May
14
A Venture Capital Firm Led by 2 Women Plans to Introduce a Fund
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Jennifer Fonstad, left, and Theresia Gouw are the founding partners of Aspect Ventures.CreditPeter DaSilva for The New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — More than a year after striking out on their own, the founders of Aspect Ventures are preparing a formal introduction of a sizable fund.
The firm plans to announce on Thursday that it has raised about $150 million for its first investment fund, a large sum for a two-founder venture capital firm.
Perhaps just as notably, it is one of the most prominent Silicon Valley firms led by women, at a time when the clubby world of venture capital has been criticized for a lack of diversity…
A Venture Capital Firm Led by 2 Women Plans to Introduce a Fund
