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Investments 76

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Lead Investments 19

Portfolio Organizations 68

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Arboretum Ventures 

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Founders:Jan Garfinkle, Tim Petersen

Arboretum Ventures is a Michigan-based venture capital firm investing in medical
technology and healthcare companies.

Investments 71

Exits 17

Lead Investments 25

Portfolio Organizations 43

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1776 Ventures

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Donna Harris, Evan Burfield

1776 Ventures is a global seed fund investing in companies in consumer critical
sectors.

Investments 53

Exits 9 

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Lead Investments 1

Portfolio Organizations 33

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Victress Capital

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Lori Cashman, Suzanne Norris

Victress Capital invests in technology-enabled consumer startups led by diverse
leadership.

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Investments 20

Exits 2

Lead Investments 1

Portfolio Organizations 19

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Upslope Ventures 

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Founders:James Deters, Kate Beardsley, Lawrence Mandes

Upslope Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund that invests in startups
across the country.

Investments 71

Exits 18

Lead Investments

Portfolio Organizations 51

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Portfolia

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded, Women Led
Founders:Trish Costello

Portfolia is the venture investing platform designed for women.

Investments 24

Exits 2

Lead Investments 1 

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Portfolio Organizations 22

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Healthbox

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Nina Nashif

Healthbox is a an innovation consulting and fund management services firm,
helping organization build and sustain innovation strategies.

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Investments 95

Exits 11

Lead Investments 3

Portfolio Organizations 88

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Fernbrook Capital Management LLC 

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Founders:Marigay McKee, William F Detwiler

Fernbrook invests in early-stage, tech-enabled consumer-facing companies.

Investments 30

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Lead Investments

Portfolio Organizations 28

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So a Fund

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Cathy Connett, Dee Thibodeau, Joy Lindsay, Lisa Crump

Sofia Fund specializes in investing on women-led, technology-based, and business
growth.

Investments 18
Exits 3

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Lead Investments

Portfolio Organizations 14

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Next Wave Impact

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded, Women Led
Founders:Alicia Robb

Early stage impact fund focusing on underrepresented founders

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Investments 19

Exits 2

Lead Investments 1

Portfolio Organizations 13

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Citi Ventures 

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded 113/134

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Founders:Debby Hopkins

Citi Ventures harnesses the power of Citi to help people, businesses, and
communities thrive in a world of technological change.

Investments 104

Exits 21

Lead Investments 21

Portfolio Organizations 85

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Emerson Collective

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Laurene Powell

Emerson Collective strengthens schools, secures rights for immigrants, restores
relationship between humanity and nature.

Investments 38

Exits 2 

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Lead Investments 12

Portfolio Organizations 33

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Moderne Ventures

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Constance Freedman

Moderne Ventures is a venture fund that invests in tech real estate, mortgage,
finance, insurance, and home service companies.

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Investments 70

Exits 8

Lead Investments 8

Portfolio Organizations 63

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WomensVCFund 

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded 117/134

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Founders:Edith Dorsen, Monica Dodi

Women’s VC Fund invests in early stage (A/B), revenue-generating, high-growth
companies led by management teams inclusive of women.

Investments 18

Exits 3

Lead Investments 2

Portfolio Organizations 13

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MetaProp NYC

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Aaron Block, Clelia Peters, Zachary Aarons

MetaProp is a venture capital firm focused on the real estate technology industry.

Investments 99

Exits 8

Lead Investments 7

Portfolio Organizations 77

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Impact America Fund

Diversity Spotlight: Black / African American Founded, Black / African American
Led, Women Founded

Founders:Kesha Cash

Impact America Fund is an investment company that funds market opportunities
which use technology to enhance the lives.

Investments 15

Exits 2

Lead Investments 2

Portfolio Organizations 12

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DBL Partners

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Nancy Pfund

DBL Partners is an investment venture focused on companies that deliver high
venture capital returns and economic benefits.

Investments 59

Exits 7

Lead Investments 15

Portfolio Organizations 31

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Longwood Fund

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Christoph Westphal, Michelle Dipp, Richard Aldrich

Longwood Fund finances science-based companies that develop novel solutions
for medical problems.

Investments 29

Exits 10

Lead Investments 5

Portfolio Organizations 21

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Idealab

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Bill Gross, Marcia Goodstein, Tom Hughes

Founded in 1996 by Bill Gross, Idealab is the longest leading technology incubator.

Investments 87

Exits 25

Lead Investments 12

Portfolio Organizations 69

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Singularity University Ventures

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Monique Giggy, Peter Diamandis, Raymond Kurzweil

The Ventures division of Singularity University.

Investments 42

Exits 1

Lead Investments

Portfolio Organizations 42

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Hustle Fund

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Elizabeth Yin, Eric Bahn

Hustle Fund is a seed fund for hilariously early hustlers. (Full portfolio not shown
on Crunchbase)

Investments 50

Exits 2

Lead Investments 5

Portfolio Organizations 46

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Scale Venture Partners

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Kate Mitchell, Rory O’Driscoll

Scale Venture Partners is a venture capital investment firm that invests in software
companies that are transforming the future of work.

Investments 236

Exits 69

Lead Investments 93

Portfolio Organizations 122

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REACH

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Bob Goldberg, Constance Freedman, Dale Stinton

REACH is an accelerator owned and operated by Second Century Ventures, the
investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®.

Investments 91

Exits 8

Lead Investments 13

Portfolio Organizations 89

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Revolution Ventures

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Clara Sieg

Revolution Ventures, part of the DC-based venture capital firm Revolution, invests
in early-stage companies around the country.

Investments 32

Exits 6

Lead Investments 3

Portfolio Organizations 20

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#Angels

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded

Founders:April Underwood, Chloe Sladden, Jana Messerschmidt, Jessica Verrilli,
Katie Stanton, Vijaya Gadde

#Angels is a team of experienced operators collaborating to invest in great ideas
and teams.

Investments 33

Exits 4

Lead Investments

Portfolio Organizations 30

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UpWest

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Gil Ben-Artzy, Shuly Galili

UpWest is a Seed Fund based in Silicon Valley supporting Israel’s best tech
entrepreneurs

Investments 91

Exits 12

Lead Investments 2

Portfolio Organizations 70

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Graph Ventures

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded

Founders:Julio Vasconcellos, Matt Wyndowe, Omar Siddiqui, Razmig
Hovaghimian, Sarah Smith, Sebastien de Halleux, Serkan Piantino

Early stage investment group. With operations in San Francisco Bay area, New
York, Brazil, Canada, Japan and Europe.

Investments 54

Exits 10

Lead Investments

Portfolio Organizations 54

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XG Ventures

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Andrea Zurek, David Lee, Pietro Dova

XG Ventures focuses on the consumer internet, including the mobile, video,
gaming, social media, and online media sectors.

Investments 94

Exits 25

Lead Investments

Portfolio Organizations 72

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Centre Street Partners

Diversity Spotlight: Women Founded
Founders:Abraham Cohen, Leandra Medine

Centre Street Partners is an early stage, consumer sector-focused investment
vehicle.

Investments 18

Exits 2

Lead Investments

Portfolio Organizations 13

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