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Investing In Women: A Strategic Imperative For Diverse And Profitable Venture Capital, posted by Forbes, 1/16/25
Why VCs Will Bet Big On Women’s Health In 2025, posted by Forbes, 1/2/25
Women in VC: US VC female founders dashboard, posted by PitchBook, 12/3/24
BBG Ventures raises $60 million for its latest fund and moves beyond just backing female founders, posted by Business Insider, 10/30/24
Voices Of Latina Leadership: How These 7 Founders Strategically Leveraged Community To Scale, posted by Forbes, 9/19/24
Avid Ventures Raises $87MM 2nd fund, posted by Fortune, 9/19/24
Rethink Impact, the Largest US Venture Fund Backing Women, Reaches $500M+ in Assets Raised With Its New Quarter Billion-Dollar Fund, posted by BusinessWire, 9/12/24
24 Women-Led VC Funds to Pitch in 2024 (and How), posted by Outlander.vc, 9/4/24
Report: New Concerns Arise As Funding Gap For Diverse Women And Minorities, Including Black Founders, Broadens, posted on Black Enterprise, 7/9/24
IPO Rebound Looks to Continue Second Half 2024, posted on Nasdaq.com, 2H 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Next Funding Round of $504 Million for 12 Tech Hubs Across America, posted by EDA.gov, 7/2/24
Forbes 2024 Midas List - The Top Venture Capital Investors Ranked, posted by Forbes, 6/4/24
After Missing Out On Investing In Facebook, Airbnb, And Google, Serena Williams Went On To Invest In 16 Billion-Dollar Companies, posted by AfroTech, 5/3/24
From Billy Joel to Babyface: Top Celebrity Investors of 2024, posted by SUCCESS, 4/16/24
Women in VC: 10 Emerging VC Fund Managers to Watch, posted by Venture Forward, 3/13/24
Austin’s Women Entrepreneurs Task Force Wants to Make Austin the Best Place in the Galaxy to Launch and Grow a Business, posted on Silicon Hills News, 3/12/24
How Female Founders Fund Is Helping Women-Led Companies Score Multimillion-Dollar Exits, posted on Inc., 3/8/24
Investing in Women in Technology: 7 entrepreneurs leveraging frontier tech to improve the lives of children, posted on UNICEF - Office of Innovation, 3/8/24
Who are the top celebrity VC investors? Joe Montana, Ashton Kutcher, Mindy Kaling, and Oprah Winfrey to name a few, posted by Fast Company, 3/8/24
12 Insights From A Decade Of Investing In Female Entrepreneurs, posted on Entrepreneur (Middle East), 3/8/24
Women founders and venture capital – some 2023 snapshots, posted by World Economic Forum, 3/4/24
Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Initiative Announces 4th Annual Prize Competition For Black and Latino Entrepreneurs, posted by Black Enterprise, 2/28/24
Why we're seeing more women-led VC firms, posted on Venture Capital Journal, 2/8/24
Why First Lady Jill Biden Wants To Boost Investments In Women's Health, posted on Forbes, 1/17/24
2024 Could Be, Women’s Health’s Long-Awaited, Much-Needed Standout Year, posted on Forbes, 1/15/24
Exclusive: Goldman Sachs quietly shuts down diversity investment program Launch With GS after meeting $1 billion pledge to fund companies led by women and people of color, posted on Fortune, 1/11/24
Women getting their wings as angel investors, posted on Marketplace, 1/9/24
It’s an ‘amazing time’ to be a woman in business: Female founders say the entrepreneurial landscape is changing, posted on make it, a CNBC publication, 1/4/24
21 Accelerators, Incubators, Programs and More for Female Founders published by WomenTech.net, 1/4/24
Tips for female founders looking for investment in 2024, posted on Finextra, 1/3/24
WOMEN IN VC: US VC female founders dashboard, posted on PitchBook, 1/2/24
60+ Top VC Funds Investing in Female Founders - Updated for 2024, posted on BetaBoom, 1/1/24
NYC FinTech Women Announces the 2023 Inspiring FinTech Females Award Winners, posted on PRWeb - provided by NYC Fintech Women, 12/11/23
Why millennial women are embracing angel investing, posted on Fast Company, 12/10/23
US VC female founders dashboard, posted on Pitchbook, 12/5/23
How Venture Capitalists Can Better Support Women Entrepreneurs In 2024, posted on Forbes, 12/4/23
How A VC Is Helping Diverse Founders Cross The Fundraising Chasm, posted on Forbes, 11/27/23
Pharrell Williams' $1 Billion Plan For Black And Hispanic Entrepreneurs, posted on Lipstick Alley, 11/20/23
SteelSky Ventures' Maria Toler on Leading One of the Largest Women's Health Funds, posted on Shoppe Black, 11/16/23
Inside Pharrell Williams’ $1 Billion Plan For Black And Hispanic Entrepreneurs, posted on Forbes, 11/15/23
Melinda French Gates: ‘It’s time to change the face of power in venture capital, posted on Fortune, 11/13/23
Why Women Entrepreneurs Outperform Men, posted on Forbes, 11/13/23
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs In Venture Capital, posted on Forbes, 11/6/23
Nex Cubed partners with HBCUvc to launch scout program, posted on TechCrunch, 10/30/23
Wellington Access Ventures Raises $150M To Fund Diverse Founders, posted on Yahoo Finance, 10/23/23
How A CVC Is Disrupting The Status Quo In Health, Hygiene, And Nutrition, posted on Forbes, 10/18/23
Pink October: Celebrating Kemisola Bolarinwa, Nigerian entrepreneur that invented bra that can detect breast cancer, posted on Tribune Online Nigerian, 10/18/23
Tech-Focused Astira Capital Closes Initial Fund at $675 Million, posted on MSN.com, 10/16/23
How Wemimo Abbey, Co-Founder Of Fintech Startup Esusu, Snagged An Investment From Serena Ventures, posted on Yahoo Finance, 10/5/23
Serena Ventures Backed Brand Boss Beauties Acquires BFF To Shape Web3 Future, posted on Forbes, 10/2/23
Fearless Fund remains committed to investing in Black businesses after court injunction halts grant program, posted on Yahoo, 10/1/23
The Estée Lauder Companies Launches 2023 Breast Cancer Campaign: Beautifully United to Help End Breast Cancer, press release posted by The Estée Lauder Companies, 9/29/23
Per Scholas Celebrates $20 Million Investment from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, posted on Cision PR, 9/28/23
BLACK ENTERPRISE Launches the Inaugural Live Women of Power TECH Summit, posted on WDBJ7, 9/26/23
How Today’s Most Innovative Investors Are Shaking Up Venture Capital, posted on Forbes, 9/5/23
Ask An Expert: Is Woman-Powered Venture Capital The Next Frontier For Women & Money?, posted on Forbes, 8/26/23
Yes, You Can Still Invest In Diverse Entrepreneurs: Here’s How, posted on Forbes, 8/22/23
The Age of Disruption: Meet The 50 Over 50 2023. posted on Forbes, 8/1/23
How Female Entrepreneurs Can Get The Investment They Need, posted on Forbes, 7/21/23
7 VCs and Organizations Helping Latino Entrepreneurs, posted on Hispanic Executive, 7/13/23
Interview: “Investing in women entrepreneurs is not only a matter of gender equality but also a smart business decision”, posted on UN Women, 6/23/23
Bank of America commits $500 million to funds led by minority, women entrepreneurs, posted on Reuters, 6/15/23
With backing from Thiel, Recharge Capital launches $200M women’s health investment vehicle, posted on TechCrunch, 6/15/23
47 LGBTQ+ founders, entrepreneurs, and VCs you should know, posted on PitchBook, 6/9/23
A survey of the Challenges Women Founders Face When Fundraising (and how to overcome them), posted on BetaKit (Canada), 6/2/23
Closing the equity gap for underrepresented entrepreneurs: How Bank of America is driving diversity and inclusion in venture capital, posted on Tearsheet, 6/2/23
Eleven Top Women Tech Investors on Forbes’ 2023 Midas 100 List, posted on American Entrepreneurship, 5/17/23
Uplifting Female And Minority Entrepreneurship, posted on Forbes, 5/15/23
Legendary Asian-American Entrepreneurs, posted on Investopedia, 5/10/23
Midas Seed List 2023: The Earliest Venture Capital Backers In Today’s Tech Icons, posted on Forbes, 5/5/23
American Banker announces finalists for The Most Influential Women in Fintech award, celebrating female founders and thought leaders in financial technology, posted on Yahoo Finance!, 5/3/23
Goldman Sachs to Invest $10B Into Black Women-Owned Businesses. Leaders Say They're Just Getting Started, posted on The Ascent (a Motley Fool service), 4/28/23
VC Female Founders Dashboard, posted on PitchBook, 4/5/23
VC Alternatives for Diverse Founders Gain Traction After the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, posted on ImpactAlpha, 4/5/23
The $1.5 trillion opportunity: Closing the credit gap for women entrepreneurs, posted on Fortune, 3/27/23
92 Female Founders and Investors to Know, posted on PitchBook, 3/22/23
How the SVB collapse could impact startup funding, posted on Fortune, 3/21/23
16 Funding Options for Women-Owned Businesses, posted on U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 3/20/23
What is venture debt—and how will SVB’s collapse affect it?, posted on Fast Company, 3/19/23
Atlanta Hawks Launch Hawks Ventures with $50M Fund to Support Minority- and Women-Led Startups and Businesses Innovating the Customer Experience, posted on NBA, 3/16/23
30 Femtech Brands to Watch in 2023, posted on Bolt PR, 3/15/23
Emerging managers hope the new SVB offers the same support to new VCs, posted on TechCrunch, 3/10/23
Woman-led Vertu Capital prevails in tough market to close debut fund, posted on Buyouts, 3/8/23
DigitalALL: Innovation and for gender equality - UN Observance of International Women’s Day 2023, posted by UN (UN Web TV), 3/8/23
Top Women Entrepreneurs and CEOs, posted on Investing.com, 3/8/23
82 Black founders and investors to watch in 2023, posted by PitchBook Blog, 2/3/23
Celebrating Black History Month, posted by Black Enterprise, 2/1/23
For Female Founders, Fundraising Only from Female VCs Comes at a Cost, posted on Harvard Business Review, 2/1/23
US VC female founders dashboard, posted on PitchBook, 2/1/23
Intel Capital expands diversity fund to include veterans, LGBTQ and disabled, posted on Diversity 411, 1/25/23
Black-owned Fintech Firms are Providing Black Entrepreneurs with a Litany of Financial Offerings, posted on Black Enterprise, 1/24/23
Investing in Women’s Health, posted on Barron’s, 1/20/23
Women-founded startups raised 1.9% of all VC funds in 2022, a drop from 2021, posted on TechCrunch, 1/18/23
Amplifica Capital ‘wants to be the fund that LatAm’s female tech founders reach out to first’, posted in TechCrunch, 1/17/23
From Glossier to Away: The meteoric rise of female-founded consumer goods companies might be over as investor preferences shift, posted on Fortune, 1/11/23
Faace: Why More Female Founders Are Turning to Crowdfunding, posted on Yahoo!, 1/11/23
A Manifesto for Disrupting Global Food Politics, posted on Forbes, 1/6/23
US VC female founders dashboard, posted on PitchBook, 1/5/23
Women's health: Is this the world’s best – and most under-financed – investment?, posted by World Economic Forum, 1/5/23
Female Founders Are Energizing Investment In Women’s Healthcare: Expect More In 2023, posted on Forbes, 1/4/23
MacKenzie Scott launches giving website, details charitable process, posted on Philanthropy News Digest, 12/16/22
Look Past Today's Metrics To Celebrate The Growth Of Female Founders, posted on Forbes, 12/13/22
From gaming-focused tech startups to companies focusing on sexual and reproductive health, the young investors of Under 30 in 2023 are putting their money to work in companies created by and for their immigrant, people-of-color and LGBTQ+ peers. posted on Forbes, 11/29/22
4 Female Entrepreneurs Share How the Power of Storytelling Can Lead to Funding, posted on Time, 11/22/22
More than 100 VCs now use a diversity rider that brings underrepresented investors into startup deals, posted on BizJournals (Houston Inno), 11/11/22
These folks are working to bring more diversity to the venture LP investing pool, posted on TechCrunch, 11/7/22
US VC female founders dashboard, posted on PitchBook, 11/2/22
The female venture capitalist creating billions in a new world of work beyond the office, posted by CNBC, 10/15/22
Amazon makes first investments in outside VC firms, puts $150M to underrepresented founders, posted on GeekWire, 10/5/22
In 2019 this VC decided to invest in diverse founders. Three years later it’s already starting a second fund, posted on TechCrunch, 10/4/22
Serena Ventures Among 7 Black-led VCs Joining Alphabet's $100M (million) Investment Program, posted on POCIT (People of Color in Technology), 9/12/22
Businesses Need More Women Investors. Here's How That Can Happen., posted on Entrepreneur, 9/14/22
While Serena Williams Plays Her Final Matches At U.S. Open, Here’s How She’s Building Her Off-Court Investing, posted on Forbes, 8/31/22
States with the most venture capital investments into woman-led startups, posted on LIHerald, 8/19/22
The Value–And Need–For Venture Capital Funding In U.S. Latino Startups, posted on Forbes, 8/12/22
Serena Williams’ co-investor shares what comes next for the athlete’s venture firm, posted on Fortune, 8/10/22
Serena Williams will retire from tennis with a $260 million net worth and GOAT status. Next up: Her $111 million venture capital fund with nearly 60 investments, posted on Fortune, 8/9/22
Serena Williams is retiring from tennis to focus on other businesses. Here’s a look at her empire, posted on Fast Company, 8/9/22
The US VC Female Founders Dashboard, posted on PitchBook, 8/5/22
10 Women in the Entrepreneurship Space You Should Be Following, posted on Fool, 8/5/22
In the News: Grants Up To $100K for Minorities, Women, and Underrepresented Entrepreneurs, posted on Small Biz Trends, 8/5/22
JPMorgan, Bank of America invest in L'ATTITUDE Ventures fund, posted on The Economic Times, 8/3/22
Black-Owned UK VC Firm Launches $23.9M Fund To Back Diverse Entrepreneurs, posted on People of Color in Tech (POCIT), 8/4/22
Serena Williams on venture funding and the hottest startup trend for investing, posted on bizjournals, 7/22/22
The World’s Wealthiest Women Billionaires, posted on CEO World Magazine, 7/21/22
Connecticut to Invest in Minority and Women-Led Businesses, posted on Governing, 7/19/22
2022 half-year update: Female founders remain resilient, posted on PitchBook, 7/7/22
Rihanna is now worth $1.4 billion–making her America’s youngest self-made billionaire woman, posted on CNBC, 7/4/22
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in to Supreme Court, posted on Politico, 6/30/22
Bulk of US Venture Investors Want to Back Minority-Run Firms, posted on Bloomberg, 6/8/22
Investing in women and diverse entrepreneurs to boost the post-pandemic recovery, posted on World Economic Forum, 5/21/22
10+ VCs & Accelerators Investing in Underrepresented Founders, posted on Visible, 5/9/22
Melinda French Gates backs $52M round for women-founded early-stage venture capital firm, posted on bizjournals, 5/5/22
The US VC Female Founders Dashboard, posted on PitchBook, 5/4/22
Corporations Tap Women- And POC-Led VC Funds To Reach Emerging Markets, posted on Forbes, 4/18/22
VCs on a mission: 23 investors looking to fund women, Black, Latin and LGBTQ founders, posted on B2 - The Business of Business, 4/12/22
Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to serve as a justice, posted on CNBC, 4/7/22
25+ Black VCs and Investors That Financially Support Black Entrepreneurs, posted on Bauce, 4/7/22
JP Morgan & Techstars to Invest $80mm in Diverse Underrepresented Entrepreneurs, posted on ESG Today, 3/31/22
These Two Female Entrepreneurs Raised $15 Million To Invest In Women-Owned Businesses, posted on Forbes, 3/31/22
Women investors shake up VC as funds for female founders lag, posted on Business Chief, 3/10/22
81 female founders and investors to know, posted on PitchBook, 3/8/22
Serena Williams Venture Capital Firm Raises $111 Million, posted on Black Enterprise, 3/1/22
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court, posted on CNN, 2/25/22
Kimberly-Clark takes a majority stake in period underwear company Thinx, posted on MarketWatch, 2/25/22
Venture Capitalists Find Higher ROIs Investing in Women-Led Startups, posted on masterplans.com, 2/24/22
Kim Folsom Creates Founders First Capital To Bridge Funding Gap For Minority-Led Businesses, posted on Forbes, 2/22/22
Ethnically Diverse Investors in 2022: Optimistic, Confident, and Engaged, posted on Black Enterprise, 2/17/22
66 Black founders and investors to watch in 2022, posted on PitchBook, 2/14/22
Serena Williams: The Venture Continues, posted on Boardroom, 2/9/22
Xponance, Investcorp set $300m target for diversity-focused GP stakes fund, posted on Buyouts, 1/25/22
Stitch Fix Teams Up With Venus Williams to Empower Women to Reach Their 2022 Fitness Goals, posted on PRNewsWire, 1/12/22
Crunchbase CEO: Funding in minority and women-led start-ups ‘shockingly low’, posted on Silicon Republic, 1/4/22
Women-Led Businesses Are Poised For A Comeback In 2022, posted in Forbes, 1/3/22
Celebrating an Incredible Year for Athena SPACs, posted on LinkedIn, 1/2/22
These Investors Want More Women To Become VCs, posted on Forbes, 12/28/21
10 women who used crypto to make a difference in 2021, posted on Cointelegraph, 12/25/21
Blackstone Adds to Female-Founded Investment Portfolio, Acquiring Majority Stake in Supergoop, posted on TotalRetail, 12/22/21
4 Predictions From Top VCs For Women’s Health In 2022, posted on Forbes, 12/16/21
Shares Of Digital Bank Nubank Rise 15% In IPO, Valuing The Company At $45 Billion And Minting A New Female Billionaire Cofounder, posted on Forbes, 12/9/21
Power Rising: These Are The Women To Watch In 2022, posted on Forbes, 12/7/21
Why MacKenzie Scott Is The World’s Most Powerful Woman, posted on Forbes, 12/7/21
MIT Future Founders Initiative announces prize competition to promote female entrepreneurs in biotech, posted on MIT News 11/30/21
Purpose At Work: How Mendoza Ventures Injects A Diversity-Purpose Along With Millions In Startup And Growth Cash, posted on Forbes 11/29/21
Leaders in Finance, Tech, Culture, Media Join Forces to form Known, New Financial Platform to Serve the Multi-Trillion Dollar Economy Powered by Communities of Color posted on Scalewithknown.com, 11/23/21
Women Entrepreneurs Receive Venture Capital Funding to Address Climate Crisis, posted on Yahoo! 11/23/21
SoftBank Vision Fund Adds Lead Investors, Including First Woman Managing Partner, posted on Bloomberg.com, 11/22/21
VCs and university endowments should partner to make venture more diverse, posted on Techcrunch, 11/20/21
How Black investors are capitalizing on venture capital’s gaps in diversity, posted on Fast Company, 11/19/21
Meet the Startups of the gBETA Medtech Black Founders Accelerator 2021 Cohort, posted on Tech.mn, 11/18/21
Why Venture Capitalists Should Invest in Women Entrepreneurs, posted on GC4W 11/16/21
The “Gringo” Zoom Venture Capitalist and the New Spray and Pray, posted on Global Entrepreneurship Network, 11/12/21
Something Ventured: Female-Founded U.S. Venture Firms On Track To Raise Over $7B In 2021, posted on Crunchbase News, 11/10/21
The Feedback: Founders Need to Hear — How to Grow Yourself To Grow The Company, posted on First Round Review, 11/6/21
Inovia Sessions: Intentional Diversity, posted on Inovia Capital blog, 11/5/21
US-based, women-founded startups raised more $40 billion so far in 2021, posted on Morning Brew, 11/5/21
Meet the Black women taking the world of venture capital by storm, raking in more than $1 million in funding for their companies this year, posted on Business Insider, 11/3/21
Three Trends that We predict Will Shape Investment Crowdfunding in 2022, posted on Crowdfund Insider, 11/1/21
SoftBank has invested $50M of its $100M Opportunity Fund in 60 diverse founders, posted on Inside Venture Capital, 10/28/21
Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Announces Partnership With Commonwealth to Drive Change for Women Entrepreneurs in 54 Countries, posted on Business Wire, 10/27/21
Elevate Capital Innovation Gap Fund: Oregon's First Commercialization Gap Fund to Support Science and Invention Based Startups, posted on PR Newswire, 10/25/21
Leveling the Playing Field: How Kat de Haën Is Advancing Women Leadership Through Boards and Investment Portfolios, posted on Nasdaq.com, 10/22/21
Advocating For Women Entrepreneurs: A Conversation With Women Impacting Public Policy President And CEO Candace Waterman, posted on Forbes, 10/20/21
Female founders are having a standout year—that's not the whole story, posted on PitchBook, 8/26/21
64 female founders and investors to know, posted on PitchBook, 9/22/21
Talking Shop: How Venus Williams and Stephanie Morimoto built women’s empowerment into their retail brands, posted on Think with Google, August 2021
$75 Million Diversity Fund Closes, Aperture Venture Capital Puts Focus Minority and Women Entrepreneurs, posted on American Entrepreneurship, 7/22/21
A Black Entrepreneur Seized Rare Opportunity And Raised Venture Capital, Started An Online News Outlet For Women, posted on In The Black Net, 7/21/21
Melinda French Gates Pumps More Money Into Female Founders Fund, posted on Forbes, 7/14/21
Female Founders Fund closes $57 million funding round, backers include Goldman Sachs and Melinda French Gates, posted on Make It (CNBC), 7/13/21
Investing in Startups Founded by Women and Multicultural Entrepreneurs, posted on Morganstanley.com, 6/23/21
This Poet Turned Financier Is Raising Millions of Dollars to Fund Black and Latino Investors and Entrepreneurs, posted on dot.LA, 3/8/21
Avid Ventures Raises $68 Million for Female-run VC fund for Fintech & Consumer Startups, posted on VentureBeat, 2/19/21
Meet 22 women who launched and led startups to an IPO, an accomplishment few female founders have ever reached, posted on BusinessInsider, 2/9/21
One of the few Black C-suite execs in tech is starting a firm to invest in Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs, posted on Vox, 11/10/20
For Kamala Harris, an Influential Voice and a Decisive Vote, posted on New York Times, 1/20/21
Mindful Media Introduces 11 Female Entrepreneurs Everyone Will Know in 2021, posted on MarketWatch, 12/20/20
51 VCs Who Want To Invest In Women, Black And Latinx, And LGBTQ+ Founders, posted on Forbes, 12/10/20
As Venture Capital Overlooks Women Entrepreneurs, They Find New Sources of Finance, posted on Triple Pundit, 11/24/20
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice and legal pioneer for gender equality, dies at 87 posted on The Washington Post, 9/18/20
Enrollment Begins for New Venture Capital Funding Program for Women of Color, posted on CJsGo Market, 8/18/20
To advance diversity in startup world, National Venture Capital Association launches new nonprofit posted on BizJournals, 6/16/20
Lowe’s Opens Applications for $25 Million in Minority Small Business Grants posted on BlackEnterprise, 6/12/20
PayPal commits to invest $500 million in black and minority communities posted on cnet, 6/11/20
SoftBank commits $100 million to invest in companies led by black Americans and people of color: 'We need to do better', posted on Business Insider, 6/3/20
Women In Fintech Will Play A Crucial Part In The Covid-19 Recovery Plan posted on Forbes, 6/1/20
Women In Fintech Will Play A Crucial Part In The Covid-19 Recovery Plan posted on Forbes, 6/1/20
Lowe’s To Assist Minority-owned Businesses With $25 Million In Grants posted on BlackEnterprise, 5/22/20
Magic Johnson’s Life Insurance Company To Distribute $100 Million in Federal Loans to Minority Businesses posted on BlackEnterprise.com, 5/18/10
Magic Johnson’s Life Insurance Company Reportedly Funding $100 Million In Small Business Loans posted on Forbes, 5/17/20
Canadian government commits $15 million in COVID-19 support to women entrepreneurs posted on betakit, 5/16/20
Interview With Melinda Gates: How Revolutionizing Our Caretaking System Is ‘The Key To Reopening The Economy posted on Forbes, 5/11/20
Designer Rebecca Minkoff’s advice for small businesses trying to survive the coronavirus pandemic posted on CNBC, 5/8/20
Your Complete Guide to Emergency Funding: Everything Female Founders Need to Know posted on TheHelm.com, 5/7/20
Venture Capital Beyond COVID-19 posted on Forbes, 4/15/20
AT&T Funds Diverse Educational Initiatives: Commits $1.2 million to Aspire program alumni posted on Multichannel News, 4/15/20
Salesforce Care: Supporting Small Businesses Through COVID-19 Recovery posted on Salesforce.com, 4/8/20
Coronavirus: Atlanta billionaire to donate $5 million to female business owners posted on Atlanta Business Chronicle, 4/5/20
Newly Available CARES Act Loans: 10 Things Small Businesses Need To Know posted on Forbes, 4/4/20
CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Guide for Businesses posted on TheStreet.com, 4/3/20
Coronavirus Small Business Survival Guide: All Our Content in One Place posted on U.S.Chamber of Commerce, 3/31/20
The Face Of Angel Investing Is Changing. Here’s What You Need To Know posted on Forbes, 3/31/20
What Advice Are Venture Capitalists Giving To Startups In Light Of The Coronavirus Crisis? posted on Forbes, 3/28/20
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources posted on SBA.gov, 3/28/20
Google sets aside $800M in ads and loans to help in COVID-19 fight posted on TechCrunch, 3/27/20
How Women Entrepreneurs Are Navigating The Effects Of COVID-19 posted on Forbes, 3/26/20
Coronavirus Stimulus Package Agreement Reached By Congress – How It Will Help You And Your Finances posted on Forbes, 3/25/20
Focusing on profitability in 2020, why investors should look closely at women-led startups posted on HerStory, 3/24/20
8 tips: How startups can survive the COVID-19 economic crisis posted on GeekWire, 3/22/20
State Of Women And Entrepreneurship 2020: Here's What You Need To Know posted on Forbes, 3/10/20
Groundbreakers 2020: 50 Women Changing the World posted on Worth, 2/18/20
Melinda Gates's Pivotal Ventures has a plan to help women gain more power in tech posted on FastCompany, 1/28/20
Another Women-led Venture Firm Gains Momentum with Uber Exec Rachel Holt as Cofounder posted on TechCrunch, 1/14/20
Techstars Partners with Melinda Gates Pivotal Ventures for Longevity Accelerator posted on Pulse2, 1/13/20
The Next Decade Will Bring More Venture Capital To Female Founders posted on Forbes, 1/1/20
Women Leaders Who’ve Scaled Startups Share Lessons Learned Along The Way posted on BuiltInNYC, 12/13/19
Catalyzing Financial Inclusion With Venture Capital posted on Forbes, 12/4/19
Diversity-focused VC fund Harlem Capital debuts with $40M posted on TechCrunch, 12/2/19
Why This Billionaire Latina Entrepreneur Equates Entrepreneurship With Hope posted on Inc., 11/21/19
Rise of the Rest Founder Steve Case Takes a Radically Different View of Gender Equality posted on Inc., 11/19/19
Venture Capital, a Female Investor's Perspective on the Importance of Investing Early posted on GritDaily, 11/13/19
When Women Invest in Other Women posted on Fortune, 10/31/19
Social connections first, science second: How biotech’s recipe for success has its limits posted on STAT, 10/31/19
Venture capitalists still aren't investing in women or minorities, and they're leaving trillions on the table posted on CNN Business, 10/23/19
Women Leading The Blockchain Revolution: “We have to avoid the ‘Hammers looking for nails’ effect” With Deana Burke posted on Thrive Global, 10/18/19
Startup nation of women: The most valuable VC-backed company led by a woman in each state posted on PitchBook, 9/24/19
Why Bravo TV’s Real Housewives of Atlanta Star, Tanya Sam Launched The Ambition Fund For Minority Entrepreneurs posted on Forbes, 9/10/19
Maternal mortality is a problem — and Serena Williams is investing to solve it posted on Motherly, 9/6/19
Not just a boys’ club: women entrepreneurs who built startup unicorns posted on HerStory, 9/4/19
Women Investing In Femtech II: Closing the Gender Gaps in Investment and Health Innovation posted on Fortune, 8/26/19
Why are revenue-based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? posted on TechCrunch, 8/20/19
Sarah Kunst’s Cleo Capital Raises $3.5 Million To Boost Women Decision Makers In VC posted on CrunchBase News, 8/20/19
Branson's Virgin Group unveils plan to fund more female-founded start-ups posted on CNBC, 8/12/19
Why CES Group is investing in diversity ventures for the first time posted on VentureBeat, 8/10/19
SAP's new incubator taps the potential of women and minority founders posted on Yahoo! Finance, 8/1/19
Sequoia’s First Woman Partner Is Raising Capital, and Standards posted on Bloomberg Businessweek, 7/29/19
THIS VENTURE-CAPITAL FIRM WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU posted on The Wall Street Journal, 7/18/19
The rising ROI of investing in woman entrepreneurs posted on VentureBeat, 7/17/19
Accelerators seeking LGBTQ founders posted on VatorNews, 7/16/19
Morgan Stanley's Carla Harris on investing in diverse businesses (video) posted on CNBC, 7/15/19
Advocating for women entrepreneurs: Dell proposes 3 areas for change posted on TechRepublic, 7/14/19
How Mastercard Helps Women Entrepreneurs Get The Loans They Need posted on Forbes, 6/27/19
TPG Announces Investment in Harlem Capital posted on Yahoo Finance, 6/24/19
How These Minority Founders Got Tech Execs to Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are posted on Entrepreneur, 6/13/19
How This Entertainment Mogul Pivoted From Representing Top Artists To Funding Women-Led Startups posted on Forbes 6/5/19
How Four Female VCs Triumphed In Male-Dominated Silicon Valley posted on Forbes, 6/2/19
The Fundery: The Essential Venture Capital Database for Women Entrepreneurs posted on Inc.com, 5/14/19
Lessons From The 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies posted on Forbes, 5/2/19
Q1 2019 Diversity Report: Female Founders Own 17 Percent Of Venture Dollars posted on crunchbase news, 4/29/19
Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs Turned Her LLC Into a VC Machine posted on Bloomberg, 4/25/19
Serena Williams Has Launched a New Venture Firm for Investing in Women, People of Color, and Young Entrepreneurs posted on Inc.com, 4/19/19
Danielle Graham Joins Dream Maker Ventures as Firm Targets $75 Million Diversity Fund posted on betakit, 4/13/19
Building an Inclusive Economy by Supporting Entrepreneurs of Color posted on Stanford Social Innovation Review, 4/8/19
Serena Williams Joins Forces With Bumble To Support Women Of Color Entrepreneurs posted on NewsOne, 3/30/19
Chobani’s secret ingredient for backing new food companies posted on FastCompany, 3/22/19
Plexo Capital Raises Over $35 Million for Fund Specializing in Women- And Minority-Led Emerging Seed Stage VCs posted on Pulse2.0, 3/15/19
Report: Women-Owned Startups Deliver Twice as Much Per Dollar Invested as Those Founded by Men posted on MassChallenge, 3/7/19
If She Can See It, She Can Be It: Why Sara Blakely’s Cameo on Billions was Everything posted on Women2.com, 3/5/19
Investing With Impact: How To Make Your Money Work For You And For Society posted on Forbes, 2/26/19
InvestHER helps female entrepreneurs succeed posted on MSN, 2/5/19
Why women investing in women matters posted on PitchBook, 1/15/19
Visa Launches "She's Next" to Support Female Entrepreneurs posted on Black Enterprise, 1/15/19
Top 10 Countries with the Most Female Entrepreneurs posted on BOSS Magazine, January 2019 issue
Investing in Female Founders posted on The Edge Markets, 11/28/18
Critical Mass In Venture? A Movement, Finally posted on Forbes, 11/27/18
Apple launches new bootcamp at Apple Park HQ targeting female app developers posted on Silicon Valley Business Journal, 11/27/18
Microsoft names finalists in its $4M Female Founders Competition posted on CNET, 11/15/18
Women’s share of venture capital remains flat posted on BizWomen - Business Journals, 11/6/18
10 ways women entrepreneurs can outwit “mansplaining” investors posted on FastCompany, 11/5/18
How #MeToo Has Forced Venture Capital to Become More Inclusive posted on Inc., October 2018
Amplifyher Ventures launches to fund startups led by women posted on TechCrunch, 10/18/18
The Venture Capitalist With A Team As Diverse As Her Investment Portfolio posted on Forbes, 10/12/18
Exclusive: The VC behind Warby Parker, Glossier, and Jet.com has raised a new $360 million fund posted on FastCompany, 10/8/18
Most Innovative Women: 100 Women Making Money, Creating Jobs, and Changing the World posted on Inc.com, 10/4/18
OPIC, IDB Invest Seek Managers for New Gender-Focused Fund in Latin America posted on Private Equity News, 10/4/18
How 3 Women Are Changing The Face Of Entrepreneurship posted on Forbes, 10/2/18
The Economic Imperative Of Investing In Diverse Entrepreneurs posted on Forbes, 10/1/18
Who funds female founders? posted on Data Driven Investor - Medium, 10/1/18
Michelle Ebanks, CEO Of Essence Communications, Talks To Forbes About Investing In Women Of Color posted on Essence, 9/27/18
Three Advantages To Investing In Women of Color posted on Forbes, 9/26/18
This Serial Entrepreneur Shares the Surprising Confidence Strategy That Helped Her Build a Billion-Dollar Business posted on Entrepreneur, 9/24/18
Melinda Gates: Why I’m betting in diversity posted on FastCompany, 9/13/18
Post-mortem: SAP.iO NY Foundry Cohort of Women-Led Enterprise Tech Startups posted on Medium, 9/10/18
Nathalie Molina Niño Forges A New Future For Women Entrepreneurs posted on Forbes, 8/29/18
A VC With $50 Million to Spend Talks About Blockchain posted on The Bridge, 8/28/18
How Policymakers, Business Leaders, And Investors Can Better Support Female Entrepreneurs posted on Forbes, 8/28/18
6 Ways Women Entrepreneurs Can Leapfrog Past $1 Million In Revenue posted on Forbes, 8/22/18
Advancing Female Leadership In Tech - - Let's Start With Who Funds Who posted on Forbes, 8/21/18
This angel network wants to mobilize 100,000 women investors posted on FastCompany, 8/15/18
Dating App Bumble Launches A Fund To Invest In Other Female-Founded Startups posted on Forbes, 8/15/18
Bumble announces a fund to invest in women-led businesses posted on TechCrunch, 8/15/18
the Helm: this fresh concept fund is investing in female innovators posted on Kurzweil Network, 8/13/18
Andreessen Horowitz wants to fund more black entrepreneurs posted on PitchBook, 8/13/18
Q&A: Aileen Lee on Cowboy Ventures' latest fund, getting women on her cap table and what keeps her motivated posted on PitchBook, 8/8/18
How to Secure VC Funding When You're the Only Woman in the Room posted on Entrepreneur, 7/31/18
Microsoft investment arm M12 introduces $4M competition to fund women-led startups posted on GeekWire, 7/26/18
What Happens When You Invest In Women of Color? Essence Ventures New Fund Says More Loyal Customers posted on Inc., 7/11/18
The UPS Foundation Awards Over $10M In Grants To Advance Diversity & Inclusion Around The World posted on Global News Wire, 7/9/18
Richelieu Dennis Officially Launches $100 Million New Voices Fund Supporting Women Of Color Entrepreneurs At ESSENCE Festival posted on Essence, 7/5/18
These 50 founders and VCs suggest 2018 may be a tipping point for women in tech: Part 2 posted on TechCrunch, 7/2/18
These 50 founders and VCs suggest 2018 may be a tipping point for women in tech: Part 1 posted on TechCrunch, 6/29/18
Why the Rise in Female Angel Investors Is Good News for Women-Led Startups posted on Entrepreneur, 6/21/18
Full video and transcript: Diversity in tech panel at Code 2018 posted on recode, 6/8/18
When It Comes to Revenue, Women Entrepreneurs Are Pummeling the Guys posted on Inc.com, 6/6/18
Silicon Valley's Portfolia Launches Nation's First FemTech Fund posted on PR NewsWire, 6/5/18
Diverse Startups Could Get Traction From Chip Giant Intel posted on MarketPlace, 5/30/18
Venture Capitalist Firm To Invest $36M In Black Women Founders posted on NewsOne, 5/12/18
Q1 2018 global diversity investment report: Investing trends in female founders posted on TechCrunch, 4/17/18
34 Top Women Investors Just Wrote a Multi-Billion-Dollar Love Letter to Founders posted on Inc.com, 4/10/18
Meet The Top Women Investors On Midas In 2018 posted on Forbes, 4/3/18
Why entrepreneurs and investors are participating in the ‘Founders for Change’ diversity movement posted on GeekWire, 3/22/18
Investing in women is investing in the future posted on The Hill, 3/8/18
Just 2% of VC dollars went to female founders in 2017 posted on FastCompany, 2/1/18
Catalyst CEO: Champions for Change launched in 2017 by Catalyst.org
Venture Capital Firms Doubling Down on Investing in Female Founders posted on Inc., 10/9/17
The Comprehensive Case for Investing More VC Money in Women-Led Startups posted on Harvard Business Review, 9/18/17
How the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network Advances and Connects Founders posted on Vanity Fair, 5/17/17
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