A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses a Silicon Valley venture capitalist of sexually assaulting a 29-year-old entrepreneur during a red-eye flight while telling her that he had the power to “make or break” her career.

Rachel Danae Vachata, who recently made Forbes “30 Under 30 in Healthcare” list, alleges in the civil suit that Lanza techVentures managing director Lucio Lanza groped her right breast, attempted to kiss her, and put his hand in her crotch while on an overnight flight from San Francisco to Minneapolis in July 2017.

“Throughout the assault,” the 11-page complaint said, “defendant went on about his power in the industry in which Ms. Vachata works and how he has the capability to 'make or break' her career.” Vachata's suit said she attempted to block Lanza, putting her hand in his face while telling him “no” and “stop,” but that he didn't halt until another passenger approached them.

Lanza did not immediately respond to phone and email messages seeking comment in response to the allegations on Wednesday afternoon.

“Exposing sexual harassment and assault is vital. It is real, and it is persistent. Victims did not create the problem, but we will be part of the solution,” Vachata said in a statement released by her attorneys. “We can't be afraid to stand up for ourselves and others—safety is a basic human right.”

The suit was filed in Santa Clara Superior Court by attorneys David Lowe and Michelle Lee of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe. The firm also represented Ellen Pao in her high-profile discrimination case against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

“What happened to Danae fits a shocking pattern of Silicon Valley elites using their power and influence to exploit and denigrate women. Thanks to the courage of people like Danae Vachata, their days of getting away with it are over,” Lowe said in a statement.

The complaint comes amid the #MeToo movement, a wider backlash by women who have suffered abuses by men in power. It also comes during a sort of reckoning for what has long been perceived as a “boys' club” culture in Silicon Valley, with a number of sexual harassment scandals now ensnaring VCs and major figures in tech.

In her complaint, Vachata alleges that Lanza appeared drunk while he assaulted her, and that she was “humiliated and horrified” by his conduct. She said that she reported Lanza's actions to airline crew and to law enforcement.

The complaint includes causes of action for sexual battery, gender violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and seeks an unspecified amount of damages.