VC's investing in “Women who Solve the World’s Biggest Problems
Jenny Abramson is the Founder & Managing Partner of Rethink Impact the largest, US-based impact venture capital firm with a gender lens that invests in female leaders using technology to solve the world’s biggest problems. A former tech CEO, she’s held leadership roles across major media, education, and data companies. Jenny has received a number of accolades and was recently named a Forbes’ Impact 50 alongside Serena Williams, Reid Hoffman, Melinda and Bill Gates along with other notable founders and cofounders in high tech . Jenny has a BA and MA from Stanford, MBA from Harvard Business School, and was a Fulbright Scholar at The London School of Economics.”
In this interview we will discuss how important it is to support women owned businesses and innovations. VC’s are beginning to see that choosing women to invest in is not only a smart business choice but a lucrative one. Some VC's see investing in women owned businesses as a game changing opportunity. No matter what the November 3rd outcome is, it's time to take bigger steps to bring our innovations forward and seek the funding we need. The number of women ventures funded by VC’s is small, especially in technology. What this means is there is room for us to get funded. Jenny will tell us how!