Female Founders Fund On Why Investing In Female Talent Matters

It’s an exciting time to invest in extraordinary female talent.

Founding Partner Anu Duggal knew this when she established New York City-based Female Founders Fund in 2014. The early-stage venture capital fund’s strategy then is the same as it is now. Female Founders Fund proves exceptional returns can be generated by investing in companies founded by women.

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To These Shrewd Business Owners, Being Latino Is a Huge Advantage

As President Trump sends another 5,000 troops to the Southern border to help fend off a caravan of asylum seekers, you might think being Latino in America would be something of a handicap. But you'd be wrong.

"I use the fact that I'm Brazilian, that I'm [Latina] to my benefit," says Junea Rocha, co-founder and CEO of Brazi Bites, a line of Brazilian cheese-bread snacks based in Portland, Oregon, and No. 219 on the Inc. 5000. For her, being a Latina woman gives her the ability to stand out from a sea of white males--a common sight when she goes to sales meetings--and has allowed her to grow her company's annual revenue from over half a million dollars in 2014 to more than $12.9 million last year.

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