In the Elevator With the Venture Capitalist Backing Only Female-Led Companies

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Female Founders Fund's Anu Duggal says there is still a disconnect for women pitching businesses focused on female consumers to male venture capitalists

WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps into" Anu Duggal, founder of the Female Founders Fund, and asks her about the companies she has backed, the roadblocks women face when seeking capital and the best way to run a meeting. Photo: Rob Alcaraz/The Wall Street JournalYou never know who you'll bump into in an elevator. This Wall Street Journal interview series shows those short—and sometimes awkward—encounters can be enlightening.

Going up!WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps into" Steve Huffman and asks about Reddit's efforts to curb hate speech, its plan to go public and the most controversial AMA question of all time. Photo: Rob Alcaraz/The Wall Street JournalWSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps into" Steph Korey in the elevator and asks about the luggage company's push into physical retail, her advice for raising capital and her travel habits.

 

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Because a few women started an organization, I want results and achievements; not entitlement. I want success not just smiling and looking pretty. ♀️

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IMO more narcissistic discriminatory drivel...capitalists are looking to make money and money has no gender...

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