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July 5, 2022 – Femtech World: True Wealth Ventures raises US$35M to back its gender-diversity strategy
Femtech World reports out on True Wealth Ventures raising US$35M to back its gender-diversity strategy.
June 28, 2022 – Silicon Hills: Austin’s True Wealth Ventures Closes on $35 Million Fund II Aimed at Investing in Women-Led Startups
Silicon Hills News Reports out on the TWV Fund II Close.
December 11, 2017 – UT Success Story: University of Texas at Austin & True Wealth Ventures Partner to Help Female-Founded Startups Access Elusive Venture Dollars
Recent research in the high tech entrepreneurship world finds companies that are most inclusive of women in top governing [...]
October 5, 2017 – Austin Inno: Inno Blazers: Meet the Category Winners of Austin’s 50 on Fire
Who likes to party? Apparently Austin startups do — because they threw down in style at Wednesday evening’s 50 [...]
October 5, 2021 – Silicon Hills News: Texas and Austin See Record Levels of VC Funding in 2021, and It’s not Slowing Down
Kerry said, “The dollars are growing, but the percentage of women getting funded is not better - and that’s even more true for minorities.”
September 10, 2021 – Winstead Women’s Alliance Podcast: On Her Shoulders, Investing in Gender Matters
Sara Brand and Kerry Rupp are interviewed by Corinne Smith in Winstead Women’s Alliance Podcast Episode 9.
Jan 2, 2023 – Forbes: UnaliWear Medical Alert Watch Review
By Eliene Augenbraun | Contributor Our Verdict The water-resistant UnaliWear Kanega Watch is a medical alert device that [...]
August 28, 2022 – Good Good Good: As Climate Change Threatens Lobster, Maine Eyes a New Cash Crop… Seaweed
Atlantic Sea farms is part of an ambitious effort in fighting climate change.
September 18, 2017 – Thinkery: Wonder Women in STEAM: Kerry Rupp and Sara Brand
Watch the video here.
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 [...]
Recent News
November 10, 2021 – Top10.com: Apple Watch Vs UnaliWear: Kanega: Which One Is the Better Fall Detection Watch?
Check out this article comparing TWV’s UnaliWear watch to the Apple Watch to determine which is better for fall detection.
November 8, 2021 – Ask JBH Podcast: Sara T Brand, Ph.D.
Dr. Sara Brand joins Janice Bryant Howroyd on Ask JBH to discuss True Wealth Ventures, entrepreneurs, and venture capital.
November 5, 2021 – Startup+Health: NexStride, by De Oro Devices, Is Giving People With Parkinson’s the Gift of Mobility
CEO Sidney Collin has invented a novel device that helps people with Parkinson’s overcome ‘freezing of gait’
October 20, 2021 – Forbes: Reimagining The Fashion Industry By Designing Out Waste
Listen or read about TWV’s Queen of Raw in conversation with a member of the Executive Board of SAP
October 26, 2021 – Cision: DERMALA, A Consumer Dermatology Company, Announces Issuance of the Second U.S. Patent Covering the Use of Novel Human Microbiome Technology for Treating Acne Vulgaris
Dermala’s 3rd microbiome patent has been granted and 2nd microbiome patent for acne.
September 28, 2021 – CoinGeek: ‘Queen of Raw’ Stephanie Benedetto on turning pollution into profit
TWV Queen of Raw CEO and CTO talk about leveraging blockchain for supply chain and sustainability
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
October 5, 2021 – Silicon Hills News: Texas and Austin See Record Levels of VC Funding in 2021, and It’s not Slowing Down
Kerry said, “The dollars are growing, but the percentage of women getting funded is not better - and that’s even more true for minorities.”
September 21, 2021 – The Washington Post (+ Stephen Colbert on The Late Show): Pets can help fight climate change with an insect-based diet. Owners just need to come around to the idea.
TWV’s portfolio company Jiminy’s on fighting climate change thru insect-based pet food in the WaPo and The Late Show.