by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Aug 25, 2021 | Gender Lens Investing, Integrated Investing
In 2011, while contemplating how to move money more purposefully and wondered where all the women investors were, I was fortunate to meet Jackie VanderBrug at Social Venture Institute. Thanks to Jackie’s invitation to attend Criterion Institute’s...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Feb 1, 2020 | Decision-Making, Impact investing, Pique Fund
When I founded Pique Ventures in 2012, it was with a curiosity about how to move money more purposefully and to find out where all the women investors were. “Impact investing” as a phrase was 5 years old. “Gender lens investing” had been coined...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Sep 19, 2019 | Impact investing, Innovation, Leadership, Pique Fund, Resources, Systems, Trends
About a year ago, I developed an interest in attending VC Unlocked, an investor training program focused on venture capital, delivered by 500 Startups and Stanford University. I tried to get the tuition cost funded through a grant, I asked a friend to refer me when...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Sep 13, 2019 | News, Pique Fund
Building a company is a marathon, not a sprint. I’m excited to share that Pique Fund portfolio company ePACT Network, led by Christine Sommers and Kirsten Koppang Telford, has raised a $4.5M Series A round of investment to fund its growth. Pique Fund, an early-stage...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Aug 6, 2019 | Capital raising, Due diligence, Emerging managers
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Networking and growing your network is key to any business activity. For example, seeking referrals was an important part of raising Hustle Fund’s inaugural fund. “We started by approaching friends and acquaintances and...
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