About WTE
Unapologetically ambitious.
We resource women in tech and entrepreneurship with near-peer mentorship, educational opportunities, and a support network.
Our story
How it started
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Raechel Canipe
Founder and CEO
Raechel Canipe is the Founder and CEO of Women in Tech & Entrepreneurship (WTE), a statewide community of 6,000+ women across 10 chapters. She built WTE to give ambitious women in tech and entrepreneurship near-peer mentorship, real resources, and a support network that shows up. Raechel is also Vice President of Marketing & Sales at RevStar Consulting. She is a past chair of Emerging Leaders of Tampa Bay, a founding officer of Project Afghan Relief Fund, which helped evacuate more than 100 Afghans after the fall of Kabul, and a 2024 Business Observer Changemaker.
What we believe
Our values
Rise by lifting others
Every win here gets shared. We open doors and hold them.
Inclusive by default
Every stage, every background, every path into tech and business.
Ambition without apology
Big goals are welcome. Say them out loud.
Community over competition
There's room at the top for all of us.
6,000+
community members
290+
events hosted
16,000+
guests
10
chapters
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