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MADISON – Toni Sikes delivered more than 100 investment pitches on behalf of early stage companies – including her own – to venture capitalists over the course of a dozen years. During that time, Sikes recalled, she met two women venture capitalists, one in New York and the other in Seattle.

“All the others were men,” said the Madison-based entrepreneur. Today, Sikes is just another one of the boys.

Well, not exactly, but Sikes is a venture capitalist in a woman-led firm – still an uncommon sight in a world dominated by the most alpha of alpha males.

 

To read the full, original article click on this link: Women investors are slowly changing the face of venture and angel capital (WTN News)

Author:Tom Still