According to Crunchbase, women-only founding teams received less than 2% of global venture funding.
Yet across sectors, women-led companies continue to outperform on ROI.
At DFX, we meet hundreds of founders each month.
Innovation scales faster when capital reaches diverse hands. Always tracking investors actually funding women-led innovation.
I found a list from Ivelina Dineva, funds actively writing checks for female founders across AI, Fintech, Climate, Health, and beyond.
Here are funds worth keeping on your radar:
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: Operator Collective 🔆
◾Mallun Yen- Founder & MP
◾Dana Marohn & Haley Brannan - Partner
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: B2B / Enterprise (operator-LP model)
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: SF, California
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: Amplifyher Ventures
◾Tricia Black - Founder & GP
◾Meghan Cross - Partner
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Commerce, Care, Connectivity
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: NY
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: FreshTracks Capital
◾Lee Bouyea & George Whalen III- GP & Managing Director
◾Cairn Cross - Co-founder & Managing Director
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Tech, Consumer Products, Clean Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, Health/Wellness
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Shelburne, Vermont
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: 1843 Capital
◾Tracy Chadwell - Founding Partner
◾Gwen Weiss - Partner & CFO
◾Sharon Rodriguez - VP
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: AgeTech/Longevity (Health), plus selective tech/fin sectors
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Greenwich, Connecticut
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: CapitalT
◾Janneke Niessen & Eva De Mol Ph.D - Founding Partner
◾Corinne Vigreux - Cornerstone Investor
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Climate Tech, Future of Work
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Amsterdam
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: Precursor Ventures
◾Charles Hudson - MP
◾Ashtan Jordan & Marina Girgis- Principal
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Life Sciences, Healthcare
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: SF, California
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: Epic Angels
◾Maaike Doyer - Founder
◾Hester Spiegel-vdSteenhoven - Partner
◾Andrea Davidson - Investment Comittee
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: All Sectors
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Singapore
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: Capita3
◾Pamela York & Sara Russick - Co-founder & MP
◾Kathy Tune - MP
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Healthtech, Deeptech, B2C, B2B
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: MPLS
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: Conscious Venture Partners
◾Jeff Cherry - CEO Managing GP
◾Joseph W. & John Key - GP
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Healthtech, Sustainability, Impact Investing
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Maryland(Baltimore)
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: G9 Ventures
◾Amy Griffin - Founder & MP
◾Anna Doherty - Partner
◾Elena Rodriguez-Villa - Chief of Staff
◾𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Healthtech
◾𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: NY
The future doesn’t just need more female founders, it needs investors who bet on them early.
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