Sentences with phrase «from women in venture capital»

Canaan Associate Laura Chau reflects on the 3 major takeaways she's learned from women in venture capital.

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Meanwhile, women received just $ 1.46 billion in VC money last year, according to data from M&A, private equity, and venture capital database PitchBook.

With help from Citi Community Development, Village Capital recently hosted three pitch competitions, each designed to show venture capitalists and other investors that they really are missing out by not investing in women and people of color.

A recent study from Babson College found that venture capital firms with female partners are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with female CEOs than firms led by all - male teams, but the percentage of women in the VC industry has dropped from 10 % to 6 % since 1999 — and only 2.7 % of VC - backed companies have a female CEO.

The percentage of women among start - up capital seekers grew to about 20 percent last year, up from 12.6 percent in 2000, according to the University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest sexual harassment scandal to shake Silicon Valley, the co-founder of a venture capital firm resigned this week after six women accused him of making unwelcome advances ranging from late - night texts to groping.

Just 11 percent of investing partners were women in 2011, the last year the National Venture Capital Association took a census, down from 14 percent in 2008.

Women founders received just 2.2 percent of total venture capital in 2017, according to data from PitchBook, private equity and venture capital database.

A 2014 study by Babson College revealed that the proportion of women partners in U.S. venture - capital firms declined from 10 percent in 1999 to 6 percent in 2014.

Just about 2 % of the $ 60B in venture capital funding that was appropriated in 2016 went to women, according to an NPR report citing data from Pitchfork.