Anantika Mannby
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| Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Treffa; Co-founder of FoundHer House |
Anantika Mannby is an American female technology entrepreneur who is most known for building Treffa, a social retail app and creating the FoundHer House, an all female Hacker House. [1] [2]
Early life and education
Mannby was born and raised in the Seattle metropolitan area. [3]
She began coding at a young age. As a young teen, she and her sister built robots in their garage. [3]
Mannby enrolled at University of Southern California Iovine and Young Academy (IYA), an interdisciplinary program founded by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, integrating technology, design, and entrepreneurship in 2024. [4] [1]
Career
Treffa
Mannby started her career founding Treffa, a social retail app combining social media, fashion, product discovery, and curated commerce, in 2023. [4] [5]
Treffa reportedly generated hundreds of millions of social media views on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube and tens of thousands of users. [4]
At USC, Mannby's company Treffa participated in The Innovation Quest program, directed by USC Iovine and Young Academy Lecturer, and prominent female entrepreneur Tina Sharkey and was awarded the Innovation Quest Gen AI and Society Ignite Grant. [4]
FoundHer House
In 2025, Mannby along with a fellow USC student, founded FoundHer House, one of the only all Female Hacker houses actively operating in San Francisco. [1] [6]
It is designed to provide subsidized living to up and coming female founders as well as curate community for female tech founders. [7]
The program selects a small cohort of early-stage female founders to live and work together for the summer. [8]
To date, FoundHer House has attracted funding from various sources, most notably Brad Feld — a partner at Foundry Group, a venture capital fund, and co-founder of Techstars, and guidance from mentors like Tina Sharkey. [1] [9]
They also host workshops, community-building events, and pitch nights with major venture-capital and startup ecosystem groups like Kleiner Perkins, Rho, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). [2]
The house has been featured in news outlets like The New York Times and USA Today. [1] [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "All-Female Hacker House Aims to Break AI's Glass Ceiling". The New York Times. August 23, 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Women in tech launch hacker houses to claim space in Silicon Valley". USA Today. August 20, 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mercer Island sisters inventing the future". KING 5 News.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Fresh Encounters: Anantika Mannby". USC Iovine and Young Academy.
- ↑ "Creating a retail community through Treffa startup". MI Reporter. August 23, 2025.
- ↑ "2 college students created all-female hacker house in San Francisco". KTVU.
- ↑ "In the AI boom, a room of their own". USC Today.
- ↑ "San Francisco had an all-female AI hacker house. Is Seattle ready for its own?". GeekWire.
- ↑ "All-female hacker house aims to break AI's glass ceiling". The Spokesman-Review. August 23, 2025.
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