Engineering and Science in the tech industry through technical and behavioral programs to drive a seismic shift in the workplace cultures to help women achieve success in their careers.

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OUR COMMITMENT TO OPEN SOURCE

MILESTONES

Founded in 2009 as a tiny group of determined, experienced and dedicated Silicon Valley women engineers who decided to meet to share technical knowledge, network and advance in their careers, Thrive-WiSE has evolved to be bigger and better than ever before. Our flagship program, DevPulseCon has grown by over 200% and attracts over 1,000 attendees from all over the world, our program portfolio has grown by 50%, our founder quit her job to go full time on our mission, and we have secured a coveted pilot company for our innovative Safe Space and Ally Training for R&D program (Engineers and PMs)!

YEAR FOUNDED

2009

LIVES WE TOUCHED

2000+

COUNTRIES WE REACHED

16+

F100 COMPANY SPONSORS

10+

MEDIA COVERAGE

20+

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OUR COMMITMENT TO

OPEN SOURCE

We are strong proponents of Open Source and seek to use open source-based methodology and mindset to drive our programs and impact.

our approach to using open source as a strategy to guide our offerings

Why use open source as a strategy for women?

1. Technical work is portable across companies & industry [mitigates legal issues]

2. Remote work enables work/life balance [no more commute]

3. Impactful work & choice of projects climate, energy, cutting-edge tech

4. Community help for difficult times & sage advice

5. Contributor/maintainer recognition & acknowledgment

WHAT'S NEW AT THRIVE-WiSE

Rupa Dachere Speaks on Allyship & Resilience at Wt2

May 4, 2021 (2:30 – 3.30PM PST)
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Thrive-WiSE Joins IEEE Panel on Navigating Technical Careers

April 30, 2021
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Rupa Dachere, Founder, Thrive-WiSE Delivers #IWD2021 Keynote @Synopses

March 8, 2021
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Timeline

2010

2009-10

  • Monthly get-togethers at Rupa’s house and later at a company to hack on OS’s and open source HW / SW
  • Grew the group from 2 to 60+
2012

2011-12

  • Monthly hacking meetings launched
  • Led to 50+ yearly events and membership to 100+
2014

2012-14

  • CodeChix becomes a 501(c)(3) non-profit
  • Org. growth from 100+ to 500+ members
  • Monthly & Quarterly hackup meetups based on open source
2015

2015: First One-Day DevPulseCon

Hyper-technical conference for experienced women engineers:

  • 80+ Attendees
  • First Safe-Space Panel
2018

2016 – 18

Annual 2-day DevPulseCon with

  • 20 – 50% growth each year and
  • 200+ attendees
2019

2019

Rupa Dachere, Founder Thrive-WiSE, quits her job to take CodeChix to the next level!
OUR BIGGEST DEVPULSECON TILL DATE!

  • Attendees increased by 75%
  • Sponsorships increased by 300%
  • New Technical PM track introduced
2020

2020: REBRANDED TO Thrive-WiSE

Programs move beyond tech to include workplace programs.

2020

2020: ALL-VIRTUAL DEVPULSECON

  • 5-day conference with flexible hours & programs.
  • Launch of Safe-Space & Ally Training Programs at Fortune 100 Silicon Valley Company.
2021

2021

  • Introduced quarterly Micro DevPulseCon
  • Beta launch of Safe Space & Ally Training programs at additional Fortune 100 companies

POISED FOR ORG. EXPANSION & GROWTH