Gender Diversity and Investing
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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.
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.”
January 22, 2020 – LinkedIn: Look to Texas for Biotech Innovation
Look to Texas for Biotech Innovation Published on January 22, [...]
December 18, 2019 – Austin Business Journal: Reporter’s picks: Austin’s biggest tech, startup stories of 2019
Reporter's picks: Austin's biggest tech, startup stories of 2019 By [...]
December 18, 2019 – Investor Connect: Kerry Rupp of True Wealth Ventures – How To Invest in Startups
In this episode, Hall welcomes Kerry Rupp, General Partner at [...]
Nov 29, 2019 – Austin Business Journal: “Venture capital hasn’t been this high in Austin since 2000. Is that a good thing?”
With all of the venture capital being raised by Central [...]
November 13, 2019 – Crunchbase News: New Organization Aims to Help Austin Women In VC Connect, Network
Austin Women in VC was born as an initiative to [...]
October 18, 2019 – Silicon Hills News: MassChallenge Texas Awards $500,000 to Five Startups
Sara T. Brand, a founding general partner of True Wealth Ventures, [...]