Women in Private Funds

Leyla Holterud 'is the ideal leader to scale our European platform and the bridges we have been building between Europe and the rest of the world for well over a decade,' says Vintage co–managing partner Asaf Horesh.

Investors include Nigeria's Bank of Industry, British International Investment, EDFI Management Company, Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund and Visa Foundation.

The fund raised $13.5m to make early-stage investments in founders closing access gaps across healthcare and financial services.

Tell us who you think should be included in our fifth annual list, which celebrates the achievements of women working across alternative assets.

Torres was named senior vice president of value creation at the B2B software investor, which is raising its second fund.

Fundraising by women-led venture firms dipped last year, but our analysis of three years of research shows female venture capitalists have plenty to be happy about.

A total of 139 women-led funds closed on a combined $5.43 billion in 2022, according to Venture Capital Journal's exclusive research.

A total of 180 closed on a combined $5.29 billion in 2023, according to Venture Capital Journal's exclusive research.

A total of 170 women-led venture capital funds closed on a combined $3.88 billion in 2024, according to Venture Capital Journal's exclusive research.

The woman-led firm leverages its Kansas City location to give companies access to underutilized networks and partnerships.