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March 1, 2020 – Green Juice & Tequila Podcast: Founder of True Wealth Ventures Feature: Sara Brand
Join host Mel Afflerbach as she interviews Sara T Brand while they discuss the issues of women in tech, the myths and the risks of investing into women-led businesses, and what this it was like working in Silicon Valley and tech for years.
February 25, 2020 – WBL: February Member Spotlight Featuring True Wealth Ventures’ Kerry Rupp
In anticipation of the upcoming WBL's Annual Summit 2020, read this profile on Kerry Rupp where she'll be moderating a panel of 4 women startups on "How Innovative Startups Are Changing Our Industry".
Jun 8, 2017 – Austin Business Journal: For women in Austin tech, silence isn’t golden when facing ingrained sexism
City's progressive reputation conceals challenging reality women face in tech scene [...]
Jun 8, 2017 – Austin Business Journal: Women in Austin tech: Women-led startups are funded a fraction of male-led ventures; Data show that’s bad business
Only 2.7 percent of companies with women CEOs, or 183 of 6,517, received venture capital funding from 2011-13, according to one 2014 report. [...]
September 12, 2021 – Marie Claire: The Politics of Fashion
CEO Stephanie Benedetto talks about how Queen of Raw “isn’t just about people and the planet, [but that it also] has to be economically profitable.”
October 12, 2021 – Cision: DERMALA, A Consumer Dermatology Company, Announces Several Additions to a Successful Acne Product Range
DERMALA announces several additions to its successful core line of acne products
Recent News
August 23, 2017 – KVUE: Wednesday’s Woman: Sara Brand
Sara Brand, Founding General Partner of True Wealth Ventures, discusses how her firm helps support women entrepreneurs and her [...]
August 25, 2017 – Profiles in Power: Sara Brand, True Wealth Ventures
Sara Brand, founding general partner, True Wealth Ventures This story is part of the 2017 Profiles in Power [...]
August 24, 2017 – Austin Business Journal: 26 female forces on Austin’s business scene: 2017 Profiles in Power honorees
VIEW SLIDESHOW Click through to see the 2017 honorees, starting with the six overall winners. The Austin Business Journal's [...]
July 31, 2017 – Austin Inno: How Austin Can Become the #1 City for Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
Sara T Brand is the Founding General Partner of True Wealth Ventures With sexual harassment scandals sweeping through Silicon Valley [...]
July 28, 2017 – Silicon Hills: True Wealth Ventures’ Sara Brand and Kerry Rupp Seek to Change the Landscape of Venture Capital Investing
Sara Brand and Kerry Rupp, general partners of True Wealth Ventures The general partners of True Wealth [...]
Jul 18, 2017 – Dell: 2017 Dell WE Cities: Austin, TX Case Study
See report below: http://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/corporate/secure/en/Documents/Dell_Global_WECities_Case_Study_Austin_7_12.pdf
Jul 17, 2017 – Austin Business Journal: 85 women to know: ABJ unveils 2017 Profiles in Power award nominees
As the Austin area's reputation as a fast-growing, innovative metro continues to gain national acclaim, the city has seen [...]
Jun 8, 2017 – Austin Business Journal: For women in Austin tech, silence isn’t golden when facing ingrained sexism
City's progressive reputation conceals challenging reality women face in tech scene [...]
Jun 8, 2017 – Austin Business Journal: Women in Austin tech: Women-led startups are funded a fraction of male-led ventures; Data show that’s bad business
Only 2.7 percent of companies with women CEOs, or 183 of 6,517, received venture capital funding from 2011-13, according to one 2014 report. [...]
Jun 6, 2017 – FinSMEs: BrainCheck Raises $1.5M in Funding
This article originally appeared here. BrainCheck, a Houston-based mobile brain health tracking solution, completed a $1.5m round of funding. [...]