'The women who have founded startups catering to creators, [who are] overwhelmingly female, have only received a sliver of the sector’s total funding.' Important convo via kyurieff, featuring W Fund portfolio founder tiffmkell, CEO of curastory
In 2019, Keren Sachs was pitching her new startup, which connects female photographers with business clients, to a partner at a midsize New York venture firm when he gave her some disheartening advice: Ditch entrepreneurship and focus on keeping her husband happy. A year later, when she was on the phone to discuss joining a fundraising accelerator program, a male interviewer asked if her husband should get on the line to help make the decision.
“My husband has nothing to do with my business,” Sachs, the CEO and sole founder of startup The Luupe, told the man before hanging up. Instead, the former Shutterstock director took on more clients and tapped $100,000 previously invested by friends and family.
this year. Growing recognition of the financial potential posed by online performers and other creative entrepreneurs has made the startups that serve them among the most sought after by venture capitalists. But not all founders are finding investors so receptive.Receive our free newsletters and other email updates
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