The Top 10 Venture-Backed Female Founders
Of the $48 billion in venture capital that flowed last year, only 7 percent went to companies with female founders. So who are these overachievers who not only bust out big companies, but also compete for top capital in a venture community that has trouble spotting them?
It turns out female founders are tough to track, even when you’re looking. Lots of investors are starting to, like the Intel Capital Diversity Fund and First Round Capital, which recently released a report showing that female founders in the same fund outperformed male-only teams by 63 percent. I like putting the faces with the facts–but it isn’t easy.
10. $72 million: Birchbox
9. $114 million: Rent the Runway
8. $143 million: Cardlytics
7. $191 million: 23 & Me
6. $200 million: Eventbrite
5. $213 million: Houzz
4. $225 million: One King’s Lane
3. $400 million: Theranos
2. $585 million: Kabbage
1. $681 million: Sunrun