We invest in early stage, revenue-generating, high-growth companies led by female management teams.
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Mentions in press and media 13
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.08.2022 | The women writing checks: A list of female venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest | Back in 2018, GeekWire published a list of women investors based in the Pacific Northwest who were writing checks to help startups grow. A lot has changed in four years. We’ve put together a new compilation below, highlighting more than 60 ... |
| 23.01.2019 | Gender gap: Women-led companies make up 8% of the GeekWire 200 startup list | The numbers tell the story. Out of the 200 companies listed on the GeekWire 200, our ranking of the top Pacific Northwest tech startups, 16 of them are led by women, or 8 percent. “It’s a little depressing,” said Kieran Snyder, CEO of Seatt... |
| 31.10.2017 | This VC firm is raising a $20M fund to invest in startups with diverse founding teams | Edith Dorsen. The numbers don’t lie — female founders face an uphill battle compared to their male counterparts when it comes to raising venture capital. The Women’s Venture Capital Fund wants to fix this. The Portland, Ore.-based investmen... |
| 13.03.2017 | The Fem-preneurs Of Crowdfunding: Did the JOBS Act Change the Venture Landscape for Female Entrepreneurs Forever? Let’s Hope So! | “Them that’s got shall get / Them that’s not shall lose / So the Bible said”… and is it still news? Raising significant amounts of capital has never been easy for anyone. For some, it has been a higher hurdle than for others. The American f... |
| 02.03.2016 | The growing trend of firms investing only in women founders | They include BBG Ventures, BELLE Capital and Golden Seeds For the last year or so, Vator has been running a weekly column where we highlight a different early stage venture capitalists. One thing that has been eye opening to me has been how... |
| 15.05.2015 | Decorist raises $4.5M seed for home-design services | Want a simple way to get ideas for your home? You can get an interior makeover from Decorist When I was a teenager, one of my first entrepreneurial ideas was to design golf skirts. My second idea was to design furniture. So it comes as litt... |
| 15.05.2015 | Decorist Raises $4.5M To Bring Customers Affordable Design Advice And Room Makeovers | Design startup Decorist has raised $4.5 million in seed funding from home improve giant Lowe’s Companies, the Women’s Venture Capital Fund and undisclosed angel investors. The big player in the market is probably Houzz, which allows users t... |
| 19.03.2014 | Women's Venture Capital Fund Boosts Advisory Board | Women's Venture Capital Fund, a venture capital investment fund focused on investing in what it calls "gender diverse" teams, said today that it has added a Harvard Business School professor to its advisory board. The fund said it... |
| 20.11.2013 | NVoicePay Receives Investment from The Women’s Venture Capital Fund | NVoicePay, Inc., a Beaverton, OR-based provider of cloud electronic payment solution, received an investment from The Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF). The company intends to use the funds to penetrate new vertical markets in conjunction... |
| 12.03.2013 | Proxio Raises $4M in Series A Financing | Proxio, Inc., a Santa Clara, CA-based international multiple listing service and global real estate network, raised $4m in Series A financing. Backers included the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), which took a seat on Proxio’s board of ... |
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