The more money you raise the greater the chance of your startup being successful, right? Nope, says VC Cindy Padnos, who warns that too much funding can actually be bad for your fledgling business. By Cindy Padnos (Founder & Managing Partner, Illuminate Ventures) Which do you think is a better predictor of your company’s future? To [...]
Posts Tagged "Illuminate Ventures"
An Enterprising Approach to Investment: Cindy Padnos
March 13, 2013 – 6:00 am
“Most venture capital investors assess a founder… ‘are they able to attract the best people, surround themselves with the most talented individuals, are they willing to be challenged by other people…” By Sarah Cone (Venture Associate, Illuminate Ventures) Cindy Padnos is the Founder and Managing Partner of Illuminate Ventures, a Micro VC fund focused on [...]
The New Girls Network: Building A Bigger Pie For High-Growth Women-Led Companies
February 29, 2012 – 7:00 am
By Joshua Henderson (Director of Programming, Springboard Enterprises) There are incredible things happening in the startup world for women entrepreneurs. Media platforms like Women 2.0, The Daily Muse, EZebis and The Next Women are showcasing the talents and expertise of women founders and entrepreneurs. Investment firms like BELLE Capital, Golden Seeds, Phenomenelle Angels, KC Women’s [...]
Women’s Startups Lack Access to Capital (Women Don’t Ask)
October 18, 2011 – 5:30 am
By Jessica Naziri (Reporter, CNBC) When Alexa von Tobel found herself frustrated with the lack of personal finance resources and tools available to her, she took a leave of absence from Harvard Business School in 2008 to pursue her dream of creating a way for women to gain control of their finances. “When I was [...]
The Case Against the All-Male Startup
October 1, 2011 – 6:00 am
By Eric Markowitz (Contributing Writer, Inc.) Is your startup starting to feel like a frat house? New research suggests that having more women at your company, and increasing diversity in general, can improve your chances of success. “I thought I saw a growing disparity between the growth in the number of venture-backable women, and the [...]
Golden Seeds’ Managing Director Stephanie Hanbury-Brown on Women Entrepreneurs
August 11, 2011 – 7:10 am
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) We talk to Managing Director Stephanie Hanbury-Brown of Golden Seeds, a nationwide angel network. Women 2.0: What is your reaction to the latest news about women entrepreneurs and investors? Stephanie Hanbury-Brown: Women get described as consumers and managing 80 percent of the household wallet. We need to [...]
85 Broads, Women 2.0 Announce #itswomen Campaign Launch
August 5, 2011 – 6:15 am
By Shaherose Charania (Co-Founder & CEO, Women 2.0) Today, 85 Broads launched a global media campaign called It’s Women to encourage companies, VC’s, super angels, and high net worth investors to dramatically increase their investment in startups founded by women entrepreneurs. On October 19, 2004, 85 Broads staged a one-day “Buycott” as a symbolic gesture [...]
Cracking The Glass Ceiling: Female Leaders Alexa Andrzejewski, Shaherose Charania and Julia Hu Making Strides at Start-Ups
July 5, 2011 – 8:42 am
By Emily Glazer (Writer, Wall Street Journal) Women represent just over 15% of angel investors, and only 5% to 7% of partners at high-tech VC investor firms in the U.S., according to a recent study by Illuminate Ventures, an early-stage venture firm. In an attempt to close the gap, a number of mentoring and investing [...]
500 Startups’ Dave McClure: Women Co-Founders and CEOs an Advantage
June 5, 2011 – 6:30 pm
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Last week, Pemo Theodore interviewed 500 Startups Dave McClure along with several women co-founders in his portfolio: Prerna Gupta (CEO, khu.sh), Elizabeth Yin and Jennifer Chin (Co-Founders, LaunchBit). “Women founders or co-founders are probably 20-25% of the [500 Startups] portfolio. I think there is probably some bias [...]
Never Been a Better Time for Women Entrepreneurs
May 9, 2011 – 11:05 am
By Wendy Tan White (Founder & CEO, Moonfruit) It’s been a great 12 months for our business, taking a $2.25M Series A round from Stephens(US) for international growth, backing from Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups, relaunching Moonfruit to focus on SMB’s who expect better DIY design tools to build better designed websites, record revenues and the [...]
