Podcast appearances and mentions of anu duggal

In this special episode, we celebrate the 10-year milestone of the Female Founders Fund with its visionary founder, Anu Duggal, in conversation with Nayeema Raza, a journalist who has worked at New York Times and New York Magazine. Join us as Anu reflects on ten insightful lessons learned over the past decade, reflecting on the evolution of female entrepreneurship and the dynamic landscape of venture capital. From the art of the cold email to the importance of staying agile, Anu's journey offers invaluable wisdom for both aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs. Tune in for an inspiring conversation filled with stories of resilience, innovation, and the future of female-led ventures. You can follow Nayeema's new venture, “Smart Girl Dumb Questions” on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your content.

In 2014, less than 2% of venture capital dollars went towards female-founded companies. So, Anu Duggal started Female Founders Fund–the first early-stage fund focused on investing exclusively in female founders–to help support the women who are building the companies of tomorrow. Over the last ten years, FFF has become the leading source of institutional capital for female founders with over $3B in enterprise value and Anu is now one of the few female solo GPs managing over $100 AUM in the venture capital industry. In this episode of Claim Your Confidence, we talk about Anu's entrepreneurial journey, why she launched Female Founders Fund, and diversifying venture capital. Don't miss this interview where discuss:Growing up in multiple countries, how travel builds confidence, and Anu's early career pathWhat Anu learned from her first entrepreneurial venture launching India's first wine tasting bar before going to business schoolThe ins and outs of venture capital funds, what entrepreneurs need to know, and what Anu is looking for when deciding to back a companyThe untapped potential of investing in female founded businesses, FFF's success stories, and the milestone of returning their first fundBeing open about the challenges of being a founder and sharing the lessons you've learned with those that are just beginning their journeys Find Anu:www.femalefoundersfund.comIG: @anuduggal; @femalefoundersfundLinkedIn: Anu DuggalFollow Lydia:www.lydiafenet.comIG: @lydiafenetLinkedIn: Lydia FenetQuestions or comments, we'd love to hear from you...send us a text!Record a question here so we can answer it on the next episode of Claim Your Confidence.To stay up to date with Claim Your Confidence and get all the behind-the-scenes content, follow us on Instagram and on YouTube.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple or Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts.Recorded at The Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center.Thank you for listening.

Will Packer is a film, television, and podcast producer who has worked in Hollywood for more than 20 years, making movies like ‘Ride Along,' ‘The Wedding Ringer,' and ‘Girls Trip.' He also has a book on the way next year, ‘Who Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big,' about the stories and lessons he's learned in the entertainment industry. Will's latest show, ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,' premieres September 5 on Peacock, and tells the story of Muhammad Ali's famous fight in Atlanta and the massive theft that followed. He chatted about his experiences as a producer, where he finds story inspiration, and one of his biggest accomplishments: convincing Beyoncé to change her mind. Also, Anu Duggal, founding partner of Female Founders Fund, talks about how things have changed, or not, for female entrepreneurs in the startup ecosystem. After 10 years in seed-funding for companies, she sees optimism in climate tech, but AI? . . . Not so much.

Will Packer is a film, television, and podcast producer who has worked in Hollywood for more than 20 years, making movies like ‘Ride Along,' ‘The Wedding Ringer,' and ‘Girls Trip.' He also has a book on the way next year, ‘Who Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big,' about the stories and lessons he's learned in the entertainment industry. Will's latest show, ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,' premieres September 5 on Peacock, and tells the story of Muhammad Ali's famous fight in Atlanta and the massive theft that followed. He chatted about his experiences as a producer, where he finds story inspiration, and one of his biggest accomplishments: convincing Beyoncé to change her mind. Also, Anu Duggal, founding partner of Female Founders Fund, talks about how things have changed, or not, for female entrepreneurs in the startup ecosystem. After 10 years in seed-funding for companies, she sees optimism in climate tech, but AI? . . . Not so much.

Earnings from Norfolk Southern, Boston Beer, Deckers, Dexcom and more. Melius's Ben Reitzes breaks down OpenAI's SearchGPT news and what it means for Google, plus how he is thinking about the software sector right now and what could be the next catalyst for AI stocks. Morgan Stanley Global Chief Economist on the macro environment and next week's Fed decision. Anu Duggal is the founding partner of Female Founders Fund; she walks us through what she is telling founders in the current market and why only 2% of VC dollars went to women founders in 2023. Plus, Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu on the move higher in defense stocks. 

When Anu Duggal started her first business, a wine bar in Bombay, she was entering a sector that she had no experience in. But she didn't let that stop her, in fact, she leveraged that inexperience to generate new insights and innovation. In the years that followed, she grew into an entrepreneurial powerhouse, launching the Female Founders Fund in 2014, investing in early stage female founders. Since then, Anu has appeared on Fortune's “40 under 40” Crain's “Notable Women in Tech” list and been included in Business Insider's “Ultimate List of Female Startup Investors.” Explore more empowering resources

Anu Duggal, the founding partner of Female Founders Fund, is all about helping female-led companies get the funding they need and deserve, despite all the obstacles around raising money. Last month, she hosted the 2024 Female Founders Fund CEO Summit, a day of talks, panel discussions, and networking at the New York Stock Exchange that brought together more than 100 women, including the founders of Food52, Culinary Agents, and Mimi Cheng's. Anu joins host Kerry Diamond to discuss the origin story of Female Founders Fund, and the work she and her team have done over the past decade. They also talk about the current “funding freeze” businesses are experiencing in their search for capital, and why the wealth gap is as important as the wage gap. Earlier in her career, Anu was drawn to the food world, so she shares her journey from Tabla restaurant in New York to La Varenne culinary school in Burgundy to Bombay, where she opened India's very first wine bar. Thank you to Pernod Richard, OpenTable, and Walmart for supporting today's episode. Hosted by Kerry DiamondProduced by Catherine Baker and Elizabeth VogtEdited by Jenna SadhuEditorial Assistant Londyn CrenshawRecorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller CenterRadio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Anu: Instagram, Female Founders FundMore on Kerry: Instagram

Join us for this bonus Q&A episode to learn more about the host behind The Two Percent and Female Founders Fund Founding Partner, Anu Duggal! Anu sits down with FFF investor Adrianna Samaniego to answer listener questions across a range of topics from fundraising to networking, and much more. Anu shares stories and lessons learned from her formative years, her early-career as a consultant, her time in culinary school and as a founder of two successful food ventures, to eventually entering the VC world as a solo GP with Female Founders Fund in 2014.

Naturally, there are people better suited to come up with the big ideas that drive a business forward and another set of people that are suited for executing these ideas. That's why episode 1 of Female Founders Breaking Boundaries is about the difference between a visionary and a CEO! Have you ever felt like your customers and your team just don't get what it is you're trying to do with your business? Download your free Company Persona Template that we use with clients to get them started with bringing everyone on to the same page. It's designed to get you and your team thinking about your purpose, your focus and your values; and documenting them so that you can get everybody on the same page.In this episode of Female Founders Breaking Boundaries, I'm sharing the importance of understanding the difference between CEOs and visionaries and actionable steps you can take right now to shift your mindset into a more creative role. Some of the things I cover in this episode are:Celebrating the Female Founders Fund, founded by Anu Duggal, Adrianna Samaniego, Emily Powers, Emily St. Denis, and Caroline McKechnie. The core functions of both a CEO and a visionary and how each role is equally as important to the success of your business. How to know whether you identify as a visionary or a CEO and how to find your counterpart to balance you out. Getting past the mindset block of having to do it all to be able to successfully step into your role as the creator for your business. How the pandemic shifted how business owners serve their customers and what this might look like in the near future. There are amazing qualities about you whether you identify as a CEO or a visionary, but what is important is that you align yourself in the role that suits you best. Your business would not function without you and there is incredible value in that.  Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of tools, advice, resources, support, and encouragement that resonates with the modern business woman and to hear even more about the points outlined above.If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to share and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH CASEY GROMER:ASSESSMENT: Are you a visionary or a CEO?LinkedInCompany PersonaWork with Casey Gromer! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Female Founders Fund 

Founding Partner, Anu Duggal introduces The 2% by Female Founders Fund. The series features deep dives with iconic female tech leaders like Whitney Wolfe Herd, Anne Wojcicki, Sima Sistani to get to the stories you won't hear anywhere else. The 2% debuts on 10/22.

Around 90% of all startup investment currently goes to male-led companies. Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women who specialise in funding and supporting female startups, about why they believe investing in women is the smart choice. Marta Krupinksa is the Head of Google for Startups UK, and aims to encourage more women and under-represented founders to take the plunge into business. Marta herself co-founded the global financial technology company Azimo which raised over $70 million in venture capital. Having been the only woman in many meetings, she relishes her role now in connecting female entrepreneurs with potential investors, as well as providing mentoring and training. Anu Duggal was also an entrepreneur before deciding to create a capital fund that only invests in women-led startups - the Female Founders Fund. There is evidence that female entrepreneurs experience greater successes - and fewer failures - than their male counterparts, but traditional venture capital does not reflect this. Anu says that's why she chooses to put her money into talented businesswomen with disruptive and innovative ideas. (Image: Marta Krupinska (L) Credit Google for Startups UK. Anu Duggal (R) Credit Female Founders Fund)

Founders: Anu Duggal, Female Founders Fund, Banu Guler, Co-Star cofounder, Susan Lyne, BBG Ventures president, KJ Miller, Mented Cosmetics See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two very important (and very different) topics coming at you hard this week: pelvic-floor strength and the power of putting women in charge of venture capital. Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong are the brilliant minds behind Female Founders Fund, an early-stage investment firm created to identify women-led companies that old-school (cough, male) venture capitalists often overlook. Clearly, you need to know more, right? P.S. This Binu Binu Seshin Korean Scrub Mitt will get you polished and smooth without leaving weird grit in the bottom of your shower. It’s also 10% off with the code AFEWTHINGS. P.P.S. Do you know about Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses? Because you should!

Patrick McGinnis, creator of the term FOMO, engages business leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians and more about the paths they’ve taken in life – and what they’ve let go of. In this episode, he speaks with Zola CEO Shan-Lyn Ma and Female Founders Fund founder Anu Duggal about how women are driving diversity in the start-up world. "FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis" is part of HBR Presents, a new network of business podcasts curated by HBR editors. For our full lineup of shows, search “HBR” on your favorite podcast app or visit hbr.org/podcasts.

Shan-Lyn Ma, CEO of the wedding e-commerce company Zola, and Anu Duggal, founder of Female Founders Fund, talk fundraising, venture capital, and how women are driving diversity in the world of start-ups.

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 Fund

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was a lot of fun. Connie Lozios took the captain's chair in San Francisco while I manned the sails, and we had Female Founders Fund's founder Anu Duggal in the studio to round out our crew. It was a week of conclusions. Our prior notes on YC and Uber and a few other things came home to roost. But, you're busy so let's sink our teeth into the good stuff: Uber's IPO lands in April: Right before we hit record, news broke that Uber's IPO will land in April. This isn't an unexpected result, but it is one that is long-expected. With Lyft's S-1 live, and in the wild, it's time for Uber to, ahem, shift and catch up? Regardless, the company's possible $1 billion raise to fund its research arm is another indicator that Uber is serious about going public. You know, that, and the fact that it's filed privately.Q1 IPO pace was slack: Aside from Lyft's public S-1, there's been an annoying dearth of public progress on the IPO front from tech's biggest players. Sure, some companies filed to go public privately, but that's more annoying than helpful. My point here was undercut by the Uber news, but if Lyft doesn't debut in March then it's going to be a complete first-quarter miss. Stash raises $65 million: Another of the neo-banks raised capital this month, with Stash stacking a fresh $65 million dollars. The firm was coy about the round's participants (odd), and silent on its new valuation (more normal, but still annoying). What matters is that Stash now has more dosh on hand to compete with Chime and Acorns, each of which recently raised big new rounds this year. Changes at YC: As expected, and presaged on this very show, Sam Altman is graduating himself to the chairman's seat at Y Combinator. That and the firm is finding office space in San Francisco. That's more evidence that the center of gravity has truly shifted here in Northen California. Sand Hill Road is more Route 66 than it is a hyperloop. And with that failed attempt at a joke, I give up. We're back in seven days! Equity drops every Friday at 6:00 am PT, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Downcast, and all the casts.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was a lot of fun. Connie Lozios took the captain's chair in San Francisco while I manned the sails, and we had Female Founders Fund's founder Anu Duggal in the studio to round out our crew. It was a week of conclusions. Our prior notes on YC and Uber and a few other things came home to roost. But, you're busy so let's sink our teeth into the good stuff: Uber's IPO lands in April: Right before we hit record, news broke that Uber's IPO will land in April. This isn't an unexpected result, but it is one that is long-expected. With Lyft's S-1 live, and in the wild, it's time for Uber to, ahem, shift and catch up? Regardless, the company's possible $1 billion raise to fund its research arm is another indicator that Uber is serious about going public. You know, that, and the fact that it's filed privately.Q1 IPO pace was slack: Aside from Lyft's public S-1, there's been an annoying dearth of public progress on the IPO front from tech's biggest players. Sure, some companies filed to go public privately, but that's more annoying than helpful. My point here was undercut by the Uber news, but if Lyft doesn't debut in March then it's going to be a complete first-quarter miss. Stash raises $65 million: Another of the neo-banks raised capital this month, with Stash stacking a fresh $65 million dollars. The firm was coy about the round's participants (odd), and silent on its new valuation (more normal, but still annoying). What matters is that Stash now has more dosh on hand to compete with Chime and Acorns, each of which recently raised big new rounds this year. Changes at YC: As expected, and presaged on this very show, Sam Altman is graduating himself to the chairman's seat at Y Combinator. That and the firm is finding office space in San Francisco. That's more evidence that the center of gravity has truly shifted here in Northen California. Sand Hill Road is more Route 66 than it is a hyperloop. And with that failed attempt at a joke, I give up. We're back in seven days! Equity drops every Friday at 6:00 am PT, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Downcast, and all the casts.

Are you confused by venture capital? Do you wonder if it's right for your business? (Spoiler: It's not for everyone.) In this episode Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong break down the complex world (and acronyms!) of venture capital, and explain how the Female Founders Fund is different from other VC's. They also talk about how it's OK to lose money in the beginning (in fact, your probably will) and how they had over 700 meetings to raise capital for their first round of funding. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/superwomen/support

There’s little question that technology – software – is shaping the future of our work, our play, and even how we form opinions. But who is shaping that technology?  It’s been quite an economic run. The stock market’s been climbing for a decade, and in that time, tech companies like Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook have gone from underdogs to overlords. Even as that’s happened, employees and observers have settled on a nagging question: Is there room for more women and minorities on the campuses and in the startups where this future is crafted?   With me in New York this week, Anu Duggal, founding partner at Female Founders Fund. Joining me from Atlanta, Kathryn Finney, founder and managing director at Digital Undivided, which encourages entrepreneurship among black and Latina women. And from San Francisco, Ruben Harris is CEO of Career Karma, host of the Breaking Into Startups podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 is the Founding Partner @ Female Founders Fund, a leading early-stage fund investing in female-founded technology companies. Within their incredible portfolio is the likes of Zola, Rent The Runway, Maven Clinic, Tala and previous guest, Rockets of Awesome. They also have the most incredible mentor network including the founders of Stitchfix, Care.com, Zola and Tala. Prior to founding Female Founders Fund Anu was CEO @ Doonya, a dance fitness and media company inspired by Bollywood and fun fitness. Before that, Anu was Founder @ Exclusively.In where she headed up New Business Development. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Anu made her way into the world of VC with her founding of Female Founders Fund? 2.) What does Anu mean when she says she likes to focus on "non-obvious opportunities"? What are some clear examples of this? These non-obvious opportunities often appear to have smaller markets, how does Anu think about market size and evolution when investing? Can one blame male VCs for sometimes not identifying with the problem set being solved? What can be done to solve this problem? 3.) What 3 elements do Anu most look for when investing in consumer today? How does Anu respond to the statement that consumer may produce healthy revenue but at the end of the day they will never really produce venture return and be sold for 1.6x EBITDA? How does Anu assess the state of the M&A market today in the world of CPGs? 4.) How was the first fundraising for Female Founders Fund? What did the process look like in terms of amount of meetings, total committed LPs and duration spent raising? What were the common pushbacks from LPs in the fundraise? What did Anu do well that she would do again? How did the raise of the 2nd fund compare to the raise of Fund I? 5.) What does Anu mean when she states, "the power of the female network"? How has Anu seen this work in the real world? How does this allow Anu to see the best deals? How does Anu think about scaling check size and ownership with fund II? How does Anu think about reserve allocation when re-investing? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Anu’s Fave Book: Educated: The international bestselling memoir Anu’s Most Recent Investment: Co-Star, Hyper-Personalized, Real Time Horoscopes As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Anu on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.

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 is an entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Anu began her tech career as a co-founder of Exclusively.in, a private sale e-commerce company and later moved onto become the CEO of Doonya, which is a dance fitness and media company. These days, Anu is the Founding Partner of Female Founders Fund, an early-stage fund, investing in technology companies started by women. Female Founders Fund has invested in some of the fastest growing female-led start-ups nationwide including: Eloquii, WayUp, Zola, Primary, Thrive Global, and more. In 2018, Anu was included in Fortune's “40 Under 40” list. She has been praised for her impact in diversifying venture capital. Additional distinctions include Business Insider's, “Ultimate List of Female Startup Investors,” and getting named to the “Top 4 Venture Firms Investing in Women”. Today she is here to share how to pitch to VC's and the secret to getting in touch with investors.

Anu Duggal is an entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Anu began her tech career as a co-founder of Exclusively.in, a private sale e-commerce company and later moved onto become the CEO of Doonya, which is a dance fitness and media company. These days, Anu is the Founding Partner of Female Founders Fund, an early-stage fund, investing in technology companies started by women. Female Founders Fund has invested in some of the fastest growing female-led start-ups nationwide including: Eloquii, WayUp, Zola, Primary, Thrive Global, and more. In 2018, Anu was included in Fortune’s “40 Under 40” list. She has been praised for her impact in diversifying venture capital. Additional distinctions include Business Insider’s, “Ultimate List of Female Startup Investors,” and getting named to the “Top 4 Venture Firms Investing in Women”. Today she is here to share how to pitch to VC’s and the secret to getting in touch with investors.