Building a successful beauty brand in today’s market is no easy feat, but from the moment we connected with Violette Serrat and heard her vision for VIOLETTE_FR back in 2020, we knew she was bringing something truly special to the table. With 17 years of experience as a makeup artist, Violette set out to create products "avec amour" that inspire people to embrace and celebrate their natural beauty. 💄 In today’s interview, Violette shares her journey from artist to entrepreneur, revealing how she builds her brand while staying true to her personal style. Read more on FFF’s blog here👇https://lnkd.in/gGvDXHzn
Female Founders Fund
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
New York, NY 40,132 followers
An early-stage fund investing in the exponential power of exceptional female talent.
About us
Female Founders Fund is a seed stage venture fund that invests exclusively in female-founded companies. We believe strongly in the exponential power of exceptional female talent. We invest in e-commerce, media, platforms, advertising and web-enabled services businesses. Our portfolio companies include: Minibar, ELOQUII, Viyet, Primary, Maven, WayUp, Thrive Global, Shine, LandIt, Culinary Agents, Rockets of Awesome, BentoBox,Tala, Zola, Ringly, Sawyer, and more.
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http://femalefoundersfund.com/
External link for Female Founders Fund
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 2-10 employees
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- New York, NY
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- Partnership
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- 2013
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New York, NY, US
Employees at Female Founders Fund
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Selina Tobaccowala
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Bonita Stewart
Fortune 500 Director | Investor | x-Google VP | Advisor | Author
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Elliot Tomaeno
Founder & CEO of ASTRSK | angel investor
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Anastasia Bálova
Strategic Marketing Leader | Global B2B Marketing | MarTech & Digital Marketing Expert | Website UX & SEO Optimization | Demand & Lead Generation |…
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Please join Female Founders Fund and Lerer Hippeau the evening of Thursday June 20th for a panel on "Female Founders in AI" in Flatiron, NYC. We'll hear from visionary female entrepreneurs like Sheila Lirio Marcelo (Ohai.ai, Care.com), Emilie Poteat (Advocate), and Kat Garcia (Ground) who are set to illuminate the future of artificial intelligence. Moderated by Lerer Hippeau Partner Isabelle Phelps-- and proudly sponsored by Ramp -- this event is a must-attend for NYC-based investors and founders looking to dive into the groundbreaking world of AI innovation. The panel is free to attend with RSVP. Doors open at 5:30pm for cocktails and networking, panel will begin promptly at 6:30pm. Secure your spot today! https://lu.ma/9v2rr1f2
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Huge congratulations to FFF Founder Jennifer Dulski and the entire Rising Team team on closing their $8 million Series A funding round last week, led by Zeal Capital Partners with contributions by FFF. We are excited to see what's next with this new era of team development. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ew5ebaTt
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Big congrats Jennifer Dulski and Rising Team on today's news! Excited by all the momentum and for this next phase of growth!
I’m thrilled to share that Rising Team is announcing our Series A funding of $8M 🎊🎉 This funding round, led by Zeal Capital Partners and supported by our previous investors Peterson Ventures, Roble Ventures, Female Founders Fund, Burst Capital, and Supernode Ventures, will be transformative for us: 🔥 We’re expanding to serve more managers and teams across more industries 🔥 We’re enhancing our platform with a personalized AI leadership coach 🔥 We’re growing our team—yes, we’ll be hiring! If you’re new to Rising Team, here’s a little background: Our software enables managers to lead research-backed team development workshops and connection-building exercises that increase trust and improve team performance without an outside facilitator. By running these software-guided team sessions, Rising Team customers see 20-80% lifts in employee engagement, psychological safety, eNPS, and manager effectiveness 🙌 I believe Rising Team is uniquely poised to address the two things that will be vital to high-performing teams in modern workplaces: 1️⃣ Building deep, human connections to improve how we work together 2️⃣ Using AI to make day-to-day work more efficient When I wrote the original outline for Rising Team, I had a section about a personalized AI coach. Although I could envision it, the technology wasn’t yet available to build it…until now. This summer, we’re introducing aRTi, a conversational AI leadership coach that combines research-based leadership best practices with unique insights about individual team members gathered from Rising Team sessions. aRTi will provide personalized recommendations and scripts, helping managers and their teams give effective feedback, accommodate working style preferences, show appreciation, and more. We are immensely grateful to have found a partner in Nasir C. Qadree and the team at Zeal that passionately believes in our product and is eager to elevate it. Together, we’re committed to combining deep human connection with intuitive AI capabilities to support every leader and team inside an organization to thrive in today’s workplace. Want to learn more about our work and plans for the future? Check out the press release and today’s article in HR Brew - links in the comments👇🏻 #AI #teamdevelopment #vcfunding #leadership
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Thrilled to share this piece in Fortune today on the advancements and continued opportunity in the women’s health space that have been driven by the combined efforts of founders, funders, and public partners. Today female founders are reshaping the standards of care and are completely transforming the way consumers interact with the healthcare system, from the emergence of digital health platforms to products and wearables. Today, it is encouraging to see policy picking up to support these efforts given it wasn’t until 1993 that women were finally required to be included in clinical trials. Over the last ten years, women’s health has been a key focus area of Female Founders Fund and we are proud of the milestones our companies have achieved, including Maven Clinic, Oula, Kindra, Branch Care & Gabbi. We are equally excited about category defining leaders like Midi Health who are proving the opportunity in this space. As we look to the future of women's health, we believe that solutions can become even more personalized to consumers with the adaptation of AI and advanced technologies. Additionally, policies geared towards offering employer benefits for fertility, menopause, and more and shifting the burden of payment from the consumer are necessary to increase accessibility. Read the full article here! Thank you to Jessica Mathews and the Fortune team for partnering together on this piece.
This is the year to invest in women’s health. Here’s why
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Honored to be recognized amongst this year's Business Insider annual Seed 40 list celebrating top women early-stage investors! #femalefounders #womeninfinance #vc
Dive into Business Insider's annual Seed 100 list, celebrating the early-stage investors who provide crucial support to budding startups.
The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2024
businessinsider.com
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Exciting news – we’re #hiring! Female Founders Fund is looking for an experienced Principal to join our investing team. This person will be responsible for managing deal processes, supporting our portfolio founders, fund operations, and amplifying our mission in the venture ecosystem. If you are passionate about supporting female founders and are a dynamic team player, apply to join us! https://lnkd.in/eBRKKCby #venturecapital #investinwomen #femalefounders #careersinfinance #womeninfinance #financejobs #diversityequityandinclusion
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Wrapping up Women’s History Month, Female Founders Fund is sharing some incredible entrepreneurs making their mark. Check out the latest episode of Ones to Watch. Featuring BaubleBar Inc., Food52, Hill House Home, HUED, Kin Euphorics, Landit, Oula, Sawyer, Wagmo, Zeera
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Board Partner program designed to leverage the expertise of some of the most successful female CEOs in our network including Georgina Gooley, co-founder of Billie (acq. EPC); Mariah Chase prev CEO of ELOQUII (acq. WMT); Michelle Cordeiro Grant, founder of WearLIVELY (acq. WACLY) & GORGIE; Krystle Mobayeni, CEO of BentoBox (acq. FI); Marissa Alden, CEO of Sawyer (acq. DAYSMART); Morgan DeBaun of Blavity Inc. ; and Kristie D’Ambrosio-Correll, prev. CTO of Mirror (acq. LULU). This program is a testament to our unwavering commitment to accelerating the growth of female-led startups, providing them with access to leaders who have started, scaled and successfully guided their companies through sales or acquisitions.🚀
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FFF Founding Partner Anu Duggal sat down with Inc. Magazine to share how FFF is pioneering the path for women-led companies to achieve multimillion-dollar exits, featuring landmark deals like Fiserv's acquisition of BentoBox, Edgewell Personal Care's purchase of Billie, and our very first exit - Walmart's acquisition of ELOQUII. 💡✨ These monumental exits are not just wins for the companies involved; they are a loud, clear statement about the smart, impactful business of investing in women. 📈 Read more to discover how these companies and founders are setting new standards and how, together, we're challenging norms and redefining success in venture capital with more female-led exits. https://lnkd.in/efYpQgFm
How Female Founders Fund Is Helping Women-Led Companies Score Multimillion-Dollar Exits
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