Sutian Dong's guest appearances

Sutian Dong

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

Seed to Scale

Career Contessa

Confluence.VC

Anu Duggal

Beth Comstock

Marah Lidey

Naomi Hirabayashi

Reshma Saujani

Barbara Corcoran

Sallie Krawcheck

Sheryl Sandberg

Maria Sharapova

Jenny Fleiss

Arianna Huffington

Laura Vanderkam

Christine Hassler

Robin Roberts

Linda Cardellini

OwlTail

Meet Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong, the power duo behind Female Founders Fund and women disrupting venture capitalism. You’ve probably read the headlines about how much funding women-founded companies receive from investors and those low, low numbers are no lie. That’s where Anu and Sutian come in. They are reshaping traditional venture capital by creating their own early-stage fund that invests in the power of female talent. Their portfolio includes Shine, Zola, Billie, Rent The Runway, Maven, and more well-known brands, however, while that sounds glamorous now, Female Founders Fund started because of a  personal drive to build something that would fill a gap in the industry just like many other female entrepreneurs.  On this episode, you'll  learn:   All about venture capital 101   What female entrepreneurs should know about pitching VCs   Why astrology was top of mind throughout our conversation   How Anu and Sutian define success in their own lives     Show Notes: 28-Day Career Kickstart Career Contessa InstagramFemale Founders FundSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meet Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong, the power duo behind Female Founders Fund and women disrupting venture capitalism. You’ve probably read the headlines about how much funding women-founded companies receive from investors and those low, low numbers are no lie. That’s where Anu and Sutian come in. They are reshaping traditional venture capital by creating their own early-stage fund that invests in the power of female talent. Their portfolio includes Shine, Zola, Billie, Rent The Runway, Maven, and more well-known brands, however, while that sounds glamorous now, Female Founders Fund started because of a  personal drive to build something that would fill a gap in the industry just like many other female entrepreneurs. On this episode, you'll  learn: <ul> <li> All about venture capital 101 </li> <li> What female entrepreneurs should know about pitching VCs </li> <li> Why astrology was top of mind throughout our conversation </li> <li> How Anu and Sutian define success in their own lives </li> </ul> Show Notes: <a href="https://www.careercontessa.com/career-kickstart-survey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">28-Day Career Kickstart</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/careercontessa/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Career Contessa Instagram </a><a href="https://femalefoundersfund.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Female Founders Fund</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Anu Duggal & Sutian Dong: Disrupting Venture Capital

Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong are the partners of Female Founders Fund, where they invest in tech companies started by women. Anu began her career as an entrepreneur -- including starting India’s first wine bar, and an e-commerce company. Sutian came from the investing side of things. In 2014, Anu decided to launch Female Founders Fund. A couple years later, she brought Sutian on as a partner. Together, they’ve invested in companies like Thrive Global and Rent the Runway. On the Couch, they talk to us about what makes a great cold email, the companies in their shadow portfolios, and why they’re so focused on building communities for female founders.

Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong are the partners of Female Founders Fund, where they invest in tech companies started by women. Anu began her career as an entrepreneur -- including starting India’s first wine bar, and an e-commerce company. Sutian came from the investing side of things. In 2014, Anu decided to launch Female Founders Fund. A couple years later, she brought Sutian on as a partner. Together, they’ve invested in companies like Thrive Global and Rent the Runway. On the Couch, they talk to us about what makes a great cold email, the companies in their shadow portfolios, and why they’re so focused on building communities for female founders.

Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong, Partners of Female Founders Fund: “Investors want to hear what drives you.”  

Founding General Partner Nihal Mehta sits down with Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong, Partners at Female Founders Fund, to discuss the inception of the world’s first female-focused Venture Capital fund, how they were set up on a “blind date” by Ed Zimmerman of Lowenstein Sandler and have been able to use their unique backgrounds and points of views to make strong investments.In this episode, Anu speaks to risk tolerance and the challenges they’ve faced while fundraising and Sutian addresses the huge shift in the industry as female founders are securing more capital than ever. They also discuss building strong brand awareness and how collaboration across the VC community has been important to raising awareness for their fund and reaching the female founder community. Sutian shares that Female Founders Fund has always led with the mission to be the first place that FF think of going to when raising capital, but also want to be instrumental in supporting female entrepreneurs even before they think about starting a company. Lastly, see what #WWND means and why it hangs in their office, how they try to establish work/life balance and why they are excited about the rise of alternative communities. Send comments to seedtoscale@eniac.vc and tweet us @seedtoscale.

Founding General Partner Nihal Mehta sits down with Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong, Partners at Female Founders Fund, to discuss the inception of the world’s first female-focused Venture Capital fund, how they were set up on a “blind date” by Ed Zimmerman of Lowenstein Sandler and have been able to use their unique backgrounds and points of views to make strong investments. In this episode, Anu speaks to risk tolerance and the challenges they’ve faced while fundraising and Sutian addresses the huge shift in the industry as female founders are securing more capital than ever. They also discuss building strong brand awareness and how collaboration across the VC community has been important to raising awareness for their fund and reaching the female founder community. Sutian shares that Female Founders Fund has always led with the mission to be the first place that FF think of going to when raising capital, but also want to be instrumental in supporting female entrepreneurs even before they think about starting a company. Lastly, see what #WWND means and why it hangs in their office, how they try to establish work/life balance and why they are excited about the rise of alternative communities. Send comments to seedtoscale@eniac.vc and tweet us @seedtoscale.

Anu Duggal & Sutian Dong of Female Founders Fund on the inception of the world’s first female-fund