I'm a big fan of the Phenomenelle Angels ($2 million fund), The Texas Women's Venture Fund ($3 million), and all of the other women's angel groups for the what they are doing to encourage women's involvement in angel investing.
According to Women and Angel Investing, a report by the Kauffman Foundation, all-female angel groups and angel groups with heavy female participation have a unique set of characteristics:
- The women-friendly groups tend to be more collaborative. They create a support environment that encourages questions from newcomers and also emphasize respect for entrepreneurs.
- Women investors may consider a broader range of investment opportunities, and bring new perspectives to the evaluation process.
- They express a strong commitment to supporting women (and sometimes minority) entrepreneurs
- They emphasize angel education.
Have you found these statements to be true in your angel group? What other qualities to women bring to the table as members of angel groups?
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