Capital Queens: Building through Presence, Power and Partnership- #SFTechWeek
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Join us for an exclusive brunch experience during SF Tech Week, where Black women General Partners, Investors (Angels, VCs, Fund Managers), and check writers come together to celebrate our collective power and forge meaningful connections in the investment ecosystem.
Hosts: Monica Pool Knox (Good Trouble), Lisha Bell (Sisters with Ventures)
Sponsors: Good Trouble Ventures, Sisters with Ventures, Untapped Investing (Mica Mayo and Felicia Mayo), Cake Ventures (Monique Woodward), Cherryrock Capital (Victoria Feliciano), Emmeline Ventures (La Keisha Landrum Pierre), Hidden Star Capital
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About Good Trouble Ventures:
Good Trouble Ventures is an early stage (Pre-Seed / Seed / Series A) venture fund investing at the intersection of tech and entertainment. Led by an all-female GP team, Good Trouble Ventures looks for category creating founders innovating through emerging technologies and creative sectors such as music, film, television, media, sports, gaming, and the creator economy. https://www.goodtrouble.vc/Conversational Traveler (Michelle Green)
About Sisters With Ventures:
Sisters with Ventures is a podcast and movement by Lisha Bell that showcases Women of Color General Partners and Angel Investors to inspire women to pursue venture capitalism for positive change. By featuring these trailblazing leaders, Sisters with Ventures aims to bridge the gap between aspiration and action, empowering women to make their mark in venture capitalism. Our mission is to inspire women of all backgrounds to pursue venture capital investment as a meaningful way to advocate for marginalized founders.
About Cake Ventures:
Cake Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm that invests in companies creating technology products and solutions that meet the needs of tomorrow’s internet users. Cake is a thesis driven fund focused on areas of demographic change that are changing technology including: aging and longevity, the increased spending power of women, and the shift to majority-minority.
About Cherryrock Capital:
Cherryrock Capital backs underinvested entrepreneurs building transformative software companies that will shape the future. We lead and co-lead Series A and B funding rounds, partnering with visionary founders to help them scale through operational excellence. Stacy Brown-Philpot and Saydeah Howard leverage their combined 40+years of operating experience to help the best-emerging technology companies achieve $100 million+ in revenue. We invest in high-growth industries with nascent markets across five areas: digital health, enterprise SaaS, fintech, future of work, and consumer infrastructure.
About Emmeline Ventures :
Emmeline Ventures is an early-stage venture fund investing in the next generation of founders transforming the future of women’s health, wealth, and climate. With a focus on tech-enabled, women-led startups, Emmeline backs visionary entrepreneurs who are building purposeful, high-growth companies that drive both innovation and systemic progress. Guided by a conviction that capital can be a catalyst for change, the firm partners deeply with founders to scale ideas that redefine what’s possible—and make tomorrow more equitable, sustainable, and inspired.
About Hidden Star Capital:
Hidden Star Capital is dedicated to making smart investments in established and growing women and minority led businesses. That is all we do. Impact investing is not new or fashionable for us, we have been doing this work for years. The future of savvy investing is diverse. Women-led, venture capital & private equity backed start-ups financially outperform their male counterparts, utilizing less capital for a greater return. https://hiddenstarcapital.com
About Conversational Traveler:
Celebrating all Capital Queens who are building power in the investment ecosystem deserves more than applause, their wins deserve a passport stamp. Michelle Green’s boutique travel agency, Conversational Traveler LLC, curates luxury Celebration and Wish List travel for women who invest boldly - in businesses, communities, and themselves. From milestone moments to meaningful escapes, they design experiences that honor your success and restore your spirit.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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