When it comes to investing, it’s standard practice for venture capitalists to do their due diligence in researching, vetting and choosing companies to invest in. But what about the other way around? Venture capital funding actually boomed in 2020: startups raised 13%...
The below is an excerpt from Dear Chairwoman: Letters from Today’s Trailblazing Women Board Leaders to the Fearless Directors of Tomorrow, a new collection of letters from over 40 women board leaders, written to equip and inspire the next generation of women...
Expert advice and real-world examples It’s easy to be confused by the various startup funding stages, and no one can blame you — they are subjective. Use the blurred lines to your advantage by understanding the pros and cons of each category so that you can choose...
I’ll never forget my third pitch meeting. I was just starting to raise my $5M seed round and was feeling pretty good after my first couple of meetings. I walked into a beautiful Madison Avenue office, and waited nervously to be called into a big conference room....
Even before the pandemic gripped the world, we had become a nation engulfed in loneliness. People have hundreds of “friends” on Facebook, and countless “connections” on LinkedIn, yet real connection remains rare and elusive. At a time when we are more physically...
The pandemic hasn’t been kind to anyone. However, it’s been especially stressful — economically, occupationally, and emotionally — for women. Just look at the U.S. job statistics from December 2020: 140,000 jobs were lost, and all of them were held by...
When I first launched my business I went through the exercise of removing any public-facing dates that could help people determine my age. I felt there was a good chance people would correlate the probability of my success as a founder with how old I was. But I...
Last year, Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf told members of his own company’s Black talent group that there just isn’t enough Black talent in the pipeline (and was compelled to issue an apology just 24 hours later). I’ve heard this “pipeline problem” argument from white...
It’s no secret that women – particularly Black women and Latinas – aren’t paid fairly. And the COVID-19 crisis isn’t making that better. New research from LeanIn and SurveyMonkey found that half of Latinas and Black women have struggled...
Newly released data shows that women-founded startups raised just 1% of investment in Central and Eastern Europe. 5% went to mixed-gender founding teams, while all-men teams raised 94%. Commissioned by European Women in VC, Experior VC, and Unconventional VC, Funding...