Women Leaders of Octane- Funding
The mission of the Women Leaders of Octane Funding Committee is to increase access to capital for women entrepreneurs in Southern California by providing education and access to available funding options. The Committee was formed in Summer 2021 and we are actively creating experiences and resources to support the funding journey of female founders.
Committee:
Chair: Delilah Panio, Toronto Stock Exchange
Melissa Bui, Bank of America
Deb Hart, Maravai Life Sciences
Xandra Laskowski, OSEA Angel Investors
Tracie Rotter, Experian
Funding Directory
The following is a non-exhaustive list of resources to get you started on your funding journey. This list was compiled in a moment in time and therefore we do not guarantee its accuracy.
Female-Focused Funds and Resources
- 37 Angels
- Ad Astra Venture
- All Raise (women VCs)
- Amber Grants
- Aspect Ventures
- ASTIA
- Backstage Capital
- BBG Ventures
- Chloe Capital
- Coyote Ventures
- Daintree Capital
- Female Founders Fund
- Fika Ventures
- Gingerbread Capital
- Golden Seeds
- Halogen Ventures
- How Women Lead
- iFundWomen
- Intel’s Capital Fund
- Next Wave Impact
- New Voices
- OSEA Angels
- Pipeline Angels
- Portfolia
- Six Dragonflies Capital
- SoGal Ventures
- Springboard Enterprises
- Tory Burch Foundation
- WBENC (women’s certification)
- WE Global
- Women Founders Network
- Women’s Startup Lab
Octane’s VC Network
- Ankona Capital
- ARCH Venture Partners
- Bonfire Ventures
- California Technology Ventures
- Cove Fund
- Crosscut Ventures
- Elevation Ventures
- Greycroft Partners
- Hamamatsu Ventures USA
- Mercato Partners
- MiLA Capital
- Miramar Digital Ventures
- Moore VC
- Mucker Capital
- New Enterprise Associates
- NextGen Venture Partners
- Okapi Venture Capital
- Pangaea Ventures
- Pelion Ventures
- SoftBank Opportunity Fund
- Stage Venture Capital
- Unshackled Ventures
- Upfront Ventures
- Valor Ventures
- Visionary Ventures
- VU Venture Partners
- Wavemaker Partners
- WaveMaker Three-Sixty Health
Other Angel Investor Groups
- Keiretsu Forum
- Pasadena Angels
- Tech Coast Angels
- Titan Angels
- Angel Capital Association (for all angel groups)
Accelerators and Incubators
- 500 Startups
- BioLabs
- Connect
- EvoNexus
- Expert DoJo
- Fast Start Studio
- JLabs
- MuckerLabs
- Operate Studios
- Silicon Catalyst
- Tech Stars
- Y Combinator
Other helpful funding resources:
- Boustead Securities (investment bank)
- Los Angeles Venture Association
- Silicon Valley Bank
- Title3 Funds
- Toronto Stock Exchange
- Funding & Grant Resources for Small Business