What Kaleidoscope Project does

Kaleidoscope Project is a private, founder-led women's professional networking organization headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, founded in 2022. It operates as a community-based platform targeting women professionals seeking meaningful connections, peer support, and personal development outside the traditional workplace. The organization runs a tiered membership model — General Member, Key Contributor, and Honorary Founder — where Key Contributors are required to plan and host at least one event per year, making in-person events, workshops, and retreats the primary engagement mechanism. The underlying technology is a basic website-based membership platform with account creation, event booking, and member management functionality; there is no mobile app, no API surface, and no disclosed AI or data capabilities.

The business model is built almost entirely on corporate sponsorships, offered in four publicly disclosed tiers (Kind Supporter $250, Courageous Supporter $500, Brave Supporter $1,000, Fearless Supporter $2,000), with no membership dues, no paywalled content, and no disclosed productized B2B offering beyond event sponsorship visibility. Marketing is operated internally by a volunteer Marketing and Communications Committee managing the website, email newsletter, and social media channels. The organization is governed by bylaws under a President/Owner structure with Kristi D'Angeli as CEO & Founder alongside five co-founders (Karen Wargo, Lia Schork, Valerie Osorio, Christine Scott, Nicole Biunno), bringing complementary HR, recruiting, marketing, and entrepreneurial expertise. Geographic scope is explicitly regional (New Jersey), and growth is driven by community referrals and member-hosted events rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Kaleidoscope Project

Legal name

Kaleidoscope Project

Website

https://kaleidoscope-project.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kaleidoscope Project is a Whippany, NJ-based women's professional networking organization founded in 2022. It runs a tiered membership community and in-person events, funded primarily by $250-$2,000 annual corporate sponsorships, targeting women professionals in the New Jersey region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Professional Networking Community

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Women's professional networking
• Professional community events
• Women's leadership development
• Membership networking organization
• Corporate sponsorship programs

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorship tiers ranging from $250 to $2,000 annually, providing sponsors with event registrations, introductions, logo placement on marketing materials, website, and social media.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kaleidoscope Project is a women's professional networking organization that operates a tiered membership community (General Member, Key Contributor, Honorary Founder) and tiered corporate sponsorship packages. The organization delivers value primarily through in-person and virtual networking events, workshops, panels, private dinners, and retreats for women professionals in New Jersey.

Product overview

Kaleidoscope Project is a women's professional networking organization offering a tiered membership structure (General Member, Key Contributor, Honorary Founder) and multiple sponsorship levels (Fearless, Brave, Courageous, Kind Supporters ranging from $250 to $2,000). The organization hosts professional networking events, workshops, panels, and exclusive gatherings. Key Contributors receive benefits including event discounts, recognition, voting power, and priority access to leadership roles and exclusive networking opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program (General Member & Key Contributor) Membership program for individual women professionals, with two active tiers: General Member (open membership for individuals committed to the organization's purpose and objectives, encouraged to attend events) and Key Contributor (a select group that actively plans, hosts, and organizes events, with leadership roles, event discounts, recognition, exclusive networking opportunities, and voting power).
• Corporate Sponsorship Program Corporate sponsorship packages for businesses seeking visibility among women professionals in New Jersey. Includes four published tiers — Kind Supporter ($250), Courageous Supporter ($500, event sponsorship), Brave Supporter ($1,000 semi-annual), and Fearless Supporter ($2,000 annual) — each providing event registrations, two-minute member introductions, and logo placement on tabletop displays, marketing emails, social media, and the Kaleidoscope Project website.
• Professional Networking Events In-person and virtual events bringing together women professionals for networking, learning, workshops, panels, and professional development opportunities. Includes private networking dinners and retreats exclusively for Key Contributors.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ellevate Network: One of the largest women's professional networking communities globally, offering membership, virtual events, and mentorship. Directly comparable to Kaleidoscope in target audience (women professionals) and value proposition (authentic networking/career growth), though Ellevate operates at a far larger digital scale.
• Lean In Circles: Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In Foundation operates peer-led Circles — small local groups for women professionals to meet regularly. Highly comparable in model (local chapters, volunteer-led, women-focused) and is the most direct community-led peer to Kaleidoscope's Key Contributor structure.
• Ladies Get Paid: A women's professional community offering events, content, and a paid membership focused on salary negotiation and career advancement. Comparable in audience (women professionals), membership monetization model, and event-driven engagement approach.
• National Association of Professional Women (NAPW): A membership-based organization for professional women offering networking events, recognition, and career resources. Directly comparable as a paid-membership women's professional association with sponsorship tiers and event-driven value delivery.

Emerging players

• Women's Networking Association (WNA): A LinkedIn-based women's professional networking organization that hosts online and in-person events. Comparable in mission (connecting women professionals) and event-driven model, though predominantly digital in distribution.
• 85 Broads (now Ellevate): Originally Goldman Sachs women's network, now part of Ellevate. Historical peer for women-focused professional networking membership models; useful as a reference for how community-led women's networks scale (or fail to scale) over time.

Peers

• Dress for Success Northern NJ:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaleidoscopeproject

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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