We are offering grants of $10,000 each to 25 women-led small businesses in states across the US that have been hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. Application deadline is May 20.

Many of the companies in the GingerBreadCap portfolio are providing valuable information, resources and services in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Linnea and Ita discussed how to grow the ecosystem of female investors supporting women founders in a recent episode of "Off the Sidelines," a new podcast series about startup investing.

Before you start raising funds for your business from outside investors, seriously consider the pressures and expectations that you'll be taking on. Incredible Health's Iman Abuzeid provides exceptional insights and guidance that every founder should read before proceeding.

We'll remember 2019 as a pretty awesome year. A year of new connections and collaborations. Of new VC funds and LPs. And, of stronger advocacy and ground-breaking events focused on supporting and investing in women and diverse founders.

We ended the year as an LP in several new funds that are committed to investing in women and diverse founders. We also added a half-dozen knock-out startups to our portfolio.