Aileen Lee: Female consumer tech founders have grown significantly since 1999
Aileen Lee · a16z Podcast | Demystifying Venture Capital · Jan 2, 2019 · at 27:20
Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, shares her observations on female entrepreneurship growth since starting her VC career in 1999.
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“So, I do think there are a lot more female founder CEOs than there were when I started in 99, especially in the consumer side.”
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