Jesse Draper on Crushing the VC Funding Gap

Audio Description

Capital invested in female-founded startups reached the $1 billion mark this year—the highest quarterly total ever. But women-owned businesses still face a funding gap when it comes to venture capital. Fourth-generation VC investor Jesse Draper, one of the 50 Most Connected Women in America according to Marie Claire, is on a mission to change that. She shares the lessons she's learned from helping create the female billionaires of tomorrow. 

Host
Beata Kirr
Co-Head—Investment & Wealth Strategies

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