Episode 21 with Loretta McCarthy
Loretta McCarthy, Managing Partner of Golden Seeds LLC, provides our listeners with an Investment 101 recap that includes how to fund your dream venture or someone else’s, through Golden Seeds’ network of venture capital angel investors. Venture capital v. private equity. Stages of development. Whether this route of entrepreneurship can provide balance. We discuss it all.
Plus, learn how you can apply to Golden Seeds for funding or become an investor yourself.
Circumstances beyond our control affected sound quality of this episode, but the content is great! Enjoy!
More About Loretta
Loretta spent a full career in corporate America, including rising to Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at Oppenheimer Funds. She served for 16 years on the Board of Directors of Prolitec Inc, before joining Golden Seeds, where she is now Co-CEO and Managing Partner. Prior to that she was a marketing executive at American Express. Early in her career, she was an executive at the Dayton- Hudson Corporation (later Target Corp.) Loretta also has served as a board member of many organizations, both for-profit companies and not-for-profit organizations.
Golden Seeds LLC is an investor consortium that invests in early-stage women-led businesses. It is one of the largest and most active angel investment organizations in the United States. Loretta manages the nationwide network of its over 300 angel investors.
“Does Robinhood Deserve the Same Amount of Capital As All Women-Led Businesses Combined”, by Jo Ann Corkran, Loretta McCarthy and Peggy Wallace, published at Forbes.com (March 5, 2021)
Golden Seeds LLC
Golden Seeds is a vibrant network of early stage investors focused on finding and funding women-led companies. One of the largest groups of angel investors in the US, Golden Seeds has members and chapters throughout the country. Click here to learn about the Golden Seeds membership program. Members of Golden Seeds use their skills, capital and networks to behalf of women entrepreneurs.
Golden Seeds is a thought leader in all topics pertaining to early stage investing. Have a look at the Golden Seeds blog here.
Interesting in learning about angel investing? Consider taking courses offered by the Golden Seeds Knowledge Institute. Learn about them and register here.
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Loretta Recommends:
“Fundamentals of Angel Investing”, by Hambleton Lord and Christopher Miracle (2016)
“Angel Investing - A Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups”, by David S. Rose (2014)
“What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know”, by Brian S. Cohen and John Kador (2013)
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Additional Reading:
“More Women Are Top VC Decision-Makers, But Parity Is a Long Way Off”, by Dan Primack, published at axios.com (July 21, 2020)
“Why Now Is the Best Time Ever for Women to Start Businesses”, by Sallie Krawcheck, published at inc.com (2017)
“Only 8 Percent of CEOs At Fortune 500 Companies Are Female”, by Katharina Buchholz, published at statista.com
“Women’s Representation in Big Tech”, by Felix Richter, published at statista.com
“Startups Led By Women Hit Hard in This Pandemic Year”, by Cromwell Schubarth, published at bizjournals.com (December 8, 2020)
“Women in Financial Services C-Suite Rose 10% in Past Five Years”, by Leslie P. Norton, published at barrons.com (March 11, 2021)