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✨Dream Boldly. Aim Higher. Play to Win! ✨ Success is a collective journey. ✨ In business, sports, and life, the people we surround ourselves with are the players, coaches, and teammates we lean on and learn from to become All Stars. We’re honored to have Alex Morgan, 2x FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Venture Capitalist, take the main stage alongside Ita Ekpoudom, Partner at GingerBread Capital at #VCSummit24. They, and all our speakers and breakout hosts, will inspire us to dream boldly, aim higher, and play to win! ✨ The full agenda, speaker roster, breakout lineup, and session leaders are now available on the #VCSummit website. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gNeB6cRe All Raise VC Summit | November 12 - 14, 2024 | The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay This year's speaker roster includes: Alex Morgan Ita Ekpoudom Holly Maloney Elisa Schreiber Emily Melton Kristen Faulkner Paige Hendrix Buckner Gina Raimondo Arianne Perry Renuka Kumar, CFA Aileen Lee Daniela Amodei Yasmin Razavi Brittany Skoda Heidi Krauel Patel Linnea Roberts Susan Spears Jacob Walthour Olivia Sterns Walton #AllRaise #AllStar #VCSummit24 #Teamwork #PlayToWin #WomeninVC

The healthcare system's failure to address the disparities faced by Black women is alarming and needs immediate action. 🩺 Studies show that Black patients have better outcomes when treated by Black providers, underscoring the need for more representation. Individuals like Dr. Charmain Jackman, Ph.D. founder of InnoPsych and an All Raise Black and Latinx Media Mastery alumni, and Uché Blackstock, MD, founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, are at the forefront of this battle. They stress the critical need to diversify the medical field and tackle systemic racism head-on. Providing robust funding for historically Black medical schools and investing in mentorship programs are essential steps toward building a more equitable and inclusive healthcare system. Representation can save lives. Let's support and invest in programs, initiatives and companies that pave the way for more inclusive healthcare. 💪🏾 💬 How do you see our VC community making the most impact in this space? 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eDnCeefX #WomenOfColorInVC #DiversityInVC #HealthEquity #HealthcareForAll #TherapistsOfColor

🎉 Congratulations to Kristen Fortney and the BioAge Labs team on a significant milestone IPO! BioAge has advanced from a visionary idea to a clinical-stage company pioneering therapeutics targeting the biology of human aging. Their lead candidate, an oral small molecule drug, has the potential to aid weight loss in obese patients alongside GLP-1 treatments, addressing metabolic diseases in transformative ways. We’re proud of Kristen Fortney as a remarkable CEO and role model. Her resilience, vision, and leadership bring BioAge to the public markets as Pear VC’s first female-led IPO! This IPO isn’t just a milestone for BioAge but a win for women founders across the industry. Congratulations, Kristen! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gTMcem7j #BioAge #IPO #BiotechInnovation #WomenInLeadership

✨ Calling all NYC All Raisers! We'd love to see you at the NYC Holiday Party. Visit the link below and join us! 🎁

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of attending my first All Raise Summit. From the thoughtfully curated speakers and attendee list, to the picturesque venue in Half Moon Bay, this was one of the most memorable venture events I’ve attended. I’d like to extend gratitude and appreciation to Ita Ekpoudom (for the invite), Aileen Lee, Linnea Roberts, and Paige Hendrix Buckner for making an inclusive space for Allies to attend and help advance All Raise’s vital mission: making the tech ecosystem more accessible, equitable, and diverse. Below are some of the highlights from my All Raise Ally experience: 1. Portfolio Construction and Fund Returns My first stop was a breakout session on portfolio construction and fund returns. The session, led by Sarah Tavel (GP, Benchmark), Stephanie Palmeri (GP, NextView), and Satya Patel (GP, Homebrew), was transparent and insightful. A key discussion topic was the increasing pressure from LPs on emerging managers (EMs) to demonstrate DPI (Distributions to Paid-In-Capital). Some LPs have been suggesting that EMs consider selling positions in successful portfolio companies earlier than expected to realize DPI, which could help catalyze an EM's fundraising efforts. A useful takeaway from this session was the importance of a fund manager knowing, at all times, whether she is a "buyer" or "seller" for each asset in her portfolio. For instance, if the market is significantly overvaluing a portfolio company compared to your firm’s assessment of its intrinsic value, it might be a prudent time to sell. I plan on applying this framework to my portfolio management process to make more objective decisions on follow-ons and secondary sales. 2. Memorable Meet-and-greets with Multi-talented VCs • Selfie with 2x Olympic Gold Medalist and pro cyclist Kristen Faulkner (former VC) • Book signing with Deena Shakir (KF23; GP, Lux Capital), who authored "Leena Mo, CEO," a children’s book that has quickly become one of my 4-year-old daughter’s favorite bedtime reads. She is already the CEO of our house! 3. Evening Program & Dinner The evening began with a dynamic welcome speech from Paige, who shared key metrics on All Raise's VC ecosystem impact since its founding + an inside look into All Raise's flywheel strategy to change the culture and composition of the VC industry through 1. Impact 2. Data 3. Storytelling. I fortuitously got to sit with my good friend, Claudine Emeott (Partner, Salesforce Ventures) for the evening, which was a win 4. California's First Partner, Jennifer Newsom, kicked off my second day with an inspiring address. 5. Closing: Roundtable GP:LP Conversations The event concluded with intimate, small roundtable discussions between EMs and institutional LPs. This was a unique opportunity for me to spark new personal relationships with LPs in a low-stakes environment and build closer relationships with female GPs in the All Raise community, many of whom I plan to collaborate with on future investments.

All Raise was a fantastic event. My favorite part was connecting and re-connecting with so many of our investing partners.

All Raise members and community! We invite you to join us in celebrating our collective achievements and the incredible momentum we've built together this year at our holiday party on December 19th! Global Women in VC / Kauffman Fellows / Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)

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It's always refreshing when the GingerBreadCap team gets together in person. Which is why we look forward every Fall to our annual retreat. This past October, we gathered in New York City to review the companies and funds we invest in, and to reaffirm our mission—to invest in female founders leading extraordinary, high-growth-potential enterprises. We also nailed down our Calls to Action for 2025, which are highlighted in our latest newsletter. Not a subscriber? Check out our blog and then sign up! (P.S., we had new headshots done, too!) https://lnkd.in/gtZK_B32 #femalefounders #investinwomen #womeninvc

It's hard to believe it's already December! It was so nice to take time as a team to restore and re-energize as the year comes to a close. To stay up-to-date on what we've been up to, make sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter: https://foreground.vc/ 👏 Ps. What industry trends do you anticipate for women's health in 2025? What Comment below! CC: Alice Zheng Elizabeth Bailey Stasia Obremskey