Category Archives: Inspiring Women

Women Angels Investing in Emerging Economies

On August 25, 2016, we held our sixth Hera Fund Wingpact Conversation. Our guest this month was Christine Emilie Lim, in a discussion about “Investing in Emerging Economies.” Silvia Mah, along with Christine, led this information-packed session. Christine Lim is … Continue reading

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Latina Women Make Great Angel Investors

On June 23, 2016, we had the delight of hosting Valentina Vitols for our Hera Fund Wingpact Conversation. Monthly Hera Fund Wingpact Conversations are convened by Silvia Mah, Founder of Hera Fund and Hera Labs, and Suzanne Andrews, Founding Partner of Wingpact. Valentina Vitols is a Latina angel investor, … Continue reading

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Circles of Nurturing Women Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors

I have noticed that women love mentoring. We love seeing the best in someone and we are good at drawing that potential out. We desire to share our hard-learned lessons so that others can skip over our mistakes and progress … Continue reading

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Concrete Steps for Advancing Diversity in the Women’s Startup Ecosystem

On April 28, 2016, we held a Hera Fund Wingpact Founder Funder Conversation, with the topic of, “Diversity in Women’s Entrepreneurship and Investing.” We were led by special guests Jackie Gutierrez, Founder and CEO of Cloud & Clover, and Lilibeth … Continue reading

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Turning Women Investors’ Risk Tolerance to Advantage

On Thursday, March 24, 2016, we held our second monthly Hera Fund Wingpact Founder Funder Conversation. We featured Silvia Armitano Mah on the topic of “Busting the Myth of Risk Tolerance in the Female Investor.” Women angel investors are often … Continue reading

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Two Great New Resources for Women: Rising Tide US Fund and Female Funders

A big thank-you to Female Funders for quoting Tina and me in their latest newsletter! I have re-posted it here.  Also, thanks to FF for spreading the word about the Rising Tide US Fund – it is truly a unique … Continue reading

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Women Investors Retreat

Six passionate, intelligent, high-impact women, on retreat in the mountains of Lake Tahoe, drinking wine, doing yoga, discussing the meaning of success and brainstorming how to make a lot of money while creating a better future for all of the … Continue reading

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Impact With Wings

Well, now I have two blogs! Check out my new post on the “other” blog. As you may know, I am writing a book with a group of amazing women that I met in the Pipeline Fellowship. We were so … Continue reading

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Hard Conversations for Women Angels

It’s a heady time in the women’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, with so many women stepping up to create the kind of future we want to live in. Not only does the number of women entrepreneurs continue to grow, we have an … Continue reading

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Manos Angel Bootcamp Opportunity

As we women build our entrepreneurial culture, one of the values we certainly want to embody is inclusiveness. Our new business culture will be stronger and more interesting if we connect with all groups that are working hard for visibility … Continue reading

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