Highlighting the voices and ventures shaping women-led innovation
Golden Seeds has surpassed $200 million invested in women-led companies since our founding in 2004. The milestone represents one of the largest investment totals by any angel network this century and signals continued momentum around advancing gender parity in angel investing.
Bio-based materials company Uncaged Innovations has named Lorenzo Ercoli vice president of sales, bringing on a 15-year veteran of the leather and materials industry as it looks to accelerate growth across fashion, luxury, and automotive.
A Case Western Reserve University-led research team is developing a noninvasive oral cancer test to help clinicians decide—chairside and within minutes— whether a suspicious lesion in the mouth needs a biopsy. The work is supported by a five-year, $2.93M grant from the National Cancer Institute.
One in every two women over the age of 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis, but Laura Yecies is working to reduce that risk. As the CEO of Osteoboost, Yecies oversees a company making the first FDA-cleared wearable device shown to slow bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia.
Strategic collaboration combines Sylvatex's differentiated precursor-free manufacturing platform with OneJoon's commercial-scale battery equipment and Lab-to-Production expertise to accelerate time-to-market for Western LFP supply chains as demand accelerates.
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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced today that the New Jersey Chapter of Golden Seeds has invested more than $10 million in women-led early-stage companies since its launch in 2020 in partnership with the NJEDA.
SAP Concur unveiled a series of AI-driven solutions, including a tool designed to make meeting planning more efficient in partnership with Groupize. Showcased at the GBTA Convention in Chicago, a newly enhanced Meeting Planning Agent streamlines the process and can help reduce accommodation costs.
Chromatic 3D Materials is establishing an integrated rocket propellant test-firing capability at Camp Ripley, a 53,000-acre National Guard training facility, which will 'strengthen Chromatic's ability to rapidly develop, validate, and scale' next-generation propellant technologies.
FreshBooks, business management software built for service-based solopreneurs and small teams, and Grasshopper, a client-first, full-service digital bank, announced a new strategic partnership designed to help small business owners take command of their cash flow and growth plan.
Kind Designs set out to raise $5 million. Nearly $20 million in investor interest led the company to double the round. The Miami-based climate resilience company announced the close of a $10 million Pre-Series A at a $70 million valuation, bringing its total funding to date to $21.5 million.
Lark Health, a pioneer in AI-powered chronic disease prevention and management, and Samsung Electronics, one of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, announced a multi-year strategic partnership designed to transform senior preventative care and healthcare delivery.
Building on the launch of the first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server by a U.S. bank, Grasshopper and our digital banking technology partner, Narmi, are making secure AI-powered banking even easier to discover and use.
Joylux, in partnership with Halle Berry, has launched Juicy Like a Peach, an FDA-cleared vaginal dryness treatment. This innovative product introduces proprietary HPMC-5 technology to women's intimate health in the US, creating a breathable moisture-retention barrier for lasting comfort.
Next Phase Capital announced an investment in Forge Industries, an emerging climate-tech company transforming hard-to-recycle waste into high-performing engineered fuels. The funding will support the development of Forge's first U.S. biofuel facility outside of Las Vegas this year.
Golden Seeds has surpassed $200 million invested in women-led companies, a significant milestone for our network and the angel investing community. Bloomberg Businessweek Daily invited our Co-CEO, Jo Ann Corkran, back to discuss this milestone and to provide an update on the early-stage market.
Materna Medical announced the successful close of its $5 million B3 financing round, positioning the company for a year of clinical, commercial, and operational advancement. The round was led by InnovaHealth Partners, Wavemaker360 Health, and Band of Angels, with support from existing investors.
EliseAI, the AI company automating complex housing and healthcare systems, announced it passed $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), achieving 100% year-over-year growth for the fifth consecutive year.
Oculogica, a pioneer in the development of non-invasive tests for concussion, announced the FDA has granted a 510(k) clearance for SNAP. SNAP is a 90-second concussion test that combines eye tracking with symptom severity to provide a multi-modal concussion assessment for clinicians.
Zenflow, Inc. presented data from its BREEZE pivotal clinical trial demonstrating the efficacy and safety of the Zenflow Spring Implant & Delivery System, which was FDA approved in Dec. 2025 for the treatment of symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia, also known as enlarged prostate.
Virginia Klausmeier founded Sylvatex — a California-based company with a single, audacious goal: to make the cathode better, cleaner, and cheaper than China, on American soil, using nature's own chemistry as the blueprint.
