To All Strong Women in Investment
As Women’s History Month winds down, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some powerhouse women in the world of investment that you should be paying attention to!
Arlan Hamilton | Backstage Capital
Backstage Capital is a venture capital fund founded in 2015 that invests in new companies led by underrepresented founders. Today, her company has helped raise upwards of 15 million dollars and invested in over 150 startups. Learn more about Backstage Capital and check out their recent record-breaking campaign here.
Tricia Black | AmplifyHer Ventures
Although this company just launched in October of 2020, Tricia Black is no stranger to starting from the ground up. As the seventh employee ever of Facebook, she was the first VP of Sales for the company. AmplifyHer’s focus as a venture capital is to invest in visionary founders with women in decision-making roles. Their investment focus areas focus on:
COMMERCE | Identifiable brands with data-driven market opportunities and competitive logistics.
CARE | Tech-enabled innovations that yield greater efficiencies in consumer health, hospital infrastructure, and everyday living.
CONNECTIVITY | Groundbreaking platforms and tools that enhance the expression, distribution and monetization of information.
Cathie Wood | ARK Investment Management
Cathie founded ARK in 2014 with the mission of is delivering long-term capital appreciation with low correlation to traditional investment strategies by identifying and investing in the leaders, enablers and beneficiaries of disruptive innovation. In 2018, Cathie launched the Duddy Innovation Institute at her alma mater, Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles. The institute offers a challenging educational experience for young women eager to stretch their learning beyond the boundaries of traditional acquisition of knowledge, while influencing a new way of thinking and learning throughout campus. In 2021, she is named in the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Finance and you can learn more about why here.
Susan Lyne + Nisha Dua | Built By Girls Ventures
Launching in 2014, BBGV was founded by Susan Lyne and Nisha Dua. Susan held several high-profile positions from CEO to Editor-In-Chief for companies like ABC, Disney, Martha Stewart, and AOL. Nisha, a former lawyer and management consultant, joined Lyne at AOL in 2013, and together, they created BBGV. They focus on female founders who intuitively understand the dominant consumer and their main goal is “to do one thing well: support women with big ideas to go the distance”.
None of us would be where we are today if we hadn’t been given an opportunity somewhere along the way, so cheers to all of the strong women out there making a difference and giving a chance to our future generations.