Funding Female Founders: If Male VCs Won't Do It, Women Angels and Limited Partners Will

 
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Where venture capitalists fear to tread, women angels and Limited Partners are marching ahead. Women's healthcare is a market that is ripe for disruption, but most male VCs don't get it. One company—Portfolia—is leveraging the rising financial clout of women to become investors in its venture funds.

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STAT News: One health care startup at a time, this venture capitalist wants to harness the investing power of women

 
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Founder and CEO, Trish Costello, was recently featured in STAT News on her experiences in the male dominated venture capitalist industry and how Portfolia’s redesigned investment platform is activating women’s capital for impact and returns.

“And what I realized is that if we really want to change venture capital, if we really want to enhance the kind of companies that get funded, and if women want specific companies in the world that address their needs, the only way to do that is for women to become the investors,” Costello said.

“Even though I put some of the top women venture capitalists in the business, we didn’t really move the needle. And we still haven’t moved the needle in venture. And what I realized is that if we really want to change venture capital, if we really want to enhance the kind of companies that get funded, and if women want specific companies in the world that address their needs, the only way to do that is for women to become the investors,” Costello said.

“[Women] buy health care and services and products for themselves, their children, their husbands, their sons. … It really doesn’t matter if it’s male or a male or female problem. Women are usually the buyers,” Costello said.

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Forbes: How San Francisco Ousted New York as the #1 City for Female Founders

 
 

Founder and CEO, Trish Costello, was recently featured in Forbes on how the Bay Area has topped New York as the number one city for female founders launching, growing, and scaling companies.

“‘We are at the top of a cycle though and this is when women traditionally have access to more dollars.’ Trish Costello, founder and CEO at Portfolia

‘We'll have better investments, stronger companies, higher returns, and more significant market solutions when women make up 50% of venture capitalists, angels, and limited partners,’ said Costello.”

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Mergers & Acquisitions: Exponent Exchange brings together 200 female dealmakers for second annual event

 
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Trish Costello, Portfolia Founder and CEO, attended the 2019 Exponent Exchange in New York City. Costello spoke on a panel with other women industry leaders about women-led funds. Tarkazikis covers the key takeaways from this year's event.

“Trish Costello, founder and CEO of Portfolia, built a business with exactly this in mind. Portfolia is a dealmaking process for women and entrepreneurs that allows investors to help call the shots on companies and products they’d like to see enter the marketplace.

‘We have to take venture capital, shake it all up, turn it upside down, and create models that work for women. And by the way, we own half the wealth in the United States,’ said Costello. ‘For the first time ever in recorded history, we are powerful if we choose to use it. So let's do that — let’s use our financial power to get the companies we want.’”

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