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Prepared for Meryl D. | Delivered September 9, 2019
VC Firms that Fund Women-Owned Businesses
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Goals
To gain a list of venture-capital firms that are known for funding women-owned/women-founded businesses.
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Early Findings
37 Angels
has a curated list of resources for female founders. Among these are VC firms specializing in women-owned businesses: 500 Women,
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, Built by Girls (BBG) Ventures, Chloe Capital, Female Founders Fund, Golden Seeds,
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, Next Wave Impact, Pipeline Fellowship, Tory Burch Foundation Capital Program, Valor Ventures and Women's Venture Fund.
In another list from
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Ventures, Backstage Capital, Belle Capital USA, Bumble Fund, Jane VC, JumpStart Focus Fund,
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as specializing in women-led startups.
GeekWire
found 50 VC and angel investors prioritizing female founders. Of these, Bonnie
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has invested in cosmetics.
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, health & wellness and fashion startups.
SoGal Ventures
helped fund makeup and skincare brand Winky Lux, as well as
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startup Function of Beauty.
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