Golden Seeds

Golden Seeds invests in early-stage, women-led U.S. companies with strong leadership, scalable models, and market potential. Typical rounds range from $250K–$2M, with valuations under $10M, across B2B & B2C technologies, health care, and consumer products or services. The firm's thesis rests on extensive research showing that gender-diverse teams produce better returns: companies in the top quartile for gender-diverse executive teams are 39% more likely to have above-average profitability (McKinsey, 2023), and women-founded companies generate 78 cents of revenue per dollar of funding versus 31 cents for male-founded companies. Founded in 2004 by a group of Wall Street women, Golden Seeds has grown into one of the largest angel networks in the U.S., with 9 chapters, 1,150+ investors, and over $200 million deployed into 275+ companies that have gone on to raise $2.5B+ in follow-on capital. The organization combines direct angel investing with member-managed venture funds (Golden Seeds Venture Fund and Golden Seeds Fund 2), investor education through the Knowledge Institute, and active post-investment support including board participation and introductions.