How Women Invest - aVenture Asset Manager Research
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Founded
2020
How Women Invest is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on U.S.-based, female-led, and female-majority owned companies across various sectors. As a sister entity to How Women Lead, a professional network of over 14,000 women, the firm leverages its extensive connections to support and invest in promising female entrepreneurs.
The firm's portfolio includes notable companies such as BabyQuip, Hello Alice, and Sylvatex. How Women Invest aims to address the funding gap for female founders, who receive only 2% of venture backing despite founding 40% of companies and generating 26% greater returns. The firm typically invests in seed and early-stage rounds, providing both capital and access to its vast network of professional women.
How Women Invest - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Portfolio Companies9
Current Portfolio Count9
Top Investment Stages
Seed3 (42.9%)
Series A2 (28.6%)
Pre-Seed1 (14.3%)
Series B1 (14.3%)
Stage Mix
Seed 43%Series A 29%Pre-Seed 14%Series B 14%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
