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How Women Invest
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
How Women Invest is a venture capital firm that runs three funds and invests exclusively in companies founded or co-founded by women. It also builds a network of women limited partners and provides portfolio companies with mentorship, market access and business development support.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsfemale founderswomen investorstech-enabledb2bdiversityventure capital
Your fit with How Women Invest
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Or find every investor that fitsHow Women Invest lists 26 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 4 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 75% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (32%), AI & Machine Learning (9%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (9%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Acumen America, Backstage Capital and Cleveland Avenue.
Counts come from funding rounds that name How Women Invest, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not How Women Invest's whole history. Rounds on record name 4 companies; its own site lists 26. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 25% |
| Series A | 75% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 62th | 26 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 60th | 25% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 87th | 15% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 58th | 32% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 32% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 5% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Consumer | 6% | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 4% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Food & Agriculture | 6% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Acumen America | 2 |
| Backstage Capital | 2 |
| Cleveland Avenue | 2 |
| Engage | 2 |
| Gaingels | 2 |
| HearstLab | 2 |
| Ideaship Fund | 2 |
| NEXTBLUE | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers26100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare How Women Invest head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with How Women Invest| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Series A | |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Series A | |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Series A |
Round details for How Women Invest
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in How Women Invest's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
26 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGED Diagnostics delivers noninvasive blood tests that diagnose MASH and stage liver fibrosis across the full spectrum of disease | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Alcheme Bio develops precision enzyme systems that improve flavor and functionality during processing, helping manufacturers create higher-performing protein ingredients. | Food & AgricultureHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Anise Health provides therapy sessions with culturally-attuned therapists | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company designs and sells personal care products, including pads, liners, and body care items, for women as they age. | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Margin automates billing for third-party logistics companies and pays invoices the same day they are issued | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| BabyQuip rents baby gear for trips. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Clearbrief provides a cite-checking platform for legal professionals to verify citations and facts within Microsoft Word | Legal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Clickvoyant combines buyer psychology, data science, experimentation, and development to help businesses turn growth bottlenecks into shipped work. | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cofertility offers egg freezing and donation programs for family building | Healthcare & Biotech | Apr 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Encellin is focused on advancing next generation therapies, starting with endocrine disorders. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides data analytics solutions for healthcare and Medicaid providers and payors. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Heard IO provides a platform to search, discover and shop from small businesses and emerging entrepreneurs | E-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
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| Inclusively provides a workforce intelligence platform to help employees find and use support and give benefits leaders and brokers real-time visibility into employee needs | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Statusphere connects brands with micro-influencers to create and manage sponsored content | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Jan 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| MenoWell produces menopause wellness products, including fiber and protein bars | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Narratize unites data from various platforms with experts' knowledge to help teams launch superior products faster | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Oova develops and sells at-home hormone monitoring kits for fertility and perimenopause tracking | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Re:Dish provides a reusable container and dishware program that includes supply, pickup, cleaning, and tracking services | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- howwomeninvest.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Apr 2025
- Companies checked
- 26
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