#16, Billion-dollar outcomes: Sarah Chen-Spellings on the value of investing in women founders

Sarah Chen-Spellings knows venture capital — and she’s helped redefine where it flows. As the driving force behind the former Beyond the Billion, the world’s first and largest consortium of VC funds committed to investing in women-founded companies, she played a pivotal role in closing one of the industry’s biggest gaps. In under nine months: $1B pledged, $1B+ deployed, 1,300+ companies funded, and 16 unicorns created, including Canva, Oura Ring and Poppi. But Sarah’s not stopping there. In this episode, she breaks down why investing in women isn’t philanthropy — it’s performance — and how diverse teams consistently outperform. It’s a must-listen.