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Female-run venture capital funds alter the status quo

Venture capital firms run by women show that there are now enough financially successful women who can take on the big boys of finance

STEP into the offices on Sand Hill Road, the heart of Silicon Valley venture capital, and one thing is immediately striking - the almost all-male cast of leading characters.

But there is another corner of the venture capital industry that looks quite different. There, women run firms, and all-female networks of angel investors share deal opportunities and advise one another on investments.

This new group of firms and angel networks - including Cowboy Ventures, Aspect Ventures, Broadway Angels, Illuminate Ventures, Forerunner Ventures and Aligned Partners - stands in stark contrast to the rest of the industry.

In some ways, these new female-dominated firms and investment networks are a sign of success....

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