Published inBBG Ventures·Aug 22The State of Seed Stage Funding to Underrepresented FoundersBy Amber Quiñones & Drew Silverman August 22, 2023 Since 2014, BBG Ventures has been dedicated to backing overlooked founders—first women, and increasingly racially diverse founders—who are impatient to move the world forward and uniquely qualified to build transformational products for the next generation of consumers, workers, patients, students, and…Venture Capital15 min readVenture Capital15 min read
Published inBBG Ventures·Jul 28The Platform Team at BBGV is growing—apply to our Platform Associate role by 8/21!Job Title: Platform Associate Company: BBG Ventures Location: New York, NY (Hybrid Work Model) About BBG Ventures BBG Ventures is a seed and pre-seed venture fund leading investments in female & diverse founders who are uniquely qualified to build for our polycultural future — it was one of the first funds to put…Hiring4 min readHiring4 min read
Published inBBG Ventures·Jun 13Top 8 Lessons for Scaling an Early-Stage Company, from the BBGV Accelerate SummitBy Amber Quiñones, BBG Ventures With yet another Memorial Day behind us, it’s officially unofficially summertime in NYC. ☀️ Here at BBGV, we ushered in the rooftop party season with our inaugural BBGV Accelerate Summit for the most promising women and diverse early-stage founders. All too often, founder summits lean…Female Founders4 min readFemale Founders4 min read
Jan 11Join the BBGV Team — we’re hiring an AssociateJob Title: Associate Location: New York, NY (Hybrid Work Model) Program Length: 2-year program About BBG Ventures BBG Ventures is a seed and pre-seed venture fund leading investments in female & diverse founders who are uniquely qualified to solve the toughest challenges facing new consumers, workers and employers. BBGV has invested…Hiring3 min readHiring3 min read
Published inBBG Ventures·Jan 11Lessons from Backing Over 100 Female-Led Start-UpsWhere FF Are Building Today By Nisha Dua and Claire Biernacki, BBG Ventures In 2014, BBG Ventures was one of the first funds to back companies with at least one female founder. When we launched we heard all sorts of tropes, including our favorite: “We’d love to send you dealflow, but there just aren’t that…Female Founders7 min readFemale Founders7 min read
Jul 29, 2022Legal Justice for All with Amélie-Sophie VavrovskyAn Interview with the CEO & Founder of Formally — By: Sophia Posada-Parker, BBGV Platform & Operations MBA Intern Each Fourth of July, Americans gather, celebrate, honor, and pay their respects to this country. This July Fourth, however — after the reversal of Roe v. …Female Founders6 min readFemale Founders6 min read
Apr 22, 2022BBG Ventures is hiring an Operations Manager!Job Title: Operations Manager Company: BBG Ventures Location: New York, NY BBG Ventures is looking for a sharp, curious Operations Manager who loves syncing the clocks and keeping the trains running on time. This role will support the Managing Partners on a day-to-day basis and engage across all functions of…Hiring4 min readHiring4 min read
Mar 31, 2022There is No “Healthcare” Without Women’s Health: A Conversation with Amy Divaraniya & Priyanka JainBy: Amber Quiñones, BBGV Head of Platform & Operations To cap off Women’s History Month, we sat down to interview BBGV portfolio founders Amy Divaraniya (Founder & CEO of Oova) and Priyanka Jain (Co-Founder & CEO of Evvy) to discuss the state of women’s health. …Female Founders6 min readFemale Founders6 min read
Jan 7, 2022Mental Health “Glow-Up”: How to Win Gen ZBy: Uma Veerappan, MBA Associate From the COVID-19 pandemic to school shootings to the murder of George Floyd, the headlines below capture some of the contributing stressors that have intensified today’s youth mental health “emergency.” Coupled with the already stressful life transition during adolescence, there is a clear need to…Venture Capital8 min readVenture Capital8 min read
Oct 8, 2021New Beginnings: Investing in Digital Solutions for Boomers’ Second LivesBy: Winnie Lau, MBA Associate, with contributions from Team BBGV Historically, each new generation of consumers differs in its values, adopts new behaviors, and embraces different brands. This post will explore a significantly overlooked and underserved generation: Baby Boomers — consumers between the age of 55 and 74. As a…Venture Capital9 min readVenture Capital9 min read
