Women's Fund Investor Update
Tuesday, March 3rd at 1:00pm (ET)
Alumni Ventures’ Charlotte Jenkins, Evy Chen, Laura Rippy, Meera Oak, Sophia Zhao, and Stacey Tsai led an exclusive investor update on the Women’s Fund, a portfolio designed to back high-potential companies with women leaders across the innovation economy.
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This session provided a detailed look at recent fund activity, portfolio company performance, and how current market and industry trends are shaping investment decisions. The team shared insights into the fund’s thesis, key diligence factors, and how Alumni Ventures continues to support women-founded and women-led companies across the growth lifecycle.
Whether attendees were first-time investors or seasoned LPs, this was an opportunity to engage directly with the investment team, ask questions, and gain a deeper understanding of the fund’s outlook. The session offered timely insights into the dynamics of venture investing and what they mean for investments in the Women’s Fund portfolio.
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Key Takeaway
- HomeHear firsthand updates on portfolio performance and investment progress
- HomeGain insights into how Alumni Ventures identifies and supports women-led companies
- HomeConnect with the team and learn how your investment is being managed
Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
Presenters:
Charlotte Jenkins
Senior AssociateCharlotte Jenkins is a Senior Associate at Alumni Ventures, where she supports venture investments across all sectors, with a focus on physical AI, agentic commerce, and consumer. Earlier in her career, Charlotte worked at several startups spanning food tech, last-mile delivery & logistics, pet adoption, and vertical AI. She leverages her operating experience from pre-seed to Series B, to back early-stage teams building the next wave of intelligent software.
Laura Bordewieck Rippy
Managing Partner, Women's FundLaura Rippy is a Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures. She runs the Harvard-focused fund (The Yard Ventures), the Dartmouth-focused fund (Green D Ventures), the Women's Fund at Alumni Ventures, and our US Strategic Tech fund. Alumni Ventures is "America's Largest Venture Firm for Individuals" with $1.5B raised, and 1500 portfolio companies. AV is one of the top 3 most active venture capital firms globally, per Pitchbook 2018-24. Previously, Laura was a serial CEO, Chairman, Board Member, Advisor, and Executive in high-technology companies including Microsoft. Business Insider ranked Laura in the Best Early Stage Investors of 2024 and 2025. Laura Rippy holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Government from Dartmouth College.
Meera Oak
Partner, Women's FundMeera’s background includes strategic, financial, and operational experience from her time at Yale University, where she managed a $1B budget (of a $4B organization), led M&A transactions, and secured business development relationships with corporate partners. Most recently, she worked with early-stage venture funds and incubators like Create Venture Studio and Polymath Capital Partners and was responsible for launching business ventures and sourcing investments in enterprise SaaS, infrastructure, and ecommerce. Meera has a BA in Economics from Swarthmore College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Sophia Zhao
Partner, Women's FundSophia brings a wealth of experience in capital advisory, corporate development, and operational optimization, establishing impactful collaborations with CXOs and Founders. With a diverse industry exposure encompassing cloud computing, mining and minerals, consumer goods, and Web3, Sophia has been at the forefront of transformative technologies.
