“As we look at the Venture Capital landscape in 2020 and beyond, we are excited about the opportunity to prove out that diversity breeds success that is diversity of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, race, and life experiences. “We have already proven that investing in women is not an impact play, it’s smart business,” said Jesse Draper, Founding Partner of Halogen VC. With the Halogen Fellowship in Venture Capital, Draper and her team are expanding their mandate to support the next generation of not just entrepreneurs, but investors as well. HR Technology News: TecHRseries Interview with Saray Ben-Meir, Chief of Staff at SQream Since then, Halogen has invested in over 60+ female founded companies including The Skimm (with GV), Glamsquad (with SoftBank), Hopskipdrive (with Greycroft), ThisisL. (acquired by P&G), and Eloquii (acquired by Walmart). Proud to announce The Halogen Fellowship in Venture Capital with & #VentureCapital #FemaleFounders #DiversityandInclusionĭraper launched Halogen VC in 2015 after recognizing startups with women founders were a highly undervalued investment opportunity.
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HR Technology News: ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Decreased by 20,236,000 Jobs in April the April NER Utilizes Data Through April 12 and Does Not Reflect the Full Impact of COVID-19 on the Overall Employment Situation Along with Silicon Valley Bank and Amazon Web Services, the Halogen Fellowship will focus on gender dynamics and address the lack of equity, diversity and funding in Venture Capital. Halogen Ventures, Jesse Draper’s venture capital fund focused on early stage consumer technology startups with a female in the founding team, is doubling down on their commitment to improve diversity in technology with the launch of The Halogen Fellowship in Venture Capital. (acquired by P&G), and Eloquii (acquired by Walmart). Draper has invested in over 60 early stage deals including The Skimm (with GV), Glamsquad (with SoftBank), Hopskipdrive (with Greycroft), ThisisL.
Jesse Draper is a 4th generation venture capitalist, and advocate for investing in women, one of Marie Claire's ‘Most networked women in America’.
The Halogen team brings deep expertise and experience in understanding consumer trends and behavior and identifying entrepreneurs who will innovate and solve problems at scale. Halogen Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused on consumer technology companies with a female founder. We see this as an enormous opportunity and there is no lack of women starting businesses,” states Draper. We need to get more investment in women founded businesses and funds from high net worth investors, institutions, endowments and fund of funds. It is a problem that trickles down from the top. “While some studies show investments in women went down in 2020, this is ultimately a deal flow problem, and lack of network expansion where the traditional and institutional funds are stuck in graveyard networks and need to broaden their scope. (acquired by P&G), and Eloquii (acquired by Walmart), The Skimm (with GV), Hopskipdrive (with Greycroft), Carbon38 (with Footlocker).
To date, Halogen has invested in over 60+ companies including Squad App, (acquired by Twitter), ThisisL. Women-owned businesses are often a safer bet for investors and financial backers, yet only 13% of venture capital go to startups with women on the founding team. Recent studies show for every dollar invested, businesses founded by women generate revenue almost two times higher than those founded by men. Some of the greatest technology companies in the world came out of the 2008 recession and we see a similar opportunity now to solve these new problems that have come to light in this pandemic.” “We are investing in consumer technologies to make lives easier from improving the way we shop, educate, work from home to companies solving childcare and government inefficiencies. ‘With this fund, we will continue to prove out that investing in women and diversity are the best bet for allocation of startup capital and make for more economically efficient, profitable, stronger businesses and better returns,” states Jesse Draper, Founding Partner, Halogen Ventures. Since then, Halogen has invested in over 60+ female founded companies, with ten exits under the portfolio, giving the Halogen team a distinct edge and proven track record at assessing consumer behavior and identifying industry trends. LOS ANGELES-( BUSINESS WIRE)- Halogen Ventures, Jesse Draper’s venture capital fund focused on early stage consumer technology startups with a female in the founding team, has closed a second fund at $21 Million.ĭraper launched Halogen Ventures in 2015 after recognizing startups with women founders were a highly undervalued investment opportunity.
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