2.5x ROI. Still Overlooked

Why I'm Doing This

Hello founders and funders! I’m Chia-Lin Simmons. I am currently the CEO of a small public tech company, and I’ve been working in the tech industry for 30 years. I was also a co-founder of an AI startup and have worked at companies ranging from angel-funded to large public companies as an executive. I've spent my career building technology for people who are often overlooked by the market. What I've learned is that the best innovations come from founders who understand, deeply, what it means to be underestimated. Female founders get that. They build with intention, allocate capital like it's their own (because often it is), and they often solve for actual human problems instead of chasing shiny tech. Yet they raise from a fraction of the funding pool, get smaller checks even when they do, and often pitch to rooms where they're the only woman at the table. This is just a blindness issue with the investment industry. It can cost you returns. I've seen it from every seat I've held: at Google, at Amazon, building my own ventures, sitting on boards. The teams that moved the needle fastest, that built products people actually needed, had women at the table making real decisions. If you're serious about backing founders who think long-term, who measure success by impact as much as exit velocity, who've learned to do more with less - we need you.

The Data Doesn't Lie—The Returns Are Real

Right now, all-female founding teams receive just 2.3% of global venture capital, while mixed-gender founding teams receive 14.1% - yet both deliver returns that should shock anyone serious about capital allocation. Female founders demonstrate superior performance metrics of 2.5x ROI, and the data is consistent across studies: companies with at least one female founder performed 63% better than all-male founding teams according to First Round Capital's ten-year analysis. The Boston Consulting Group found the math even starker—female-founded startups generate 78 cents in revenue per dollar invested compared to just 31 cents for male-founded startups. That's not theory. That's capital efficiency. For female-founded companies specifically, they generate 35% higher return on investment than their male counterparts. And when you back mixed teams with female co-founders? Research from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation found that female co-founded companies generate 35% higher return on investment than all-male founding teams. In 2025, venture capital allocated to female-founded companies reached an all-time high of $73.6 billion, capturing over 25% of total US deal value for the first time. These aren't feel-good statistics. These are the returns you're leaving on the table.

Let's Change the Equation

This is where we connect you with the founders who should be in your portfolio. Fill out the form below—share your investment criteria, your sweet spot, what problems you're focused on. We'll match you with exceptional female founders (and mixed teams with female co-founders) who are solving real problems, building sustainable companies, and delivering the returns the data says they will. You're not taking a risk on diversity. You're finally allocating capital the way venture should work. Let's find your next winner.