Trailblazing Women Investors

Trailblazing Women: Paulina Sygulska, Co-founder GrantTree

Paulina Sygulska is a serial entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a cofounder of GrantTree, an open culture company which is pioneering concepts such as total transparency (including salaries), trust, power, non-hierarchical self-organisation, and freedom.

Trailblazing Women: Elizabeth Galbut, Founding Partner Sogal Ventures & A-Level Capital

Elizabeth Galbut is the Founding Partner of two start-up venture capital firms, SoGal Ventures and A-Level Capital, the student-led venture capital firm powered by Johns Hopkins students.

Trailblazing Women: Bedy Yang, Managing Partner, 500 Startups, Founder Brazil Innovators

Bedy Yang is Managing Partner at 500Startups, is a leading seed and incubator fund in Silicon Valley which provides early-stage companies with funding and mentorship from over 200 experienced startup mentors. 
 

Trailblazing Women: Renata George, Managing Director at Zenmen Venture Fund

Renata George is an entrepreneur — turned angel investor — turned VC. She has a media background and employs her journalist curiosity and judgment in venture investing, as some other venture capitalists, like Michael Moritz and Susan Lyne.

Trailblazing Women: Clara Gaymard, Co-founder of Raise, President of Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society

Clara Gaymard is Co-founder of Raise. Founded in 2013 with Gonzague de Blignières, Raise is composed of two entities: Raise Investment, a capital investment company and the non-profit Raise Endowment Fund, a philanthropic organization that helps young entrepreneurs.

Trailblazing Women: Jalak Jobanputra, Founder/Managing Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures

Jalak Jobanputra is Founding Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund in NYC. She has 20 years experience in venture capital, impact investing, media and technology.

Trailblazing Women: Kelly Hoey, LP at Laconia Capital Group & Angel Investor

Connections and opportunity explain how Kelly Hoey has become an investor in emerging tech companies and sought-out speaker. She’s a networking expert whose first book, a modern roadmap to networking, is being published by Tarcher Perigee (Penguin Random House).

Trailblazing Women: Leslie Jump, Founder & CEO Startup Angels

Leslie Jump has over twenty-five years experience building, advising, and investing in new companies, products, and brands, in the U.S. and across the globe. She is currently the Founder and CEO of Startup Angels, a platform to inspire and enable new angel investors around the world.

Trailblazing Women: Jenny Tooth OBE, CEO, UK Business Angels Association

Jenny Tooth OBE is CEO of the UK Business Angels Association, the trade body for angel and early stage investing, representing over 15,000 investors around the UK. Jenny has over 20 years’ experience of facilitating SMEs access to investment, both in the UK and internationally.