She-VC

What She-VC does

She-VC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit storytelling platform founded in 2019 by Gayatri Sarkar and registered in Massachusetts, USA. The platform produces long-form episodic interviews with women and diverse General Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs) in venture capital, building a public narrative and visibility channel for underrepresented venture capital talent. Episodes feature senior VC figures from firms including General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Mayfield, OMERS, Foundry Group, B Capital, Greenspring Associates, Fairview Capital, Backstage Capital, Plexo Capital, Cross Creek, Forbes Family Trust, Hannah Grey, Accomplice, TMV, Glasswing Ventures, USV, Bloccelerate, Iconiq Capital, Forum Ventures, Neythri, Capricorn Investment Group, and Zane, alongside endowment and pension LPs such as Utah Retirement System, Nathan Cummings Foundation, and Empowering Midwest Venture.

The platform's technology stack is deliberately lightweight: a Google Sites-hosted web property at she-vc.com serves as the primary content hub, with episodes distributed as audio on Spotify and video on YouTube. Content is organized across multiple verticals including GPs/LPs interviews, the Solo She-VCs series profiling solo women GPs running micro VC funds (typically sub $5M to $25M Fund I), the 2020 Women in VC-led Fund Report produced with Women in VC co-founders Jessica Peltz and Sutian Dong, and a Legacy Families section. The site integrates direct donor and sponsorship solicitation via a dedicated DONATE page and direct email outreach ([email protected]).

She-VC's business model is donation-driven rather than transactional. The organization solicits individual donations and corporate sponsorship to fund its DEI advocacy and storytelling operations, with all content freely accessible to the public and no paid subscription, seat, or usage fees. Primary constituents are women and diverse GPs/LPs as content subjects and audience, and donors/sponsors seeking credible channels to support VC DEI. The organization maintains mutual ecosystem relationships with Women in VC, Sapphire Partners' #OpenLP initiative, and the Intentional Endowments Network (IEN), which collectively extend its reach into a network of more than 2,800 women VCs across 1,800+ venture funds spanning 160+ cities and 55 countries.

Name

She-VC

Legal name

She-VC

Website

https://she-vc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

She-VC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit storytelling platform founded in 2019 that produces long-form interviews with women and diverse GPs and LPs in venture capital, distributing episodes via its website, Spotify, and YouTube to support DEI advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Venture Capital Media and DEI Advocacy

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Podcast Networks & Studio Platforms (MPAIADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital storytelling
• DEI advocacy media
• Women VC interviews
• Non-profit podcast platform
• Venture ecosystem content

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual donations: She-VC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that solicits individual donations via a dedicated DONATE page on she-vc.com to fund DEI advocacy and ongoing storytelling operations.
2. Corporate sponsorship and grants: She-VC explicitly invites corporate sponsorship and larger donations from institutions, providing direct contact (gayatri at she-vc.com) for sponsorship inquiries alongside the public DONATE flow.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

She-VC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit storytelling platform that produces and distributes long-form episodic video and audio interviews featuring women and diverse General Partners and Limited Partners in venture capital. The platform publishes content via its own website (she-vc.com), a YouTube channel, and a Spotify podcast, and also produces research-adjacent content such as the 2020 Women in VC led Fund Report and the Solo She-VCs series profiling solo women micro-VC fund managers. The organization is funded through individual donations and corporate sponsorship rather than paid subscriptions or licensing fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Episodes: GPs/LPs Interview Series Long-form episodic video and audio interviews featuring women and diverse General Partners and Limited Partners across the venture capital ecosystem, distributed via the She-VC website, YouTube, and Spotify. The series is targeted at the venture ecosystem audience seeking visibility into underrepresented VC talent and is available for free.
• Solo She-VCs Series A storytelling sub-series within She-VC profiling solo women GPs operating micro VC funds, providing peer benchmarking and visibility for emerging solo women fund managers. Available for free via the She-VC website.
• She-VC Podcast on Spotify Audio podcast distribution of She-VC's long-form interviews with women and diverse venture capitalists, available free on Spotify for global listeners.
• She-VC YouTube Video Channel Long-form video interview episodes published on YouTube, focused on women and diverse GPs and LPs in venture capital, with DEI-themed hashtag optimization for organic discovery.
• 2020 Women in VC led Fund Report Industry research report produced with Women in VC co-founders Jessica Peltz and Sutian Dong on the untapped potential of women-led funds, available for free on the She-VC website.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Women in VCcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWomen in VC is the world's largest community for women in venture capital, with more than 2,800 women across more than 1,800 venture funds spanning over 160 cities and 55 countries. She-VC features Women in VC co-founders Jessica Peltz and Sutian Dong in a special episode on the 2020 'Untapped Potential of Women-Led Funds' research report and references Women in VC as a key relationship partner on its homepage.
• Sapphire Partners (#OpenLP)coreGTM or Marketing Partner#OpenLP is an effort to help foster greater understanding in the entrepreneur-to-LP tech ecosystem and is supported by Sapphire Partners, which invests in early-stage venture capital funds globally. She-VC references #OpenLP and Sapphire Partners as a key relationship on its homepage.
• Intentional Endowments Network (IEN)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Intentional Endowments Network (IEN) connects endowments, asset managers, investment consultants, nonprofit partners, and individuals. She-VC lists IEN as a relationship partner on its homepage under 'Our Relationships'.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• All Raise: Non-profit organization focused on increasing the representation of women in venture capital as GPs, LPs, and founders. Highly comparable to She-VC: same DEI-in-VC mission, similar community-led model, overlapping audience of women VCs and institutional LPs.
• Diversity VC: UK-based non-profit focused on increasing diversity in the venture capital industry. Directly comparable mission and structure, with overlapping research and advocacy work aimed at institutional LPs and corporate sponsors.
• BLCK VC: Non-profit community of Black venture capitalists and allies working to increase representation in VC. Directly comparable mission, persona audience (underrepresented VCs), and community-driven advocacy model.
• Women in VC: The largest global community of women in venture capital (2,800+ women, 1,800+ funds, 160+ cities). She-VC's core GTM partner and the most directly comparable organization in audience and mission, with research output (e.g., the 2020 'Untapped Potential' report) that overlaps She-VC's content.
• VC Include: A non-profit coalition working to increase diversity in venture capital. Same target audience (diverse GPs and LPs), same DEI advocacy thesis, and a featured guest on She-VC's platform — making it a directly adjacent mission-driven peer.

Emerging players

• Plexo Capital: Multi-stage venture fund explicitly focused on investing in funds managed by diverse and emerging managers. Directly comparable DEI thesis (capital to diverse fund managers) and a featured She-VC guest — a peer in audience and advocacy rather than format.
• Backstage Capital: Venture fund founded by Arlan Hamilton focused on underrepresented founders, with a strong content/community brand. She-VC has featured Arlan Hamilton as a guest; Backstage is a comparable DEI-in-VC brand but operates a fund rather than a pure storytelling platform.
• Allocate (Samir Kaji): Platform and advisory firm focused on emerging and diverse fund managers, including capital formation support for micro VC funds. Overlapping target audience (solo GPs and emerging managers, including the 'Solo She-VCs' segment) and a featured She-VC guest.

Broad incumbents

• Intentional Endowments Network (IEN): Non-profit network connecting endowments, asset managers, and consultants around sustainable and impact investing. Listed as a core She-VC relationship partner; comparable as a mission-aligned non-profit that channels institutional capital into DEI-aligned investment strategies.
• Sapphire Partners (#OpenLP): LP-of-LPs that supports emerging managers and runs the #OpenLP initiative to improve entrepreneur-to-LP transparency. Listed as a core She-VC relationship partner; comparable as an institutional LP that shares the DEI-in-VC thesis and serves the same diverse GP audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/hashtag/openlp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/gayatrisarkar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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