Forbes List of Top Women Angels and VCs

This Forbes List is actually ripped off from TechCocktail's Femanomics, which lists 106 great women in venture capital and angel investment.

The Femanomics list was put together by Melissa Pierce, below in alphabetical order.

Thank you Melissa Pierce for putting together this list!

*Note: If there is no venture fund listed, the women are private investors.

Renata Akhunova - Innopolis-Kazan, SMARTiQ BA
Geraldine Alias – North Bridge Venture Partners
Cyan Banister
Amy Banse – Comcast Ventures
Rachel Botsmen – Collaborative Fund
Corinne Bright – Onset Ventures
Eileen Burbidge – White Bear Yard
Christina Cacioppo – Union Square Ventures
Marissa Campise – Venrock
Carmen Chang – NEA
CeCe Cheng – First Round Capital
Julie Chin
Meg Devine – North Bridge Venture Partners
Monica Dodi – Women’s VC Fund
Tracy Doree – MMC Ventures
Edith Dorsen – Women’s VC Fund
Lara Druyan - G&B Partners
Esther Dyson – EdVenture Holdings
Amy Errett – Maveron
Caterina Fake
Deborah Farrington – StarVest Partners
Shana Fisher – Highline Ventures
Diane Fraiman – Voyager Capital
Allison Goldberg – Time Warner Investments
Theresia Gouw Ranzetta – Accel Partners
Dayna Grayson – North Bridge Venture Partners
Kirsten Green – Forerunner Ventures
Jill Greenthal – The Blackstone Group
Karen Griffith Gryga - MAG Fund
Christine Herron – Intel Capital
Mellody Hobson – Ariel Investments
Sandra Horbach – The Carlyle Group
Shirley Hornstein
Ann Hummer – Hummer Winblad
Naheed Ismaili Misfeldt – Aberdare Ventures
Jessica Jackley – Kiva and Collaborative Fund
Jalak Jobanputra – RTP Ventures
Whitney Johnson – Rose Park Advisors
Lynn Jurich
Karin Klein – Bloomberg Ventures
Sharon Knight – Avik Ventures
Vani Kola – NEA Venture
Venetia Kontogouris – Trident Capital
Kay Koplovitz – Koplovitz & Co
Jill Krishnamurthy – Dolphin Capital
Rachel Lam – Time Warner Investments
Lisa Lambert – Intel Capital
Ann Lamont – Oak Investment Partners
Christina LaMontagne – Physic Ventures
Kathleen LaPorte – New Leaf Venture Partners
Jenny Lee – GGV Capital
Aileen Lee - Kleiner Perkins
Ellen Levy
Ruby Lu – DCM
Jennifer Lum – Apricot Capital
Rebecca Lynn – Morgenthaler Ventures
Helen MacKenzie – Women’s VC Fund
Holly Maloney – North Bridge Venture Partners
Joy Marcus – DFJ Gotham Ventures
Susan Mason – Aligned Partners
Mary Meeker – Kleiner Perkins
Nell Merlino – Make Mine A Million
Kate Mitchell - Scale Venture Partners
Ann Miura-Ko - Floodgate Fund
Hollie Moore Haynes – Silver Lake Partners
Patricia Nakache - Trinity Ventures
Anna Nikolayevsky- Axel Capital
Natalia Oberti Noguera – Pipeline Fellowship
Rebecca Norlander – Illuminate Ventures
Adele Oliva – Quaker Partners
Michel Orban – RRE Ventures
Cindy Padnos – Illuminate Ventures
Stephanie Palmeri - Soft Tech VC
Ellen Pao – Kleiner Perkins
Jill Preotle
Katie Rae – Techstars
Theresia Gouw Ranzetta – Accel Partners
Amanda Reed – Palomar Ventures
Julie Richardson – Providence Equity
Laura Sachar – StarVest Partners
Sarah Sclarsic – Canaan Partners
Dana Settle – Greycroft Partners
Rachel Sheinbein – CMEA Capital
Ruthi Simha – Plenus
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
Reshma Sohoni - Seedcamp
Victoria Song – Flybridge Capital Partners
Marya Stark
Lucinda Stewart – OVP Venture Partners
Jeanne Sullivan – StarVest Partners
Sarah Tavel – Bessemer Venture
Maria C. Thomas - MariaThomas.org
Dafina Toncheva – Tugboat Ventures
Sigrid Van Bladel - Aberdare Ventures
Trae Vassallo – Kleiner Perkins
Medha Vedaprakash – RHO Ventures
Bess Weatherman – Warburg Pincus
Ellen Weber – Robin Hood Ventures
Margit Wennmachers – Andreessen Horowitz
Ellie Wheeler – Greycroft Partners
Sharon Wienbar – Scale Venture Partners
Joanne Wilson
Ann Winblad – Hummer Winblad
Alison Wistner – Mercato Partners
Marianne Wu – Mohr Davidow
Gwill York – Lighthouse Capital

Melissa's TechCocktail article has links to their Twitter accounts, too.

There are a lot of great people on that list, and it feels like we're just getting started.

This <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/05/15/femanomics-the-top-women-in-venture-capital-and-angel-investing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forbes List</a> is actually ripped off from TechCocktail's Femanomics, which lists 106 great women in venture capital and angel investment.

The Femanomics list was put together by <a href="https://twitter.com/melissapierce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melissa Pierce</a>, below in alphabetical order.

Thank you Melissa Pierce for putting together this list!

*Note: If there is no venture fund listed, the women are private investors.

<ol><li> Renata Akhunova - Innopolis-Kazan, SMARTiQ BA

</li><li> Geraldine Alias – North Bridge Venture Partners

</li><li> Cyan Banister

</li><li> Amy Banse – Comcast Ventures

</li><li> Rachel Botsmen – Collaborative Fund

</li><li> Corinne Bright – Onset Ventures

</li><li> Eileen Burbidge – White Bear Yard

</li><li> Christina Cacioppo – Union Square Ventures

</li><li> Marissa Campise – Venrock

</li><li> Carmen Chang – NEA

</li><li> CeCe Cheng – First Round Capital

</li><li> Julie Chin

</li><li> Meg Devine – North Bridge Venture Partners

</li><li> Monica  Dodi – Women’s VC Fund

</li><li> Tracy Doree – MMC Ventures

</li><li> Edith Dorsen – Women’s VC Fund

</li><li> Lara Druyan - G&B Partners

</li><li> Esther Dyson – EdVenture Holdings

</li><li> Amy Errett – Maveron

</li><li> Caterina Fake

</li><li> Deborah Farrington – StarVest Partners

</li><li> Shana Fisher – Highline Ventures

</li><li> Diane Fraiman – Voyager Capital

</li><li> Allison Goldberg – Time Warner Investments

</li><li> Theresia Gouw Ranzetta – Accel Partners

</li><li> Dayna Grayson – North Bridge Venture Partners

</li><li> Kirsten Green – Forerunner Ventures

</li><li> Jill Greenthal – The Blackstone Group

</li><li> Karen Griffith Gryga - MAG Fund

</li><li> Christine Herron – Intel Capital

</li><li> Mellody Hobson – Ariel Investments

</li><li> Sandra Horbach – The Carlyle Group

</li><li> Shirley Hornstein

</li><li> Ann Hummer – Hummer Winblad

</li><li> Naheed Ismaili Misfeldt – Aberdare Ventures

</li><li> Jessica Jackley – Kiva and Collaborative Fund

</li><li> Jalak Jobanputra – RTP Ventures

</li><li> Whitney Johnson – Rose Park Advisors

</li><li> Lynn Jurich

</li><li> Karin Klein – Bloomberg Ventures

</li><li> Sharon Knight – Avik Ventures

</li><li> Vani Kola – NEA Venture

</li><li> Venetia Kontogouris – Trident Capital

</li><li> Kay Koplovitz – Koplovitz & Co

</li><li> Jill Krishnamurthy – Dolphin Capital

</li><li> Rachel Lam – Time Warner Investments

</li><li> Lisa Lambert – Intel Capital

</li><li> Ann Lamont – Oak Investment Partners

</li><li> Christina LaMontagne – Physic Ventures

</li><li> Kathleen LaPorte – New Leaf Venture Partners

</li><li> Jenny Lee – GGV Capital

</li><li> Aileen Lee - Kleiner Perkins

</li><li> Ellen Levy

</li><li> Ruby Lu – DCM

</li><li> Jennifer Lum – Apricot Capital

</li><li> Rebecca Lynn – Morgenthaler Ventures

</li><li> Helen MacKenzie – Women’s VC Fund

</li><li> Holly Maloney – North Bridge Venture Partners

</li><li> Joy Marcus – DFJ Gotham Ventures

</li><li> Susan Mason – Aligned Partners

</li><li> Mary Meeker – Kleiner Perkins

</li><li> Nell Merlino – Make Mine A Million

</li><li> Kate Mitchell - Scale Venture Partners

</li><li> Ann Miura-Ko - Floodgate Fund

</li><li> Hollie Moore Haynes – Silver Lake Partners

</li><li> Patricia Nakache - Trinity Ventures

</li><li> Anna Nikolayevsky- Axel Capital

</li><li> Natalia Oberti Noguera – Pipeline Fellowship

</li><li> Rebecca Norlander – Illuminate Ventures

</li><li> Adele Oliva – Quaker Partners

</li><li> Michel Orban – RRE Ventures

</li><li> Cindy Padnos – Illuminate Ventures

</li><li> Stephanie Palmeri - Soft Tech VC

</li><li> Ellen Pao – Kleiner Perkins

</li><li> Jill Preotle

</li><li> Katie Rae – Techstars

</li><li> Theresia Gouw Ranzetta – Accel Partners

</li><li> Amanda Reed – Palomar Ventures

</li><li> Julie Richardson – Providence Equity

</li><li> Laura Sachar – StarVest Partners

</li><li> Sarah Sclarsic – Canaan Partners

</li><li> Dana Settle – Greycroft Partners

</li><li> Rachel Sheinbein – CMEA Capital

</li><li> Ruthi Simha – Plenus

</li><li> Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

</li><li> Reshma Sohoni - Seedcamp

</li><li> Victoria Song – Flybridge Capital Partners

</li><li> Marya Stark

</li><li> Lucinda Stewart – OVP Venture Partners

</li><li> Jeanne Sullivan – StarVest Partners

</li><li> Sarah Tavel – Bessemer Venture

</li><li> Maria C. Thomas - MariaThomas.org

</li><li> Dafina Toncheva – Tugboat Ventures

</li><li> Sigrid Van Bladel - Aberdare Ventures

</li><li> Trae Vassallo – Kleiner Perkins

</li><li> Medha Vedaprakash – RHO Ventures

</li><li> Bess Weatherman – Warburg Pincus

</li><li> Ellen Weber – Robin Hood Ventures

</li><li> Margit Wennmachers – Andreessen Horowitz

</li><li> Ellie Wheeler – Greycroft Partners

</li><li> Sharon Wienbar – Scale Venture Partners

</li><li> Joanne Wilson

</li><li> Ann Winblad – Hummer Winblad

</li><li> Alison Wistner – Mercato Partners

</li><li> Marianne Wu – Mohr Davidow

</li><li> Gwill York – Lighthouse Capital

</li></ol>

Melissa's TechCocktail article has links to their Twitter accounts, too.

There are a lot of great people on that list, and it feels like we're just getting started.

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4:26 PM Jun 12 2012

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Fabulous list Adam! .. love to see you promoting these awesome women helping to change other peoples lives !

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7:04 PM Jun 12 2012

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If I get a free moment I'll put links to their AngelList profiles.

Or feel free to look them up on https://angel.co/ individually. ;)

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7:06 PM Jun 12 2012

:) already one step ahead of you

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7:12 PM Jun 12 2012

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I should remember that whenever I'm about to say something...

See also these Quora answer to Who are some notable female investors?

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7:17 PM Jun 12 2012

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thanks buddy ... :) Hope Beavis is doing ok :(

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7:25 PM Jun 12 2012

He's still hanging in there, Louise. Just like everyone these days, it seems.

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10:49 PM Aug 28 2012

Ellen Pao is #74. I wonder whether the KPCB scandal affected her placement on the list in either direction.

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8:05 PM Jun 12 2012

It's an alphabetical list, so nope. :)

Some day, someone will come out with a ranked list.

Till then, this is the most comprehensive list I've seen.

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8:34 PM Jun 12 2012

Update, August 28, 2012. Regarding #33 on the list, Shirley Hornstein.

This page was pointed to by TechCrunch -- Anthony Ha on @Shirls misrepresenting.

You learn something new every day.

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6:32 PM Aug 29 2012

Catch her if you can.

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12:31 AM Aug 29 2012

Well, right now she's at the GOP convention according to SFist.

SFist also links back to this page, for those of you keeping score at home.

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6:32 PM Aug 29 2012

Thank God for these Angel Ladies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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8:05 PM Jun 16 2012

Thank God for all Angels. ;)

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10:36 PM Aug 28 2012

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