Silicon Valley's Portfolia Launches Nation's First FemTech Fund "It is our philosophy to focus on opportunities in high-growth segments that are unfulfilled by traditional venture capital," says Portfolia Co-Founder & CEO Trish Costello buff.ly/2JjRMOG #investtogether

More wise words from Geri Stengel #theascendanteconomy #womenwhoinvest forbes.com/sites/geristen…

Since "women founded/co-founded firms have received an average of 2.5% of VC capital, the fact that women represent 10-12% of the billion dollar firms simply means that women are 400%-500% more likely to have a billion dollar firm than all-male companies!" pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

RT MaRS "Women working in #cleantech can put forward their ideas for a chance at $1 million in funding, reach commercialization, and get years of mentorship. "

"The evidence is clear: Diversity significantly improves financial performance on measures such as profitable investments at the individual portfolio-company level and overall fund returns" All Raise hbr.org/2018/07/the-ot… thx Megan Quinn for the read!

Find out how 10Power is bringing #solar energy — and the #economicdevelopment that comes with it — to #Haiti. via Forbes forbes.com/sites/geristen… @sheeo_world

So proud to be a part of this exceptional community, and so thankful that I got to experience UC Berkeley Haas under Rich Lyons leadership. #gobears x.com/berkeleyexeced…

Thank you Jenny Wilson @ShireenGhorbani and Monica Zoltanski for joining us on Friday for #WomenWhoRun! #ThePowerNetwork #womenpreneurs

This panel of investors and entrepreneurs confirms that discrimination against women is prevalent in venture capital-they've seen it-they encourage men to amplify women's voices and rebut stereotypes. #womenentrepreneurship

Lots of fun this morning with other #womenwhoinvest at #WeROC

Advice for fundraising female entrepreneurs: "if you get a prevention question, reframe the answer in a promotion context." via Brad Feld (cc Pari Passu) medium.com/@bfeld/implici…

Thank you Emma Louise Penrod for writing about a subject that's so near and dear to my heart! I'm honored to have been included, especially alongside amazing #femalefounders like Mama Karmel and Sunny Washington! #theascendanteconomy #womenwhoinvest #womenwhobuild utahbusiness.com/invest-women-e…

Shoutout to all the amazing women on CB Insights Top 100 Venture Capitalists including Ann Miura-Ko 🦖 (#17), Kirsten Green (#22), Jenny Lee (#55), Beth Seidenberg (#61), Theresia Gouw (#67), Chen Xiaohong at H Capital and aileenlee (#97)!

550 nominations!! Well done Sego Awards 👏 Love seeing how our amazing community of #femalefounders keeps growing and growing!

So true @kimmypaluch...cheers to the virtuous cycle of #womeninvestinginwomen!

Come join us at WeROC! #womenwhobuild #womenwhoinvest

Still on cloud 9 after #thepitch2point0 event last week. Thank you to this group of powerhouse founders & funders for an unforgettable evening of #womensupportingwomen! #womenpreneursutah #TheAscendantEconomy #AllRaise #WomenWhoPitch

"When the most iconic names in a sector are 100 years old, it's time to invest" Wise words from one of the founders of the #impact and #cleantech investment space. Nancy Pfund @NREL #NRELIGF2018 #womenincleantech #womenwhoinvest