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Female Founders Fund

8 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 10, 2018 by Anu Duggal · said 23 times in 3 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Dec 10, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Female Founders Fund invested in Co-Star, Peanut, and Hip Sobriety
“So a few examples of companies in our portfolio that we've invested in that follow the thesis include costar, which is an astrology app peanut, which is a social network for modern motherhood and hip sobriety, a holistic alternative for alcoholics anonymous.”
Anu Duggal Dec 10, 2018 ▶ 7:43 20VC: Top 3 Considerations When Evaluating Consumer Businesses Today | 700 Meetings, 70 LPs, 2 Years, What It Takes To Raise a First Time Fund| The Power of The Female Network In Action Today with Anu Duggal, Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund
Dec 10, 2018 bullish
Insight
Duggal: Beauty startups offer SaaS-like margins, retention, and strong exit multiples
“We think it's an exciting category for a few reasons. So healthy SAS like margins, Repeat purchase behavior and really strong exit multiples.”
Anu Duggal Dec 10, 2018 ▶ 9:27 20VC: Top 3 Considerations When Evaluating Consumer Businesses Today | 700 Meetings, 70 LPs, 2 Years, What It Takes To Raise a First Time Fund| The Power of The Female Network In Action Today with Anu Duggal, Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund
Dec 10, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Duggal: Female Founders Fund has 30 of 35 investments in New York
“We invest primarily in New York with 30 out of 35 of our current investments actually based here, and we definitely see more favorable pricing here in New York.”
Anu Duggal Dec 10, 2018 ▶ 22:56 20VC: Top 3 Considerations When Evaluating Consumer Businesses Today | 700 Meetings, 70 LPs, 2 Years, What It Takes To Raise a First Time Fund| The Power of The Female Network In Action Today with Anu Duggal, Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund
Dec 10, 2018
Disclosure
Female Founders Fund I raised $5.85M from prominent LPs
“So I started the fund in 2014 after a very long fundraising process, raised about 5.85 million of capital and had a fantastic group of LPs in that first fund, including some great female entrepreneurs, the founders of guilt, birch box, stitch fix, Care.com, as…”
Anu Duggal Dec 10, 2018 ▶ 4:11 20VC: Top 3 Considerations When Evaluating Consumer Businesses Today | 700 Meetings, 70 LPs, 2 Years, What It Takes To Raise a First Time Fund| The Power of The Female Network In Action Today with Anu Duggal, Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund
Dec 10, 2018
Disclosure
Duggal: Female Founders Fund reserves 50%+ for follow-ons and SPVs
“Both with fund one and with fund two, we've allocated at least 50% of the fund for follow-on investments, and through SPVs, we've actually invested more in follow-on rounds than through the fund directly”
Anu Duggal Dec 10, 2018 ▶ 23:35 20VC: Top 3 Considerations When Evaluating Consumer Businesses Today | 700 Meetings, 70 LPs, 2 Years, What It Takes To Raise a First Time Fund| The Power of The Female Network In Action Today with Anu Duggal, Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund
Dec 10, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Lightspeed Ventures invested as an LP in Female Founders Fund II
“The other thing that helped for our second fund was that Lightspeed Ventures was an LP of ours, which has been tremendously helpful and validating for traditional institutional LPs.”
Anu Duggal Dec 10, 2018 ▶ 20:58 20VC: Top 3 Considerations When Evaluating Consumer Businesses Today | 700 Meetings, 70 LPs, 2 Years, What It Takes To Raise a First Time Fund| The Power of The Female Network In Action Today with Anu Duggal, Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund
Dec 10, 2018
Disclosure
Duggal took 700 meetings and two years to raise $5.85M Fund I
“Fundraising for fund one was incredibly difficult, and I think that's a very similar story to other first-time fund managers. So over 700 meetings, over 70 LPs for a 5.85 million dollar fund over a two-year process.”
Anu Duggal Dec 10, 2018 ▶ 19:09 20VC: Top 3 Considerations When Evaluating Consumer Businesses Today | 700 Meetings, 70 LPs, 2 Years, What It Takes To Raise a First Time Fund| The Power of The Female Network In Action Today with Anu Duggal, Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund
Dec 10, 2018
Assertion Supported
Female Founders Fund pioneered tracking female founder Series A funding data
“We published an annual review on the amount of series A funding that went to female founders in 2014. And, you know, since then we've seen Crunchbase, TechCrunch, and a host of other journalists in the tech industry really follow suit in terms of recognizing t…”
Anu Duggal Dec 10, 2018 ▶ 18:14 20VC: Top 3 Considerations When Evaluating Consumer Businesses Today | 700 Meetings, 70 LPs, 2 Years, What It Takes To Raise a First Time Fund| The Power of The Female Network In Action Today with Anu Duggal, Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund
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