Dulma Altan is Founder of Makelane, a private community of 1,700 female DTC e-commerce founders, as well as a TikTok creator who analyzes DTC, e-commerce, and VC on her channel at @iamdulma with more than 50,000 followers.

Since starting to post on TikTok last September, she has been profiled as an emerging thought leader in publications like Morning Brew and Glossy while Makelane has been featured in The New York Times and Business Insider for its work helping women-led brands access the resources they need to launch and scale.

Previously Ms. Altan founded Potion, a pioneering clean fragrance retailer, and worked at Google and Red Antler helping startups with advertising and branding.