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

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How it Works

Data-driven and process-based investors

Deal Sourcing and Diligence

40 investment professionals sourcing deals out of 5 offices
Supplemented by eyes & ears support from our network of 350K+ alumni
Data-rich and process-based diligence with rigorous deal scoring
Experienced and specific Investment Committee support
Co-invest alongside world’s best 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 30-40 deals
Women’s Fund portfolios are constructed over a period of approximately 12-18 months and represent a mix of deals sourced and sponsored by our alumni funds

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Smart, Simple Venture Investing

Open to All Accredited Investors

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Portfolio consists of 30-40 companies, diversified by stage, sector, and geography within the investment mandate
Venture portfolio professionally managed by our experienced investment team
Co-Invest alongside the worlds best venture investors