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2023 All In: Female Founders in the US VC Ecosystem

 
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In this webinar, PitchBook analyst Annemarie Donegan is joined by representatives from Deloitte & Touche LLP, Pivotal Ventures, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati to discuss the findings of the 2023 All In report.

While women generated a record high proportion of total US VC deal value in 2023 and their representation among decision makers increased slightly from 2022, there’s still a long way to go before the ecosystem more accurately reflects the diversity of its founders and funders.

Our panel of expert speakers go beyond the numbers to discuss how female founders and investors are navigating the ongoing volatility in the US venture market.

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Key Topics

  • The changing pace of funding received by female founded companies following two anomalous years of venture activity
  • Valuation trends across company life stages and deal activity in key sectors
  • The gender breakdown of check writers, community building initiatives for a more diverse population of entrepreneurs, and implications for founders

Featuring

  • Annemarie Donegan
    Annemarie Donegan
    Senior Research Analyst, Custom Research
    Annemarie Donegan is a Senior Research Analyst at PitchBook, where she produces custom research reports for institutional clients across private asset classes, industries, and global regions. Her work spans a broad range of sectors, including financial services, industrials, and life sciences. She is also the author of PitchBook’s All In: Women in VC report series. Prior to joining PitchBook, Annemarie was a senior associate at Silicon Valley Bank, where she focused on commercial banking solutions for venture-backed companies. Annemarie holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Stonehill College and is based in PitchBook’s Seattle office.
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    Renata Aráuz-DeStefano
    Investor, Pivotal Ventures
    Renata has spent the past decade bridging the finance and social impact sectors, having held roles in microfinance, investment banking, social enterprises, and venture capital. Renata is currently an investment manager at Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company, where she backs women-led venture capital funds and makes early-stage investments within the care economy.

    Previously, she was part of the New Capitalism Project, an initiative to coordinate and guide philanthropic investment. Prior to that, Renata was an investor at Nairobi-based KawiSafi Ventures, where she invested in the clean energy space.

    A proud Toigo alumna of Ecuadorian descent, Renata is passionate about increasing access to capital for diverse GPs and founders and building a bench of future capital allocators who reflect the changing demographics of the US. She holds a BA in International Relations and French from Tufts University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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    Rebecca DeGraw
    Partner, Corporate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    Becki DeGraw practices corporate and securities law in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and is a co-leader of the firm’s emerging companies practice. She serves as outside general counsel and advises technology and growth companies at all stages of development. Becki works closely with entrepreneurs to guide them through initial company formation issues, day-to-day corporate governance matters, financing transactions, and liquidity events.

    Becki has extensive experience counseling investors of all sizes and stages of development, including accelerators, family offices, venture funds and corporate strategic investment arms. As a result, she has full coverage of the marketplace, from seed stage through growth equity. In addition, Becki has spearheaded Wilson Sonsini’s specialized investor-focused team in this practice area.
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    Heather Gates
    Audit & Assurance Private Growth Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP
    With more than 30 years of financial services experience, Heather serves as the national Private Growth Leader, overseeing the Emerging Growth Company and Private Equity businesses within Audit & Assurance.