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Know Your Worth, Know Your Wealth
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  • by Linnea Conrad Roberts

Know Your Worth, Know Your Wealth

Our Spring 2024 News: Upside of the Downturn
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Our Spring 2024 News: Upside of the Downturn

Innovating and Investing in the Future of Care
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Champions of Equity for Women Founders
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Champions of Equity for Women Founders

  • GingerBread Capital Founder + CEO @linneaconradroberts got to hang out with some of our favorite people the other week when she attended the G9 Summer Summit in the Hamptons. The annual event, hosted by @g9_ventures Partners @amygriffin and @annadoherty at Amy’s estate, brought together an illustrious group of 120 women founders and funders for a day of networking, gnoshing, candid panel conversations, and an expo featuring edible and wearable goods from female-led startups (and a popup bookstore featuring great reads from @reesesbookclub). @reesewitherspoon was a featured speaker at the day-long event, which also was attended by @Spanx Founder @sarablakely, @sprinklescupcakes Founder @candacenelson, makeup guru @bobbibrown, jewelry designer @sheryllowejewelry, Founder/CEO @joannastrober of @midihealth and many other amazing, innovative, visionary women. And look who Linnea met up with in Amy’s apple orchard! [slide 1: also pictured: veteran executive Ann Mather (second from left), board member of @netflix, @bumble and others] #womeninvestinginwomen #knowyourworth #knowyourwealth #femalefounders #entrepreneurialwomen #investinwomen #womeninvc #womeninvestors #womeninfinance #g9makingwaves
  • We’re super excited to announce our newest member of the GingerBread Capital team—welcome, Elizabeth Valiaveedan! After an exhaustive search for an Associate that attracted hundreds of impressive applicants and involved a rigorous interviewing process, Liza demonstrated to us her exceptional analytical and communications skills—and her passion for our mission of getting more venture capital into the hands of female founders and funders. We’re thrilled to have Liza on our investment team, and look forward to all the great work we’ll be doing together. Read more about Liza at the link in our bio. #womeninventurecapital #womeninvc #womenempowerment #femalefounders #investinwomen #womensupportingwomen #womeninfinance
  • Who better than US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to bring together a group of all-male senior execs of some of America’s largest corporations to talk about the most vital issue determining the future competitiveness of our nation’s workforce: CHILD CARE! 👏🏾👏🏽👏🏻👏🏽 GBC Partner Ita Ekpoudom was in Washington DC on June 27th for the inaugural summit on Child Care Innovation, hosted by the US Department of Commerce and the US Chamber of Commerce. Leaders in government, business and nonprofits addressed topics such as the critical role of employers in child care, how to better support providers and caregivers, public-private partnerships, and investing in startups innovating child care solutions. The Governors of Colorado, Massachusetts and Indiana also discussed their states’ model reforms in child care and Pivotal Ventures Founder Melinda French Gates gave the afternoon keynote address (virtually) on how investment capital will catalyze entrepreneurial innovations that are moving affordable, universal child care closer to reality. Ita also got to catch up with Commerce Dept Senior Advisor Liat Krawczyk, who helped organize this groundbreaking event. Brava! Photo 1: US Commerce Secretary @ginaraimondo leading the child care convo with Micron Technology’s Manish Bhatia; UPS’ Nando Cesarone; Suffolk Construction’s John Fish; and Etsy’s Josh Silverman. Photo 2: GBC Partner @03tigress with Commerce Dept Sr Advisor Liat Krawczyk.
  • GingerBread Capital Founder/CEO @linneaconradroberts was in Los Angeles on June 18th to give the keynote speech at the LA Area Chamber of Commerce about how women can build their wealth through investing, entrepreneurship and supporting other women. The event was part of the Chamber’s Women in Leadership series that attracted a diverse audience of women professionals and entrepreneurs, and included an insightful, candid panel discussion with Linnea and some of our favorite experts in finance and venture capital: @sallie.krawcheck of @ellevest (a GBC portfolio co.) and @jessecdraper of @halogenvc. Moderated by GBC’s own Katherine Rice @katherinemillvalley, the discussion covered how women can become better investors, in themselves, in their careers and businesses, and in the market. It’s part of our “Know Your Worth Know Your Wealth” initiative to accelerate and expand the ecosystem of women founders and funders. Many thanks to @msalinas_lachamberceo and the LA Chamber for inviting Linnea to address this vital topic and share her insights with this roomful of dynamic women! (And a special shout out to our portfolio company founders, Dr. @kathymagliato of Cordex Systems and @amichellerees of @agebold for being there!) #womensupportingwomen #womeninfinance #womeninvc #womeninvestors #womenfounders #femalefounders #investinyou #investinwomen
  • Last week GingerBread Capital’s investment team attended The Care Summit, held on May 30 in San Francisco. The day-long event brought together visionary founders and investors who are driving innovation and collaboration in the $648 billion care economy. GBC’s own Katherine Rice delivered opening remarks and brought to the stage for a keynote fireside chat First Partner of California Jennifer Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who spoke with veteran health journalist Anna Nordberg about the enormous economic impact of care today and on future generations. The invite-only event included networking and panel discussions from leading experts on topics such as how AI and public policy will shape the future of caregiving; leveraging technology to improve life and care for older adults and families; and investment opportunities in longevity, health, and well-being. Among the panelists and speakers were GBC portfolio company founders Helen Adeosun of @careacademy.co , Joanna Strober of @midihealth Health, Julia Cohen Sebastien of @grayce_co and Lynn Perkins of @urbansitter, along with fund partners Jesse Draper of @halogenvc and Monique Woodard of @cake.vc Ventures. The event was sponsored by @pivotal_ventures and JPMorgan Chase & Co. , and co-produced by GingerBread Capital along with @magnifyventures, Cake Ventures, @theholdingco , Ulu Ventures, Banc of California, Cooley LLP and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Check out thecaresummit.com for the full agenda! #careeconomy #healthtech #womenfounders #womeninvc #healthcare #healthandwellness #investinwomen #aiinhealthcare #healthpolicy
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