#5: Female-led venture capital (VC): why women investing can change the fundraising landscape for female founders- with Gail Wong

Gail Wong is the General Partner for Her Capital: a venture capital fund with a laser focus on female founders. They believe in the strength, drive and potential of female entrepreneurs across Southeast Asia, the world’s largest emerging market. Gail is also a certified coach enabling abundance for women; a SheEO activator and gender-lens investor. She describes herself as a whole-brained multi-hyphenate who defies easy definition: she is an investor, coach, a cappella performer, yogi, empath, global citizen. We cover the following topics in the podcast: How do you raise a venture capital fund? Why have you decided to focus on female entrepreneurs? How has Covid-19 impacted the fundraising and entrepreneurial landscape in South East Asia? Is there a difference in how men and women invest? What are you excited about in the world of investing in 2020? How do you personally invest your money? What advice do you have for women who want to start investing in startups? And what would you say to women who want to engage much more around their money and investing? Connect with Gail Wong and Her Capital here.