Ep. 291 First Women’s VC Fund with Founder Edith Dorsen and Attorney Jennifer Post

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Founder Edith Dorsen and Attorney Jennifer Post with Women’s VC Fund II.  At a time when there was little interest in women entrepreneurs, Edith Dorsen and her classmate from Harvard Business School recognized the capital gap existing for female founders and launched the Women’s Venture Capital Fund-- driven by the belief that leadership diversity is a major competitive advantage. It was the first VC fund in the country to focus on Series A stage companies in which senior leadership includes both women and men. Based on the success of its first fund, WomensVCFund ll closed in 2018.  Jennifer is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of Thompson Coburn, LLP.  She is the Managing Partner of the Firm’s LA office and the first LGBTQ Office Managing Partner of the Firm.  She is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee and is the Vice Chair of the Firm’s Emerging Company practice area.  In her practice, Jennifer serves as primary outside counsel to a variety of individuals, institutions and companies, including entrepreneurs, venture capital firms and emerging companies.   Join us on Facebook LIVE every Wednesday at NOON PT @SheAngelInvestors. Subscribe on Apple Podcast https://apple.co/3citN1I, Spotify https://spoti.fi/2ZUrFZc, or wherever podcasts are available! 🎤 📻 📱⁠⁠   For more information on the Invest In Her Podcast, click here: www.investinherpodcast.com    For more information on She Angel Investors, click here: www.sheangelinvestors.com    Sign up for the E-Course “6 Ways To Fund Your Business; Funding Made Simple For Female Founders”: https://bit.ly/35nFCnO   For more information about Edith Dorsen and Attorney Jennifer Post: www.womensvcfund.com   LinkedIn: @jenniferpost   @edithdorsen Sponsored by: WEWOSUMMIT.COM 2022 Summit Long Beach Harbor August 25th & 26th Discount code: INVEST   @BRA - Business Relationship Alliance  Facebook: @bralosangeles Instagram: @bra_network LinkedIn: @carriejmurray   FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL Facebook: www.facebook.com/sheangelinvestors  Instagram: www.instagram.com/sheangelinvestors  Twitter: www.twitter.com/sheangelsinvest  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sheangels    Our theme music was created and is performed by the talented Lindsay Tomasic. www.lindsaytomasic.com

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INVEST IN HER podcast, hosted by founder of She Angel Investors, Catherine Gray- features phenomenal female founders and funders. The podcast is part of a multimedia platform to connect women with funding resources. If you are a woman seeking funding, this podcast is for you. You will learn about the various ways to get funded, meet guests who you can connect with, learn how to overcome obstacles, and discover how funding can be made simple for female founders to understand and to access. Host Catherine Gray is a Film Producer, Author and Tedx Speaker and champions the funding of women who are tremendously underfunded- receiving less of 2% of venture capital funding. Each week the show has on guests that are female angel investors and general partners who are women that have started their own fund- and have a focus on funding women, LGBTQ and Bipoc. She also showcases women business owners who are seeking funding. The show is all about education and connection- providing investment resources for women looking to launch or scale their business. Listeners are female entrepreneurs who want to connect with resources- which can include funding, coaching, accelerators, mentorship, events and more. Many female founders find it challenging to find funding. She Angel Investors has created an e course to address that issue – it is called “6 Ways to Fund Your Business”- Funding Made Simple for Female Founders. Here is the link https://bit.ly/35nFCnO Women of all ages and ethnicities can connect to learning, events, education and contacts through the INVEST IN HER podcast and the SHE ANGEL INVESTORS platform. The show delivers invaluable information to those women in business who are seeking funding, knowledge and insights on how to take their business to the next level. As an angel investor, entrepreneur and a woman who raises funds and helps others to connect to funding – Catherine provides a wealth of knowledge and a large rolodex to connect her guests to funding resources. Catherine is producing a movie to raise awareness about the underfunding of women and how you can be a part of the solution. She is on a mission to encourage more women to become angel investors and fund managers, and to accelerate the funding of diverse women across the U.S. and around the globe. Catherine Gray is also the Co-Founder of the She Angels Foundation- that gives grants to female founded nonprofits that are helping women to thrive. Women and Girls initiatives only get two percent of charitable giving. In both the for-profit world and the nonprofit world- women are coming up short. Women can join the SheAngelsFoundation.org for a tax-deductible donation- details are on the site- and then once a member – you can enjoy the salons at members homes for free. The salons consist of amazing, accomplished women- and provide complimentary food, drink and entertainment. It is a wonderful sisterhood that helps so many women. We have provided grants the help women of domestic violence get back on their feet, the same for formerly incarcerated women, women veterans and more. Plus, women in Science, Blockchain and more. In her Ted Talk, “Fund Women- Save The World”, Catherine talks about why women are underfunded. The people making the decisions in the investment world are typically white men- and because people tend to invest in people they identify with, it is no wonder most of the money goes to men. We need more women angel investors, and more women at the decision-making table in order to change this scenario. Her Tedx talk is here https://youtu.be/Ms-tROEeLn4 Subscribe to the INVEST IN HER Podcast to stay connected with what is happening in the investment world for women- and learn how it can benefit you. Join the conversation. www.SheAngelInvestors.com