94. Invest in Companies that Move the World Forward.
Sonja Perkins
May 31, 2018
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For almost thirty years, award-winning investor, advisor, and philanthropist Sonja Perkins has been one of the biggest voices in technology and a driving force for women’s rights. In today’s episode, we take a look into the latest trends in the world of venture capitalism, explore exciting movements in AI and blockchain technology, dive deeper into Sonja’s own personal investing process, and so much more.
Topics include:
The real possibilities for AI technology
What it means to be a woman entrepreneur
How Project Glimmer is empowering teenage girls
Sonja Perkins is considered one of the best performing and most senior leaders in venture capital and has been investing in technology for almost 30 years. She is the founder of The Perkins Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in people and companies that matter. She began her career at TA Associates, joined Symantec, and then Menlo Ventures. At the age of 29, she became the youngest General Partner in Menlo’s history.
Sonja is the founder of Broadway Angels and Project Glimmer, an investment group made up of world-class investors and business executives who all happen to be women. She has invested in start-ups – including Acme Packet, F5 and McAfee Associates – that have achieved multi-billion-dollar valuations. Sonja was ranked among the 100 Most Powerful People in Finance in the World by Worth Magazine. Sonja graduated, with Distinction, from the McIntire School of Commerce at University of Virginia and received her MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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