Investment Thesis
Smart, simple investing in women-focused ventures

The Women’s Fund invests in opportunities that support women entrepreneurs and companies with a direct positive impact on women in the areas of opportunity, health, education, and wellbeing
- Investments in companies with at least one female founder performed 63% better than investment with all-male teams
- Businesses founded by women delivered higher revenue—more than 2x as much per dollar invested-than those founded by men
- Women entrepreneurs scale businesses with 40% less capital raised than men
How It Works
Data-driven and process-based investors
Deal Sourcing and Diligence
- ~50 investment professionals sourcing deals out of 5 offices
- Supplemented by eyes & ears support from our network of 500k subscribers and community members
- Data-rich and process-based diligence with rigorous deal scoring
- Co-invest alongside leading venture investors
Investment Process
- Every deal sourced by one of our Alumni Funds is screened to determine if it fits within the Women’s Fund investment mandate
- AVG’s centralized investment team, led by our CIO and office of investing, makes investment selections from the potential deals to optimize diversification by stage, sector, and geography to create a portfolio of ~20-30
- Women’s Fund portfolios are constructed over a period of approximately 12-15 months and represent a mix of deals sourced and sponsored by our Alumni Funds
Smart, Simple Venture Investing
Open to All Accredited Investors
Smart
- Portfolio consists of ~20-30 companies, diversified by stage, sector, and geography within the investment mandate
- Venture portfolio professionally managed by our experienced Office of Investing
- Co-invest alongside leading venture investors
Simple
- $25K minimum investment
- Online signing process takes just minutes
- White-glove support from our Investor Relations team
Women's Fund Portfolio
Made possible by our ~50 investment professionals and network of 500k subscribers and community members










Investment Strategy
Co-investing alongside leading investors










Our Secret Sauce
Powerful deal flow network
500k
COMMUNITY
500k subscribers and community members engaged in our venture ecosystem.
#3
MOST ACTIVE VC FIRM
AVG was recognized by PitchBook as the third most active VC firm in the U.S. in 2019.
410+
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Invest in deals most individuals never know about or get access to.