It is no surprise then that four of the major global consumer tech businesses – Facebook, Groupon, Zynga and Twitter – have more female customers than male. However, each suffers from a lack of female representation at board level, and this is true throughout the business world. By Wendy Tan White (Founder & CEO, Moonfruit) [...]
Posts Tagged "StarVest Partners"
StarVest Partners Provides 5 Scholarships For Dynamic, Entrepreneurial Women To Attend PITCH NYC Conference
November 8, 2012 – 6:00 am
For women entrepreneurs with high-growth potential… By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) New York-based StarVest Partners is a venture capital firm with $400 million under management that funds technology-enabled business services companies in areas like cloud, e-commerce, ad tech and data analytics. Founded by Deborah Farrington and Jeanne Sullivan, StarVest Partners is one [...]
Venture Capital Is A Great Place For Women – Give It A Chance
July 27, 2012 – 9:00 am
Women VCs interviewed say despite the low numbers, the VC industry is a great place for women. By Grace Nasri (Managing Editor, FindTheBest) The facts: Women make up just 6% of chief executives at the leading 100 tech companies. Women are launching companies at a rate 1.5 times higher than the national average, but they [...]
Taking The Plunge: How StarVest Partners Was Born
June 1, 2012 – 7:00 am
StarVest Partners founder Deborah Farrington will be hosting Founder Friday New York tonight. By Deborah A. Farrington (Founder & General Partner, StarVest Partners) In the late 1990s, it became clear to me that business services were going to the web, I thought this was a terrific investment concept and wanted to build a firm around [...]
CEO Or Not, You Always Need Feedback
May 15, 2012 – 10:00 am
An interview with Deborah Farrington, founder and general partner of StarVest Partners in New York. By Adam Bryant (Senior Editor, The New York Times) This interview with Deborah Farrington, a founder and general partner at StarVest Partners, a venture capital firm in New York, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. What were some [...]
How More Women Can Get a Seat on the Board, Lead to Success
August 31, 2011 – 7:00 am
Here are some areas where women can focus to prepare themselves to sit on company boards. By Deborah A. Farrington (Founder & General Partner, StarVest Partners) Participating at the board level of our portfolio companies is one of the most interesting and enjoyable roles I have as a venture capitalist. A significant portion of building [...]
Cynthia Ringo, Managing Director of DBL Investors, on Women-Led Firms and Solving Big Problems
August 9, 2011 – 8:00 am
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Last week, we saw a flurry of activity around a news article stating that DBL Investors is the only women-led VC firm in the United States. We asked Cynthia Ringo, Managing Partner at DBL Investors about it. Cynthia Ringo: We know there are more women-led VC firms, [...]
5 Ways to Get More Women in Venture Capital
July 27, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Deborah A. Farrington (Founder & General Partner, StarVest Partners) The 2011 Forbes Midas List ranked the top 100 venture capitalists based on M&A and IPO exits. As one of the two women included on this year’s list, it was disappointing to see that only two had made the cut. This begs the question: Why [...]
