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June 28, 2022 – PitchBook: True Wealth Ventures collects $35M for sophomore fund
PitchBook reports on TWV’s second flagship fund.
June 28, 2022 – Austin Inno: Funding wrap: True Wealth Ventures closes $35M fund to back women entrepreneurs
Austin Inno reports on TWV Fund II closing.
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 [...]
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 [...]
October 27, 2020 – Times of Entrepreneurship: Health Science Investments Surge- And Women Are Leading The Way
“We believe that our [women-centered] thesis is still valid, if not even more so. Given that we are focusing on companies that improve human health, we think that’s all the more relevant now,” said Kerry Rupp.
October 7, 2020 – Austin Inno: ‘Still pretty robust:’ Startup Week session explores fundraising in Texas during pandemic
Texas venture capital firms are still making deals during the Covid-19, although Rupp said “There was a period where we as investors were a lot more engaged [in our own portfolios] in March and April.”
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.
May 3, 2017 – Bond Street: Resources for Women Entrepreneurs in Austin
This article originally appeared here. It’s an exciting time to be in Austin, Texas. From new developments, relatively low [...]
March 29, 2017 – Dallas News: What are venture capitalists really looking for?
This article originally appeared here. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the size of the True [...]
Recent News
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.
September 24, 2021 – The Scott Becker Private Equity Podcast: Kerry Rupp, GP at True Wealth Ventures on Women Having Success in Senior Leadership Positions
Kerry Rupp, a GP at True Wealth Ventures, was featured on The Scott Becker Private Equity Podcast.