Kara Nortman, ex Upfront Ventures, and Jasmine Robinson, ex Causeway, debuted Monarch Collective, $100M fund to invest in women’s sports. And we’ve got a few new Seed funds in Europe: Emblem, co-led by Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan, announced a $54M fund to invest in France and the Nordics. Gloria Bäuerlein announced her $23M fund, one of Europe’s first solo GP funds. Annelie Ajami’s Anamcara closes its first fund of $10.6M. Corporate boards are retreating from their equity promises.TheTory Burch Foundation unveils its finance tool Funding Finder to help female founders access capital.
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