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Allison Esposito Medina

Limited Partner at Laconia

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Overview

Allison Esposito Medina is a Limited Partner at Laconia [1] and Limited Partner at Weekend Fund [6]. Medina founded Willa, an educational platform helping women develop practical artificial intelligence skills [2][3]. Previously, Medina founded Tech Ladies, which grew to over 250,000 members and was sold for an eight-figure exit in 2022 [2][8]. Medina also founded Juniper, a community for pet owners, which was acquired in 2025 [2][7]. Medina holds a Bachelor's degree from Purchase College, SUNY and a Master's degree from The Graduate Center, City University of New York [11][12]. Earlier career experience includes a role as Senior Content Manager at Google Play [9] and Marketing Manager at Oyster, which was acquired by Google [10].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Hi 👋 I’m the Founder of Willa, we help ambitious women learn practical AI skills (http://www.joinwilla.com) 💁🏻‍♀️✨ Join us! No AI or tech experience needed. I previously founded Tech Ladies, and grew it into the world’s largest community of women in tech (250K+ members). I bootstrapped from $0 to millions in revenue and sold for an eight-figure exit in 2022. Most recently, I founded Juniper, a fast-growing community for modern pet parents which was acquired in 2025. I truly love building communities, helping founders, and taking a long term view on growth. For Willa partnerships or spon…

Career history

  1. FounderApr 2026 to presentWilla
  2. Community BuildingFeb 2026 to presentPEF Community
  3. Limited PartnerJun 2021 to presentLaconia
  4. Limited PartnerJun 2021 to presentWeekend Fund
  5. Founder + CEONov 2023 to Jun 2025Juniper
  6. Founder + CEOOct 2014 to Jan 2023Tech Ladies®
  7. Senior Content Manager, Google PlayOct 2015 to Oct 2016Google
  8. Marketing ManagerAug 2014 to Oct 2015Oyster (acquired by Google)

Education

  1. Bachelor's degreePurchase CollegeSUNY
  2. Master's degree at The Graduate CenterCity University of New York

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