Tell us a little bit about your work. 
BBG Ventures invests in early-stage female or diverse founders building for the polycultural future of America, with a particular focus on overlooked consumers for whom existing systems aren’t working. We look for founders building in the biggest arenas of the American economy that need significant reinvention, such as healthcare, the future of work, financial inclusion, climate, education, and overlooked consumers. We invest in founders whose lived and learned experiences make them uniquely qualified to win. We've backed over 100 female or diverse-led businesses since launching.

How did you get into this work?
I've always been focused on supporting women. Early in my career, I launched my own start-up BUILT BY GIRLS, a software platform enabling mentorship for over 20,000 high school girls by top professional technology advisors across the country. My passion for supporting women led me to Susan Lynne, with whom I co-founded BBG Ventures in 2014. It was one of the first funds to put a stake in the ground around backing female led companies building for the dominant consumer: women.

Over the past decade we’ve traversed the passage from a monoculture (white men) as the core consumer target or profile, to women as a group being acknowledged to today, where identity and lived experience matter more than ever. That brought us to the concept of polyculture. This new status quo is driven by the emergence of the first majority minority generation, widening wealth gaps across race and worker type, and an aging population. This polycultural America sets the stage for the rethinking of every fundamental category of the economy—health, work & education, climate, financial security—presenting a huge opportunity for innovation with technology.

What is your favorite part of your job? 
Working with founders who sit at the intersection of world-changing ambition and humility, desirous of moving the world forward.

What do you do when you aren’t working? 
I'm singing, crawling, dancing and seeing the world with my 10-month-old daughter, Mira. 

What’s your vision for the future of the U.S.? 
Through investment in those who see the world differently—women and diverse founders—we will rethink every major fundamental system and institution for the well-being and prosperity of polycultural America.

Something about you we might not know? 
As with our founders, many of our investment theses are borne out of personal experiences—my battles with mental health led me to a thesis around precision matching for therapy, leading to our investment in Spring Health. My multiple sclerosis diagnosis pushes me to find better and more affordable care for the hundreds of millions of Americans suffering from chronic illness. My late immigrant mother's history as an elementary school teacher in rural Australia drives me to back companies delivering education access to minority students. Solving real-world, meaningful problems drives me more than finding revenue opportunities on a spreadsheet ever could.

What's your motto?
Make Money. Make Change.

Monday, June 17th, @5:30–8:30pm ET
Boston's Creating Conscious Collisions Road Show
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Join Women of Color Connecting (WOCCON) for this year's Creating Conscious Collisions Road Show in Boston. This invitation-only convening will bring together investors, executives, allies, and champions to hear from outstanding women of color entrepreneurs. The aim is to leverage our collective energy and resources to propel women of color entrepreneurs faster and farther on their journeys to entrepreneurial success.

There is no cost to attend. Just come ready to connect! Now in its third year, these events will visit 15 cities nationwide in 2024!