Investing in late-stage female founders - Sarah Antor, Founding GP, Helena Capital

Sarah Antor is a Founding GP at Helena Capital. Helena Capital is a lead investor into female-founded/led tech businesses ripe to scale globally and raising their Series B+ round. The $200m inaugural HCP Growth Fund I is focused on Deep Tech, Fintech, and Impact in Europe and the US.

In this episode we talk about -

How investing in female founders returns 2x as compared to investing in an all-male team
How investing in late-stage female founders helps Helena Capital derisk the investment
Is there a bias against female founders when it comes to venture capital investing
Why more VCs need to start looking out for and investing in female-led startups
Tracking female founders right from pre-seed stage even though Helena Capital only invests at Series B & beyond
Potential exit patways & timeline for portfolio companies

& lots more

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