AI's 'boys' club' could widen the wealth gap for women, says Rana el Kaliouby | TechCrunch AI investor Rana el Kaliouby warns that if women are shut out of AI funding and leadership, the consequences will be grim.

AI investor Rana el Kaliouby warns that if women are shut out of AI funding and leadership, the consequences will be grim.

Women Own Over 40% Of U.S. Businesses. Why Entrepreneurship Is Rising This week’s Careers newsletter details a new Wells Fargo report that finds women business ownership is rising, offers advice on resume formatting and more.

Women Now Own Over 40% Of U.S. Businesses. Why Entrepreneurship Is Rising

They Say You Should Never Meet Your Heroes. Maybe It's Different with Sheroes. Reflecting on my first encounter with a woman who helped to inspire my career in impact investing.

Check out the latest post on The Impact Olympics, celebrating Hon. Jean Augustine, a Canadian legend. #IWD #IWD26 #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth
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The theme of #IWD2026 is "Give to Gain," fostering the power of reciprocity & support to achieve #genderequality. #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #GLI
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We're celebrating dreamers, innovators & pioneers this #InternationalWomensDay, starting with one of the 1st #femalefounders in recorded history. There's still a ways to go, but we applaud those who've blazed the trail for all the entrepreneurs & capital allocators to come. #IWD2026 #VC #investment

What La Veuve Clicquot Taught Me as a Woman in Finance: Part II La Veuve Clicquot, The Great Wealth Transfer, and my dream of becoming a vintner of Nigerian palm wine.

Read “What La Veuve Clicquot Taught Me as a Woman in Finance: Part II," live now on The Impact Olympics! #femalefounders #GLI #InternationalWomensDay #investment #IWD #VC #VentureCapital

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What La Veuve Clicquot Taught Me as a Woman in Finance: Part I How a young, female founder rescued a doomed enterprise and defied the odds to become a runaway success in Napoleonic France.

The latest post from the Impact Olympics is out, celebrating the start of #WomensHistoryMonth. Read about one of the world’s first female entrepreneurs and the driving force behind one of France’s most famous luxury brands. #investment #VC #venturecapital #IWD open.substack.com/pub/venturec...

Black Founders and the Canadian Experience, from The Impact Olympics by Venture Catalyst, LLC.

Take a look at the latest post on The Impact Olympics, in which Black #entrepreneurs share their insights on their experience in the Canadian ecosystem. #investment #startups #VC #VentureCapital #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
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The CVCA had released its 2025 year-end report detailing data on Canadian #VentureCapital & #PrivateEquity. #investment #VC

"Building Forward: Black Leadership in the 2026 Venture Landscape" from The Impact Olympics.

We've wrapped up our three-part series on #BlackHistory, Black Present & Black Futures in Investing with "Building Forward: Black Leadership in the 2026 Venture Landscape." Check it out! #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #investment #VC #VentureCapital
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(Human) agents of impact are shaping the algorithm for 'good AI' Guests on this Agents of Impact Call shared strategies for investors looking to shape the algorithm for 'good AI.'

☎️ This week, we brought together Katy Knight, Chris Jurgens, Paul Fehlinger and Mohamed Nanabhay to sketch an investment thesis around responsible and ethical AI.

It kicked off ImpactAlpha’s Shaping the Algorithm beat, in partnership with Siegel Family Endowment.

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I Delved into BLCK VC’s 2025 State of Black Venture Report So That You Don't Have To You really should read it, if you haven’t already.

I delved into BLCK VC's 2025 State of Black Venture Report so that you don't have to. Here's why you really should read it, if you haven't already. #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #investment #vc #venturecapital #marketinsights
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Capital in Motion: Black Investors Driving Venture and Impact Across the Globe, from Venture Catalyst, LLC's The Impact Olympics. Features an image of Black investors speaking on a aBLCK VC panel.

Check out the latest from The Impact Olympics! "Capital in Motion: Black Investors Driving Venture and #Impact Across the Globe." #investment #VC #VentureCapital #BHM #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #ImpactInvesting #impinv
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Jesse Jackson died today at the age of 84. May he rest in eternal peace.

"Don't Cry for Andreessen Horowitz. Its TxO Fund Was Meant to Leave You," an article in The Impact Olympics by Venture Catalyst, LLC. The title text appears above an image of a singer performing "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from the musical, Evita, in Groningen, Netherlands.

Subscribers to The Impact Olympics can read our original take on the TxO fund's pause here:
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a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause | TechCrunch Ampadu's departure perhaps signals the end of the TxO chapter. The fund and program focused on supporting underserved founders by providing access to tech networks and investment capital through a don...

Partner Kofi Ampadu's departure from a16z signals death knell for paused Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund. #impinv #investment #startups #VC #VentureCapital
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Xella Health Closes $3.7 Million Pre-Seed to Build the Next Generation of Women’s Precision Health Backed by Precursor Ventures, Capital F and Ulu Ventures, Xella is redefining how women understand their bodies—a vision resonating with users as the company approaches a 10,000-person waitlist ahead ...

Xella Health lands $3.7M pre-Seed #investment for its women's precision & telehealth platform, led by Precursor VC. #femtech #VC #startups #VentureCapital
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@babyghosts.fund's new Cooperative Foundations program provides video game studios with $5K in grant #funding & training. #videogames

Foundations of Access: Black Leadership in Early Investment History Part I of Black History, Black Present, and Black Futures in Investing, a Black History Month series highlighting trailblazers, changemakers, and trendsetters in venture capital and impact investing.

Today's feature on The Impact Olympics: "Foundations of Access: Black Leadership in Early #Investment History." This is Part I of our three-part #BlackHistoryMonth series on trailblazers, changemakers & trendsetters in #VentureCapital & #ImpactInvesting. #BHM #VC
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Plaque commemorating Black Wall Street in Durham, NC with the title of a post on The Impact Olympics Substack page, called "Black History, Black Present, and Black Futures in Investing.

This month in The Impact Olympics, we're showcasing Black History, Black Present, and Black Futures in Investing. Stay tuned for this three-part series throughout the month of February. #investment #venturecapital #vc #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
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It's Never Too Late to Reflect on 2025 With 2025 in the books, it's time to take a look back as we head into 2026.

It's Never Too Late to Reflect on 2025
Join Venture Catalyst as we take a look back on the previous year. open.substack.com/pub/venturec... #investment #VC #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #GenderLensInvesting #GLI #healthcare #fintech

Flutterwave buys Nigeria's Mono in rare African fintech exit | TechCrunch Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal.

#Payments giant Flutterwave acquires Mono, a business #banking #fintech, in huge Nigerian exit deal worth between $25M & $40M. #acquisitions #investment #M&A #startups #VC #VentureCapital
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The Impact Olympics | Venture Catalyst, LLC | Substack Insights, rants, and musings on impact investing and venture capital by Venture Catalyst, LLC, an investment consulting firm specialized in supporting emerging fund managers and mission-driven asset o...

The latest post from The Impact Olympics is out! It's also available to free subscribers for a limited time. Don't miss it!
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VC firm First Circle Capital secures $6m from IFC to back high-growth fintech across Africa - Disrupt Africa First Circle Capital, a specialist early-stage venture fund based in Africa and building a concentrated portfolio of high-potential fintech startups across the continent, has secured US$6 million in f...

Morocco- and Uganda-based First Circle Capital lands $6M #IFC commitment for its Africa-focused #fintech fund, on its way to a $25M target. The fund already has a portfolio of 15 #investments, 30% of which are women-led. #genderlensinvesting #GLI #VC #VentureCapital
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On Its 59th Birthday, Barbados Is Set to Enter a New Economic Era Reflecting on the recent past and looking to the future as Barbados installs its next President.

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Because no one can hear me yelling in my head… Hi, I’m Adaora Ogbue, Founder and Principal of Venture Catalyst, LLC, a consultancy that supports emerging fund managers and helps mission-driven asset owners to align their financial returns with the...

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Because no one can hear me yelling in my head… Hi, I’m Adaora Ogbue, Founder and Principal of Venture Catalyst, LLC, a consultancy that supports emerging fund managers and helps mission-driven asset owners to align their financial returns with the...

Yes, it's finally here! Venture Catalyst is now on Substack! Check out the first post and subscribe!
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Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised another $64M | TechCrunch The Lagos-based firm and one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors is targeting a final close of $75 million for its second fund.

Lagos-based Ventures Platform nears $75M target for its second fund, with Nigerian government, BII & IFC contributing to the $64M raised so far. #investment #startups #VC #VentureCapital
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Elizabeth Coll from Hologic displays data comparing Canada to its peers in the Women's Health Index during FemTech Breakfast Club Toronto 2025.

Elizabeth Coll of Hologic shares insights from their latest Women's Health Index, with Canada lagging behind its peers. The data are publicly available at www.womenshealthindex.com. #FemtechBreakfastClub2025 #femtech #womenshralth

Cap Inclusive CEO, Roxanne Leduc, shared some sobering facts to open Femtech Breakfast Club Toronto 2025. Her slide shoes that the chainsaw was invented to cut the pelvis during childbirth.

Did you know that the chainsaw was originally invented for use on the pelvis during problematic child births? Cap Inclusive CEO, Roxanne Leduc, shared some sobering facts to open #Femtech Breakfast Club Toronto 2025. #investment #VC #VentureCapital #womenshealth