Women Investors
Regrettably, female founders don’t attract nearly their fair share of investor interest and capital. But thanks to these women angel and venture capital investors, that’s changing. These women are at the forefront of that movement.
Four dedicated experts compiled this list: Shradha Agarwal, Genevieve Thiers, Nicole Yeary and Cate Conroy. Our great thanks to them for their extraordinary work and for Nicole's permission to publish this.
Our innovation hub members also learn about other women investors in Illinois.
Abundant Venture Partners
Esther Cepeda
Tabitha Dosch
Sharon Langshur
Adams Street Partners
adamsstreetpartners.com
Sarah Bass
Rebecca Boyer
Lauren Bozzelli
Gail Carey
Elizabeth Chrisensen
Sara Cushing
Sarah E. Finneran
Carolyn Flanagan
Molly Gilchrist
Marsha Gramata
Doris (Yiyang) Guo
Emilia Gura
Ana Maria Harrison
Lynn Hayden
Megan Heneghan
Eva (Chongshan) Huang
Alejandra Lesch
Kelly Meldrum
Jana Monler
Joan Newman
Stephanie Paine
Gabrielle Penn
Lena Pugh
Jamie Raibley
Valencia Redding
Sara Robinson
Marisol Ryu
Anne Semik
Sejal Shah
Hanneke Smits
Yar-Ping Soo
Christina Totton
Renee Vogl
Katherine Wanner
Morgan Webber
Rocio Werner
Ling Jen Wu
Triste Wycko-Heintz
Jian Zhang
Apex Venture Partners
Nancy Corrie
Lee Chuen Ting
Baird Capital
Nicole Bramson
Nicole Walker
Batterson Venture Capital
Annie Piotrowski
Bluestein & Associates
Ashley Hartman
Ceres Ventures
ceresventurefund.com
Laura Pearl
Chicago Growth Partners
cgp.com
Kristina Heinze
Chicago Ventures
chicagoventures.com
Ellen Carnahan
CME Ventures
Rumi Morales
DRW Venture Capital
Kim Trautmann
Duchossois Technology Partners
Michelle Waldusky
DyMynd Angels
Monika Black
Carolyn Leonard
Elmspring
elmspringaccelerator.com
Kim Kleeman
FIrestarter Fund
Shradha Agarwal
Alicia Mullen
Hyde Park Angels
hydeparkangels.com
Stephanie Arnold
Samantha Buyniski
Joanne Chang
Joanne Chen
Elizabeth Christie
Michelle Collins
Kara Davey
Anita Garten
Martha Goodell
Jennifer Goodnow
Elisabeth Goossen
Margo Gordon
Jane Klewin Grimm
Elizabeth Han
Lilia Kogan
Jennifer Long
Teri Lowinger
Sharon McDade
Dawn McKenna
Alida Miranda-Wol_
Susan Mravca
Karin Dommermuth O’Connor
Erika Olson
Vicki Peng
Leslie Pinsof
Andrea Poldoian
Ellen Rudnick
Jo Polich
Jamie Shah
Jessica van der Vooren
Alida Wolf
Donna Zarcone
Hyde Park Venture Partners
hydeparkvp.com
Nancy Corrie
Jackie DiMonte
Illinois Ventures
illinoisventures.com
Kathryn Burrer Hyer
Nancy Sullivan
Impact Engine
theimpactengine.com
Tasha Seltz
Jessica Yagan
InvestHER
Cayla Chambers
Gerri Kahnweiler
Irish Angels
irishangels.com
Gale Bowman
JK & B Capital
Nancy O’Leary
Tasha Seltz
Lightbank
Marina DeDes
Vicki Levine
Machrie Enterprises
Ellen Carnahan
Marengo Hampshire Partners
marengohampshire.com
Andrea Moran
Alexandra Zaporozec
MATH Venture Partners
mathventurepartners.com
Samara Mejia Hernandez
Dana Wright
MK Capital
Karen Buckner
Moderne Ventures
Constance Freeman
MVC Capital
Martha Kausch
Shivani Khurana
Jennifer Kosiba
Jaclyn Shapiro-Rothchild
New World Ventures
Sonia Nagar
Pritzker Group
Alyssa Jaffe
Remodista
Kelly Stickel
Romar Capital Partners
Sarah Somers
Sandbox Industries
sandboxindustries.com
Anna Hahgoole
Sittercity.com
Genevieve Thiers
Sterling Partners
Rozmin Ajanee
Brennan Barthelemy
Fran Beard
Renee Berghoff
Natalie Linsalata
Kim Vendor Moffat
Carrie Sowers
Julie Stacey
Shoshana Vernick
Trello
Stella Garber
Vue Ventures
Ann Marie
Independent angel investor
Eileen Hamra