Shaking Up Silicon Valley
Women have always innovated. There’s a long history in this country of women starting and running successful businesses. Business Insider takes a closer look at the moment we’re in now and explores the growing presence of women as angel investors and the effect this has on women entrepreneurs. Kathryn Schifferle, Founder of Golden Seeds company, Work Truck Solutions, shares her success story in a male-dominated field, and our co-CEO, Loretta McCarthy, weighs in with her perspective.
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How New Jersey Supports Women-Owned Businesses
We are proud of our work with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to support women-led businesses in New Jersey. Read the full article below to learn more about how we are working together to close the funding gap for women-led companies.
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Jo Ann Corkran, Co-CEO at Golden Seeds, discusses investing in early-stage women-led companies in the US with Bloomberg
Golden Seeds Co-CEO & Managing Partner Jo Ann Corkran was back on air with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec at Bloomberg News to discuss the angel markets. It’s been a strong start to the year. At Golden Seeds, we’ve seen two liquidity events in January and February that returned more than 15% of all investments since the group started 20 years ago.
Listen here.

Female Founders and Women VCs: An Unrealized Opportunity
This article from Geri Stengel at Forbes digs into the continued challenges for women in venture capital and the opportunities that come with creating a more inclusive and accessible VC ecosystem.
She spoke with a number of leaders in the VC space about the importance of women in decision-making roles, including Golden Seeds co-CEO, Jo Ann Corkran.
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Strategies: Angel investing as a team sport
This article, co-authored by Golden Seeds’ co-CEOs Jo Ann Corkran and Loretta McCarthy, was recently published in The Business Journals. They discuss how in angel investing, just as in sports, teamwork is often a key to success. In our 20 years of experience, we’ve become believers in approaching angel investing as a team sport. Read more here.

Breaking barriers in angel investing
Gwen Edwards, co-founder of our Silicon Valley chapter, penned a column for the Silicon Valley Business Journal that explores the progress women have made in the angel market and the role of Golden Seeds over the past 20 years. Read more here.

Arizona chapter of Golden Seeds grows investments in women-led startups
The Arizona chapter of Golden Seeds was recently highlighted by the Phoenix Business Journal. As Golden Seeds celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, our Arizona chapter celebrated its 5th. Since its creation, members of the Arizona chapter have invested more than $2.3 million in women-led startups. Read more here.

Golden Seeds Marks 20 Years of Investing in Female Entrepreneurs: ‘We Think the Returns are Better’
Dallas Innovates recently spoke with Laura Baldwin, leader of Golden Seeds’ Dallas chapter, about Golden Seeds’ impact and work investing in and empowering women-led companies over the past two decades. Read more here.