For The Caribbean Women
Ready To Build Wealth Through Caribbean Investing
You Already Know How
to Build Value.
Now Learn How to Invest It.
When it comes to investing beyond the standard retirement account and in the Caribbean, too many capable women are still told in boardrooms, in family kitchens, in their own heads, “ This world is not for you, it's too complex, it's too risky.”
Women Invest says otherwise.
You built the career. Led the teams. Started the business. Held the family together. Built the community around you.
The gap was never your qualification.
It was access. Confidence. Proximity.
Introducing the 2026–2027 WiN Accelerator Program.
Women Invest, a.k.a. WiN, is a two-phase investor accelerator for high-earning Caribbean diaspora women ready to establish a meaningful connection with the Caribbean, contribute to its sustainable development, and expand their investment portfolios with confidence and intention.
Phase One — The Learn Lab
A curated cohort of high-net-worth women come together to build a shared language, investor readiness, and something equally powerful — trust.
Phase Two — The Field
The work moves into the Caribbean itself. An immersive trip connecting the cohort directly with investor-ready initiatives, the people behind them, and the opportunities waiting to be claimed.
Ready To Invest?
WiN Phase One Is Live!
A two-day investor readiness immersion for [Black diaspora and Caribbean-descended] women ready to understand capital, build investment confidence, and explore values-aligned opportunities across Caribbean markets.
The D.C. Learning Lab is an opportunity to begin building the knowledge, confidence, and community needed to explore values-aligned investing across U.S. and Caribbean markets.
You will learn how to assess your own capital capacity, understand the investor pathway, examine how major financial institutions influence Caribbean economies, and connect with women who are also preparing to move from interest to action.
This is where your investor identity gets built with structure, context, and community.
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Introducing Women Invest (WIN) The accelerator built for women of Caribbean descent who are ready to invest with intention.
WIN is a two-phase immersive accelerator equipping you with the knowledge, community, and real-world exposure to become an active, values-aligned investor across US and Caribbean markets.
We believe in the power of the collective. In investing and in life, small intentional choices — made consistently — build into something transformative.
Phase One: Washington, D.C. | September 2026
Our hybrid education and investment readiness learning lab. You won't just learn about the spaces where Caribbean development decisions are made. You'll begin to see yourself as someone who belongs in them.
Phase Two: Jamaica | July 2027
The cohort travels to Jamaica's startup ecosystem to conduct real due diligence, meet women entrepreneurs solving real problems, and make their first values-aligned investment — together.
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Map your assets — and see yourself as an investor for the first time
Build your values-aligned investment strategy — including a personal harm reduction plan
Transform your existing portfolio and income into a force for financial growth and social impact
Unlock the multiplier effect of collective investing — and identify your path to action
Understand Wall Street's hidden impact on Caribbean markets — and what we can do to shift it
Tour the IDB, World Bank, and IMF — the institutions shaping Caribbean development
Break bread with industry leaders and startup founders — building relationships that open doors
Find your circle — women who will walk alongside you long after the lab ends
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You are a Black diaspora, Caribbean, or Caribbean-descended woman.
You are a mid- to senior-level professional, entrepreneur, executive, consultant, founder, or wealth-builder.
You earn approximately $100K or more annually, have investable assets, or are actively building toward greater investment capacity.
You care about wealth, but not wealth without consequence.
You want to understand how to invest in ways that align with your values, your family, your homeland, your diaspora community, and your long-term financial goals.
You're seeking exposure to real investment opportunities.
You want to be in a room where women are talking about capital without apology.
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A clearer understanding of where you are on the investor readiness pathway.
A stronger sense of your personal assets, investment capacity, and financial decision-making posture.
A values-aligned framework for thinking about investment opportunities.
A working understanding of how Caribbean markets, development finance, entrepreneurship, and diaspora capital connect.
A deeper awareness of the institutions shaping Caribbean economic development, including the World Bank, IMF, and Inter-American Development Bank.
A new circle of women who are also building investor confidence, capital fluency, and long-term collective power.
A next-step pathway toward Phase Two: the Jamaica ecosystem immersion in 2027.
Phase One Is Live!
Investor Readiness Learning Lab in D.C.
Washington, D.C. | September 11th - 12th, 2026
Featured Speakers & Faculty
Learn from women working across wealth education, financial activism, global impact, entrepreneurship, and values-aligned investing.
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Anna N’Jie-Konte
FOUNDER & PODCAST HOST
Poder Wealth
Anna N’Jie-Konte is a wealth strategist, entrepreneur, and nationally recognized voice helping women, first-generation wealth-builders, and communities of color build financial power with clarity and confidence. Through Poder Wealth, she equips clients and audiences to move beyond financial survival and into ownership, investment, and long-term wealth strategy. -
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Jasmine Rashid
AUTHOR
The Financial Activist Playbook
Jasmine Rashid is a financial activist, writer, and strategist focused on the intersection of money, power, and social change. Her work helps people understand how everyday financial decisions connect to larger economic systems—and how communities can use capital as a tool for justice, ownership, and collective transformation. -
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Rebecca Obounou
FOUNDER
Global Impact Strategist & ConsultantRebecca Obounou is a global impact strategist and consultant working at the intersection of entrepreneurship, investment, and inclusive economic development. She brings experience supporting founders, ecosystem leaders, and capital partners to build strategies that move resources toward communities and markets too often overlooked by traditional finance.
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Shaïna Silva
FOUNDER
#SHE_BUILDS Global Initiative
Shaina Silva is the founder of #She_Builds Global Initiative, a platform advancing women’s leadership, entrepreneurship, and economic participation across global communities. Her work centers women as builders of businesses, movements, and market-shaping institutions. -
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Y. Elaine Rasmussen
FOUNDER & CEO
Y. Elaine Rasmussen is a strategist, investor, ecosystem builder, and founder of Do. Different. Better. She brings decades of experience across social enterprise, capital readiness, entrepreneurship, impact investing, and systems change. Her work focuses on helping leaders and communities move from aspiration to execution with sharper strategy, stronger capital alignment, and more durable economic power.
What Happens After D.C.?
D.C. is Phase One. It is where the cohort builds shared language, investor readiness, and trust.
Phase Two takes the work into the field.
In July 2027, eligible participants will travel to Jamaica for an ecosystem immersion focused on entrepreneurship, market context, due diligence, and values-aligned investment exploration. Participants will meet founders, learn from local ecosystem leaders, examine real business opportunities, and continue developing the collective investment muscle introduced in D.C. The goal is not to rush women into deals. The goal is to help women become more prepared, more discerning, and more connected before capital moves.
Event Schedule
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WiN is building more than an accelerator.
We are cultivating a women-led investment learning and syndication network where relationships, knowledge, and capital capacity can compound over time.
The long-term vision is simple:
More Caribbean and diaspora women understanding capital.
More women prepared to evaluate investment opportunities.
More capital moving toward Caribbean entrepreneurs and markets with intention.
More women seeing themselves not only as earners, but as owners, allocators, and builders.
This is how we stop asking where the money is.
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Friday, August 28, 2026
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ETClass Is In Session: Where’s My Money At?
Meet the WiN team, your instructors, and the women in your learning circle. This virtual session introduces the program pillars, sets expectations, and helps you begin locating yourself on the investor readiness pathway.
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Friday, September 11, 2026
Washington, D.C.Institutional Investor Ecosystem Tour
Step inside the spaces where global development, capital allocation, and Caribbean economic policy intersect. This guided experience introduces participants to the institutions influencing Caribbean development and investment flows.
VIP Welcome Reception Dinner
Get dressed. Get connected. Get in the room.
The VIP dinner is a curated relationship-building experience with fellow participants, speakers, ecosystem leaders, and invited guests. This is where the cohort begins to shift from individual ambition to collective investment power.
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
D.C. Haitian Embassy9:00 AM — Welcome Breakfast
10:00 AM — Morning Learning Sessions
12:00 PM — Ladies Luncheon
1:00 PM — Afternoon Workshops
3:00 PM — Send-OffParticipants will engage in structured workshops, facilitated conversations, and practical readiness exercises designed to help women understand their investor profile, clarify their values, and prepare for future opportunities.
Saturday workshop pass only — full access to all Learning Lab sessions. Does not include Friday's financial institution tours or the VIP dinner.
All-access pass for the full Investor Readiness Learning Lab — including D.C. financial institution tours, an exclusive VIP dinner, and all Learning Lab workshops across both days.
FAQ'S
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Women Invest, or WiN, is an investor readiness accelerator for women of Caribbean descent and Black diaspora women who want to invest with greater confidence, intention, and community.
WiN helps participants build capital fluency, understand values-aligned investing, explore Caribbean market opportunities, and prepare for future collective investment action.
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No. This is an investor readiness learning lab.
You will not sit through generic panels all day. You will participate in a structured learning experience designed to help you understand your investor identity, your capital capacity, your values, and your next steps.
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No.
This experience is for women who are currently investing, preparing to invest, or building toward greater investor readiness.
If you earn approximately $100K or more annually, have investable assets, own a business, hold equity, manage family wealth, or are actively building toward those milestones, this room was designed with you in mind.
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Yes.
Your initial investment includes the D.C. Learning Lab experience that will be focused on education, readiness, exposure, and community-building. It is designed to help you become more informed and prepared before investment decisions begin. The investor accelerator will first focus on a year of learning experience before directly investing in Caribbean commences. Starting Fall of 2027, the inaugural cohort will begin to evaluate values-aligned deal opportunities.
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You will learn how to map your assets, understand your investor readiness stage, explore values-aligned investment strategy, examine how capital flows into and around Caribbean markets, and identify your next steps toward more intentional investing.
You will also gain exposure to institutions that shape Caribbean development and connect with women who are building similar investment capacity.
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This experience is designed for Black diaspora and Caribbean-descended women who are executives, entrepreneurs, consultants, professionals, founders, wealth-builders, or emerging investors.
It is especially relevant for women who have income or assets but want more confidence, structure, and community around investing.
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After D.C., participants will receive information about the next stage of the WiN pathway, including the 2027 Jamaica ecosystem immersion.
The post-D.C. experience will include community follow-up, continued learning, and access to vetted values-aligned deal flow.
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Phase Two is a 2027 ecosystem immersion in Jamaica where eligible participants will engage with entrepreneurs, ecosystem leaders, and market opportunities.
The Jamaica experience is designed to deepen due diligence skills, strengthen market understanding, and help participants explore values-aligned investment opportunities in context.
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No.
Travel and lodging are not included unless specifically stated in your selected pass or future program materials.
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Yes.
This experience is cohort-based, which means space is intentionally limited to preserve the quality of conversation, relationship-building, and learning.
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Yes, if you are financially ready and ready to act.
You do not need to be an expert. You do need to be willing to learn, ask questions, examine your own financial position, and participate actively.
Caribbean Women: Investing in Caribbean Futures.
You have earned.
You have led.
You have a vision.
Now it is time to build investor confidence, capital fluency, and a circle of women ready to move with intention.
Join us in Washington, D.C. for the first phase of the Women Invest Investor Readiness Learning Lab.
Washington, D.C.
September 11–12, 2026