As gatekeepers of venture capital, where are the women in venture capital who blog? By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Thought leadership in technology, entrepreneurship and business is established by blogging and tweeting. Unfortunately, the blog rolls of venture capitalists are filled with mostly, well, men ranging from the partners at Andreesseen Horowitz, [...]
Posts Tagged "SoftTech VC"
Meet 8 Women Entrepreneurs Who Launched Beauty Startups (Colour Me Beautiful)
January 29, 2013 – 6:00 am
Beauty startups make sense for personalizing beauty to one’s individual skin tones, allergies, schedules and tastes – with technology. By Suhair Khan (Co-Founder, Developyst) As someone who panics regularly at Sephora and ends up with bags of beauty products that I don’t need and that do not work for me – bronzer that leaves my [...]
Congratulations To The 10 Finalists Of The Women 2.0 PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition (Pitching Live February 14)
January 15, 2013 – 9:00 am
The finalists have been selected to PITCH on February 14! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The judges’ votes are in – and the 10 finalists for the PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition have been selected to pitch live on February 14 at the Women 2.0 Conference. These early-stage startups have demonstrated high-growth [...]
Fundraising Advice For Entrepreneurs From SoftTech VC’s Stephanie Palmeri
December 7, 2012 – 11:32 am
“I’ve noticed that many female founders are more conservative when talking about their personal accomplishments and contributions versus their male counterparts (who conversely overemphasis theirs).” – Stephanie Palmeri, SoftTech VC By Abby Goldman (Producer, General Assembly) Venture capitalist Stephanie Palmeri will be one of over 20 venture capitalists and founders speaking this Saturday at General [...]
Investors Share Advice With Entrepreneurs At Pipeline Fellowship Conference
October 10, 2012 – 6:00 am
Female angel investors come together to share expertise at first ever Bay Area conference. By Carolyn Gerin (Co-Founder, Adorii) “Never invest in anyone you wouldn’t have to your home for dinner,” quipped Cyan Banister, Uber and Zivity investor, setting the tone for an intensely fun and resonant day at the Pipeline Fellowship Conference, making one [...]
True&Co Takes $2M Seed Funding From First Round, SoftTech, Others To Shake Up The Bra Industry
May 31, 2012 – 5:00 am
True&Co co-founders Aarthi Ramamurthy and Michelle secure funding from investors for bra shopping. By Ingrid Lunden (Writer, TechCrunch) The women’s liberation movement once taught ladies to cast off their bras in solidarity and empowerment; now a new startup, founded by two women, is inverting that formula to make sure that when you put it back [...]
Partner Event: Founders’ Series Event With VC Jeff Clavier (May 22)
May 7, 2012 – 2:24 pm
Apply for your seat at this invite-only event with SofTech VC Founder and Managing Director Jeff Clavier. Join MIT/Stanford VLAB for the Founders’ Series: Startup Office Hours With SoftTechVC’s Jeff Clavier on May 22 in Palo Alto, CA. Founder of startup? Not in an incubator? Have questions or need advice from an experienced Silicon Valley [...]
Startup Weekend Pitch Deck Advice From A VC: Can You Answer These Five Questions?
November 30, 2011 – 1:00 pm
By Steph Palmeri (Senior Associate, SoftTech VC) Last Sunday, I spend the afternoon meeting and mentoring several of the Women 2.0 Startup Weekend teams. As an early stage investor at SoftTech VC, I see hundreds of ideas a month so it seemed fitting that I would be spending time with the teams just as many [...]
